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Shannon Dowell continues to evolve amidst basketball journey

Basketball has been a driving force in Shannon Dowell’s life from the moment she knew how to walk. It has influenced her family relationships, her friendships and led her to the Mizzou women’s basketball team. The sport runs in the Dowell family so it was introduced to Shannon at a young age. She learned from […]

Mizzou lets potential Quad One victory slip out of its hands against LSU

Maybe it was home-court advantage, a curse, even voodoo. Whatever the story may be, the Missouri Tigers seemed without a pulse for nearly forty minutes inside the Pete Maravich Assembly Center on Saturday afternoon. Dennis Gates has only been able to claim victory once in Baton Rouge, and history from three years ago unfortunately would […]

Missouri Tigers Launch to the Top at Show-Me Showdown

Missouri’s track and field team made a strong statement in its indoor season at the Show-Me Showdown in Columbia, Mo., claiming multiple first-place finishes and several top-10 marks in program history across men’s and women’s events. Men and Women’s Weight Throw Lead the Way Senior Sam Innes won the men’s weight throw with a mark […]

Louisville transfer EDGE CJ May Commits to Mizzou Football

In case if you missed it yesterday, the Missouri Tigers have added another player this offseason as the transfer portal period has come to a close. Eli Drinkwitz and the staff have bolstered their edge rush depth with the commitment of Louisville transfer CJ May. The potential over production theme continues this portal cycle as […]

GameDay: Opportunity in Baton Rouge

The SEC season is off to a roaring start now four games in. There are no undefeated teams, with 5 teams holding a 3-1 record, including your Missouri Tigers. There is, however, one team who has yet to win a game. And guess what? Missouri plays them today! The LSU Tigers have been struggling since […]

CFP National Championship 2026: Mizzou fans predict Miami vs. Indiana

The 12-team College Football Playoff has come. It might go just as quickly. But for the time it’s been here? My god, it’s been glorious (if you don’t count that first round, of course.) If you’d have told almost anyone at the beginning of the year that the biggest game of the college football calendar […]

Recruiting Reset: Michigan CB Elijah Dotson Highlights Mizzou’s Secondary

While Mizzou Football’s transfer portal strategy may be questionable this offseason — Eli Drinkwitz and the staff were still able to land some high-profile players. Michigan cornerback Elijah Dotson is certainly one of those additions. As a former four-star, top-100 recruit out of high school, Dotson put up a productive freshman season with the Wolverines. […]

MBB Preview: Mizzou set to face a desperate LSU team in Baton Rouge

When | 2:30 p.m. CT Where | Pete Maravich Assembly Center; Baton Rouge, La. TV | SEC Network Radio | Tiger Radio Network Twitter | @MizzouHoops KenPom prediction | LSU -5 ESPN win probability | 39.7% chance The Starters Mizzou G: Anthony Robinson II (JR, 10.6 PPG) G: Jayden Stone (GR, 14.7 PPG) F: Jacob Crews (GR, 12.1 PPG) F: Mark Mitchell (SR, 17.5 PPG) C: Shawn […]

SEC Home Opener: See you Soon(er), OU!

For the second year in a row, the no. 7 Missouri Tigers will be opening their SEC season against the preseason no. 1 team Oklahoma Sooners, who currently sit at no. 2 in the Road to Nationals rankings (they’ve had just one meet, remember). With no media availability this week, I looked back at what […]

Mizzou Football Adds Charleston Southern OL Colin Sorensen in Transfer Portal

Make it three commitments so far today for Mizzou Football in the transfer portal as Eli Drinkwitz and the staff continue to address the offensive line depth — adding another piece from an FCS school. Charleston Southern offensive lineman Colin Sorensen has committed to Missouri, Sorensen committed to Mizzou after a reported visit to Columbia […]

Minnesota WR Kenric Lanier II Commits to Mizzou Football

The Missouri Tigers continue to fill out their last additions of the transfer portal. Eli Drinkwitz and the staff aren’t done at the wide receiver position just yet — adding another player from a power conference school. Minnesota wide receiver Kenrick Lanier II has committed to Missouri — per Matt Zenitz of CBS Sports. In […]

