Sunday Sit-Down with Andy Humphrey
KTGR’s Andy Humphrey joins ABC 17’s Tyler Murry at the desk for Sunday Sit-Down to discuss Mizzou basketball, softball and baseball.
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No. 21 Mizzou softball wins both games in doubleheader
(21) Mizzou softball won both of its first home games of the year. The Tigers defeated Wichita State, 7-3, and Nebraksa, 7-1. The Mizzou basketball team upset (22) Oklahoma, 8-7 in 10 inning.
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Web Extra: Larissa Anderson previews No. 21 Mizzou softball’s home opener
Hear from Mizzou softball coach Larissa Anderson as she previews (21) Mizzou softball’s opening weekend at home against Wichita State and Nebraska
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NCAA upholds sanctions against Mizzou Athletics
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The NCAA announced Tuesday that it is upholding sanctions against the University of Missouri’s athletics program in connection with an athlete tutoring scandal. PowerMizzou.com was the first to report the news. The NCAA released its own statement at 1:00 p.m. stating that all sanctions will be upheld. Video of a press conference
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MU spends more than half-million on academic fraud and NCAA appeal
An academic fraud scandal and the ensuing NCAA appeal has cost the University of Missouri more than a half-million dollars. The university paid a total of $595,626.60 to outside counsel for their work on the investigation and appeal, according to records obtained by ABC 17 News. In January, the NCAA ruled to ban several of MU’s
Continue ReadingNCAA board approves athlete compensation for image, likeness
The United States’ largest governing body for college athletics took the first step Tuesday toward allowing amateur athletes to cash in on their fame, voting unanimously to permit them to “benefit from the use of their name, image and likeness.” The NCAA and its member schools now must figure out how to allow athletes to
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