DETROIT, Mich. (KMIZ) The Kansas City Chiefs traded up to the No. 28 overall pick with the Buffalo Bills on Thursday night to select Xavier Worthy in the first round of the NFL Draft. Worthy is a wide receiver from the University of Texas and finished last season with 1,014 receiving yards and five touchdowns.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Jefferson City High School has found the new leader of its boys basketball program. The Jefferson City School District announced on Thursday that Ethan Williams will be the next head coach of the Jays Boys Basketball team, replacing former head coach Josh Buffington who stepped down from the position at the
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DETROIT, Mich. (KMIZ) For the first time since 2017, a former Mizzou Tiger has been selected in the opening round of the NFL Draft. Darius Robinson was drafted by the Arizona Cardinals with the 27th overall pick on Thursday night in his home state of Michigan. The defensive lineman became the first Mizzou Football alum
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri announced that new MU Athletics Director Laird Veatch will be formally introduced on Friday afternoon at 3 p.m. at the Stephens Indoor Facility. The event will be open to the public and will be carried live on ABC 17, KMIZ and abc17news.com The former Memphis AD is preparing
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ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMIZ) Despite trailing Arizona 1-0 for the first five innings of Wednesday’s game, St. Louis rallied to score five unanswered runs in the final three frames to earn a 5-1 win over the Diamondbacks. Wednesday’s win secured a series victory for the Cardinals and improved their record to 11-14 this season. Christian
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are your local scores from Wednesday, April 24, 2024. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS GIRLS SOCCER HICKMAN (3) CAPITAL CITY (0) FINAL TOLTON (4) BATTLE (0) FINAL HS BASEBALL ROCK BRIDGE (11) BATTLE (0) FINAL/5 TOLTON (2) HELIAS (3) FINAL SMITH-COTTON (5) HICKMAN (2)
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Eli Drinkwitz and his coaching staff have made another splash in the transfer portal, adding an offensive tackle with four years of college experience to the offensive line room. Marcus Bryant, who was considered the best remaining offensive tackle in the transfer portal by On3, is transferring from SMU to Mizzou. Bryant
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EUREKA, Mo. (KMIZ) The No. 1 ranked prospect in the state of Missouri is taking his talents to the Mizzou Football program. Consensus four-star offensive tackle Jack Lange committed to the Tigers on Wednesday night over Michigan, Nebraska and Wisconsin. The Eureka native is not only listed as the top-ranked recruit in the state of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The nation’s top scorer at the NCAA Division I level is officially joining the Mizzou men’s basketball roster. Northern Kentucky transfer Marques Warrick put pen to paper on Wednesday, signing with Dennis Gates and the Tigers. “Marques is a high-scoring combo guard who has produced every year of his college career,” Dennis
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Eli Drinkwitz and his coaching staff have landed two more commits to its 2025 recruiting class. Dante McClellan and Joshua Lewis are now the third and fourth high school prospects respectively to commit to Mizzou’s next class. McClellan was the first prospect to commit to the Mizzou Football program on Monday, choosing
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Royals were held to just five hits on Sunday afternoon, leading to a 5-0 shutout loss to the Orioles in their series finale. Kansas City fell in the final two contests of this three-game set to post its second series loss of the young season to Baltimore. Matt Quatraro’s crew
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou Baseball dropped its series finale against LSU 6-2 on Sunday at Taylor Stadium, following a lackluster afternoon at the dish. The hometown Tigers fall to 6-12 in SEC play and currently sit in a tie for 12th place in the conference standings, holding a narrow one-game lead over the Baton Rouge
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ATHENS, Ga. (KMIZ) No. 13 Mizzou Softball had two opportunities to clinch a series win over No. 9 Georgia on Saturday afternoon, but the Bulldogs won both games of the doubleheader 4-2 to hand the Tigers a series loss. Larissa Anderson’s crew is now 8-10 in SEC play and holds a 35-13 overall record with
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are your local scores from Saturday, April 20, 2024. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS BASEBALL FRANCIS HOWELL (1) ROCK BRIDGE (4) FINAL NIXA (6) ROCK BRIDGE (7) FINAL HICKMAN (4) PARKWAY SOUTH (14) FINAL HICKMAN (1) PARKWAY SOUTH (7) FINAL TOLTON (1) BOONVILLE (3) FINAL
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The defending NCAA champions’ trip to Columbia got off to a rough start for the hometown Tigers. Mizzou Baseball dropped its series opener 12-1 to LSU on Friday night, falling to 5-11 in SEC play. The Baton Rouge Tigers outscored Mizzou 8-1 in the first three frames of the game. During those
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Mizzou defensive lineman revealed he is retiring from playing football. Austin Firestone announced his retirement from the game of football in a social media post on Thursday night. “After much prayer and reflection, I’ve decided to retire from the business of football. So many great memories have come from these past
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FORT WORTH, Texas (KMIZ) The 2023-24 Mizzou Gymnastics season wrapped up on Thursday night with the program’s lone individual competitor making her debut at the NCAA National Semifinals. Mara Titarsolej ended a stellar first season with the Tigers by taking the national stage and scoring a 9.6625 on the bars at Dickies Arena. Titarsolej’s score
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) While Mizzou Gymnastics won’t be competing as a team at the NCAA Championships, the Tigers will have one gymnast in Fort Worth to represent them. After qualifying for the national championships as an individual competitor on bars, Mara Titarsolej is getting set to make her debut on the NCAA Championship stage. “I’m
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A fourth member of last season’s Mizzou Men’s Basketball team is putting their name in the transfer portal. A team spokesperson confirmed to ABC 17 Sports on Monday night that John Tonje has officially entered the portal. Tonje transferred to the Tigers last offseason after playing the first four years of his
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are your local scores from Monday, April 15, 2024. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS GIRLS SOCCER SMITH-COTTON (4) CAPITAL CITY (0) FINAL TOLTON (6) BISHOP DUBOURG (0) FINAL FULTON (1) FATIMA (4) FINAL MARSHALL (6) MEXICO (0) FINAL CALIFORNIA (0) STOVER (8) FINAL HS
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