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The Maneater

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The Maneater

Missouri wrestler J’Den Cox seeking gold at Summer Olympics

Anne Rogers May 7, 2016

J’den Cox grew up around the Missouri wrestling room, accompanying his older brothers, who were part of the Columbia Youth Wrestling Club. Cox wasn’t allowed in the actual wrestling room at 4 years...

Top 5: Sports moments of the year

Top 5: Sports moments of the year

Alec Lewis May 3, 2016

Through hundreds of games, championships and stories, it’s nearly impossible to recap each and every moment that took place in the world of Missouri athletics this year. So, we give you five. These...

Women’s team of the year: Basketball

Women’s team of the year: Basketball

Alexzandria Churchill May 3, 2016

The team began the season the same way it ended: breaking records. Before the first tip-off, exhibition match or even practice, the players knew their potential was greater than ever. Missouri had an...

SEC Storied film ‘Norm’ airs Sunday Night on SEC Network

SEC Storied film ‘Norm’ airs Sunday Night on SEC Network

Alec Lewis May 1, 2016

When Kim Anderson goes to McDonald’s and orders two sausage biscuits and an iced tea and they ask the name for his order, he says, “Norm.” That, along with hundreds of anecdotes like it, will be...

Nonrevenue sports redeem a disappointing year for Mizzou athletics

Nonrevenue sports redeem a disappointing year for Mizzou athletics

Alec Lewis April 26, 2016

It’s difficult to understate how bad Missouri has been in football, basketball and baseball in the 2015–16 calendar year. In full, they won only eight of their 44 games played in the Southeastern Conference. "I...

Missouri wrestling’s J’Den Cox qualifies for 2016 Olympics

Anne Rogers April 24, 2016

J’Den Cox officially punched his ticket to the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro with a first-place finish in the 86-kilogram weight class at the World Games Qualifying Tournament in Mongolia early Sunday...

Jakeenan Gant becomes fourth Missouri basketball transfer from last year’s roster

Jakeenan Gant becomes fourth Missouri basketball transfer from last year’s roster

Alec Lewis April 21, 2016

Not one player remains from Missouri basketball’s 20th-ranked recruiting class in 2014 after Thursday’s announcement that Jakeenan Gant was transferring from the program. The 6-foot-8, former 53rd-ranked...

Cox heads to Mongolia, sets sights on Olympics

Cox heads to Mongolia, sets sights on Olympics

Chase Lynn April 11, 2016

Following the 2015 world wrestling tournament in September, four-time NCAA national champion Kyle Dake of Cornell announced he’d be competing in the 86-kilogram weight class in the 2016 U.S. Olympic...

Missouri wrestling team suffered disappointment en route to sixth place finish at nationals

Anne Rogers, Chase Lynn March 23, 2016

The Missouri wrestling team set out this season to be the top non-Big 10 team in the country. After the NCAA-emblazoned mats were cleared out of Madison Square Garden, Missouri Tigers fell short of that...

Mizzou women’s basketball falls to No. 2 seed Texas

Mizzou women’s basketball falls to No. 2 seed Texas

Zach Stoner March 22, 2016

The 2015–16 Missouri Women’s basketball season ended Monday night following a loss in Austin, Texas, to No. 2 seed Texas Longhorns. The Tigers, who garnered a wonderful 23-point performance from freshman...

J’den Cox learns from semifinal loss, has fun winning second championship

J’den Cox learns from semifinal loss, has fun winning second championship

Alec Lewis March 22, 2016

After the second match of the 2014–15 Mizzou wrestling season, Cathy Cox texted her son, J’den, and asked if he was having fun. His response? “No. No, I’m not.” Fast forward a year later to...

Tournament success sets new Missouri program precedent

Tournament success sets new Missouri program precedent

Alexzandria Churchill March 22, 2016

It’s no secret. Texas is huge. That is one of the first and most important aspects the Missouri women’s basketball players and coaches hinted at before they took on the Longhorns on Monday. With...