COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou men’s basketball team is ranked in the AP Top 25 for the first time since the 2013-14 season. The Tigers are ranked No. 16 in the latest poll. That’s their highest ranking since the 2012-13 season when MU was ranked as high as No. 7 in the nation. Mizzou is
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COLUMBIA, Mo. ABC 17 Sports Director Andrew Kauffman recaps the Mizzou basketball team’s third straight win over Illinois in the Braggin’ Rights game. You can watch the full recap in the video player above. “Just to get a three-peat and to be added to that type of history of Mizzou – I mean that’s everything
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Andrew Kauffman brought on PowerMizzou publisher Gabe DeArmond in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down. You can watch their entire conversation in the video player above.
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ABC 17’s Nathalie Jones recaps the Mizzou football team’s disappointing performance against Georgia on Saturday. You can watch the full recap in the video player above. “We’ve had a hell of a season up to this point,” Mizzou football coach Eli Drinkwitz said after the game. “I’m not going to let this game define the
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) The Mizzou women’s basketball team will reopen its season against No. 21 Missouri State, following a string of cancelations due to COVID-19. The Tigers canceled and/or postponed four games, following the season opener against North Alabama, due to a positive case of COVID-19 and contact tracing. Robin Pingeton said she was away
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) The Mizzou basketball team maintains Braggin’ Rights for the third-straight year, in a 81-78 win over No. 6 Illinois. Xavier Pinson, Javon Pickett, and Dru Smith were already in double-digit point totals at the half. The three finished the game with a collective 32 points. The Fighting Illini got close to overtaking
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) No. 9 Georgia had too much firepower on Saturday as the Bulldogs beat No. 25 Mizzou 49-14. “We lost, but hope is not lost,” MU football coach Eli Drinkwitz said after the game. You can watch his full news conference in the video player above. After trailing 14-0 after the first quarter,
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COULUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) The Mizzou football team will host Georgia in a top-25 showdown at Faurot Field on Saturday at 11 A. M. The Tigers are looking for their first win over the Bulldogs since 2013. The teams were supposed to play earlier in the season, however, at the time, Mizzou did not have enough
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) Cuonzo Martin and the Mizzou basketball team will host Illinois on Saturday, in the annual Braggin’ Rights match. It is the first time the game will not be held in St. Louis since 1979, due to COVID-19. The Tigers come in undefeated, after a string of close matchups, including one top-25 victory.
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) The Mizzou women’s basketball team moved its matchup with No. 21 Missouri State to Monday, Dec. 14 at 7 P.M. The Tigers originally scheduled the game for Sunday. Robin Pingeton’s squad has not played since the season opener on November 27, against North Alabama, due to COVID-19. Since then, the team has
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou men’s basketball team came on strong in the second half to hold off Liberty on Wednesday night. The Tigers beat the Flames 69-60. We’ll have full highlights and reaction at 10 on ABC 17. It was another balanced scoring attack from the Tigers. Mark Smith finished with 17 points. Dru
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The No. 25 Mizzou football team is gearing up for its matchup with No. 9 Georgia on Saturday at 11 a.m. We spoke with defensive coordinator Ryan Walters on Wednesday. You can watch the full interview in the video player above. We also spoke with special teams coordinator Erik Link on Wednesday.
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The Mizzou football team will host No. 9 Georgia on Saturday at 11 a.m. The 25th ranked Tigers are coming off a thrilling win over Arkansas this past weekend. Mizzou is now 5-3 under first year head coach Eli Drinkwitz. MU has won three straight games. You can hear Drinkwitz’s full news conference from Tuesday
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou men’s basketball team will host Liberty on Wednesday at 7:15 p.m. The Tigers will play their next five games at home. We spoke with head coach Cuonzo Martin and ahead of the matchup. You can hear the full interview in the video player above. We also spoke with MU guards
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The SEC handed out weekly awards to two Mizzou freshman on Monday. Connor Bazelak is the SEC freshman of the week, and Harrison Mevis is the SEC special teams player of the week. Both were instrumental in the Tigers win over Arkansas on Saturday. Bazelak threw for 380 yards against the Hogs. With just 43
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou football team won a roller coaster game against Arkansas on Saturday. ABC 17 Sports Director Andrew Kauffman recaps the Tigers fifth straight win over the Razorbacks in the video player above. “I just think we’ve instilled a belief and identify of who we are,” Drinkwitz said. “I know Mizzou nation
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ABC 17 Sports Director Andrew Kauffman brought on The Athletic’s Mizzou football beat writer Peter Baugh in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down. You can watch the full interview in the video player above.
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WICHITA, Ks (KMIZ) The Mizzou basketball team took down Wichita State on Sunday, in the team’s third-straight win this season. Cuonzo Martin’s squad beat the Shockers by 10 points, 72-62, courtesy of huge performances from the Smiths. “I don’t ever take wins for granted because you never know when we’ll get the next one,” Martin
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ST. LOUIS (KMIZ) The Mizzou football team landed a commitment from four-star prospect Isaac Thompson on Friday afternoon. Thompson is a 6’2″ safety from SLUH in St. Louis. He picked the Tigers over several schools, including Michigan, Florida and LSU. The four-star commit is the fourth best player in Missouri for the Class of 2022,
Continue Reading The UM Board of Curators will vote whether or not to approve a new indoor practice facility for the Mizzou football team in its meeting on Sunday. According to meeting documents – MU Athletics argues its current indoor facility, Devine Pavilion, provides challenges for the football team. It was built in 1998, and the indoor
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