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Mizzou baseball suffers sweep against N0. 6 Texas to conclude regular season
Mizzou wrapped up its regular season in Austin, where No. 6 Texas took all three games and sent the Tigers into Hoover at 6–24 in SEC play. Across the weekend, the Tigers had innings where things clicked, followed by stretches where Texas’ lineup and pitching created a clear dichotomy between the two teams. Nothing about […]
Photos of the week: 5.11.2026
For my final column ever (wild to think my time has come to an end!), we’re counting down the top 10 photos of the spring semester! Despite the fact that my favorite kinds of photos are features, all but two of these turned out to be action shots. Here are the photos of the week! […]
Congrats, graduates!
Welcome to the Morning Commute Today we’re wishing everyone who graduated from Mizzou a salutations and best of luck in the next phase of life! According to KOMU, Mizzou honored over 6,000 graduates this past weekend, including a number of our favorite student athletes (and several past and present Rock M contributors). I’ve got graduation […]
Western Carolina Transfer Cord Stansberry Commits to Mizzou Basketball
Missouri Basketball’s roster is now officially set for the 2026-2027 season after their latest addition in the transfer portal. Western Carolina transfer guard Cord Stansberry has committed to Mizzou, per a report from On3’s Joe Tipton. Stansberry committed to Mizzou after reportedly visiting Columbia this weekend. After spending one season at Pepperdine to start his […]
Mizzou caps SEC Outdoor Championships with notable performances
Missouri track and field closed out the SEC Outdoor Championships with memorable marks and times as multiple athletes posted impressive top-10 finishes for the Tigers on Saturday, May 16, in Auburn. Burton’s Discus Achievement Ames Burton led the way for the Tigers, placing seventh overall in the women’s discus, with a stellar new personal best […]
Scholarship Math: Jordan Crawford seals the roster*
I added the asterisk to the headline because we think Missouri is done with their roster… but they are leaving a spot open just in case. What does “just in case” mean? Well I think it would take a big shift or change for Dennis Gates and the Missouri Tigers to add another player to […]
Record-setting Friday for Mizzou at SEC Outdoor Championships
Missouri track and field closed day two of the SEC Outdoor Championships in record-setting fashion, highlighted by program records, personal bests and multiple top-10 finishes across the board on Friday, May 14, in Auburn, Ala. Limo and Allison’s New Program Records Elijah Limo led the way for the Tigers in the men’s 3,000-meter steeplechase, breaking […]
Barrios takes home SEC Outdoor Championship crown
Behind a championship performance in the women’s javelin and three new program records, Missouri opened the SEC Outdoor Championships with a strong showing Thursday, May 14, in Auburn, Ala. Women’s Javelin Throw Remarks Valentina Barrios Bornacelli claimed the women’s javelin title with a first place throw of 58.31 meters. Her remarkable result was a new […]
Commute: Mizzou and SLU to play?
Jon Rothstein reported the two programs are close to an agreement on a three game series. Check out the Feed post from the news yesterday, plus our Rock M+ Forums had a good discussion on the Non-Conference schedule thread. The date is tentatively set for November 6th at Enterprise Arena in St. Louis. Mizzou Football […]
Preview: Mizzou takes The Plains for SEC Outdoor Championships
Championship season has arrived for Missouri Track & Field. The Tigers travel to Auburn, Ala., this week for the SEC Outdoor Championships, set for Thursday through Saturday, May 14-16. The meet will be held at Hutsell-Rosen Track, where some of the nation’s best athletes will battle for conference titles under the Alabama sun. Opening Day […]
Commute: Mizzou Women’s Golf is Championship Bound
Welcome to the Morning Commute Today we’re talking about Mizzou Women’s Golf! The PGA Championship starts today … but Mizzou Women’s Golf is heading to the NCAA Championships! For just the second time in program history— the Tigers have punched their ticket to the National Championship. It’s their first trip since 2005. All Mizzou needed […]
Recruiting Reset: Keiran Govan elevates the defensive athleticism
With the amount of turnover the Tigers have had at the safety position in recent years with players coming and going through the portal, Mizzou looks like they’ve landed a keeper from the high school ranks in three-star safety Keiran Govan. Govan hails from Republic, Missouri in the southwestern part of the state and is […]
Update: Ahmad Hardy being released from hospital
