COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Another major contributor on the Mizzou defense announced that they will be returning for the 2023 season on Sunday evening. Defensive back Ennis Rakestraw will stay with the program for “one more year.” He joined fellow defensive back Kris Abrams-Draine in members of the Tiger secondary to stay in Columbia. The duo
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou Athletics Director Desiree Reed-Francois announced that the MU volleyball team has a new leader on Sunday night. Former UNLV head coach Dawn Sullivan will take the reins in Columbia. Sullivan and Reed-Francois are no strangers. The two met when Reed-Francois served as the UNLV Athletics Director, before coming to Mizzou. Sullivan
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Nathalie Jones brought on KTGR’s co-host of ‘The Big Show,’ Andy Humphrey in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down to talk all things Mizzou football and hoops. Men’s basketball coach Dennis Gates and company improved to 10-1 with a buzzer-beating win against UCF in the Orange Bowl Classic
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Former Mizzou safeties coach and defensive coordinator Ryan Walters will be the next head coach of the Purdue football team, following an official announcement on Tuesday morning. Walters most recently served as the defensive coordinator at Illinois. In his second season with the Fighting Illini, he was named 247sports’ defensive coordinator of
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STARKVILLE, Miss. (KMIZ) Mississippi State football coach Mike Leach died on Monday night, following complications related to a heart condition which sent him to the hospital on Sunday. Leach was 61 years old. His family released a statement on Tuesday which said that Leach’s “final act of charity,” was participating in organ donation at the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) After nearly four thousand days, the Kansas Jayhawks made their return to Mizzou Arena for the Border Showdown on Saturday. Head coach Dennis Gates and company could not get it done in front of a sellout crowd, falling 95-67 in their first loss of the season. ABC 17 Sports Director Nathalie Jones
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Nathalie brought on the Columbia Tribune’s sports editor Chris Kwiecinski in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down. You can watch their full conversation in the video player above.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou football team added a new wide receiver to its roster on Sunday afternoon, with the commitment of the former Oklahoma Sooner, Theo Wease Jr. Wease played in Norman for four years before hitting the transfer portal. In his time with Oklahoma, he played in 29 games, totaling more than 1,000
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia College men’s basketball team is now 9-0 at home after a 82-65 win over Webster University. Collin Parker led the way for the Cougars with 22 points and eight rebounds. Marlon Allen added 14 points and six boards while Tony Burks scored 13. Brock Davis was also a big presence
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou women’s basketball team got to give their starters a bit of a break in a dominant win against Nebraska-Omaha on Friday morning, as the Tigers coasted to an 83-36 win over the Mavericks. You can watch the full press conference with head coach Robin Pingeton and players in the video
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia College men’s basketball team had a big win Tuesday night taking down College of the Ozarks 85-64 at the Southwell Complex. The Cougars were led by a good night down low from Collin Parker with 21 points and seven rebounds. Tony Burks finished the night with 15 points and eight
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LAS VEGAS, Nev. (KMIZ) Gary Pinkel joined fellow Mizzou coaching legends Don Faurot and Dan Devine in the College Football Hall of Fame on Tuesday, becoming the third MU coach to be inducted. Pinkel spoke at a press conference in the morning in Las Vegas. He said the key to his career is that he’s
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LAS VEGAS, Nev. (KMIZ) Former Mizzou football coach Gary Pinkel will be inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame on Tuesday evening, seven years after he retired from coach. ABC 17 Sports Director Nathalie Jones sat down with Pinkel ahead of his Hall of Fame induction. You can watch her full story on Pinkel’s
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Lincoln Blue Tigers were taken down at home on Saturday by No. 7 Central Oklahoma 78-63. LU got behind early going into the locker room down 20 and even though they outscored UCO in the second half, it wasn’t enough the get the win. Artese Stapleton had a stand out
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou safety/Rock Bridge football alum Martez Manuel and defensive lineman Isaiah McGuire announced that they will be sitting out whichever bowl game MU ends up in, as they both have officially declaring for the 2023 NFL Draft. Manuel said in a post on Twitter that ever since he moved to Columbia in
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WICHITA, Kan. (KMIZ) The Mizzou men’s basketball team almost let the undefeated record slip out of their hands in Wichita on Tuesday night. The Tigers narrowly beat the Shockers, 88-84 in overtime, to remain unbeaten in the Dennis Gates era. Wichita State went on a 10-0 run to open up the second half, which gave
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Former four-star prospect, Mizzou quarterback Tyler Macon, announced that he will be entering the transfer portal on Tuesday. The East St. Louis native will have three years of eligibility remaining at his next school. Macon spent two seasons with the Tigers, starting in just one game in 2021. Throughout the 2022 season,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou football team captured both the Battle Line Trophy and bowl eligibility in one fell swoop with a win over the Arkansas Razorbacks on Friday. ABC 17 Sports Director Nathalie Jones recaps a game that the team said was all about the seniors. You can watch that recap in the video
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Nathalie Jones brought on the Mizzou gymnastics coach Shannon Welker in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down. You can watch their conversation in the video player above.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Through the first seven games of the Dennis Gates era, the Mizzou men’s basketball team maintained an undefeated mark. All of those wins came in a home stand to start the season. In the seventh and final game, on Saturday, the Tigers put up a 100 piece on Houston Christian before their
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