The Tigers haven't lost a November game since rallying to beat the Razorbacks in the 2016 season finale.

Geist scores a game-high 24 points, but Tigers can't overcome No. 12 Wildcats' hot shooting.

Barry Odom offers to buy tickets for fans to Friday's home finale.

COMING THIS WEEK

Coming into the final contest of a three-game homestand Monday night, the No. 21 Missouri women’s basketball team was looking for a spark offensively.Not only because it suffered a nonconference loss to Green Bay on Friday, but more importantly, with possibly three Power Five teams looming this weekend at the Gulf Coast Showcase in Florida.In between those challenges was Ohio Valley Conference foe SIU Edwardsville, which Missouri outmuscled and outmatched from the [...]

The Missouri men’s basketball team hung with No. 12 Kansas State point-for-point through the first 16 minutes of Monday’s Paradise Jam championship.Then the Wildcats, led by Dean Wade, who finished with 21 points, took complete control of the game.Kansas State defeated Missouri 82-67. Its 13-0 run to finish the first half was the difference in the game, as Missouri never recovered.A Reed Nikko dunk tied the game at 27 with 4:17 left in the first half. Back- [...]

Junior running back nursing toe, ankle injuries.

Time: 6:30 p.m. CTPlace: The University of the Virgin Islands’ Sports and Fitness CenterTV: FloHoops.com (A monthly subscription is $30. A yearly subscription is $12.50 per month)Radio: 96.7 FM, 105.1 FM, 1580 AMProjected starting lineups.Missouri (3-1, 0-0): Jordan Geist, Mark Smith, Javon Pickett, Kevin Puryear and Jeremiah [...]

Tigers advance to Paradise Jam championship game with 69-63 win over Oregon State.

The scoreboard might not say it, but Missouri made progress on Sunday in coach Wayne Kreklow's eyes.The No. 23 ranked Tigers lost 3-0 to No. 11 Kentucky (25-17, 25-22, 25-18) as the Wildcats clinched at least a share of the Southeastern Conference championship.Missouri was in the way of a wrecking ball in the match. The Tigers became the eighth straight team Kentucky has swept. In fact, the Wildcats (22-4, 16-0) have dropped just five sets throughout their entire SEC schedule. [...]

Jordan Geist struggled to find his touch for the Missouri men's basketball team during the first three games of the season, shooting just 22 percent from the field and 15 percent from deep. The senior guard averaged 6.3 points per game during wins against Kennesaw State and Central Arkansas and a loss to Iowa State.But he broke through in a big way during the second half Sunday.Geist dropped 18 of his 21 points after the break and converted 12 of 15 from the free-throw [...]

Tigers advance to Paradise Jam championship game with 69-63 win over Oregon State.

Time: 4:30 p.m. CTPlace: The University of the Virgin Islands’ Sports and Fitness CenterTV: FloHoops.com (A monthly subscription is $30. A yearly subscription is $12.50 per month)Radio: 96.7 FM, 105.1 FM, 1580 AMProjected starting lineups.Missouri (2-1, 0-0): Jordan Geist, Mark Smith, Javon Pickett, Kevin Puryear and Jeremiah [...]

November is Barry Odom’s best month, and it just got better Friday. The Missouri football team picked up an oral commitment from four-star Parkway North safety Jalani Williams, who chose the Tigers over Louisiana State.

Odom challenges Mizzou fans to attend Friday's home finale.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Saturday marked the third year in a row that Tennessee was burned by Missouri freshman running backs.Tyler Badie and Simi Bakare didn't have the gaudy numbers that Damarea Crockett put up on the Volunteers in 2016 (225 yards) or Larry Rountree III did in 2017 (155 yards), but they each had big moments in Missouri’s 50-17 win over Tennessee.Badie tallied 17 yards and a touchdown on six carries, and he received plenty of praise for his work [...]

MISSOURI vs. OREGON STATE

Five members of the Missouri wrestling team posted top-6 finishes in their respective weight classes in the gold division at the Lindenwood Open on Saturday.Brock Mauller finished as the runner-up at 149 pounds. Mauller lost a 7-4 decision to Jarrett Degen of Iowa State in the final round.Cameron Valdiviez earned third place at 125 for the Tigers. Allan Hart placed fourth at 133, with Canten Marriott fifth at 184 and Taylor Watkins sixth at 197.Sam Ritchie (141) and [...]

Tigers win their third straight, improve to 7-4 with 50-17 victory over Tennessee.

The Missouri men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams swept the 2018 Mizzou Invite team titles on Saturday after winning a combined 30 events during the three-day meet at the Mizzou Aquatic Center.On the men’s side, the Tigers totaled 1,410 points to take first place among 11 total teams. BYU finished second (667), while California Baptist placed third (576).The Tiger women scored 1,171 points to win the women’s title ahead of 12 other programs. [...]

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — This season, and especially the past four weeks, Missouri cornerback DeMarkus Acy has metronomed between joy and anguish.Saturday was the same, but his positives ended up winning the day. Acy bagged two interceptions in Missouri’s 50-17 romp over Tennessee at Neyland Stadium, and his first interception was a game-changing play.The takeaways were vindication for Acy. Before Oct. 27 against Kentucky, he’d played in 32 games at Missouri [...]

