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Tigers head to Lexington to face… a sea of red?

I can’t believe we’re here, you guys!!! It’s all led to this. The NCAA Regionals. The goal, obviously, is to advance to the NCAA National Championships in Fort Worth in a few weeks, just as they did last year when they shocked the country and ended up in third place, beating out Utah in the […]

Sebastian Mack plans to enter NCAA Transfer Portal

The transfer portal hasn’t opened yet, that date is saved for after the National Championship game. But that doesn’t stop players and agents from announcing their intention to enter the portal when it opens. After Anthony Robinson II announced his intention to enter the trasfer portal, former UCLA transfer Sebastian Mack made his choice clear […]

Resilient Mizzou Wrestling Season Leads to Same Finish, Different Story

Tiger Style ended its second consecutive season with a 14th-place finish at the NCAA Championships. Some would see the same result as complacency, but when the eight new primary starters and injuries are factored in, the 2025-26 season can be seen as a strong building block for the young program. Season at a Glance Team […]

Commute: Diamond sports see different fates on Tuesday

Welcome to the Morning Commute Today we are talking about Mizzou Diamond Sports! It was an exciting day for Mizzou diamond sports as the Tigers hosted Kansas in baseball, and played Missouri State in softball. While the softball team got it done, the baseball team fell in a back-and-forth affair. Abby Carr shined once against […]

Kansas bests Mizzou in slugfest, fifth straight defeat for Tigers

A regular-season record crowd of 3,207 at Taylor Stadium saw a contest on an afternoon with little cloud cover. For all nine innings, Columbia had enough wind to launch a combined five home runs between the two rivals, four of which were Jayhawks homers over the wall in what was ultimately a Border War defeat […]

Regionals prep continues for Shannon Welker & Co.

On Saturday afternoon, fans were welcomed out to Tiger Performance Center for a last look at the team before they head out to Lexington, Kentucky on Thursday for NCAA Regionals, which will take place on Friday, April 3 at 12pm CST. I’ll be there and I absolutely cannot wait. “We’re excited to hit the road […]

Shannon Dowell enters the transfer portal

The first loss in the transfer portal for Mizzou women’s basketball is a big one, as guard Shannon Dowell is leaving the program after just one season. She has one year of eligibility of remaining. Dowell was a revelation for coach Kellie Harper in year one, averaging 14.9 points as the second-leading scorer on the […]

Who is Mizzou’s next big time pass rusher?

Elite defenses have elite pass rushers and projecting sack totals is not a one-to-one exercise. Like many things in football, individual skill contributes a lot but luck also plays a big factor. Did you play a lot of mobile quarterbacks? Did you face a slate of particularly lackluster pass protecting offensive lines? Did you end […]

Commute: Mizzou Volleyball to play at Wrigley Field, Plus Hoops Roster Movement

Welcome to the Morning Commute Today we’re talking about Volleyball and Hoops Got anything planned for Labor Day weekend? Maybe after Mizzou Football’s Thursday night season opener Tiger fans can make the trip to Chicago to watch volleyball play at Wrigley Field. Yeah, that’s right. Mizzou will play Nebraska on Sunday, September 6th nationally televised […]

Anthony Robinson II hits transfer portal in early Mizzou offseason action

Mizzou Basketball made some early offseason moves following an 80-66 loss in the First Round of the NCAA Tournament in a short-lived postseason. While forward Trent Pierce declared that he’ll be staying for his senior year, key point guard Anthony Robinson II announced he’s hitting the portal this offseason. Robinson, a 6’3 guard out of […]

BREAKING: Mizzou Volleyball to face Nebraska at Wrigley Field

Wrigley Field has been host to legendary World Series, NFL Championships, two NHL Winter Classics and concerts by music icons including Paul McCartney. Now, the Friendly Confines will hold an outdoor volleyball match for the first time — and Mizzou is one of the schools involved in the historic event. The Tigers will face Nebraska […]

Did Mizzou Softball just save its season?

Welcome to the Morning Commute Today we’re talking about Mizzou Softball and the heater they’re currently on. First, we have to start by acknowledging that standards around the program have been a bit lax for a minute. Larissa Anderson set a high bar for herself in her first few seasons on the job, and the […]

Mizzou Softball sweeps Auburn in crazy affair

Looking to secure their first SEC sweep of the season, the Tigers handed the ball to their respective game one Harrison-surnamed starters, CeCe and Ella, in what shaped up to be a truly crazy affair on Sunday afternoon on The Plains. In a game that featured four lead changes and a who’s who of pitching […]

Tigers secure first SEC series win over Auburn with 6-3 win

A five-run first inning was all the Missouri Tigers (18-18, 3-5 SEC) needed to secure their first SEC series win over the Auburn Tigers (23-12, 2-6) on Saturday afternoon at Jane B Moore Memorial Softball Complex. With such a head start, the black & gold Tigers needed to just hold on and keep the potent […]

MLB

Slow start dooms Mizzou in fifth straight defeat at Taylor Stadium

Saturday evening was a time of repetition for Mizzou baseball in the sense that the game began by them digging their own hole. This time, the Tigers just weren’t nearly as close to getting out of it in their 13-4 loss against Texas A&M at Taylor Stadium.  In Friday’s 11-9 defeat at the hands of […]

Tigers Turn Heads with Record-Breaking Performances at Raleigh Relays

The Missouri Tigers kicked off their second outdoor meet of the season in impressive fashion, turning heads at the Raleigh Relays in Raleigh, NC, from March 26–27. Across two days of competition, Mizzou athletes surged to multiple top-10 finishes and etched their names into the program’s all-time lists.  Thursday’s Events Men’s 3,000m Steeplechase Elijah Limo […]

How to Watch: NCAA Tournament Elite 8

It usually happens that the games I’m looking forward to the most end up being the least interesting. And the games I’m not really looking forward to end up being the best games. Such was the case on Thursday night when a ‘meh’ game between Purdue and Texas turned into a terrific game won on […]

Mizzou-Auburn Game 1: A Battle of Harrisons & Tigers

In a Battle of Tigers, Harrisons, and coaches with Mizzou connections, the Tigers of the black & gold variety headed out to The Plains of Auburn, Ala. to take on the Tigers (23-10, 2-4) of the blue & orange variety— a weird color combo, in my opinion — looking for their second conference win and […]

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 […]