COLUMBIA, Mo. – Bianca Turati (tuh-rah-tee), who served as the University of Missouri’s interim head coach in 2023 and was a standout collegiate player, has been named the tennis program’s 12th head coach, Director of Athletics Desireé Reed-Francois announced today.  Turati brings a wealth of experience as a former professional tennis player and student-athlete at the University of Texas. She joined …

COLUMBIA, Mo. – University of Missouri Track and Field is set to travel to Baton Rouge, La. to compete in the Southeastern Conference Championships, the title meet will begin Thursday and conclude on Thursday. The entirety of the competition will be streamed on SECN+. The Tigers will enter 52 athletes into the competition across all event categories. Athletes ranked in the …

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Laurin Krings threw a complete game two-hitter, as the No. 13-seeded University of Missouri softball program (34-23) defeated No. 12-seed Mississippi State (28-25), 3-1, Tuesday evening to commence the 2023 SEC Tournament at Bogle Park. With the victory, Mizzou will now face No. 14/13-ranked and No. 5-seed Alabama Wednesday afternoon at 4 p.m., CT. The game will be …

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – University of Missouri softball senior Hannah McGivern was named to the SEC Community Service Team, the league announced Tuesday. McGivern leads the Tigers softball team in community service hours. The Weston, Missouri, outfielder, and pinch runner, has volunteered at the Thompson Center for Autism, the Downtown Optimist Club, and at the Mid-Continent Summer League Camp along with assisting in campus clean-up …

COLUMBIA, Mo. – University of Missouri gymnastic head coach Shannon Welker announced the addition of Lacey Rubin as an assistant coach, who joins Mizzou following a season with Arizona State. “We are thrilled to have Lacey join our coaching staff,” Welker said. “Lacey comes to us after leading the beam team at ASU to a top-20 finish. Our entire team and staff were …

COLUMBIA, Mo. – The No. 13-seeded University of Missouri softball program (33-23) will open 2023 SEC Tournament play against No. 12-seed Mississippi State (28-24) Tuesday at Bogle Park in Fayetteville, Arkansas. First pitch is set for 6:30 p.m., CT. With a victory over the Bulldogs, Mizzou would face No. 5-seed Alabama Wednesday at 4 p.m., CT. Tuesday’s game will be broadcasted on …

The Missouri men’s basketball team is adding a highly-skilled frontcourt player to its 2023-24 roster with the addition of Jesus Carralero (Málaga, Spain), announced on Monday. One of the top passing forwards in the country, Carralero was one of only three players nationally 6-8 or taller to average at least 3.5 assists and 1.0 steals during the 2021-22 season, joining …

COLUMBIA, Mo. – After homering in each of Missouri’s four baseball games last week, Luke Mann was honored by the Southeastern Conference as Co-Player of the Week on Monday. Additionally, Collegiate Baseball Newspaper cited the Tigers third baseman as one of its national players of the week for the period of May 1-7. Mann, who shared the SEC’s weekly honor with …

The NBA G League announced that Missouri standout D’Moi Hodge will attend the 2023 NBA G League Elite Camp, one of 45 prospects for the NBA Draft 2023 presented by State Farm participating in the event. The 2023 NBA G League Elite Camp – held May 13 and 14 at Wintrust Arena in Chicago – gives draft prospects an opportunity …

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Former University of Missouri football head coach Gary Pinkel and tailback Tony Temple are among seven inductees set to be inducted into the Cotton Bowl Classic Hall of Fame on Thursday, May 11, 2023 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. The enshrinement ceremony is scheduled to begin at Noon CT on the West End Zone Plaza at AT&T Stadium. …