COLUMBIA, S.C. (KMIZ) The Mizzou men’s basketball team snapped its three-game losing streak with a 93-78 win over South Carolina on Saturday. The win marked senior forward Jeremiah Tilmon’s return to play after a death in his family. Although he was not in the starting line up, he finished the day with 17 points, on
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) The Mizzou women’s basketball team will honor its seniors, Shannon Dufficy and Shug Dickson, in a Sunday afternoon match up with Florida. The duo has not been with Robin Pingeton’s group long, as they both transferred for their senior season before COVID-19. Dickson landed at Mizzou after transferring from both Tulsa and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The No. 25 Mizzou volleyball team swept Georgia, 3-0, on Friday night at the Hearnes Center. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. The Tigers will play the Bulldogs again on Saturday at 6 p.m. Also on Friday – the Mizzou baseball team lost its season opener to Grand
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou football team will hold its spring game on March 20. https://twitter.com/MizzouFootball/status/1362813446924996610 An MU spokesman said he anticipates fans will be allowed to attend with no more than 25% capacity. The Tigers will begin spring practices on Feb. 26. MU did not have a spring game last year due to COVID-19
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INDIANAPOLIS (KMIZ) The NCAA will allow up to 25% capacity at its upcoming Division 1 men’s basketball tournament. The NCAA said face coverings and physical distancing will be required to attend. On Friday – Mizzou basketball coach Cuonzo Martin said he was happy with the NCAA’s decision. “I think you’re always talking about energy and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou big man Jeremiah Tilmon is back with the team and is expected to play on Saturday on the road against South Carolina. Mizzou basketball coach Cuonzo Martin confirmed the news at his pregame news conference on Friday morning. You can watch the full interview in the video player above. Tilmon missed
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ORLANDO, Fla. (KMIZ) Mizzou football coach Eli Drinkwitz has a new opening on his coaching staff. David Gibbs announced he is leaving the Mizzou football program to join UCF’s staff. https://twitter.com/UCF_Football/status/1362559655973642241 Gibbs will be the Golden Knights co-defensive coordinator and secondary coach under new head coach Gus Malzahn. Gibbs spent the last two seasons as
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) The Mizzou softball team will head down to Florida on Friday to compete in FAU’s “Strike-out Cancer,” Tournament. Larissa Anderson’s team was originally supposed to travel to Waco, Texas to meet Prairie View A&M, No. 23 Baylor, and Northwestern State. However, official canceled the tournament due to winter weather. Instead, the Tigers
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The SEC postponed several upcoming basketball games on Wednesday due to bad weather – including the Mizzou women’s basketball team’s matchup at Texas A&M. The Tigers and Aggies will no longer play on Thursday night. According to a release, the game has not been rescheduled at this time. Here’s a full list
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ATHENS, Georgia (KMIZ) The No. 20 Mizzou basketball team lost its third straight game on Tuesday night. The Bulldogs beat the Tigers 80-70. You can hear from head coach Cuonzo Martin in the video player above. Mizzou was up 48-35 with 15:36 to go in the game after starting the second half on an 11-2
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou baseball team will open up its 2021 season this weekend in Phoenix, Arizona. The Tigers will face Grand Canyon University for a three game series starting Friday at 4 p.m. We spoke with head coach Steve Bieser to preview the season on Monday. You can watch the full interview in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou senior Jeremiah Tilmon will miss his second straight game Tuesday night at Georgia following a death in his family. Tilmon also missed MU’s game on Saturday against Arkansas. The Tigers lost to the Razorbacks 86-81 in overtime. “We knew there was a death in his family, so you have to respect
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Andrew Kauffman brought on Jen and Brad Loos in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down. They shared the latest on their daughter Rhyan Loos, who has now been cancer free for more than four years. On Saturday, the 6th annual Rally For Rhyan game raised $65,000 for pediatric
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) The Mizzou women’s basketball team dropped to 7-9 on the season, with an 18-point loss to No. 24 Georgia on Sunday. Before the game, Mizzou Athletics confirmed that standout guard Aijha Blackwell would miss the game due to a foot injury. https://twitter.com/NathalieABC17/status/1361022393519464449?s=20 There is no word yet on when Blackwell will rejoin
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou basketball team may have lost in overtime on Saturday to Arkansas, but the sixth annual Rally For Rhyan game was still a huge success. The MU community raised $65,000 for pediatric cancer research. You can watch ABC 17 Sports Director Andrew Kauffman’s full recap in the video player above.
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) The No. 10 Mizzou men’s basketball could not hold off Arkansas in the 6th annual Rally For Rhyan game. The Razorbacks beat the Tigers 86-81 in overtime. You can watch highlights and reaction in the video player below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HmMebAJerug With the loss, Mizzou moves to 13-5 overall and 6-5 in the SEC.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou senior Jeremiah Tilmon will not play on Saturday against Arkansas due to a death in his family. Mizzou released this statement on Saturday afternoon: “Mizzou senior forward Jeremiah Tilmon, Jr., will not play Saturday, Feb. 13, against Arkansas. Tilmon, Jr., is taking a leave of absence following a death in his family.”
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) The Mizzou men’s basketball team will look to get back in the win column on Saturday afternoon, as it will host Arkansas in the annual Rally for Rhyan game. Cuonzo Martin’s group is coming off of a 21-point loss to Ole Miss on Wednesday, which dropped them to third place in the
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COLUMBIA, S.C. (KMIZ) The Mizzou women’s basketball team fell to No. 1 South Carolina, despite a solid first half performance. The Tigers went into halftime knotted at 36, after leading the majority of the game. However, after the break, the Gamecocks came out firing on all cylinders, shooting 50 percent from the field in the
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OXFORD, Miss. (KMIZ) The No. 10 Mizzou basketball team came up short on the road against Ole Miss on Wednesday night. The Tigers lost 80-59. Mizzou fell apart in the second half after only trailing 42-37 at halftime. The Rebels outscored the Tigers 38-22 in the final 20 minutes. Mizzou played out of character in
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