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Coda: What we’ve learned at the end of Kellie Harper’s first year at the helm of Mizzou
The Mizzou women’s basketball finally closed its season with a loss in the second round of the WBIT. While this is the seventh consecutive season Mizzou has missed the NCAA Tournament, it snapped a two-year postseason drought. Under first year head coach Kellie Harper there was a larger sense of excitement around the program with […]
Commute: The churn of the carousel
Will Wade is headed back to LSU and the high comedy and hypocrisy of some coaches comes to light. I’ve made no bones about my distaste for Will Wade in any number of columns over the years. Wade is a cheater. That was once considered cheating is no longer cheating is beside the point. Wade […]
SBN Reacts: The Majority of the Mizzou Fanbase Gives Dennis Gates a B-
Through the first four seasons of the Dennis Gates era, Mizzou Basketball has three NCAA Tournament appearances — and for the first time since 2012-2013 — the Tigers have made March Madness in back-to-back years. All things considered, it’s fair to say that Gates has done a solid job to put this program into consistent […]
Roster Math: An end of the season Mizzou Basketball catch up
The buzzer sounds at the end of a loss for nearly every basketball team in College Sports. The fun fact is a loss happens for good teams, bad teams, and everyone in between with the exception of a very few. The buzzer sounded on Missouri’s season at around 11:30pm last Friday night. From there Dennis […]
How to Watch: NCAA Tournament Sweet 16
Just because your favorite team isn’t playing doesn’t mean you can’t watch the NCAA Tournament for some great hoops! The Sweet 16 has a bevy of interesting matchups to distract you from the lack of a Mizzou presence, as we also bide our time until the transfer portal opens. Nearly every team has an interesting […]
Commute: Mizzou Baseball Drops Midweek Game to Lindenwood
Welcome to the Morning Commute Today we’re talking about Mizzou Baseball After Mizzou Baseball’s 5-1 Braggin’ Rights win over Illinois on Tuesday night, the Tigers couldn’t pull of the sweep in the St. Louis area. A 10-4 loss to Lindenwood drops Missouri’s overall record to 17-9 on the season. While Missouri has already surpassed their […]
Preview: Fast Times Ahead as Mizzou Takes on Raleigh Relays
Get ready, Tiger fans, the two-day Raleigh Relays are here, and Mizzou athletes will face a stacked field with a lot of action. The meet will run from Thursday, March 26, through Friday, March 27, at the Paul H. Derr Track Facility in Raleigh, NC. About the Course Located in the heart of North Carolina […]
Mizzou finishes sixth at SEC Championships, Lexington awaits
On Saturday afternoon, the no. 9 Missouri Tigers took to the raised platform floor at the Bank of Oklahoma Center in Tulsa looking to secure their regional placement with a solid performance. Long story short, mission accomplished, and I had the most fun being there in person — my first gymnastics championships! — to watch […]
Tigers snag Braggin Rights victory in St. Louis
The five-game slate in Missouri for Mizzou baseball kicked off on a winning note, in a slightly different stadium for one purpose. The Tigers’ annual Braggin’ Rights clash against Illinois. The 5-1 victory on Tuesday evening over their rivals didn’t come via the high-powered offense that we’ve seen throughout the season from Mizzou. On a […]
Spring Position Battles: Safety
This is the final installment of Mizzou’s spring position battles series, and it comes as the Tigers wrap up spring practice and the university heads into spring break. Even with practices in the rear view mirror, the safety room remains one of the most fascinating groups to evaluate coming out of spring. Few positions were […]
Commute: Mizzou Softball dominates en route to eighth straight nonconference victory
Welcome to the Morning Commute Today we are talking about Mizzou Softbal!. Mizzou Softball traveled to Edwardsville, Illinois, for a mid-week matchup against the SIUE Cougars. After winning 1-of-3 contests against Alabama over the weekend, the Tigers handled business against the Cougars from start to finish to secure their eight straight nonconference win. From the […]
SBN Reacts: What Grade Would You Give Dennis Gates’ Tenure at Mizzou So Far?
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NCAA. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Mizzou fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. After the first four seasons of the Dennis Gates era, the Mizzou Basketball program is in […]
Mizzou adds Baylor edge rusher Kamauryn Morgan from transfer portal
Just when you thought portal season was in the rearview mirror, Eli Drinkwitz and Corey Batoon have struck twice in the past week to bolster the depth of Mizzou’s defense. The Tigers brought in edge rusher Kamauryn Morgan from the transfer portal Tuesday following his true freshman season at Baylor, according to a report from […]
Who is Mizzou’s best offensive lineman?
