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“Ahmad Hardy beats his numbers from 2025”

It’s not often Missouri gets a player with such a standout performance to come back for another year. A big part of that was the Pinkel system that we operated under for 15 years, where underclassmen baked a little longer on the bench and upperclassmen typically got the starter-level snaps, only to shuffle off to […]

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Study Hall: Arkansas 88, Missouri 84

As Trent Pierce swished a three to put Missouri into the lead with just over a minute gone in overtime, I had a moment where I thought the Tigers were going to pull it off. But on the next possession, the failed to collect two rebounds, giving Arkansas three shots at retaking the lead, and […]

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Tigers earn highest road score of season in close loss to Georgia

Even a day-plus removed, I feel a wide range of emotions about Mizzou’s meet in Athens, from joy to irritation to anxiety. With just one meet left in the regular season, I don’t know what to expect, but I hope like hell it involves healthy athletes, sticky feet and equitable judging. Judging has been an […]

about 17 hours ago | 0 reads

BREAKING: 2027 OL Lual Aleu commits to Mizzou

Don’t let Eli Drinkwitz get on a heater, folks. We know how that turns out. A few days after landing East St. Louis safety Jabarri Lofton, Mizzou’s 2027 high school recruiting class has added yet another member in OL Lual Aleu out of Winton Woods in Cincinnati. Rivals/On3 and 247 both have Aleu listed as […]

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SEC Tournament Picture: Mizzou against the field

Heading into the final Saturday of SEC play there were a lot of scenarios where any number of teams could have ended up seeded in way different spots than they ended up in. The Missouri Tigers were not alone in their range of outcomes Mostly, Missouri only needed two things to happen in order to […]

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Recruiting Reset: Jabarri Lofton is a underrated commitment for Mizzou

Remember the days when we used to worry about local boys going elsewhere to play their college football? I do. And they sucked. Eli Drinkwitz’s success at recruiting in-state football players since he arrived has been so good that it’s become a given. Whereas we would spend many a day hemming and hawing about whether […]

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Mizzou Baseball can’t stop winning!

Welcome to the Morning Commute Today we’re yet again talking about how Mizzou Baseball doesn’t seem to be able to not win at this point in time. After some early struggles in their weekend series against UIC, the Tigers figured things out on the mound and in the box, run-ruling UIC during the final two […]

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Three homers in a row mark a four-game sweep for Missouri over UIC

Mizzou Baseball didn’t just finish a sweep on Sunday. It finished a statement. Behind six scoreless innings from left‑hander Brady Kehlenbrink and a four‑homer afternoon from the lineup, Missouri rolled past UIC 10–0 in seven innings at Taylor Stadium, closing out a four‑game sweep and extending its winning streak to 12 games. Sunday’s finale followed […]

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Former Tiger Madison Walker haunts Mizzou in 11-inning walk-off loss to Florida

In what felt like a poetic finish, Mizzou Softball fell short once again against ranked Florida, this time 5-4 in 11 innings, to clinch the series for the Gators. The poetry was the final hit that allowed star outfielder Taylor Shumaker to reach home plate for the game-winning run in the bottom of the 11th. […]

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Benson and McDevitt shine as Tigers notch 11th consecutive victory

Three hours and 13 minutes after the biggest comeback win of the season for Missouri baseball, Josh McDevitt provided the Tigers with what they had been lacking for the first two games of the series in their 7-0 series-clinching victory over UIC. Quality starting pitching. In his previous three outings this season, McDevitt has given […]

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Pourover: Razor thin margins seal Mizzou’s fate

Mark Mitchell was a monster. As he’s been all year really. Mitchell scored 32 points, a career high, on Senior Day. He was, as he’s been all season long, and for most of the last two years, the Tigers most impactful player. What Mitchell needed was one teammate to be awesome with him. Instead he […]

2 days ago | 1 read

Mizzou Finishes Fourth, Steed and Sinclair Win Big 12 Titles

Cam Steed and Aeoden Sinclair’s conference titles highlighted a weekend that saw both breakthroughs and lost opportunities for the team at the Big 12 Wrestling Championships. Several other Tiger Style wrestlers are currently awaiting possible at-large bids to the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships. Mizzou finished in fourth-place as a team with a final score […]

