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Mizzou’s matchups against Illinois and Lipscomb are must-win games

Brendan Lavell • December 21, 2016

Entering the 2016-17 season, the bar was already set low for Missouri men’s basketball. The team managed just 19 wins combined over the past two seasons and was experiencing significant roster turnover....

Mizzou wrestling crushes Ohio 35-7

Langston Newsome • December 12, 2016

Days after a disappointing showing against No. 4 Ohio State, No. 5 Missouri (3-1, 2-0) responded with a 35-7 drumming of Ohio (2-3, 1-1). Despite being plagued by injury, Mizzou was able to stay perfect...

Missouri blew a great opportunity to sell itself to fans

Nick Kelly • December 11, 2016

Mizzou Arena traveled back in time for a brief moment on Saturday to when reaching the NCAA tournament was an expectation, not a pipe dream for Missouri men’s basketball. Fans howled and roared in...

Gymnastics team gives glimpse into the 2017 season at the annual Black and Gold meet

Dru Berry , Chelsea Roemer • December 11, 2016

The Missouri gymnastics team showed off its skills Saturday in the annual Black and Gold meet at Hearnes Center. The Tigers’ 2017 season looks promising, especially after finishing last season ranked...

Missouri women’s basketball fends off Wichita State in final game before winter break

Titus Wu • December 10, 2016

Missouri women’s basketball was nearly shocked. After struggling in the first half, the Tigers managed to beat the Wichita State Shockers 64-57 on Friday in their 30th consecutive nonconference home...

Mizzou loses big after rough second half against Arizona

Theo DeRosa • December 10, 2016

In the end, it was the same story of the last two years: Missouri got outshot, outrebounded and simply outplayed against a better team in a loss at an underfilled Mizzou Arena. The Tigers tried to pull...

No. 5 Missouri wrestling falls on the road to No. 4 Ohio State, 30-9

Joe Noser • December 9, 2016

Senior 197-pounder J’den Cox, redshirt junior 157-pounder Joey Lavallee and redshirt sophomore 165-pounder Daniel Lewis all picked up decisions for No. 5 Missouri wrestling on Thursday night, but it...

Mizzou women’s basketball gets back on track in win over SIUE

Eli Lederman • December 7, 2016

Missouri women’s basketball kicked off a four-game homestand with a 72-60 win over Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville on Wednesday night. The much-needed Tigers victory comes in the wake of a...

Cullen the coach: VanLeer utilizes education roots to mentor teammates

Nick Kelly • December 7, 2016

When many children his age were still learning their ABCs and 123s, Cullen VanLeer learned the game of basketball next to his dad. John VanLeer, who is in his 24th season as head coach at Pacific High...

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

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

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...