COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou men’s basketball team finally got their SEC losing streak off their back. Head coach Dennis Gates and company had not beaten a conference opponent since March 10, 2023, heading into the game against LSU on Tuesday night. However, the 19-game skid came to an end with a 83-67 win over
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou pitcher Cierra Harrison is already grabbing the eyes of the college softball world and the 2025 campaign hasn’t even started yet. On Monday, the Lee’s Summit native was named to Softball America’s Preseason Top-100 player list, coming in at No. 87 in the nation. The preseason honor marks the first of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Nathalie Jones brought on former Mizzou women’s basketball standout Lindsey Cunningham for this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down to preview the third-annual Sophie Cunningham Classic. You can watch their full conversation in the video player below.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two more Tiger football standouts have declared for the 2025 NFL Draft, which brings the total up to 10 declarations for head coach Eli Drinkwitz. On Sunday night, linebacker Corey Flagg Jr. and offensive lineman Cam’Ron Johnson both announced their plans to take a shot at the next level. Flagg Jr. transferred
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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (KMIZ) The Mizzou women’s basketball team is still on the hunt for its first conference win of the 2024-25 campaign, following a 68-49 loss to No. 19 Alabama on Sunday. Head coach Robin Pingeton and company are now on a two-game skid, but it’s important to note that the competition has been some
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) On Sunday, Mizzou offensive tackle Marcus Bryant became the eighth member of the 2024 Tiger football team to declare for the NFL Draft. Bryant spent one season in Columbia, playing at left tackle, after transferring in from SMU. He had a key role in MU’s offensive line finishing as one of the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou football coach Eli Drinkwitz added on to his Top-10 transfer portal class, with another defensive addition, on Sunday. Former UNLV safety Jalen Catalon signed with the Tigers, after one season with the Rebels. Through the 2024 campaign, the Texas native tallied a total of 96 tackles, two sacks, five interceptions, four
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AUBURN, Ala. (KMIZ) Mizzou Men’s Basketball will have to wait at least one more game to snap its SEC losing skid. The Tigers lost their first conference contest of the season to No. 2 Auburn 84-68 at Neville Arena. Dating back to last season, MU has now lost its last 19 games of SEC play.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou Football’s 2024-25 transfer portal class now features its first cornerback. Head Coach Eli Drinkwitz and his staff have signed veteran defensive back Stephen Hall, marking the program’s 14th transfer signee of the offseason. The three-star transfer will have one year of eligibility remaining when he arrives in Columbia. The Washington State
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) MU Gymnastics and Wrestling’s home openers officially marked the return of “Beauty and the Beast”. Both programs competed alongside each other at Mizzou Arena on Friday night for the first time since 2019 but experienced different outcomes. No. 9 Mizzou Gymnastics earned a 196.700 team score to start its season with a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) It’s the end of an era for Mizzou football. On Friday, graduate quarterback Brady Cook declared for the 2025 NFL Draft, making him the seventh Tiger to do so since the regular season ended. The St. Louis native ends his time in Columbia in the MU record books. As a starter, he
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Another Mizzou football standout has declared the 2025 NFL Draft. After two years in Columbia, Tiger wide receiver Theo Wease Jr. announced he will be taking a shot at making it at the next level. He joins running backs Marcus Carroll and Nate Noel, as well as defensive end Johnny Walker Jr.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) After going 11-2 through non-conference action to start the season, the Mizzou men’s basketball team is opening up SEC action with a road trip to No. 2 Auburn on Saturday, Jan. 4. However, the conference opener against the other Tigers won’t be MU’s first bout with a Top-25 team. Head coach Dennis
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou Women’s Basketball fell short of securing an upset win to begin SEC action. The Tigers got outscored by 21 points in the second half against No. 2 South Carolina, leading to an 83-52 loss in their SEC opener. Following Thursday’s loss, head coach Robin Pingeton’s group holds an 11-5 overall record.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou Athletics has locked up the leader of its gymnastics program for the foreseeable future. MU announced it has extended head coach Shannon Welker’s contract through the 2029 season, following more than a decade’s worth of success that has led the team to new heights. During his 11-year tenure, Welker has guided
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The ever-growing 2025 NFL Draft board now features five Mizzou Tigers. Nate Noel announced on social media that he has declared for the NFL Draft, joining fellow running back Marcus Carroll, defensive end Johnny Walker Jr., offensive lineman Armand Membou and wide receiver Luther Burden III. MU’s leading rusher spent one season
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (KMIZ) The Mizzou Tigers’ defense held strong late in the fourth quarter, delivering a narrow win against Iowa in the Music City Bowl. The Tigers won 27-24, powered by two 50-plus-yard field goals from kicker Blake Craig. You can watch the full postgame press conference with Mizzou football coach Eli Drinkwitz, quarterback Brady
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A strong first half was just what the Tigers needed to get back in the win column. Missouri scored the first basket of the game and the lead never wavered in its 82-65 drubbing of the Alabama State Hornets on Monday night at Mizzou Arena. The Tigers (11-2) held a 9-7 advantage
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This isn’t your grandfather’s college football bowl season. Corporate sponsorships and spectacles made for social media virality have taken center stage during bowl season. Possibly the most outrageous one — the Pop-Tarts Bowl — took place over the weekend. Mizzou takes on Iowa on Monday in Nashville in a more-toned down game — the Music
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) There’s been a lot of talk since the regular season ended. The Mizzou buzz has been all about the transfer portal, about a new quarterback coming to town and really about the expectations for the 2025 season, as a whole. However, during Sunday’s Music City Bowl press conference, head coach Eli Drinkwitz
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