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Hoopin’ and Hollerin: Harper’s return home

Mizzou women’s basketball saw its three-game winning streak ended on Sunday by way of an 85-66 home loss to Georgia. This loss now placed the Tigers at 16-10, 4-7 in the SEC. This concluded a key stretch in which Mizzou only faced one ranked opponent over the last seven games. The Tigers made the most […]

26 days ago | 3 reads

Commute: A Statement Win for Mizzou Basketball

Welcome to the Morning Commute Today we’re talking about all things Mizzou Sports. We’ve got a lot to cover here, but let’s start with hoops. After a two-game winning streak, Mizzou Basketball kept the momentum going. Want to a make a statement to improve your NCAA Tournament resume? How about another conference road win? With […]

26 days ago | 4 reads

Strong start by Harrison derailed in late innings

Fresh off a 2-3 start to their season in St. Pete-Clearwater, the Missouri Tigers retreated to the central part of the Sunshine State for what seems like an annual matchup with Central Florida (5-1) on Wednesday evening. In reality, the two black & gold-clad teams have played each other four times in the last five […]

27 days ago | 2 reads

Tiger Style Dual Preview: No. 16 Oklahoma

Head coach Brian Smith made it clear where the mentality of No. 17 Mizzou wrestling is at with two duals remaining in the regular season – “It’s Big 12 time.” The Tigers advanced to 11-7 after a win against the, at the time, No. 16 West Virginia Mountaineers. The victory was one of their most […]

27 days ago | 2 reads

MBB Preview: Mizzou faces surprise Texas A&M squad in College Station

When | 8 p.m. CT Where | Reed Arena; College Station, Tx. TV | SEC Network Radio | Tiger Radio Network Twitter | @MizzouHoops KenPom prediction | Texas A&M -7 ESPN win probability | 25.2% chance The Starters Mizzou G: T.O. Barrett (SO, 7.7 PPG) G: Jayden Stone (GR, 15.1 PPG) F: Trent Pierce (JR, 8.9 PPG) F: Mark Mitchell (SR, 17.6 PPG) C: Shawn Phillips Jr. […]

27 days ago | 3 reads

Commute: Looking at Mizzou’s chances at the NCAA Tournament

Welcome to the Morning Commute Today we are talking about Mizzou Basketball. With no Mizzou events happening on Tuesday night, I thought it would be a good time to look at the fact that Mizzou Basketball has some big games coming up to determine its chance at a spot in the NCAA Tournament. With the […]

27 days ago | 3 reads

Larissa’s Lessons: Takeaways from 2026 opening weekend

Welcome to Larissa’s Lessons, a weekly takeaways series in which some combination of Karen, True and Dylan will break down the biggest takeaways from the weekend’s games. We love an alliteration and puns around here, so be prepared for some word play. Because the Tigers are playing a ridiculous number of games in a weekend […]

28 days ago | 2 reads

Eli Drinkwitz’s Situational Records (and comparison)

It’s February. Let’s break down the situational win/loss records of our guy, and compare him to the guys who came before. Why? Because I track this stuff and need an outlet to put it. I am aware this is not normal behavior. It’s ok. You get used to it. Here we go! Overall Six years […]

28 days ago | 3 reads

Commute: The Latest Bubble Watch for Mizzou Basketball

Welcome to the Morning Commute Today we’re talking about Mizzou Hoops Mizzou Basketball kept their at-large NCAA Tournament hopes alive after a 78-59 road win over South Carolina on Saturday afternoon. From Sam Snelling’s Study Hall: It’s a good win. If Mizzou has any interest in remaining on the conversation for the NCAA Tournament, they […]

28 days ago | 2 reads

Photos of the week: 2.2.2026

I know I said this week would be completely focusing on track, but I changed my mind… I wanted to take a chance to highlight the two other fantastic regular contributors to Rock M coverage: freshmen phenoms Margo Jenkins (@margoj_photography) and Dan Murphy (@danmurphmedia)! Enjoy some photos from all three of us this week from […]

29 days ago | 2 reads

Study Hall: Mizzou 78, South Carolina 59

One of the reasons the SEC is still considered a good league is because there are no really bad teams. The worst teams are bad in a relative way in comparison to the others mostly because of their record. So it’s easy to forget that heading into this game KenPom.com had projected this game as […]

29 days ago | 1 read

Gators Chomped: Mizzou Gym Topples #2 Florida

It’s time for some honest reflection here, friends. Raise your hand if you thought Mizzou’s first SEC win of the season would come against no. 2 Florida (who now is #5, by the way). Yeah…. that’s what I thought. And that’s okay; I didn’t think it would happen either and just wanted a good score!! […]

29 days ago | 3 reads

Drew Lock joins the “Mizzou QB with a SB ring” club

Welcome to the Morning Commute Today we’re talking about the successful pipeline of Mizzou QBs to backup NFL QBs. First, Chase Daniel. Then, Blaine Gabbert. Now, Drew Lock. Next… Brady Cook? Last night, Drew Lock joined Daniel and Gabbert in prestigious company as former Tigers to win the big game as backup QBs, as Lock’s […]

29 days ago | 1 read

Pourover: Never apologize for winning

I can’t remember who said winning on the road was hard, but clearly they are out of their mind because Mizzou made it look easy. Oh that was me, yesterday. Winning on the road is hard. It helps when you’re playing the lowest rated SEC team in KenPom. But you should never apologize for beating […]

about 1 month ago | 2 reads

Kerrick Jackson and Co. aim for a bounce-back season

Coming off a season where Missouri baseball sat at the bottom of the Southeastern Conference with a 16-39 record and three wins in SEC play, there’s no place to look except up for a bounce-back season. Injury returnees, a revamp in identity, and a building project were some of the main talking points from Tigers […]

about 1 month ago | 2 reads

GameDay: Hey let’s win at South Carolina!

Winning is hard. Winning on the road is harder. Winning on the road in conference play is the hardest. Mizzou has been in the SEC now 14 seasons and they have 26 road wins in league play. That’s an average of less than 2 per season. And each year they play 9 road games, so […]

about 1 month ago | 1 read

Mizzou Wrestling Extends Win Streak to Three Against West Virginia

No. 19 Tiger Style picked up its third straight dual win with a 26-13 victory against No. 16 West Virginia, advancing to 11-7 and 4-2 in Big 12 play. That’s a very solid win after trailing through much of the lighter weight classes. Head coach Brian Smith has created a juggernaut of a stretch in […]

about 1 month ago | 4 reads

Tigers Wrap Up Home Schedule at Missouri Invitational

The Missouri Tigers capped off their last home meet of the season, with multiple athletes placing first and achieving top-10 program records on Friday, Feb. 6, at the Missouri Invitational in Columbia, Mo. Weight Throw Blows the Competition Away Senior Sam Innes led the men’s weight throw with a mark of 22.68 meters, the third […]

about 1 month ago | 3 reads

Takeaways from Day 1 of Mizzou Softball’s season

It is so great to be back watching and talking about Mizzou Softball! That being said, not the prettiest start for the Tigers on Day 1 of the NFCA Leadoff Classic. Mizzou went 0-2 with losses against Penn State and Oregon. The loss to the Ducks was expected, as they are No. 5 in the […]

about 1 month ago | 2 reads