COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Andrew Kauffman brought on former Mizzou basketball star Laurence Bowers in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down. You can watch the full interview in the video player above. You can follow this link for more information on the seventh annual Camp Bowers this summer.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Former Mizzou quarterback Shawn Robinson is thriving at his new position this spring. ABC 17’s Nathalie Jones tells us how the senior is adjusting to the defensive side of the ball. “It’s so easy to just go full-go into something that’s unknown when you have the support of the people who are
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) The Mizzou men’s basketball dropped the regular-season finale against LSU in a 86-80 loss at Mizzou Arena. It was a close game throughout as there were a total of nine ties and 11 lead changes. https://youtu.be/I98bbyBrhHk LSU shot 61% from the field in the second half, as Cameron Thomas and Trendon Watford
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou football team opened up its spring practice on Saturday for fans to come see the Tigers in person. We spoke with head coach Eli Drinkwitz after practice. You can watch the full interview in the video player below. https://youtu.be/MfZynELWKmU Several players have earned their numbers recently, including transfer wide out
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou basketball team host LSU on Saturday at 2 p.m. in the regular season finale. The Tigers will honor their five seniors after the game. Jeremiah TilmonDrew BuggsMitchell SmithDru SmithMark Smith We caught up with some of the seniors ahead of the matchup on Friday morning. You can watch those interviews
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) Former Mizzou backup quarterback Shawn Robinson continues to adjust to a new position following his first full week of spring camp. The team listed Robinson as a safety, after Connor Bazelak was named the starting quarterback last season. You can watch the full press conference after a day of practice in the
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Here are the local scores from Wednesday, March 3, 2021. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. MIAA MEN’S BASKETBALL: Lincoln (76) Missouri Western (84) FINAL/OT HS GIRLS BASKETBALL Eugene (55) Harrisburg (39) FINAL Tipton (70) South Callaway (53) FINAL Southern Boone (35) Boonville (62) FINAL Community (48) Leeton (61) FINAL Hallsville
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GAINESVILLE, Fla. (KMIZ) Mizzou guard Dru Smith’s reverse layup in the final seconds lifted the Tigers over Florida on Wednesday night. The Tigers beat the Gators on the road 72-70. You can watch the game-winning shot here. https://youtu.be/wIzeQQHIzrA Mizzou had five players in double-figures. Dru Smith led the way with 17 points and nine assists.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou wide receiver Dominic Lovett earned his No. 7 before spring practice on Tuesday. The East St. Louis native is an early enrollee this spring. Head coach Eli Drinkwitz had high praise for Lovett. “He’s just been consistent, playing with great effort, making plays,” Drinkwitz said. “[He] made some explosive plays in Friday’s
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Here are the local scores from Tuesday, March 2, 2021. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. GIRLS HOOPS Hickman 59 | Battle 58 FINAL Rock Bridge 56 | Washington 21 FINAL BOYS HOOPS Southern Boone 46 | Tolton 57 FINAL Fulton 80| Boonville 66 FINAL Capital City 56 | Jefferson City
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou basketball team will play its final road game of the regular season on Wednesday against Florida at 5:30 p.m. The Gators are 13-6 overall and 9-5 in the SEC. They’re currently on a three-game winning streak. We spoke with head coach Cuonzo Martin ahead of the matchup on Tuesday morning.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou women’s basketball standouts Aijha Blackwell and Mama Dembele each earned SEC honors on Tuesday. The SEC named Blackwell to its All-SEC second team. The sophomore standout is averaging 14 points and 11 rebounds per game this season. She will likely become just the fifth MU player in program history to average
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) The Mizzou baseball team ended its series with Omaha in a tie after a 9-3 loss on Sunday. The Tigers trailed the majority of the game, but managed to tie it up at three going into the ninth inning. https://youtu.be/Un3S5XNqCUw However, MU’s bullpen could not hold off the Mavericks, as they scored
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Andrew Kauffman brought on Mizzou beat writer Dave Matter from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down. You can watch the full conversation in the video player above.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou quarterback Connor Bazelak is gearing up for his second season as the Tigers starting quarterback. Bazelak said he wants to work on throwing a better deep ball and scoring more touchdowns in the red zone this spring. ABC 17’s Nathalie Jones tells us what’s changed for Bazelak since he first stepped
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STARKVILLE, Miss. (KMIZ) The Mizzou women’s basketball team closed out the regular season with a huge road win over Mississippi State. The Tigers beat the Bulldogs 77-57 on Sunday afternoon. Shug Dickson scored 16 points and brought down five rebounds to lead the Tigers. Aijha Blackwell finished with 14 points and 12 rebounds. MU finishes
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) The Mizzou baseball team will still have a shot at the series win over Omaha, after splitting the double-header with the Mavericks on Saturday. The Tigers bounced back after dropping the first game of the day, 17-11. MU had a one run lead going into the fourth inning, but Omaha’s bats lit
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are the Mizzou athletics scores from Friday, Feb. 26, 2021. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. SOFTBALL (20) Mizzou 6 | Middle Tennessee 3 FINAL (20) Mizzou 8 | South Alabama 3 FINAL BASEBALL Mizzou 12 | Omaha 10 FINAL VOLLEYBALL (25) Mizzou 3 | South Carolina
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou football team opened up spring practice on Friday afternoon as head coach Eli Drinkwitz enters year two with program. https://youtu.be/ZXLV_6z13zI Drinkwitz gave a quick injury update at his news conference after Day 1 of spring practice WR Jalen Knox had surgery on a “lower extremity” and will be out for
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou basketball team will now host LSU on Saturday, March 6. The SEC announced the rescheduled matchup on Thursday afternoon. The Tigers were supposed to host LSU back on Jan. 9, but the game was postponed due to COVID-19 concerns. MU said it will honor its five seniors immediately following the
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