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MBB Preview: Mizzou looks to turn its fortunes against Mississippi State

When | 2:30 p.m. CT Where | Mizzou Arena; Columbia, Mo. TV | SEC Network Radio | Tiger Radio Network Twitter | @MizzouHoops KenPom prediction | Mizzou –7 ESPN win probability | 70.2% chance The Starters Mizzou G: Anthony Robinson II (JR, 9.3 PPG) G: Jayden Stone (GR, 14.9 PPG) F: Jacob Crews (GR, 11.0 PPG) F: Mark Mitchell (SR, 17.4 PPG) C: Shawn Phillips Jr. (SR, […]

Commute: A very quiet Thursday

We’re heading into the weekend, and well not much happened yesterday. So how are you? Mizzou Football is out recruiting. Racking up the travel miles. Mizzou Gym has a top 10 matchup tonight and it’s $1.99 beer night! Karen will have more soon. And Track & Field will take part in the Dr. Rick McGuire […]

Faith Beyond the Mat: How Aeoden Sinclair Emerged For Tiger Style

A lot can change in a year, for better or worse. Pandemics can transform the world, the environment can be destroyed or restored, and a person’s mindset can be radically altered. In 2024, Wisconsin native Aeoden Sinclair was at the top of the high school wrestling world. He was the No. 1-ranked recruit at 190lbs […]

Commute: Mizzou’s Zion Young, Kevin Coleman Jr. Impress at Senior Bowl

Welcome to the Morning Commute Today we’re talking about Mizzou Football at the Senior Bowl It’s Senior Bowl week as plenty of former Missouri Football Tigers will look to improve their NFL Draft stock. Per reports from the practices Mobile, Alabama — there were Mizzou players that impressed. Most notably Zion Young and Kevin Coleman […]

Study Hall: Alabama 90, Mizzou 64

For the range of outcomes when I saw this game on the schedule, even going back to the preseason, this was the one I felt was most likely. Maybe I didn’t expect it to play out exactly like it happened with the free throws and the outside shooting, but some version of: ‘close for the […]

Preview: Tigers Look to Turn up the Speed with a Two-Day Invitational 

Missouri track and field will trek back to the Hearnes Center this weekend to host the Dr. Rick McGuire Invitational, a two-day meet scheduled for Friday and Saturday, Jan. 30–31. The Tigers will compete across a full slate of multi events, field events and races as they look to carry recent success into another key […]

Recruiting Reset: Bobby Washington bolsters a deep linebacker corps

Perhaps lost in the excitement of top portal additions Cayden Lee and Malik Bryant over the weekend, Mizzou football added another linebacker to its roster with the commitment of Bobby Washington, the third former Miami Hurricane to join the Tigers. Washington brings athleticism and special teams value to a defense still focused on rebuilding depth. […]

Commute: Mizzou struggles on the road vs. Alabama

Welcome to the Morning Commute Today we are talking about Mizzou’s matchup against No. 23 Alabama on the road. In a game that had a lot of build up with all the rumors about Charles Bediako, the Tigers couldn’t keep up. This was definitely an eye opener for Dennis Gates and it is back to […]

MBB Preview: Tigers head to Tuscaloosa to face an interesting Alabama lineup

Game Info When | 7:00 p.m. CT Where | Coleman Coliseum; Tuscaloosa, AL TV | SEC Network Radio | Tiger Radio Network Twitter | @MizzouHoops ESPN win probability | 19.7% chance The Starters Mizzou (14-6, 4-3 SEC) G: T.O. Barrett (SO, 6.7 PPG) G: Jayden Stone (GR, 15.4 PPG) F: Jacob Crews (GR, 11.3 PPG) F: Mark Mitchell (SR, 17.7 PPG) C: Shawn Phillips, Jr. (SR, […]

Recruiting Reset: Cayden Lee remakes Mizzou’s passing attack

Patience. That’s been the name of the game for Mizzou this offseason. In the days after Mizzou’s regular season finale, a mass exodus of transfer started, and it didn’t conclude until the tail end of the transfer portal window earlier this month. All in all, the Tigers lost 26 players to the portal, many of […]

Commute: The Latest Bubble Picture for Mizzou Basketball

Welcome to the Morning Commute Today we’re talking about Mizzou Hoops on the bubble Mizzou Basketball may have saved their season with an 88-87 overtime home win over Oklahoma on Saturday afternoon — thanks to Trent Pierce’s 3-point buzzer-beater to force OT and Mark Mitchell’s 3-point buzzer-beater to win it. Inching closer to the halfway […]

Study Hall: Mizzou 88, Oklahoma 87

After the game, I was watching the SEC Network show waiting to rewatch the highlights and hear what the in studio hosts had to say. I think it was Pete Burns who was the host, and he said something along the lines of “this is one of the best basketball games I’ve watched in several […]

Photos of the week: 1.19.2026

We’re back this week with more Photos of the Week! Wrestling gets its first feature as the Tigers fell to Oklahoma State 33-3 at home on Friday. Men’s basketball faced Oklahoma on Saturday in an overtime thriller topped off with not one but two buzzer beater threes amid rumors of cancellation due to weather. Apart […]

Recruiting Reset: Mark Shenouda provides quality competition at punter

Special teams has been a major area of concern the last two seasons for Mizzou, and a vocal point of frustration among the fanbase. After consecutive years of inconsistent play that cost the team in some close games, the Tigers took major steps to fix the problem by allowing Erik Link’s contract to expire and […]

What Indiana’s 2025 Dominance Means for Mizzou

While Indiana went from 3 wins to 11 wins in one year, everyone wanted to know “how the heck to Curt Cignetti flip that roster so fast to get that sort of result?” When Indiana stomped their way through the 2025 regular season, everyone wanted to know “how the heck does the losingest power program […]

Drew Lock, Marcus Bryant headed to Super Bowl LX

Welcome to the Morning Commute Today we’re talking about the Superb Owl. Every year it’s fun to see which Mizzou players will be in line to get their first (or second or third) Super Bowl rings and join an exclusive fraternity. This year, at least one new member of the club is guaranteed, as Drew […]

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Mizzou women’s basketball locks down Texas A&M for SEC win

Grace Slaughter hit a jumper with 6:13 remaining in the first to give Mizzou a 5-4 lead. The Tigers took control, leading the final 33:47 and defeating Texas A&M 75-62. It all started by winning the first quarter 21-9. This was an outstanding game for the Mizzou defense, scoring only 40 points through three quarters. […]

Tiger Style Bounces Back With a Shutout Against Northern Colorado

No. 17 Mizzou wrestling finished its two-match homestand with a 42-0 win against conference opponent Northern Colorado. This came on the heels of a 33-3 blowout loss against No. 5 Oklahoma State. The Tigers only made one combined takedown against the Cowboys, while every wrestler made a takedown against the Bears. The inclement weather made […]

Recruiting Reset: Mizzou adds another offensive lineman in Colin Sorensen

Welcome to Columbia, Colin! The offensive lineman joins a group of four other additions through the portal: Zack Owens, Josh Atkins, Will Kemna and Luke Work. Sorensen will have two more seasons of eligibility remaining after spending two years at Charleston Southern. With the Buccaneers, he was an honorable mention All-Conference by the Big South […]