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Mizzou lands experienced international player Alexandra-Irina Anghel for 2026-27 roster
Missouri women’s tennis added one of the most accomplished incoming players in program history on Sunday, signing Romanian freshman Alexandra-Irina Anghel to join the Tigers for the 2026-27 season. The 19-year-old arrives in Columbia with significant professional experience, holding a career-high Women’s Tennis Association ranking of No. 530 in doubles and No. 1,101 in singles. […]
Ahmad Hardy medically cleared after gunshot wound
Star running back Ahmad Hardy has been medically cleared after being shot in the leg in May, Eli Drinkwitz told reporters at SEC Media Days on Monday morning. “We anticipate that he will make a recovery,” Drinkwitz told reporters. “What that recovery will look like after having a bullet strike you is still to be […]
Tiger Top Spin: The Championship Blueprint: How Missouri Tennis Is Building Toward the Future
Every championship team leaves behind clues. The trophies, rankings and final matches may define a program’s success, but the foundation is built long before a team reaches the biggest stage. Over the last three seasons, the NCAA women’s tennis champions have looked different on the surface, but their roster construction has followed a similar formula. […]
2025-26 Rock M’mys: Best Interview
It’s awards season at Rock M Nation, and we’ve got a lot to celebrate from the 2025-26 school year. New hires, postseason highs, incredible individual and team performances… There’s a lot of good things going on in CoMo, and we intend to talk about it. And because we always strive to do things a bit […]
First Serve: Tigers leave Columbia, but Missouri never leaves them
The volleyball season has not yet begun in Columbia. Practices are still ahead. Lineups remain unsettled. The Black and Gold Scrimmage is just weeks away. Yet Missouri volleyball is already making headlines. Not because of what is happening inside the Hearnes Center, but because of the women who once called it home. As the Tigers […]
SEC Media Days signal start of 2026 preseason
Welcome to the Morning Commute. Today, we’re officially entering silly season. And no, I’m not talking about the European football transfer window hahahahahahahaha… No. We’re talking about stateside football and stateside silly season. That’s right, it’s Media Days season. And while I think no one is taking Pat Narduzzi’s spot atop the mountain of crazy […]
The Wait is Over: Mizzou Cross Country Unveils 2026 Schedule
Missouri’s cross country program has finalized its full schedule for the 2026 season, with loads to dive in to. Head coach Brett Halter released the schedule Friday, and it is jam-packed with heavy hitting matchups, elite competition on the road and a massive postseason home field advantage. Here is how the road to the championships […]
2025-26 Rock M’mys: Best Photo
It’s awards season at Rock M Nation, and we’ve got a lot to celebrate from the 20225-26 school year. New faces, postseason highs, incredible individual and team performances… There’s a lot of good things going on in CoMo, and we intend to talk about it. And because we always strive to do things a bit […]
2025-26 Rock M’my Awards
It’s finally here! It’s awards season at Rock M Nation, and we’ve got A LOT to celebrate from the 2025-26 school year over the next few weeks. A year after the gymnastics program made history in their first Four on the Floor, the women’s golf team KILLED it and had a program-changing year. Newcomer Ahmad […]
Mizzou Softball adds Power 4 arm in Arizona State’s Mary Peyton Hodge
It’s been a productive offseason for the Missouri Tigers. After South Carolina/Charleston Southern reliever Nealy Lamb committed on June 14 — you can read my post about her here — the Tigers picked up infield depth with the additions of Middle Tennessee shortstop Jana Want on June 21 — read Dylan’s post here — and […]
Mizzou Hoops Player Review: Mark Mitchell
I shudder to think of how this season would have gone without Mark Mitchell. Far and away the most valuable player for the Tigers this season, Mitchell lived up to his preseason billing and went even further. Here are where Mitchell ranked in each statistical category for the team this season: A year ago Mark […]
UPDATED Mizzou Baseball Additions Tracker: Future Roster Takes Shape
With the 2026 season now wrapped up for Mizzou Baseball, Kerrick Jackson & Co. currently find themselves navigating a heavy wave of departures. To date, a dozen Tigers have officially entered the portal. The list of talent includes five pitchers and seven position players, featuring several notable names who saw extensive action this season. Names […]
The Fifth Set: The battles that could define Missouri’s season
