LAS VEGAS (AP) — Left-handers Chris Sale of the Atlanta Braves and Garrett Crochet of the Chicago White Sox have been selected Major League Baseball’s Comeback Players of the Year. Cleveland right-hander Emmanuel Clase won his second AL Reliever of the Year Award and St. Louis righty Ryan Helsley won the NL honor. Los Angeles
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AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Eight months later, the pain of losing a second Super Bowl in five seasons to the Kansas City Chiefs has barely subsided for the San Francisco 49ers as they prepare for a rare regular season rematch. Memories of Chris Jones blowing up key plays with pressure,
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By HILLEL ITALIE The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Pete Rose, baseball’s career hits leader and fallen idol who undermined his historic achievements and Hall of Fame dreams by gambling on the game he loved and once embodied, has died. He was 83. Stephanie Wheatley, a spokesperson for Clark County in Nevada, confirmed on
Continue ReadingBy EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer Three weeks after being asked to modify a $2.78 billion deal that would dramatically change college sports, attorneys redefined the word “booster” in the plan. They hope that will satisfy a judge’s concerns about the landmark settlement designed to pay players some of the money they help produce. As
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AP Sports Writer MIAMI (AP) — Shohei Ohtani looked up at the boisterous crowd that turned out to cheer him and the Los Angeles Dodgers — and entertained each and every spectator with one of the greatest individual performances, and seasons, in major league history. Fans lifted their phones to capture the moment and chanted
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) MLB’s All-Star Game was held on Tuesday. Did you watch the game? Let us know in the poll and in the comments.
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Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former NBA player Jontay Porter admitted Wednesday that he schemed to take himself out of games for gambling’s sake, pleading guilty to a federal conspiracy crime in the scandal that already got him banned from the league. “I know what I did was wrong, unlawful, and I am deeply
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The 2024 Olympics begin in a couple of weeks and there will be some Mid-Missouri representatives in Paris. Former University of Missouri distance runner Karissa Schweizer will be on the Olympic roster in the 5,000-meter and 10,000-meter runs. Former MU wrestler J’den Cox was recently announced as a coach for USA wrestling.
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By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Celtics again stand alone among NBA champions. Jayson Tatum had 31 points, 11 assists and eight rebounds as the Celtics topped the Dallas Mavericks 106-88 on Monday night to win the franchise’s 18th championship, breaking a tie with the Los Angeles Lakers for the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) For a majority of MLB teams, Opening Day will be on Thursday. For Missouri teams: The Kansas City Royals will host the Minnesota Twins at 3:10 p.m. The St. Louis Cardinals head to Los Angeles to take on the Dodgers at 3:10 p.m. Do you plan on attending a game this year?
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) One of baseball’s biggest stars is embroiled in a scandal the MLB hasn’t seen since Pete Rose. Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani on Monday denied that he ever participated in any sports gambling, amid a scandal involving allegations that his interpreter stole money from him and placed bets on games. Ohtani’s longtime interpreter
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Spring training is underway and a new change has had some baseball fans and players in an uproar, and this time it’s not about any rule changes. MLB unveiled new uniforms recently and a number of players – including from the St. Louis Cardinals – have aired their concerns. The pants of
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By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kansas City Chiefs coach Andy Reid says he has talked with Travis Kelce after the star tight end’s sideline outburst in which he chucked his helmet toward the benches during a loss to the Las Vegas Raiders on Christmas. Reid didn’t elaborate on what
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By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Not many people picked Missouri to be playing in a New Year’s Six bowl game this season. Fewer still probably expected Cody Schrader to be an All-American running back for the Tigers. He starred for Division II Truman State before transferring to Missouri and joining
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By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer Heisman Trophy winner Jayden Daniels from LSU was one of seven players in either their fifth or sixth season of college football selected to The Associated Press All-America team announced Monday. Daniels, a fifth-year quarterback, won the Heisman and AP player of the year honors last week
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By WARREN MAYES Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Ryan O’Reilly scored for Nashville in his return to St. Louis, and the Predators beat the Blues 8-3 for their fourth consecutive victory. Filip Forsberg and Luke Evangelista each had two goals and an assist for Nashville, which dropped six of seven right before its win
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By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — The Big Ten Conference banned Jim Harbaugh from coaching at Michigan’s three remaining regular-season games on Friday, escalating an extraordinary confrontation with college football’s winningest program over a sign-stealing scheme that has rocked the sport. The school delivered on its promise to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Texas Rangers won the World Series this week. But according to a recent report from the Associated Press, Texas’ series win over the Arizona Diamondbacks the least-watched World Series in recorded TV history, with an average of 9.11 million viewers. Did you watch any of the World Series this year? Let
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By MICHAEL MAROT The Associated Press BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — The turbulent and brilliant basketball coach Bob Knight has died. Knight’s family made the announcement Wednesday night on social media, saying he was surrounded by family at his home in Bloomington, Indiana. Knight led the Hoosiers to three NCAA championships. He was among college basketball’s
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By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — A photo of Dick Butkus sneering behind his facemask filled the cover of Sports Illustrated’s 1970 NFL preview, topped by the headline, “The Most Feared Man in the Game.” Opponents who wound up on the business end of his bone-rattling hits could testify that wasn’t an
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