2 days ago | 2 reads

2027 Safety Jabarri Lofton Commits to Mizzou Football

Football recruiting is heating up after a bunch of visits over the last few months have wrapped up, and the Missouri Tigers and Eli Drinkwitz were able to notch a nice pick up from a familiar place on Saturday. Jabarri Lofton, a 3-star prospect from East St. Louis, IL, announced his commitment via social media […]

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A tale of two victories: Tigers gut out one victory, then launch a massive comeback

Across two days, Missouri baseball lived on both sides of baseball’s extremes. Thursday evening was a gritty hold-on-tight victory; Friday was the biggest gut punch Jackson’s squad has received this season and brought a complete polar opposite side of a Missouri team for three and a half innings. Then, the Tigers awoke from their long […]

3 days ago | 2 reads

Mizzou softballs loses SEC opener in tight battle to Florida

The Tigers fought tooth-and-nail in the SEC opener against Florida, but came up just short 5-4 in Gainesville. The Gators won the game with a 2-run homer in the sixth. Florida jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the second inning with a home run from Ella Wesolowski. But that didn’t last long thanks to […]

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Former Tiger lifts Arkansas over Mizzou in overtime thriller

Over the first 11 minutes of its matchup Saturday against Arkansas, Missouri men’s basketball looked listless. The Tigers trailed by 15 following a Meleek Thomas triple that capped a 9-0 Razorbacks run as it seemed like the visitors might dispatch MU in a total knockout. But Mizzou found a spark heading into halftime, hitting Arkansas […]

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SBN Reacts: Fans Believe Mizzou Will Land on 10-Seed Line

Mizzou Basketball is seemingly in good shape for an NCAA Tournament at-large bid as we inch closer to Selection Sunday, However, there’s more work to be done to put themselves in lock position. After an 80-64 road loss to Oklahoma on Tuesday night, today’s home tilt vs Arkansas has a lot on the line — […]

3 days ago | 2 reads

GameDay: The SEC Tournament seeding scenarios are wild

We’ve made it to the last regular season Saturday in College Basketball. One final Saturday. Senior days abound. Missouri gets the Arkansas Razorbacks, which according to reports, will be short handed. Likely All American point guard Darius Acuff has been nursing a bit of an ankle injury, and Arkansas does not need to win this […]

3 days ago | 2 reads

Mizzou Defense: New year, same mission

Coming into the offseason following 2025, Mizzou knew that it had some gaps to sort out: the entire defense was gone. From the defensive line all the way back to the safety position, the Tigers got pretty much wiped clean of all their starters from just a year ago. That left plenty of work for […]

4 days ago | 4 reads

Tigers take Athens for yet another top 10 matchup

Another day, another top 10 matchup. Welcome to life in the SEC! To wrap up the regular season, the Tigers are taking their high-flying show on the road to the southeastern United States for their final two matchups of the season. This week, the no. 7 Tigers come face-to-face with the no. 6 Georgia Bulldogs, […]

4 days ago | 2 reads

Mizzou looks to finish season on high note on Senior Day

Game Info When | 11:00 a.m. CT Where | Mizzou Arena; Columbia, MO TV | ESPN Radio | Tiger Radio Network Twitter | @MizzouHoops ESPN win probability | 45.0% chance The Starters Mizzou (20-10, 10-7 SEC) G: T.O. Barrett (SO, 8.7 PPG) G: Jayden Stone (GR, 13.7 PPG) F: Trent Pierce (JR, 10.6 PPG) F: Mark Mitchell (SR, 17.4 PPG) C: Shawn Phillips Jr. (SR, 7.5 PPG) […]

4 days ago | 5 reads

Mizzou Distance Runners Cap off their Memorable Indoor Season

 The 2026 Missouri distance squad proved to be a resilient and exciting pack. With standout athletes such as Drew Rogers, Monica Wanjiku and Elijah Limo leading the team, the Tigers put together a season filled with personal bests, school records and loads of accomplishments.  A Look Back at the Indoor Distance Season From Start To […]

4 days ago | 4 reads

Commute: Senior Day is tomorrow

Missouri will say goodbye to a host of seniors. None have been around for more than a few years. One of the things we’ve talked about regarding College Basketball, but specifically Dennis Gates and his approach to building a roster, is continuity. Gates is one of the few high major coaches who seems to want […]

4 days ago | 2 reads