Earlier Report: Mizzou running back Ahmad Hardy is in stable condition after suffering a gunshot wound early Sunday morning at a concert in Mississippi. Hardy underwent surgery, according to a statement released by Mizzou Athletics. The statement added Hardy’s timeline for a return to playing football is unknown, though a report from ESPN’s Pete Thamel […]
Missouri bolsters depth with South Dakota transfer Jordan Crawford
With portal season winding down, Missouri still had two items on its shopping list: a ball handler inclined to facilitate and a floor spacer whose shot keeps defenses from packing the paint. On Tuesday, the program filled the shooting need with South Dakota guard Jordan Crawford’s commitment, which came one day after an official visit […]
Missouri’s 2026 Returning Production: Defense
Eli Drinkwitz and his staff have never been shy about utilizing the portal. Not the Deion Sanders’ level of “54 new guys in every year” sort of frequency, but certainly to the point where they can add impact transfers to fill in gaps. For example, at the conclusion of a 2021 football season that featured […]
Commute: Prayers Up to Ahmad Hardy
Welcome to the Morning Commute Today we’re talking about the latest on Ahmad Hardy A very scary situation for Ahmad Hardy. Mizzou’s All-American running back suffered a gunshot wound at a concert in Mississippi early Sunday morning. In what may be the best news possible at this point, Hardy was said to be in stable […]
Blaize Ward claims SEC Co-Freshman of the Week crown—once again.
Blaize Ward’s impactful performance against Vanderbilt this past weekend has been well recognized by the Southeastern Conference. The standout freshman’s 6–for–13 performance with four RBI against the Commodores earned him his second SEC Co-Freshman of the Week award for the 2026 season. The first honor came after the Tigers won their first SEC series of […]
Photos of the week: 5.4.2026
For our second to last column, it’s all about Mizzou baseball’s series against Vanderbilt! Dan covered the first game that spanned two days due to insane fog, I covered the second game which started later and featured a weather delay, and Margo wrapped things up with the third game, which was also senior day. Keep […]
Recruiting Reset: Jack Brown is a Future Tight End Star for Mizzou Football
Mizzou Football is up and running with their 2027 recruiting class — and one of their best additions comes from an in-state pledge in the St. Louis area side. Jack Brown, a four-star tight end from Francis Howell Central announced his commitment to Missouri on March 17th as the fourth overall addition of the class. […]
Mizzou’s 2nd round picks impressing so far
Welcome to the Morning Commute Today we’re talking about two young former Tigers who are making their way into the NFL. While the Tigers had a healthy number of players drafted a few weeks ago, Zion Young and Josiah Trotter made some noise going back-to-back in the second round to the Ravens and Buccaneers respectively. […]
Missouri baseball breaks SEC drought in home finale victory
No delays, no problems. Missouri baseball ran the gauntlet on Sunday afternoon in its 4-1 victory over Vanderbilt at Taylor Stadium. In the final home game at Taylor Stadium, six arms pitched for the Tigers and guided them their first SEC home victory since Apr. 6 2024 against the then- No.4 ranked Florida Gators. It […]
Jackson and Jordan on ninth-inning fog controversey in Mizzou win
You’ve probably heard the story by now, in the fact that what was first appearing to be a seamless Vanderbilt victory on Friday night turned into possibly the most chaotic Southeastern Conference baseball game of the 2026 season in the span of two half innings. Down 6-1, Mizzou baseball fought its way back from a […]
Mizzou volleyball adds second transfer in MB Lauren Larkin
Coach Sullivan makes her second roster addition of the week, this time through the transfer portal. The Tigers added Utah State middle blocker Lauren Larkin. She spent her first two years with the Aggies, leading the team with 100 blocks in 2024. She was a weapon in the offensive rhythm as well, averaging 1.27 kills […]
Later, Lacey 😞
A week ago, Mizzou Gymnastics announced that Lacey Rubin, leader of the Bad Ass Beam Queens — a moniker bestowed upon her ferocious Tiger beamers and a name she was pretty sure neither Shannon nor Whitney knew about — would be stepping down from her role after three years with the team. As a huge […]
Mizzou baseball falls in extra innings to Vanderbilt
After their walk-off victory marked the longest Southeastern Conference game of the season, Missouri baseball couldn’t continue to extend its SEC quota over the weekend. The Tigers couldn’t claim game two of the three-game set, and their 11-8 loss against Vanderbilt in eleven innings meant Missouri was unable to snap a long-standing streak: their first […]
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