COLUMBIA — Before junior Michael Chandler, Missouri’s 165-pound wrestler, stepped on the mat, the ref came to the bench to ask if he had anything special planned that he should watch for. Chandler jokingly told him that he just pins people. At the end of his match, the 6,308 spectators at Hearnes Center could see that he was serious about his statement.
Chandler's big win helps Tigers defeat OU
Friday, February 8, 2008 | 11:09 p.m. CST;
updated 7:08 p.m. CDT, Thursday, July 17, 2008
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