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Four-Star Basketball Recruit Blake Harris Signs with MU

By Jack Hummel • Apr 11, 2017

Four-star basketball recruit Blake Harris announced Sunday he that he is “officially a tiger” after an official visit to the University of Missouri this weekend. Harris announced his decision to sign with the Tigers on Twitter, posting a photo in a Tigers uniform.

Harris was joined by Michael Porter Jr. and other five-star recruit Kevin Knox this weekend as the three toured campus.

Cuonzo Martin: "It just feels like home"

By Jack Hummel • Mar 21, 2017

The University of Missouri Athletics welcomed Cuonzo Martin as the new Men’s Basketball head coach Monday afternoon. MU Students, faculty, and fans gathered to welcome Martin at Mizzou Arena with a “campus celebration.” The introduction was open to the public as MU Athletic Director Jim Sterk introduced Martin to Tiger fans.

Global Journalist: Rich Clarkson, Pioneering Sports Photographer

By Jason McLure • Jan 20, 2017

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Global Journalist: Rich Clarkson, Pioneering Sports Photographer

Rich Clarkson is one of the founding fathers of modern sports photojournalism. Born in 1932, Clarkson's early photos of Wilt Chamberlain playing basketball at the University of Kansas in the 1950s were published in a new magazine called Sports Illustrated.

That launched a career that included photographing 60 NCAA men's basketball championships, nine Olympics and many, many other sports events.

On this special edition of Global Journalist, Clarkson talks about how photojournalism has changed over the decades and the stories behind some of the most memorable sports photos of our time.

Leadership Changes, Highs and Lows Define Mizzou Sports in 2016

By Andy Humphrey • Dec 20, 2016

In 2016, University of Missouri Athletics experienced a wide range of successes and failures. The year also featured instability, as five different people (Mack Rhoades, Wren Baker, Hank Foley, Sarah Reesman and Jim Sterk) served as the university’s athletic director.

Following the departure of long-time football head coach in 2015, and the football team’s role in the November 2015 protests on the MU campus, Missouri Tiger fans have not appeared to support the football program as much as years past.

Report: Mizzou's Frank Haith to become head coach at Tulsa

By Michael Losch & Taylor Kasper • Apr 17, 2014

According to multiple reports on Thursday, Missouri coach Frank Haith has verbally accepted an offer to become the head basketball coach at the University of Tulsa in Oklahoma.

Tulsa World had reported that Haith is a “very solid front-runner” and was expected to meet with Tulsa President Steadman Upham and athletic and athletic director Derrick Gragg. A short time later ESPN and CBSsports learned he has verbally accepted an offer to join Tulsa.

Student group "Antlers" kicked out of second straight MU basketball game

By Associated Press • Nov 26, 2013

A University of Missouri student fan group was kicked out of its second straight men's basketball game over what school officials call a pattern of inappropriate chants.

The Columbia Daily Tribune reports that members of The Antlers were ejected from Mizzou Arena on Monday night early in the second half of Missouri's 78-64 win over IUPUI.

Missouri basketball wins two seed, to play Norfolk State

By Associated Press • Mar 12, 2012

Winning the Big 12 tournament was not quite enough to earn a Number One NCAA tournament seed for Missouri.

MU, KU officials weigh in on future of rivalry

Missouri’s men’s basketball game against Kansas on Saturday was the 267th time the teams have played. But it could be one of the last times the long time rivals will compete since MU is moving to the Southeastern Conference next year. Opposing petitions have sprung up in Kansas and Missouri to either save or end the Border Showdown.