Montana Running Back Va’aimalae Fonoti Commits to Mizzou Football

As the transfer portal period winds down, Mizzou Football is remaining active until the very end. Eli Drinkwitz and the staff continue to address the depth at the running back position — with another commitment from an FCS school. Montana running back Va’aimalae (Malae) Fonoti has committed to Mizzou Football. This season at Montana, Fonoti […]

Recruiting Reset: Nick Evers adds veteran moxie to the QB room

For the second year in a row, Mizzou will enter spring camp with a true QB battle on its hands. Unlike 2025, the Tigers will have three competitors rather than two. With Beau Pribula off to Virginia and Sam Horn off to a career in professional baseball, Mizzou’s staff needed to bring in two QBs […]

Commute: The dead period ends

Did you know it was a dead period? That’s why it’s been so quiet. Today marks the end of the dead period, which means we should start to hear more about Mizzou Football recruiting. The news and commitments, it’s like crack. When they stop coming in with regularity you start to get the itch. I […]

Mizzou women’s basketball molly whops Arkansas for first SEC win

Mizzou women’s basketball took full advantage of the difficulty change, dismantling Arkansas 94-69 for its first SEC win under head coach Kellie Harper. The Tigers led by 16 at the end of the first quarter and never looked back, leading for 39:49 of the game. The offense was clicking on all cylinders, as the Tigers […]

Study Hall: Mizzou 84, Auburn 74

Hey we like everything again! It’s funny how the ebbs and flows of the season can get you angry and despondent, and then turn around and feel hopeful and excited a few hours later. Welcome to Mizzou Basketball 2025-26. During the month of December, Mizzou was playing like the worst team in the SEC, 126th […]

Recruiting Reset: Josh Atkins brings BIG experience to the Mizzou line

Mizzou football continued its busy transfer portal overhaul with the addition of veteran offensive tackle Josh Atkins, a 6-foot-4, 315-pound lineman from Arizona State who brings significant P4 experience and a streak of durability to a unit in flux. Atkins, a redshirt senior from Arlington, Texas, announced his commitment to the Tigers last week and […]

Preview: Tigers Look to Show Off Their Talent at Show-Me Showdown

The Tigers are ready to roar as they take the track at the Show-Me Showdown this Friday, Jan. 16, at the Hearnes Center in Columbia, Mo.  Last Year’s Show-Me Showdown Last year, Petra Gomez placed second at the 2025 Show-Me Showdown, recording 18.46 meters in the weight throw. Alongside her, Delilah Pippen also set a […]

Recruiting Reset: Will Kemna comes home

Find you something to love as much as Eli Drinkwitz loves bringing local boys home in the transfer portal. Mizzou’s staff continued to rebuild its offensive line depth last week through the addition of Will Kemna, the former Kansas State offensive lineman. Kemna, who will have all four years of eligibility remaining after redshirting last […]

Commute: A Much-Needed Win for Mizzou’s NCAA Tournament Hopes

Welcome to the Morning Commute Today we’re talking about a big Mizzou Hoops win Mizzou Basketball’s first 2-0 start to SEC play (ever) resulted in a win over defending National Champions Florida and their first ever win at Rupp Arena. Despite the loss on Saturday at Ole Miss, Missouri’s 2-1 start to conference play allowed […]

Mizzou records third SEC win, beats Auburn 84-74

The last time Missouri beat Auburn in men’s basketball, Dennis Gates was in his first season as the head coach at Cleveland State. MU had faced the Tigers from The Plains five times since that win during the 2019-20 season, and Mizzou was dealt a loss in each matchup. That streak ended Wednesday night as […]

Oregon transfer cornerback Sione Laulea commits to Mizzou

Missouri continued its rebuild of the secondary through the transfer portal Wednesday, securing the commitment of Oregon cornerback Sione Laulea. The Mountain View, California, native is expected to have one year of eligibility remaining. Laulea became the second former Duck to commit to the Tigers this offseason, joining fellow cornerback Jahlil Florence. He appeared in […]

Hoopin’ and Hollerin: Time to win

It’s been tough sledding through conference play thus far for Mizzou women’s basketball, as they are currently 0-4 with an average margin of defeat of 20.5 points. These losses have all come against top-25 teams with a combined record of 68-4. However, head coach Kellie Harper does not want to use this high-level competition as […]