COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) Cuonzo Martin and the Mizzou basketball team will host Illinois on Saturday, in the annual Braggin’ Rights match. It is the first time the game will not be held in St. Louis since 1979, due to COVID-19. The Tigers come in undefeated, after a string of close matchups, including one top-25 victory.
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) The Mizzou women’s basketball team moved its matchup with No. 21 Missouri State to Monday, Dec. 14 at 7 P.M. The Tigers originally scheduled the game for Sunday. Robin Pingeton’s squad has not played since the season opener on November 27, against North Alabama, due to COVID-19. Since then, the team has
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou men’s basketball team came on strong in the second half to hold off Liberty on Wednesday night. The Tigers beat the Flames 69-60. We’ll have full highlights and reaction at 10 on ABC 17. It was another balanced scoring attack from the Tigers. Mark Smith finished with 17 points. Dru
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The No. 25 Mizzou football team is gearing up for its matchup with No. 9 Georgia on Saturday at 11 a.m. We spoke with defensive coordinator Ryan Walters on Wednesday. You can watch the full interview in the video player above. We also spoke with special teams coordinator Erik Link on Wednesday.
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The Mizzou football team will host No. 9 Georgia on Saturday at 11 a.m. The 25th ranked Tigers are coming off a thrilling win over Arkansas this past weekend. Mizzou is now 5-3 under first year head coach Eli Drinkwitz. MU has won three straight games. You can hear Drinkwitz’s full news conference from Tuesday
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou men’s basketball team will host Liberty on Wednesday at 7:15 p.m. The Tigers will play their next five games at home. We spoke with head coach Cuonzo Martin and ahead of the matchup. You can hear the full interview in the video player above. We also spoke with MU guards
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The SEC handed out weekly awards to two Mizzou freshman on Monday. Connor Bazelak is the SEC freshman of the week, and Harrison Mevis is the SEC special teams player of the week. Both were instrumental in the Tigers win over Arkansas on Saturday. Bazelak threw for 380 yards against the Hogs. With just 43
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou football team won a roller coaster game against Arkansas on Saturday. ABC 17 Sports Director Andrew Kauffman recaps the Tigers fifth straight win over the Razorbacks in the video player above. “I just think we’ve instilled a belief and identify of who we are,” Drinkwitz said. “I know Mizzou nation
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ABC 17 Sports Director Andrew Kauffman brought on The Athletic’s Mizzou football beat writer Peter Baugh in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down. You can watch the full interview in the video player above.
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WICHITA, Ks (KMIZ) The Mizzou basketball team took down Wichita State on Sunday, in the team’s third-straight win this season. Cuonzo Martin’s squad beat the Shockers by 10 points, 72-62, courtesy of huge performances from the Smiths. “I don’t ever take wins for granted because you never know when we’ll get the next one,” Martin
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ST. LOUIS (KMIZ) The Mizzou football team landed a commitment from four-star prospect Isaac Thompson on Friday afternoon. Thompson is a 6’2″ safety from SLUH in St. Louis. He picked the Tigers over several schools, including Michigan, Florida and LSU. The four-star commit is the fourth best player in Missouri for the Class of 2022,
Continue Reading The UM Board of Curators will vote whether or not to approve a new indoor practice facility for the Mizzou football team in its meeting on Sunday. According to meeting documents – MU Athletics argues its current indoor facility, Devine Pavilion, provides challenges for the football team. It was built in 1998, and the indoor
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) The SEC announced changes to the Mizzou football team’s schedule, following multiple postponements throughout the season. The Tigers will meet Georgia on December 12 at Faurot Field. The conference originally scheduled the game for November 14, but Missouri did not have enough scholarship players available to play. As a result, Mizzou will
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) The Mizzou and Arkansas rivalry has a little bit more spice in the 2020 season, as former head coach Barry Odom will return to Columbia for the first time. Eli Drinkwitz retained a small portion of Odom’s staff when he came on, including defensive coordinator Ryan Walters. Walters and Odom worked together
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OMAHA, Ne (KMIZ) The Mizzou basketball team upset the No. 21 Oregon Ducks on Wednesday, as Xavier Pinson went off for 22 points. Pinson scored the team-high amount of points, with 19 of them coming in the second half. Jeremiah Tilmon also had a big night for Mizzou, with 11 points and nine rebounds. The
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou football team will host Arkansas in the annual Battle Line rivalry game on Saturday at 11 a.m. You can watch the full news conference with head coach Eli Drinkwitz in the video player below. Former Mizzou football player and coach Barry Odom will return to Faurot Field on Saturday. For
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The Mizzou men’s basketball team will play No. 21 Oregon on Wednesday at 8 p.m. in Omaha, Neb. Head coach Cuonzo Martin previewed the matchup during his weekly news conference on Tuesday. You can watch the full interview in the video player below. We also spoke with Mizzou’s Kobe Brown and Javon Pickett. You can
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou women’s basketball game against Morehead State scheduled for Wednesday night is canceled due to COVID-19 concerns. The Tigers have also canceled their next two games after that – versus TCU and at Texas Tech. Schedule Update#Mizzou's next 3 games will be canceled📰 https://t.co/D71Pj8aPYT pic.twitter.com/NNSCZjbiEi— Mizzou Women’s Basketball (@MizzouWBB) December 1,
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou men’s basketball team announced a new matchup on Monday afternoon. The Tigers will play No. 20 Oregon on Wednesday at 8 p.m. in Omaha, Neb. SCHEDULE UPDATE❕#Mizzou vs. No. 20 Oregon on Wednesday night in Omaha.8 p.m. CT on @FS1 #ToTheFinishLine 🏁🐅 pic.twitter.com/Wu5hQq3Y2o— Mizzou Hoops (@MizzouHoops) November 30, 2020 Mizzou
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou quarterback Connor Bazelak is the SEC freshman of the week. It’s the second time he’s earned this weekly honor. Bazelak was 30/37 for 318 yards in the Tigers 41-0 win over Vanderbilt on Saturday. MU is now 4-1 with Bazelak as the starting quarterback. The Tigers are 4-3 overall this season.
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