COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou softball standout Jenna Laird is the SEC freshman of the week. The New York native drove in eight runs and batted .636 in the Tigers four wins. Laird has started all 23 games for the Tigers at shortstop. She helped propel MU to a 19-4 non-conference record. Mizzou will begin SEC
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou women’s basketball team is gearing up for its trip to the WNIT. The Tigers will face Fresno State in the first round on Friday at 2 p.m. in Fort Worth, Texas. We spoke with head coach Robin Pingeton on Tuesday afternoon ahead of the tournament. You can watch our full
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The Mizzou football team will hold its annual spring game on Saturday at 1 p.m. MU said it will allow a limited capacity at Faurot Field for the game. Fans will have to get tickets online in order to attend. MU is requiring fans to wear facemasks at all times at the game – unless
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou women’s basketball team received an at-large bid to the WNIT on Monday night. The Tigers will open up tournament play against Fresno State on Friday at 2 p.m. in Fort Worth, Texas. Here’s a link to see the full bracket. Mizzou finished the regular season 9-11 overall and 5-9 in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou Athletics announced it received an anonymous $1.4 million donation on Monday. The gift will be used to support the football and men’s basketball programs. According to a release – the donation will help fund the new indoor football practice facility. It will also go toward the men’s basketball program’s Excellence Society.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The No. 17 Mizzou softball team has canceled its game against North Dakota State on Wednesday due to bad weather in the forecast. The Tigers final non-conference game was originally scheduled for a 5 p.m. start at Mizzou Stadium. MU now turns its attention to its SEC opening series this weekend. The
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INDIANAPOLIS (KMIZ) The Mizzou men’s basketball team is back in the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2018. The Tigers are a No. 9 seed and will play No. 8 Oklahoma in the opening round on Saturday at 6:25 p.m. The game will be played at Lucas Oil Stadium – the home of the
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ABC 17 Sports Director Andrew Kauffman brought on former KTGR radio host Jeff Parles in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down. You can watch the entire interview in the video player above. Parles is currently the host of The Parlay Cast with Bookit Sports based out of Las Vegas.
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) The Mizzou softball team remained undefeated throughout the team’s, home opening, weekend tournament. The Tigers finished the weekend with a 10-2 win over Drake on Sunday. https://youtu.be/S_mOSxqiMPI The tournament was originally set to end with a game between Iowa State and Mizzou, however, due to deteriorating field and weather conditions, team officials
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The No. 17 Mizzou softball team went 3-0 on Saturday at the Mizzou Tournament. Kent State 2 | Mizzou 15 FINAL – *HC Larissa Anderson’s 200th career win as a head coach* Drake 0 | Mizzou 5 FINAL Iowa State 3 | Mizzou 2 FINAL Mizzou is now 18-4. The Tigers will
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The Mizzou football team did a lot of 11-on-11 scrimmaging during spring practice on Saturday. You can watch our extended highlights in the video player above. Once again – head coach Eli Drinkwitz opened up practice to Mizzou fans. You can hear from Drinkwitz in the video player below. https://youtu.be/bsqz_EPe0Ig Drinkwitz confirmed freshman quarterback Tyler
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) The Arkansas Razorbacks knocked the Mizzou men’s basketball team out of the SEC Tournament in the quarterfinal round on Friday night. The Tigers fell 70-64, with Xavier Pinson scoring the team-high 14 points. J.D. Notae gave Mizzou a lot of trouble, as he scored the game-high 27 points, along with four rebounds.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (KMIZ) The Mizzou basketball team did just enough to beat Georgia on Thursday night in the SEC Tournament. The Tigers beat the Bulldogs 73-70. MU did not make a field goal in the final 6:24 of the game, but the Tigers made their free throws down the stretch to secure the win. Xavier
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The No. 5 Mizzou wrestling team will send all 10 weight classes to the NCAA Championships next week. That includes the three Mid-Missouri natives on the team – Jeremiah Kent (Hickman), Brock Mauller (Tolton) and Jarrett Jacques (Tolton). We spoke with head coach Brian Smith and several wrestlers on Thursday ahead of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou baseball team will no longer play at home this weekend due to the forecasted bad weather. The Tigers will now play their weekend series at Illinois State beginning Friday at 6 p.m. MU will then play a doubleheader with the Redbirds on Saturday starting at 1 p.m. The two teams
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) The Mizzou softball team will open up the Mizzou Softball Complex with a 15-4 record to start the season. The team will play its first home game of the year against Kent State on Friday, March 12 at 12:30 P.M. MU comes into the match up with two top-25 victories and an
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) The Mizzou men’s basketball team will meet the Georgia Bulldogs on Thursday, nearly one year after the SEC Tournament was canceled due to COVID-19. Cuonzo Martin said the team is excited to get another opportunity to compete, especially with the hunger from 2020 carrying over. The Tigers will tip off against the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou defensive coordinator Steve Wilks is adjusting well to his new role this spring. We got the chance to speak with him on Tuesday night after practice. You can watch the full interview in the video player below. https://youtu.be/nQToWOR6rrg Also on Tuesday – Zxaequan Reeves earned his No. 30. The freshman cornerback
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (KMIZ) The SEC announced its yearly men’s basketball honors on Tuesday and two Mizzou basketball players made the list. Dru Smith was named First Team All-SEC. The senior is also the first MU player to ever make it on the All-Defensive Team. Fellow senior Jeremiah Tilmon was named Second Team All-SEC following his
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou basketball team wrapped up the regular season with an 86-80 loss to LSU on Saturday. You can watch our full recap in the video player below. The Tigers must now shift their focus to the SEC Tournament. No. 7 Mizzou will take on No. 10 Georgia in the second round
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