COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou football team is bringing senior defensive back Martez Manuel, senior defensive lineman Isaiah McGuire, and graduate student wide receiver Barrett Banister to talkin’ time in Atlanta. The 2022 edition of SEC Football Media Days will kick off on Monday, July 18, as head coach Eli Drinkwitz will make his second-ever
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri will pay former offensive coordinator Derek Dooley $200,000 to settle an 18-month long lawsuit. ABC 17 News received a copy of the settlement agreement between the two sides. It states that an agreement was reached on July 6, which is about a week before the case was set
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Nathalie Jones brought on the newest addition to Mizzou’s baseball team, former Nebraska outfielder and Columbia-native Cam Chick, in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down. You can watch the conversation in the video player above.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou alum, Michelle Parish, says in returning to her alma matter as the assistant women’s golf coach she hopes to protect the state and get local athletes to stay at MU. Parish was standout at Mizzou from 2011-2016 and says this a dream come true and honor for her to be back.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou shortstop Josh Day announced he will be entering the transfer portal on Monday. Day transferred to MU from Copiah Lincoln Community College ahead of the 2021 season. In his first year with the Tigers he started in 43 out of Mizzou’s 44 games and batted .250, driving in 21 runs and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Nathalie Jones brought on KSHB 41 Action News’ Aaron Ladd in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down. You can watch the conversation in the video player above.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Helias hoops standout Desmond White announced that he will play his senior year of high school at The Skill Factory in Atlanta, Georgia on Wednesday. White is fielding offers from Missouri State, Tulsa, and a couple of other schools. He also had an offer from Mizzou’s previous staff with former head
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Desiree Reed-Francois has made another hire at Mizzou and on Friday Women’s Golf Head Coach Caroline Westrup was introduced to the media. Westrup comes to Columbia after helping lead Georgia’s team to the NCAA Championships last season. She had a nine-year professional career and started her coaching career at the IMG Academy
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) For the second-straight season, Mizzou will take on a longtime rival, the Iowa State Cyclones, in the annual SEC/Big 12 Challenge. MU will host Iowa State at Mizzou Arena on Saturday, Jan. 28. One season ago, the SEC won the annual challenge winning six out of ten games. The Tigers lead the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Former Rock Bridge standout Isiaih Mosley made his commitment to Mizzou official on Wednesday afternoon. The former Missouri State guard comes in as one of the top-rated transfers in the country. “Mizzou is home,” Mosley said in a press release. “I’m excited about what is building here and want to help bring a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou softball coach Larissa Anderson picked up a name from the transfer portal on Tuesday, as former Texas Tech outfielder Payton Jackson announced her commitment to Mizzou on social media. Jackson had a standout junior season for the Red Raiders. She batted .336 with five home runs and 21 RBIs through the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Just days after SEC coaches gathered into Florida, Mizzou football coach Eli Drinkwitz me with the media to go over his updates roster and the topics of those coaches meetings. Mizzou has 37 total newcomers this summer, 15 of which are from the state of Missouri. MU released that full list of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Shortly following Mizzou men’s basketball coach Dennis Gates’ bat signal on Thursday, former Cleveland State center Mabor Majak announced his commitment to MU on social media. The 7’2″ center is the third former Viking to join Gates’ Mizzou roster. Guards D’Moi Hodge and Tre Gomillion have both already officially signed with the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou softball team’s late season run came to an end on Sunday in a 1-0 loss to Arizona in the NCAA Regional Final. You can watch the full press conference with head coach Larissa Anderson and Kim Wert in the video player below. https://youtu.be/sQ4HcSPbkUs It only took one solo home run
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Nathalie Jones brought on the newest addition to the ABC17 Sports team, Chanel Porter, in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down. You can watch the conversation in the video player above.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) It took two games on Saturday, but the Mizzou softball team will meet Arizona in the NCAA Regional Final on Sunday afternoon. The Tigers fell to the Arizona Wildcats in the first game of the day, 2-0, however a standout performance from sophomore pitcher Laurin Krings propelled MU to a win over
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou softball team will have to get past the winner of the Missouri State/Illinois elimination game in order to have a spot in the Regional Final on Sunday. The Tigers fell to Arizona, 2-0, in the first game of the day on Saturday. Junior pitcher Jordan Weber put up a solid
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou standout Casidy Chaumont is officially going pro. The USA Pride selected the outfielder with the 12th and final pick of the inaugural Women’s Professional Fastpitch College Draft. Chaumont has had quite a career for the Tigers after transferring from Louisiana ahead of the start of the 2020 season. The SEC put
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou softball team put up another lights out pitching and defensive performance in a 3-1 win over Missouri State on Friday. Sophomore Laurin Krings had a shutout going until the 6th inning when Missouri State sent one in on a shot to center field. She tossed for a complete game with
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COLUMBIA, MO. (KMIZ) For the second-straight season, the No. 15-seeded Mizzou softball team will host an NCAA Regional at its home stadium. The Tigers will meet Missouri State, Arizona, and Illinois in the home regional. You can watch extended highlights of Mizzou’s practice ahead of the NCAA Regional in the video player below. https://youtu.be/Kh3vF6b-uVI Mizzou’s
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