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SBN Reacts: Mizzou Basketball Needs to Find an Impact Center in Transfer Portal
With the transfer portal set to officially open on April 7th, Mizzou will have multiple roster spots to fill in the offseason. As of right now, Trent Pierce and Trent Burns are set to return next season with Anthony Robinson II and Sebastian Mack transferring out. Jason Crowe Jr. and Toni Bryant are two five-star […]
How to Watch: NCAA Tournament Final Four
Then four remained! If you’re in the Bracket Challenge, Sammy has been keeping us updated on the progress as the tourney has gone along. What’s interesting is it looks like of the top 10 brackets, 7 have Arizona winning it all, one has UConn, one had Duke (sorry Nathan!), and Sammy picked Michigan. So the […]
Mizzou shatters records in dominant showing at Battle on the Bayou
Missouri track & field hit the ground running on the first day of the Battle on the Bayou, Friday, April 3, in Baton Rouge, La. With multiple athletes improving on their results from past meets, the Tigers proved they are more than ready for what is to come during the remainder of the season. Women […]
Mizzou Softball strikes first, LSU rallies back and dominates behind Kylee Edwards cycle
After Mizzou had three runs through the first five batters, the tide shifted and LSU rolled scoring seven consecutive runs across four frames. The purple and gold Tigers scored 16 of the final 17 runs of the game — highlighted by a Kylee Edwards cycle — and took Game 2 of the series 16-4 to […]
Preview: Missouri seeks to bounce back in road test against Kentucky
A tough away series awaits Missouri baseball this weekend as the Tigers’ travel to Kentucky Proud Park for a three-game set against No. 24 University of Kentucky. First pitch is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. CT on Friday, followed by a 1 p.m. CT start Saturday and a noon CT finale Sunday. All three games will […]
How Mizzou Gymnastics is establishing itself as a national power
The room where a team gathers to hear the announcement of its postseason fate on selection day is often fraught with anxiety and anticipation. For the Mizzou gymnasts, staff and supporters assembled at the Columns Club in Memorial Stadium two weeks ago, any cause for concern was already far in the past. As one of […]
Commute: No more ghost transfers
I didn’t know this was a thing, but leave it to FBS coaches to find and use any loopholes they can. The NCAA D1 Cabinet adopted some pretty harsh new rules to curb any school, program, or coach attempting to add and subsequently play a player who did not go through the portal process as […]
Mizzou softball faces offensive struggles in 9-1 loss to LSU
While LSU piled on nine runs, just two would have been enough as Mizzou lost 9-1 in a series-opening loss in Columbia. Mizzou struggled with runners in scoring position, finishing 0-6 while leaving nine runners stranded. By comparison LSU finished the game 6-7 with runners in scoring position, taking advantage of every runner. “We need […]
Preview: Tigers at the Ready for Battle on the Bayou
Missouri’s track & field team is set to hit the ground running on Friday and Saturday, April 3-4, at the Battle on the Bayou in Baton Rogue, La. Events will take place at the Bernie Moore Track Stadium, where Mizzou athletes will rise to the occasion for a two-day showdown. Meet Schedule Friday’s action starts […]
Mizzou surprisingly makes the top 20 in 2026 SP+
As Mizzou students return to campus from spring break and the football team freshly finished with spring practice, the collected college football gaze begins to shift from development to prognostication. Rock M Nation godfather and current ESPN writer and analyst Bill Connelly just released his first batch of SP+ ratings for the 2026 season and […]
Commute: Jayden Stone to Play in Reese’s College All-Star Game
Welcome to the Morning Commute Today we’re talking about Mizzou Hoops. Mizzou Basketball fans can see senior Jayden Stone representing the Tigers one last time. Stone will be playing in the NABC Division 1 College All-Star Game at the Final Four in Indianapolis this weekend. Stone will be on the West roster — and the […]
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 […]
The complete guide to the 2026 Mizzou women’s basketball off-season updates
As the first season under head coach Kellie Harper has come to a close, a monumental off-season lays ahead. While there will not be the staff overhaul that the team saw in 2025, the reality of the transfer portal is there will always be roster turnover. Here is the up-to-date guide with all the moves […]
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 […]
Toni Bryant and Jason Crowe Jr. shine in the McDonald’s All-American game
Amidst the recent portal news hitting the Missouri basketball team, two future Tigers hit center stage at the 2026 McDonald’s All American Boys Game. Suiting up for the East was Toni Bryant, while future teammate Jason Crowe Jr. donned the West jersey. In Team West’s 102-86 win, Crowe propelled his team to victory while also […]
SBN Reacts: What is Mizzou Basketball’s Biggest Need in the Transfer Portal?
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. The college basketball transfer portal period officially opens on April 7th, but Missouri has already seen […]
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 […]
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