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Missouri women’s basketball blown out by IUPUI in Indianapolis

Missouri women’s basketball blown out by IUPUI in Indianapolis

Eli Lederman December 4, 2016

After sweeping a two-game homestand last week, Missouri women’s basketball fell to IUPUI in Indianapolis on Sunday. Following a tight win over Western Illinois and a blowout victory over Missouri State...

Mizzou women’s basketball crushes Missouri State

Mizzou women’s basketball crushes Missouri State

Titus Wu December 3, 2016

Both Mizzou and Missouri State women’s basketball played against an in-state opponent for the first time this season when the two teams met Friday night in Columbia. The Tigers had traveled to tournaments...

Missouri basketball overcomes nearly nine minutes without a field goal to defeat Western Kentucky

Missouri basketball overcomes nearly nine minutes without a field goal to defeat Western Kentucky

Nick Kelly December 3, 2016

The week before Missouri’s game against Western Kentucky, coach Kim Anderson did not allow his team to wear its normal Mizzou practice gear. Instead, the Tigers wore white shirts and black shorts. Anderson...

Missouri women’s basketball pulls out wire-to-wire contest against Western Illinois

Missouri women’s basketball pulls out wire-to-wire contest against Western Illinois

Eli Lederman November 30, 2016

After reaching the final of the Junkanoo Jam Freeport Division Championship, Missouri women’s basketball returned to Columbia with a win to kick off a two-game homestand. The Tigers pulled out a 71-68...

Tigers basketball loses to NC Central, falls back to .500

Tigers basketball loses to NC Central, falls back to .500

Theo DeRosa November 29, 2016

Missouri’s loss to North Carolina Central on Monday night was foreshadowed by the game’s first possession. Sophomore forward Kevin Puryear’s layup was blocked by NCCU’s Will Ransom. Puryear got...

Notebook: Loss of chancellor inspires NC Central in victory over Missouri

Notebook: Loss of chancellor inspires NC Central in victory over Missouri

Nick Kelly November 29, 2016

Missouri men’s basketball fell to 3-3 Monday with a 62-52 loss to North Carolina Central at Mizzou Arena. The Tigers shot 25 percent from the floor, their lowest percentage at Mizzou Arena. Here are...

Women’s basketball holds 4-2 record after Thanksgiving break

Women’s basketball holds 4-2 record after Thanksgiving break

Titus Wu November 27, 2016

Missouri women’s basketball played three games over the Thanksgiving break after losing to Washington on Nov. 17 in the Preseason WNIT Tournament. The Tigers played Indiana State on Tuesday in Mizzou...

Battle in Jesse: Mizzou wrestling topples No. 6 Virginia Tech

Langston Newsome November 21, 2016

Missouri wrestling’s first marquee matchup came early this season. In the second duel of the young season, No. 5 Mizzou beat No. 6 Virginia Tech in Jesse Auditorium on Sunday. This heavyweight bout...

Takeaways from Missouri’s tournament in Orlando

Takeaways from Missouri’s tournament in Orlando

Theo DeRosa November 20, 2016

When Missouri’s men’s basketball team headed to overtime with No. 11 Xavier on Thursday afternoon in the first game of the Tire Pros Invitational, it seemed that the Tigers had finally improved under...

Austin Myers working to reach his full potential for Missouri wrestling

Austin Myers working to reach his full potential for Missouri wrestling

Joe Noser November 15, 2016

Redshirt freshman heavyweight Austin Myers transferred from West Virginia to Missouri this year to reach one goal: win a NCAA Championship. “There is weight on my shoulders to win because I need to...

Mizzou women’s basketball season outlook plagued by injuries

Mizzou women’s basketball season outlook plagued by injuries

Titus Wu November 15, 2016

Mizzou Arena was quiet on March 14. Every Missouri basketball player was sitting down, looking up at the screen with anticipation, hands clasped together. Then the broadcaster spoke. Suddenly, the crowd...

Jumper Ja’Mari Ward set for a legendary track career

Jumper Ja’Mari Ward set for a legendary track career

Matthew Hosler November 15, 2016

Freshman Ja’Mari Ward had never dunked a basketball before his junior year of high school. One of the first times he did, he lept from the free throw line, as if he were Michael Jordan in the 1988 dunk...