Offensive line play has been vibes-based for over a century, simply because there is no easy, numerical way to evaluate lineplay other than starts and snaps played. Advanced analytics offers an ability to better evaluate individual players with numbers, but a.) they aren’t easily measured by a fan, and b.) so much of line play […]
Commute: Mizzou WBB Season Comes to a Close
Welcome to the Morning Commute Today we’re talking about Mizzou WBB The Mizzou Women’s Basketball season has come to a close. After a first-round 67-57 road win over Seton Hall, the Tigers fell to top-seeded BYU in Provo on Monday night as Kellie Harper’s first season as head coach finishes at 17-17 overall. So, it’s […]
Slow start dooms Mizzou women’s basketball in 2nd round of WBIT
An Abbey Schreacke layup gave Mizzou a 5-3 lead against BYU less than two minutes into the second round matchup of the WBIT. But this was the last lead the Tigers held, as the BYU offense boat raced the visitors 93-75 and ending the first season under coach Kellie Harper. The Tigers trailed by 21 […]
Bluegrass State bound: Mizzou Gym heads to Lexington for NCAA Regionals
Mizzou Gymnastics is Lexington-bound! Fresh off a sixth place finish at the SEC Championships this past weekend (recap still to come), the no. 8 nationally ranked Tigers will continue postseason play in the Bluegrass State where they are the second highest seed. Honestly, this was pretty much all pre-determined going into Monday’s show with the […]
Photos of the week: 3.16.2026
This edition of Photos of the Week is all about Dan Murphy’s coverage of the Tigers’ first round game against Miami. The outcome definitely wasn’t what Mizzou fans wanted, but Dan came back with a lot of work he should be proud of. Hopefully seeing some nice photo work helps to soothe the sting of […]
Hoopin’ and Hollerin: Battling BYU in bracket play
Mizzou women’s basketball is still dancing in the WBIT after defeating Seton Hall in New Jersey 67-57 after a fantastic fourth quarter. But the job isn’t done, as the Tigers hit the road against BYU, the top-seed in the region. This game is being played on Monday due to BYU’s religious policy to not playing […]
Mark Mitchell wishes a heartfelt goodbye to Mizzou
Welcome to the Morning Commute Today we’re bidding a fond farewell to our friend, Mark Mitchell. And he’s doing the same for us. Dear Mizzou, Thank you for believing in me during a time when many other’s didn’t. When things felt uncertain and I didn’t have all the answers, you gave me a place to […]
Mizzou softball falls to Alabama in series-deciding Game 3
After a 2-0 lead in the second inning, Mizzou softball had the series upset of No. 6 Alabama in the palm of its hands. But the team could not hold on, as the Tide overpowered them 4-3 to leave Columbia with the series win. Abby Carr did everything in her power to push Mizzou over […]
Sinclair and Steed Lead Tiger Style to 14th Place Finish at the NCAA Championships
Consistent is the best word to describe Mizzou wrestling’s performance at the NCAA Championships this season. The Tigers took 14th place as a team, the same finish they had last season, but with 34 points this time around compared to 32 points in 2025. Aeoden Sinclair and Cam Steed were the only two wrestlers from […]
Study Hall: Miami 80, Missouri 66
If it were possibly the nearly play back the last game you played this felt pretty close. When Mizzou played Kentucky, they struggled offensively but put together a run late and found themselves with a late lead. Only to see it all fall apart. The game against Miami was different only because the collapse happened […]
Tigers Cross the Line in Style to Close Outdoor Season-Opening Meet
The Missouri track & field team surged to the finish line on the final day of its first outdoor meet of the season at the Yellow Jacket Invitational on Saturday, March 21. Women’s High Jump to Success Marlena Tresnjo made her first appearance of her outdoor season placing first in the women’s high jump with […]
Mizzou softball overcomes early deficit, upsets Alabama
Things looked shaky for Mizzou early, as Alabama hit two solo home runs in the first inning to jump out to a 2-0 lead. But the Tigers refused to lose, powered by a 3-run third inning to shut down the Tide, pulling away with a 5-2 win for their first SEC win and taking down […]
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