Twenty-three days. That’s all that separates Missouri volleyball from its annual Black and Gold Scrimmage on Aug. 8, the first glimpse of a team attempting to return to the NCAA Tournament after last season’s step backward. A week later comes the exhibition against Drake on Aug. 15, another opportunity for coach Dawn Sullivan to sort […]
How Caleb Goodie’s Speed Impacts Mizzou’s Offense
Incoming transfer wide receiver Caleb Goodie is fast, and that speed can change an entire offense. Take it from Mizzou Athletics: “(He) Ranked among the nation’s top five fastest wide receivers in average speed according to Telemetry Sports, a data and analytics company used by more than 50 NFL and college football programs…” On the […]
Commute: Tamar Bates signs two way deal with Utah
So far this summer Bates has shown he can make an impact. Maybe Utah is the right place for him. The Utah Jazz announced Bates as one of their two way deal players, signing Tamar along with Blake Hinson and Trey Alexander. Bates scored 16 points in the Jazz most recent summer league loss to […]
Top Ten Opposing Players: John Mateer and Ellis Robinson IV
This summer we’ll be exploring the top 10 offensive and defensive players Mizzou football is slated to face this fall. We’re not ranking them 1-10, it’s much more scientific then that (or linguistic since we are just ordering them alphabetically.) We’re on the back half of the TTOP exercise for 2026 and we’re jumping off […]
Commute: Mizzou Football in the Mix for an Elite Running Back
Welcome to the Morning Commute Today we’re talking about Mizzou Football Recruiting After landing four-star running back Kingston Miles in June, Eli Drinkwitz and the staff aren’t exactly done in the backfield market for the 2027 recruiting class. Per reports, Mizzou is in the mix for another elite running back. According to Rivals, the Tigers […]
Columns & Courts: The Roster Behind Missouri’s Reset
The first practice of the Robin Goodman era will likely look unlike any in recent Missouri tennis history. One player returning from last season’s roster. Around her stands a transfer from SMU, highly touted American recruits, international standouts from Europe and South America and a coaching staff seeing many of its players in black and […]
Commute: Mizzou football’s 2026 SEC Media Day participants revealed
Welcome to the Morning Commute Today we’re talking about Mizzou Football The SEC Football Media Days are upon us. Mizzou football announced who will be representing the program in Tampa from July 20-23. Here are the three participants: Cayden Green: Mizzou’s starting left tackle a season ago with 750 snaps at the position. He played guard […]
2026 Missouri Football Opponent DEEP DIVE: Texas Longhorns
Welcome back to Rock M Nation’s annual opponent preview series of the upcoming season. Each week we will break down one opponent from the schedule in chronological order. Given that rosters are ever fluid – and this is done by a hobbyist rather than a pro – there could be some errors in history and […]
Commute: Mizzou Athletics Announces Hall of Fame Class of 2026
Welcome to the Morning Commute Today we’re talking about Mizzou Athletics Hall of Fame The Mizzou Athletics Hall of Fame Class of 2026 is officially set! A six-individual class is highlighted by three football inductees. Nick Bolton, Drew Lock, and Andy Hill represent the gridiron — while softball’s Ashley Fleming, wrestling’s Daniel Lewis, and track […]
Tiger Top Spin: Building From The Baseline
The courts are quiet this time of year. The echoes of last season have faded from the Mizzou Tennis Complex. The familiar doubles pairings are gone. The lineup cards that once filled every position have been erased. The faces that represented Missouri tennis only a few months ago have moved on. Only one remains. Alex […]
First Serve: The Next Point Belongs to a New Generation
The next chapter of Missouri volleyball has already begun. After introducing the Dawn Sullivan era in last week’s debut of First Serve, this week’s edition shifts the focus to the people responsible for writing its next chapter. Every Monday, First Serve will explore the stories shaping Missouri volleyball, and none may be more important than […]
Mizzou off to a nice start in the NBA Summer League
Welcome to the Morning Commute. Today, we’re checking in on our boys playing in the annual NBA Summer League, when young stars, recent draftees and roster hopefuls all converge on Las Vegas in hopes of showing off for their respective coaching staffs and fans. I was working my way through box scores to do a […]
“It Has Nothing to do With Maintenance”: Brian Smith’s Philosophy
Maintaining a standard is a valuable goal in sports, especially in wrestling, where maintenance is difficult on several levels, but it’s not something that Tiger Style head coach Brian Smith concerns himself with. The longtime great leader dove into a sliver of his coaching philosophy via a LinkedIn post. Smith has led Mizzou’s wrestling program […]
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