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University of Missouri men’s golfer accused of taking pictures of woman inside bathroom

June 14, 2022 9:43 AM Zachary Farwell

A golfer for the University of Missouri men’s team is suspended following his arrest by police last week.

Caroline Westrup named Mizzou women’s golf head coach

June 11, 2022 8:52 PM Chanel Porter

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A former LPGA player and collegiate standout, Caroline Westrup was named the new Mizzou women’s golf coach Saturday by Director of Athletics Desireé Reed-Francois. Westrup comes to Columbia after a successful season as an assistant coach at Georgia. “When we started our search, we sought a leader with the character, competence and

Rock Bridge Alum joins Gates at Mizzou

June 6, 2022 5:07 PM Chanel Porter

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Rock Bridge Alum and former Missouri State guard Isiaih Mosley announced Monday that he will be returning to Columbia to play for Coach Dennis Gates at Mizzou. Mosley has played three seasons at Missouri State. Last season, he averaged over 20 points per game and shot over 42% from the three-point line.

Former Tigers on 2023 College Football Hall of Fame Ballot

June 6, 2022 2:14 PM Chanel Porter

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) It was announced Monday that former Mizzou wide receiver/all-purpose player Jeremy Maclin and defensive lineman Justin Smith are included on the 2023 ballot for induction into the College Football Hall of Fame. With the Tigers, Maclin set the NCAA record for all-purpose yards in a season by a freshman in 2007 with

Eli Drinkwitz talks updated roster, SEC coaches meeting

June 2, 2022 12:37 PM Nathalie Jones

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Just days after SEC coaches gathered into Florida, Mizzou football coach Eli Drinkwitz me with the media to go over his updates roster and the topics of those coaches meetings. Mizzou has 37 total newcomers this summer, 15 of which are from the state of Missouri. MU released that full list of

Laird, Chaumont earn Gold Glove Awards

June 1, 2022 5:39 PM Chanel Porter

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The 2022 season is the first year that the Rawling’s Gold Glove Awards have been used in collegiate softball and Mizzou was awarded two, shortstop Jenna Laird and left fielder Casidy Chaumont. Mizzou is the only program to have multiple gold glove winners. The sophomore shortstop, Laird, finished the year with a

Sunday Sit-down with Matt Brolley for the Columbia Missourian

May 30, 2022 9:15 AM Chanel Porter

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17’s Chanel Porter brought the Matt Brolley with the Columbia Missourian in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down. You can watch the conversation in the video player above.

Dennis Gates adds another Cleveland State transfer

May 26, 2022 4:07 PM Nathalie Jones

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Shortly following Mizzou men’s basketball coach Dennis Gates’ bat signal on Thursday, former Cleveland State center Mabor Majak announced his commitment to MU on social media. The 7’2″ center is the third former Viking to join Gates’ Mizzou roster. Guards D’Moi Hodge and Tre Gomillion have both already officially signed with the

Two MU track and field athletes advance in day one of NCAA West Prelims

May 25, 2022 11:20 PM Chanel Porter

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two Mizzou track and field athletes advanced to the next round in their events on day one of the NCAA West Prelims Wednesday. With a time of 3:41.10, Martin Prodanov finished fifth in his heat in the first round of the 1500m. He automatically advanced to Friday’s quarterfinal rounds. In the 800m, Christopher

Gary Pinkel hosts his fourth annual G.P. Made Foundation charity golf tournament

May 23, 2022 1:45 PM Chanel Porter

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Former Mizzou football coach Gary Pinkel hosted his fourth annual charity golf tournament at the Club at the Old Hawthorne on Monday afternoon. Pinkel created the G.P. Made Foundation to help kids across the state of Missouri and holds this event each year to raise money for his foundation. “People are just

Mizzou women’s hoops gets transfer from Notre Dame

May 23, 2022 5:21 PM Chanel Porter

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou women’s basketball announced Monday that they’ve signed Graduate Transfer Katlyn Gilbert from Notre Dame. The 5-foot-10 guard from Indianapolis committed to Mizzou over one week ago on her Instagram page. Gilbert spent four seasons in South Bend where she averaged 9.3 points per game and shot 38.1% from the field. She’ll

Mizzou baseball’s Josh Day named Second Team All-SEC

May 23, 2022 3:37 PM Chanel Porter

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) It was announced Monday that Mizzou baseball shortstop Josh Day was named a second team All-SEC selection. Day had a batting average of .340 this season with a career-high seven home runs and 29 RBI’s. The senior also batted .331 in SEC play with five doubles, a triple, three home runs and

Mizzou softball’s season comes to an end in NCAA Regional Final

May 22, 2022 7:16 PM Nathalie Jones

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou softball team’s late season run came to an end on Sunday in a 1-0 loss to Arizona in the NCAA Regional Final. You can watch the full press conference with head coach Larissa Anderson and Kim Wert in the video player below. https://youtu.be/sQ4HcSPbkUs It only took one solo home run

Sunday Sit-down with ABC17’s new sports reporter Chanel Porter

May 22, 2022 10:21 PM Nathalie Jones

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Nathalie Jones brought on the newest addition to the ABC17 Sports team, Chanel Porter, in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down. You can watch the conversation in the video player above.

Mizzou softball beats Missouri State, advances to Regional Final

May 21, 2022 10:56 PM Nathalie Jones

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) It took two games on Saturday, but the Mizzou softball team will meet Arizona in the NCAA Regional Final on Sunday afternoon. The Tigers fell to the Arizona Wildcats in the first game of the day, 2-0, however a standout performance from sophomore pitcher Laurin Krings propelled MU to a win over

Mizzou softball falls short against Arizona; will play again for a spot in the Regional Final

May 21, 2022 6:00 PM Nathalie Jones

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou softball team will have to get past the winner of the Missouri State/Illinois elimination game in order to have a spot in the Regional Final on Sunday. The Tigers fell to Arizona, 2-0, in the first game of the day on Saturday. Junior pitcher Jordan Weber put up a solid

Mizzou softball standout gets drafted in the pros

May 20, 2022 9:22 PM Nathalie Jones

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou standout Casidy Chaumont is officially going pro. The USA Pride selected the outfielder with the 12th and final pick of the inaugural Women’s Professional Fastpitch College Draft. Chaumont has had quite a career for the Tigers after transferring from Louisiana ahead of the start of the 2020 season. The SEC put

No. 15 Mizzou softball downs Missouri State in NCAA Regional opener

May 20, 2022 4:22 PM Nathalie Jones

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou softball team put up another lights out pitching and defensive performance in a 3-1 win over Missouri State on Friday. Sophomore Laurin Krings had a shutout going until the 6th inning when Missouri State sent one in on a shot to center field. She tossed for a complete game with

Mizzou softball previews NCAA Regional

May 19, 2022 1:21 PM Nathalie Jones

COLUMBIA, MO. (KMIZ) For the second-straight season, the No. 15-seeded Mizzou softball team will host an NCAA Regional at its home stadium. The Tigers will meet Missouri State, Arizona, and Illinois in the home regional. You can watch extended highlights of Mizzou’s practice ahead of the NCAA Regional in the video player below. https://youtu.be/Kh3vF6b-uVI Mizzou’s

Sunday Sit-down with KTGR’s Andy Humphrey

May 15, 2022 10:10 PM Nathalie Jones

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Nathalie Jones brought on the KTGR’s Andy Humphrey in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down. You can watch the conversation in the video player above.