DETROIT, Mich. (KMIZ) Mizzou cornerback Ennis Rakestraw became the second Tiger taken in the 2024 NFL Draft, after the Detroit Lions took him off the board with the No. 61 overall pick in the second round on Friday night. Rakestraw is the first MU player taken by the Lions since Demetrious Johnson went to 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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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 University of Missouri Board of Curators on Wednesday approved the contract of new athletic director Laird Veatch. Veatch was announced as the new athletic director on Tuesday. Veatch signed the contract on Monday. UM System President Mun Choi signed the curators’ side of the contract on Tuesday. According to the contract,
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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
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou Athletics confirmed the news that began to make its rounds on Monday afternoon. Former Memphis athletic director Laird Veatch will take the reigns at MU. The UM Board of Curators is planning to meet on Wednesday to approve his contract, before an introductory press conference is held later in the week.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou baseball team’s 10-6 win over Missouri State at Taylor Stadium, on Tuesday night, completed a season sweep over the Bears. First-year skipper Kerrick Jackson and company took two-straight against MO State over the past two weeks to go 2-0 against the in-state foe. The bats were live for MU in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) On Tuesday, a team spokesperson confirmed that Mizzou men’s basketball guard Kaleb Brown entered his name into the transfer portal. Brown is now the sixth player from the 2023-24 campaign to come to that decision. Brown, the brother of former Tiger star and current NBA player Kobe Brown, spent three seasons in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Editor’s Note: The name of the school Desireé Reed-Francois now is at has been corrected. The University of Missouri may have found its next athletic director. On Monday, college athletics insider Pete Thamel reported that MU Athletics could be hiring University of Memphis Athletic Director Laird Veatch. Veatch was at the forefront
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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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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) After two months of waiting, the Mizzou Athletic Director search may be coming to an end. On Monday, college athletics insider Pete Thamel reported that Mizzou is closing in on hiring Memphis Athletic Director Laird Veatch, after he spent about four years at the helm of Blue Tiger athletics. If the report
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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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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Nathalie Jones brought on Andy Humphrey, co-host of KTGR’s ‘The Big Show,’ in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down. You can watch their full conversation in the video player above.
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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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COLUMIBA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou baseball team will play for the series win against LSU on Sunday at Taylor Stadium, following Saturday’s 8-7 win over the Baton Rouge Tigers. LSU almost made a comeback in the ninth inning, plating three runs to make it a one-run ball game, however, pitcher Ryan Magdic closed the door
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STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (KMIZ) Mizzou wrestling legend and two-time world champion J’den Cox retired from wrestling at the U.S. Olympic Trials on Friday night. As the crowd gave the Columbia-native a standing ovation, he left his shoes on the mat, a universal sign of retirement, after losing to the No. 4 seed Kollin Moore. Cox
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A team spokesperson confirmed that Mizzou men’s basketball center Jordan Butler officially entered the transfer portal on Friday night. The 7-foot freshman played in 30 games for head coach Dennis Gates, starting in 13 of those. He averaged 2.0 points and 1.9 rebounds per game and racked up 25 blocks through 2023-24
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are your local scores from Friday, April 19, 2024. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. NAIA SOFTBALL Stephens College (0) Columbia College (4) FINAL – GAME ONE Stephens College (6) Columbia College (4) FINAL – GAME TWO HS BASEBALL Battle (4) Capital City (2) FINAL Jefferson City
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