When Missouri quarterback Drew Lock met with reporters in the days leading up to the Tennessee game, he wasn’t sure how MU offensive coordinator Derek Dooley was feeling.From everything Lock could tell about Dooley’s mannerisms, this was just another game for the former Tennessee head coach.But Lock wasn’t sure if he bought that. The senior signal caller guessed Dooley did have this game circled, even if he wasn’t giving that impression to his [...]

In Derek Dooley's return to Knoxville, the Tigers rack up 484 yards of offense and bury the Volunteers.

Tigers take down Volunteers 50-17 in Knoxville for third straight victory.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Twice Saturday at Tennessee, Missouri’s oft-maligned secondary gave the Tigers a massive lift en route to their 50-17 rout of the Volunteers… mirroring the scoreline from Missouri’s win over Tennessee last season in Columbia.The first lift the Tigers got Saturday was from cornerback DeMarkus Acy near the end of the first half.Tennessee’s offense, playing with renewed vigor under backup quarterback Keller Chryst, took over [...]

Don't mess with the Missouri Tigers in the month of November.MU won its eighth straight game (dating back to 2016) played in November Saturday, dismantling Tennessee 50-17 in Knoxville.The November win streak will almost certainly continue against a hapless Arkansas team Friday at Memorial Stadium, barring the Tigers suffering too many food comas from Thanksgiving or something.To the Tiger thoughts:- We hear a lot about how the NCAA is hell bent on making football [...]

Key players, the best quotes of the week, storylines, numbers to know and a prediction for Missouri's game against Vanderbilt.

Puryear, Suggs help Tigers hold off Kennesaw State in Virgin Islands.

1. Who wants it more?

In the fourth quarter Saturday against Vanderbilt, Missouri was nursing a five-point lead when Drew Lock chucked a deep ball towards freshman receiver Dominic Gicinto. It might have seemed reckless to trust a freshman to make a play under those circumstances, but the Tigers have trusted freshmen plenty under coach Barry Odom.Freshmen skill players have thrived in the three years Odom has run the show at Missouri, starting with Damarea Crockett in 2016 and continuing this season with [...]

It was fitting that legendary former Missouri wrestler J'den Cox was in attendance to see his Tigers wrestle Friday.No. 7 MU delivered a performance worthy of the world champion as the Tigers took down No. 10 Virginia Tech 21-8 at the Hearnes Center. MU has won each of its three duals by double digits.Colby Smith got things started by winning a 11-4 decision at 125 pounds for the Tigers, then John Erneste picked up a 6-2 victory at 133. Jaydin Eierman continued the Tigers' [...]

Challenged by their first-year position coach, the Tigers' seasoned linemen have lifted their game to new levels lately.

Missouri’s offensive struggles finally caught up with it on Friday.On Tuesday, Missouri went on a 14-minute drought without a field goal, but still found a way to win.Friday, while it wasn’t quite as long of a drought, overall the Tigers shot worse. Missouri shot 30 percent from the field and 26 percent from deep. It also added 18 turnovers all leading to the Tigers 56-49 loss to Green Bay at Mizzou Arena. The loss was Missouri’s first non-conference [...]

Drew Lock stepped back in the pocket and surveyed the field. On one of the biggest plays of the game Saturday against Vanderbilt, with the Tigers nursing a five-point lead late in the fourth quarter, Lock fired deep down the field and trusted freshman wideout Dominic Gicinto would come up with the ball.By Saturday, Lock and Gicinto had been teammates for nearly a year — Gicinto had left Raytown High School early and joined Missouri last spring. Gicinto had already played in [...]

Four-star safety picks MU over LSU, becomes area's fifth commitment to join Tigers' recruiting class.

I’m currently covering the Missouri women’s basketball game against Green Bay as I write this, so because I’m multitasking we’ll keep this short and sweet today. Missouri narrowly defeated Kennesaw State 55-52 to open the Paradise Jam, Friday afternoon. Sidenote: Amber Smith is dominating Green Bay right now and the women lead the Phoenix 23-22 at half. There's a free women's hoops takeaway for you. KENNESAW STATE [...]

Puryear's scoring, Suggs' defense lead Mizzou to 55-52 victory over Kennesaw State in Paradise Jam. MU faces Oregon State on Sunday.

Missouri narrowly avoided a major upset on Friday afternoon, against Kennesaw State.It took two late Kennesaw State turnovers for the game to be decided, but the Tigers held on for a 55-52 win in the first round of the Paradise Jam.Kennesaw State (1-3), a member of the Atlantic Sun conference, was 10-20 last year and won just two games away from home.Yet, with 16 seconds left, the Owls had a chance to win the game.With the shot clock off, and trailing by two [...]

Time: 2 p.m. CTPlace: The University of the Virgin Islands’ Sports and Fitness CenterTV:  FloHoops.com (A monthly subscription is $30. A yearly subscription is $12.50 per month)Radio: 96.7 FM, 105.1 FM, 1580 AMProjected starting lineups. [...]

Just like the Iowa State game, watching Missouri in the Paradise Jam won’t be easy. Other than attending the four-day tournament, the only viewing option is an online live stream, which requires a $30 one-month subscription