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The Maneater

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The Maneater

Missouri Volleyball drops match to No. 2 Texas

Missouri Volleyball drops match to No. 2 Texas

Morgan Poston, Sports Reporter September 29, 2025

No. 21 Missouri volleyball fought hard but ultimately fell in a tightly contested battle against No. 2 Texas Friday night at Gregory Gym, dropping its fourth consecutive match against a ranked opponent,...

From two Division 1 offers to a top transfer: How Missouri Volleyball’s Caylen Alexander has climbed the mountain

From two Division 1 offers to a top transfer: How Missouri Volleyball’s Caylen Alexander has climbed the mountain

Zachary Knox-Doyle, News Reporter September 26, 2025

Missouri volleyball’s starting outside hitter, senior Caylen Alexander, isn’t your average star. The University of Hawaii transfer wasn’t highly recruited, earning two offers out of Centennial...

Missouri volleyball goes 3-0 at the Leatherneck Classic

Missouri volleyball goes 3-0 at the Leatherneck Classic

Lucas Drengwitz, Sports Reporter September 25, 2025

Senior libero Maya Sands was awarded the tournament’s MVP award as Missouri Volleyball left the Leatherneck Classic with three wins and only one set lost during the weekend. The Tigers racked up multiple...

Back-and-forth battle between Missouri and Arkansas State leads to a series tie

Back-and-forth battle between Missouri and Arkansas State leads to a series tie

Morgan Poston, Sports Reporter September 9, 2025

Missouri Tigers volleyball and the Arkansas State Red Wolves split a two-game series in Jonesboro, Arkansas, ending the matchup in a 1-1 tie. The Tigers' trip down south was successful for players across...

Three Missouri students sing along to “Mr. Brightside” by the Killers on Thursday, August 28, 2025 at Faurot Field in Columbia, Mo. The song dates back to being played on campus and at sporting events as early as 2007.

Kansas returns to Columbia to face Missouri Football in renewed rivalry

Colin Simmons, Sports Editor September 3, 2025

With a week one blowout win under its belt, Missouri Tigers football prepares for its most anticipated matchup in recent history –– The Border War. The Kansas Jayhawks will return to Faurot Field for...

Missouri forwards Aidan Shaw (23) and Trent Pierce (11) reach for the rebound on Saturday, Jan. 20, 2023 at the Mizzou Arena in Columbia.

Transfer portal updates for Missouri men’s basketball

Colin Simmons, Assistant Sports Editor April 21, 2025

After Missouri’s first-round exit from March Madness, the program turned its attention to the offseason – more specifically, the transfer portal. The portal has been open since March 24 and April 22...

Takeaways from the Tigers’ three straight losses to Texas

Takeaways from the Tigers’ three straight losses to Texas

Rebecca Jackson, Sports Reporter April 20, 2025

From April 5-6, the Missouri softball team totaled three losses to No. 1 Texas. Here are three takeaways from the weekend and predictions on what this could mean for the team's future.   Struggles...

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Missouri men’s golf places No. 5 at the Hootie at Bulls Bay tournament

Ben Kerber April 7, 2025

The Tigers have three players place in the top 20 and shoot 21-under par led by a career round from Trent Mierl Freshman Trent Mierl led the way with another big weekend at the Hootie at Bulls...

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Missouri men’s golf places No. 12 at the General Hackler Invitational

Ben Kerber April 7, 2025

Despite a strong performance from freshman Trent Mierl and season-best scores, the Tigers finished in the bottom half of teams Missouri men’s golf placed No. 12 in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina...

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Missouri men’s basketball: South Carolina and Vanderbilt takeaways

Colin Simmons April 7, 2025

The Tigers picked up a win over South Carolina and a loss to Vanderbilt Explosive offense highlighted No. 15 Missouri’s 1-1 week against South Carolina and Vanderbilt. Missouri won its first...

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Kellie Harper’s first press conference as the head coach of Missouri women’s basketball

Killian Wright April 6, 2025

Harper touched on expectations, culture and team-building “Doesn’t a (championship) banner here sound really good?” said Mun Choi, UM System president and MU chancellor. “That’s not...

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Anthony Robinson ll reached new heights in his sophomore season

Colin Simmons April 5, 2025
The once-quiet newcomer has blossomed into an impactful starter and vocal leader