AMES, Iowa (KMIZ) The No. 9 Mizzou wrestling team improved to 7-0 on the season after beating two Top 20 teams on Sunday afternoon. The Tigers beat No. 10 Iowa State, 31-7, and No. 20 Northern Iowa, 34-6. “We wrestled two really good teams and we won a lot of tight matches,” Head coach Brian
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) The Mizzou men’s basketball team improved to 8-2 with a 68-52 win over Texas A&M on Saturday. Jeremiah Tilmon put an exclamation point on the victory for the Tigers, as he finished the day with a team-high 14 points and 10 rebounds. Most notably, the senior big only put up one foul
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The Mizzou women’s basketball team will host LSU on Monday at 6 p.m. in the annual ‘We Back Pat’ game. The Tigers are coming off their first SEC win of the season this past Thursday. MU beat Ole Miss on the road, 86-77, to improve to 5-3 overall and 1-2 in the conference. “I definitely
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) The No. 14 Mizzou gymnastics team almost upset the No. 4 Alabama Crimson Tide on Friday night, but just narrowly missed out. Alabama took down Mizzou 195.775 to 195.750. It was a close matchup, as the two squads were almost never separated by more than a point throughout the entire meet. Mizzou’s
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) The Mizzou women’s basketball team remained undefeated against the Ole Miss Rebels in the SEC, with a 86-77 win on Thursday night. Aijha Blackwell looked strong in the first half, bringing in double-digit points just minutes into the game. However, Hayley Frank dominated the second half for the Tigers. The sophomore finished
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) The Mizzou men’s basketball team will play its first game in more than a week on Saturday, as it travels to College Station to meet the Texas A&M Aggies. The group has been dealing with COVID-19 since it postponed its matchup with LSU on Jan. 8. Cuonzo Matin said there are no
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The No. 17 Mizzou men’s basketball team returned to practice on Wednesday after almost a week in quarantine. A Mizzou spokesperson said there are no new COVID-19 cases as of now. That means MU is on track to play its next scheduled game on Saturday. The Tigers will travel to College Station
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) The Auburn women’s basketball team postponed its scheduled matchup with Mizzou due to positive COVID-19 tests and contact tracing. The Tigers were set to tip off at 2 P.M. at Auburn on Sunday. Robin Pingeton’s group will return to action on Thursday, Jan. 14, when they make the trip to Ole Miss
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) The Mizzou men’s basketball team will not return to action on Tuesday night against Vanderbilt, due to COVID-19. This all comes after the team postponed its Saturday matchup with LSU due to multiple positive cases. Cuonzo Martin’s team has not been participating in any team activities, but expects to be able to
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) Both Columbia College basketball teams claimed wins over the St. Louis College of Pharmacy on Saturday afternoon. The double-header started with women’s action. The Cougars and the Eutectics kept it close until the very end, however, the home team prevailed in a 63-59 victory. Freshman forward Mallory Shetley led the team with
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) The No. 10 Mizzou wrestling team dominated No. 21 Central Michigan in dual one of a round-robin bout at the Hearnes Center. The Tigers didn’t start off as they would have liked, with Central Michigan’s Drew Hildebrandt taking down Connor Brown in the first match of the day, however, the team bounced
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) The Mizzou men’s basketball team will not host LSU on Saturday, due positive COVID-19 tests within MU’s program. The Southeastern Conference said that Mizzou conducted contact tracing, which resulted in mandatory quarantines. The program added that it will reevaluate whether or not it can meet Vanderbilt and Texas A&M at a later
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Ryan Walters is reportedly leaving Mizzou to join the Illinois football coaching staff, according to Football Scoop and other outlets. He will be the new defensive coordinator under the Fighting Illini’s first year head coach Bret Bielema. Ryan Walters is reportedly heading to Illinois – according to this ⬇️ https://t.co/aDX7MX5iQz— Andrew Kauffman
Continue Reading STARKVILLE, Miss. (KMIZ) The No. 13 Mizzou basketball team was up by 12 points at halftime, but ultimately lost 78-63 to Mississippi State on Tuesday night. The Bulldogs outscored MU 51-24 in the second half. “They set a different tone in the second half, and we paid for it,” Mizzou basketball coach Cuonzo Martin said
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Former Ohio State wide receiver Mookie Cooper has committed to play for Mizzou, according to his post on social media Tuesday afternoon. Ready for this next journey… #MIZ pic.twitter.com/sbTAORqOoV— Mookie Cooper (@mcgetbusy5) January 5, 2021 Cooper did not catch a pass during his freshman year at Ohio State. In fact, he has
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Here are the local basketball scores from Monday, Jan. 4, 2021. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. NAIA WOMEN’S HOOPS Bethany College (75) Columbia College (66) FINAL NAIA MEN’S HOOPS Missouri Valley (77) Columbia College (72) FINAL HS GIRLS HOOPS Rock Bridge (60) St. Genevieve (44) FINAL Harrisburg (55) Brookfield (36)
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FAYETTEVILLE, Ark (KMIZ) The Arkansas Razorbacks gave Mizzou its second-straight SEC loss, in a 91-88 victory on Sunday night. The Tigers went on solid scoring runs throughout, keeping the game close until the very end, however, turnovers were the Achilles heel for Mizzou, as Arkansas scored 19 points off of 19 turnovers. Chelsea Dungee led
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FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. The Mizzou basketball team redeemed itself in SEC play on Saturday afternoon, with a 81-68 victory over the Arkansas Razorbacks. Jeremiah Tilmon led the charge in his eighth career double-double, with 25 points and 11 rebounds. The senior also surpassed his career-high points, which he set two years ago in a game against
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) The Mizzou basketball team will look for its first SEC win in a meeting with the Arkansas Razorbacks on Saturday. The Tigers started the season 6-0, however, the No. 7 Tennessee Volunteers handed them their first loss of the season on Wednesday. Mizzou and the Razorbacks are familiar foes, but MU has
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) The Mizzou women’s basketball team fell to Alabama, 74-59, following a strong second half showing from the Crimson Tide. You can watch the full postgame press conference with Robin Pingeton in the video player below. The game remained close throughout the entire first half, with multiple lead changes, ties, and even a
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