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ABC 17 Sports Director Andrew Kauffman introduces two of the next star basketball players in Mid-Missouri, Nautica Washington and Boo Anderson.
Continue ReadingABC 17 Sports Director Andrew Kauffman introduces two of the next star basketball players in Mid-Missouri, Nautica Washington and Boo Anderson.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Mark Smith scored a season-high 23 points to lead Missouri to a 64-48 victory over Southern Illinois on Sunday. Smith led the Southeastern Conference in 3-point accuracy last year, shooting 45%. He had been hit-or-miss this season, entering Sunday’s game making 35.1% of his 3s, but he made 7 of 9
Continue ReadingDespite a strong performance against a top-25 team on the road, the Mizzou women’s basketball team lost to (20) Missouri State, 79-72. With the loss, the Tigers fall to 3-8 on the season and have lost two straight games. Amber Smith led the Tigers with 22 points on the night and added seven rebounds. The
Continue ReadingThe University of Missouri sold alcohol at football games for the first time in 2019.
Continue ReadingFormer Mizzou football coach Barry Odom will be the next defensive coordinator for the Arkansas Razorbacks. New Arkansas head coach Sam Pittman spoke on the Paul Finebaum Show on SEC Network and said he hired Odom to be his defensive coordinator. Mizzou fired Odom following his last win over Mizzou, which was against Arkansas. Odom
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri men’s basketball coach Cuonzo Martin took questions from reporters Friday ahead of a home weekend matchup with Southern Illinois.
Continue ReadingKANSAS CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Former Mizzou football star Drew Lock will return home to Kansas City this weekend. The Broncos will play the Chiefs at 3 p.m. on Sunday. Lock is 2-0 so far as a starter in the NFL. He helped lead the Broncos to wins over the Chargers and Texans the last two
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou women’s basketball player Aijha Blackwell is the SEC freshman of the week. This is Blackwell’s first SEC weekly honor. The St. Louis native averaged 14 points, seven rebounds and five assists in the Tigers’ two games. Mizzou, 3-7, will be back in action on Sunday on the road against Missouri State
Continue ReadingThe UM Board of Curators voted unanimously Tuesday to hire Eli Drinkwitz as the University of Missouri’s new football coach.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri will introduce its new football coach on Tuesday at 10:45 a.m. Doors will open at 9:30 a.m., and the event is open to the public. You can watch the entire news conference live on ABC 17 and online. On Sunday, we reported MU has reached an agreement with
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri has reached an agreement with a new football coach, according to a source. Eliah Drinkwitz is expected to be the 33rd head coach of the Mizzou football team. An MU spokesman said an official announcement is close, but nothing will happen Sunday night. The UM Board of Curators
Continue ReadingHOUSTON (AP) – Rookie Drew Lock threw for 309 yards and three touchdowns and Kareem Jackson had an interception and returned a fumble 70 yards for a touchdown against his former team. The Denver Broncos built a huge first-half lead and coasted to a 38-24 win over the Houston Texans. Lock made his NFL debut
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Andrew Kauffman brought on former Mizzou linebacker Cale Garrett in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down.
Continue ReadingKANSAS CITY (KMIZ) The Mizzou women’s basketball team lost to UMKC, 59-56, on Sunday afternoon. The Tigers are now 3-7 on the season. Amber Smith led the Tigers with 12 points and four rebounds. Freshman Hayley Frank also had 12 points on 5-16 shooting. Fellow freshman Aijha Blackwell finished with 11 points, six assists and
Continue ReadingLINCOLN, Neb. – For the second straight season, Mizzou volleyball’s season comes to an end in the second round of the NCAA Tournament to Nebraska. The Tigers lost three sets to one to the Cornhuskers. Mizzou came out of the gates firing and won the first set, 25-20. The Cornhuskers then rallied to win three
Continue ReadingPHILADELPHIA – The Mizzou basketball team got a win it had to have after a disappointing loss to Charleston Southern. The Tigers earned their best win of the season with a, 64-54, victory over Temple on the road. The win snaps a three-game losing streak and improves Mizzou’s record to 5-4 overall. Javon Pickett led
Continue ReadingThe Mizzou volleyball team cruised past Northern Iowa in three sets (25-11, 25-13, 25-14) to keep its season alive. Tyanna Omazic led the way with 10 kills for the Tigers. Mizzou’s hitting percentage was .363 to Northern Iowa’s just .030. Next up, Mizzou will face the winner of Nebraska and Ball State on Saturday in
Continue ReadingMissouri head men’s basketball coach Cuonzo Martin took questions Friday ahead of the Tigers’ game against Temple in Philadelphia on Saturday.
Continue ReadingThe Mizzou women’s basketball team smoked St. Louis in a win it had to have. The Tigers defeated the Billikens 83-58. The true freshmen, Aijha Blackwell and Hayley Frank, led the way for the Tigers. Both started and combined for 33 points and seven rebounds. Amber Smith added 14 points as well for Mizzou. Mizzou
Continue ReadingA member of Mizzou Athletics confirmed to ABC 17 that wide receiver Maurice Massey underwent successful surgery on his torn meniscus in his right knee. Massey suffered the injury this season, and the team spokesperson said the team hopes to have Massey back, healthy, for camp in the spring. However, this has not been determined
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