Australian Open 2014: Nadal simply too much for Federer and, most likely,...
Rafael Nadal will face Stan Wawrinka in the 2014 Australian Open final after a straight-set win over Roger Federer.Against Rafael Nadal on Friday in Melbourne, we saw a fresher, more tactically...
View ArticleThe five factors: College football's most important stats
College football comes down to five basic things, four of which you can control. (UPDATED at the bottom.)The most revolutionary ideas are sometimes the simplest. Almost 10 years ago, Dean Oliver...
View Article2014 Australian Open women's final: Na-Cibulkova and the good version of parity
Women's tennis has been a victim of faulty depth for a while now, but between late-career peaks, mid-career surges, and impressive early-career results, there are signs for optimism.Four years ago,...
View ArticleMizzou did not pursue alleged assault
Mizzou did not pursue alleged assaultESPN's Outside the LInes has a pretty alarming story up regarding former MU swimmer Sasha Menu Corey and the role an alleged sexual assault played in her eventual...
View ArticleSouth Carolina at Missouri preview: Bring your lunch pail, win the game
LEAVE YOUR TRIFECTA PICKS IN COMMENTS.This is a Frank Martin team. The Gamecocks will play with their hair on fire, grab a ton of rebounds, and make a ton of mistakes. If you bring your lunch pail on...
View ArticleSaturday live thread
Hey, look, it's another weird weather weekend ahead! Never seen one of those before. So once again, what are you up to this early, cold Saturday while waiting for Mizzou hoops in the afternoon?11:00...
View ArticleAustralian Open 2014: Li Na struggles early, cruises late to take women's title
The 31-year-old from China will move to No. 3 in the WTA rankings after winning her second slam titleLi Na's best and worst traits were on display during (and after) her 7-6, 6-0 win over Dominika...
View ArticleBasketball live thread: South Carolina at Missouri
What: Mizzou BasketballWho: South Carolina Gamecocks (7-11, 0-5) at Missouri Tigers (14-4, 2-3)When: 3:00 p.m. CTWhere: Mizzou Arena (15,061)TV: SEC TV (Mike Morgan, Barry Booker)Radio: Tiger Radio...
View ArticleAustralian Open 2014: Wawrinka rides upset script, late-career surge to slam...
Stan Wawrinka is your Australian Open champion after taking down Rafael Nadal, 6-3, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3.At this point in his career, Rafael Nadal has put together an incredible set of tools. He is fast...
View ArticleMissouri 82, South Carolina 74: Study Hall
Your Trifecta: Clarkson-Brown-Ross. But not in the bad way.College BasketballSaturday basically proved what we already knew: Missouri doesn't need much production outside of its big three, but it needs...
View ArticleLet's talk about the Outside the Lines piece
Talking about mental illness is incredibly intimidating. I think that's true even for experts. The brain is intimidating and unpredictable and weird and impossible to completely understand, and those...
View ArticleKeyon Dilosa commits to Missouri
Per his own Twitter account (SOURCES), Dilosa, a 6'3 receiver from Round Rock, TX, committed to Missouri on his visit this weekend. He received a late offer from the Tigers and made his first trip up...
View ArticleMizzou Links, 1-27-14: The recruiting weekend, the SC win, and the OTL...
The UM president calls for an investigation regarding Sasha Menu Corey, Mizzou wraps up its second-to-last recruiting weekend for the 2014 class, Mizzou still beat South Carolina, and Phil Pressey's...
View ArticleFive Factors: Isolating explosiveness with IsoPPP
Efficiency and explosiveness are both incredibly important and strongly related. How should we go about measuring one without bringing in the other?I'm really happy with the overall response to...
View ArticleMizzou Links, 1-28-14: Jabari, Hogs, NSD, OTL
Mizzou faces Arkansas in Fayetteville tonight at 6pm, Jabari Brown is turning into a scorer and leader, Signing Day is just over a week away, and investigations related to the Outside the Lines report...
View ArticleMizzou at Arkansas preview: Hogs have size, ball-handling and home-court...
LEAVE YOUR TRIFECTA PICKS IN COMMENTS."YOU get 10 minutes ... and YOU get 10 minutes ... and YOU get 10 minutes..."Arkansas Razorbacks (13-6, 2-4)HogsOpp.Pace (No. of Possessions)72.7Points Per...
View ArticleMU releases Q&A statement regarding Sasha Menu Courey
This morning, the University of Missouri released an updated statement, in Q&A format, regarding Sasha Menu Courey and ESPN's Outside the Lines feature. Most of this has already been covered in...
View ArticleMissouri responds to Outside the Lines piece regarding Sasha Menu Courey
Hopefully this becomes a reason for everybody to ask questions about the processes for handling both sexual assault allegations and mental health issues.Talking about mental illness is incredibly...
View ArticleMizzou Links, 1-29-14: Basketball happiness in Fayetteville, 7 days to...
Mizzou finds basketball happiness in Arkansas, Jabari Brown is smoking hot, it's seven days until National Signing Day, and both Mizzou's Swimming & Diving coach and Rolandis Woodland talk about...
View ArticleMissouri 75, Arkansas 71: Study Hall
Your Trifecta: Ross-Brown-Rosburg. ROSBURG.NCAA BasketballIn the first half, Ryan Rosburg was on pace for a 16 & 14, and Arkansas was on pace for 16 3-pointers. In the second half, the teams...
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