COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Larissa Anderson named Jeff Cottrill from Oklahoma State the new hitting coach for the Mizzou softball team Monday. “He brings tremendous experience coming off three consecutive trips to the Women’s College World Series and a Big 12 championship while at Oklahoma State. I know that Jeff will make an immediate impact on
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou shortstop Josh Day announced he will be entering the transfer portal on Monday. Day transferred to MU from Copiah Lincoln Community College ahead of the 2021 season. In his first year with the Tigers he started in 43 out of Mizzou’s 44 games and batted .250, driving in 21 runs and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Nathalie Jones brought on KSHB 41 Action News’ Aaron Ladd in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down. You can watch the conversation in the video player above.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Eight Mizzou athletes competing at USA Track and Field Championships this week and two finished with big results. Freshman Ames Burton earned a spot on Team USA for the World U20 Championships in August after finishing second in the discus. Burton tossed a 54.08m / 177-5 on Friday which is the fourth
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Former Mizzou point guard Phil Pressey announced Friday that he will be returning to Columbia to join Coach Dennis Gates’ coaching staff. Pressey finished his career as MU’s all-time leader is assist with 580 and tied for the career lead in steals. He was also apart of Mizzou’s 2012 Big 12 Tournament
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) St. Louis native and Mizzou wide receiver Luther Burden greeted fans Friday at the Mercedes-Benz of Columbia. When asked what he’s been working on this summer, Burden says, “just coming together with my team and building that brotherhood and chemistry.” Although it sounds like Burden is settling in nicely at Mizzou, just
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Helias hoops standout Desmond White announced that he will play his senior year of high school at The Skill Factory in Atlanta, Georgia on Wednesday. White is fielding offers from Missouri State, Tulsa, and a couple of other schools. He also had an offer from Mizzou’s previous staff with former head
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Desiree Reed-Francois has made another hire at Mizzou and on Friday Women’s Golf Head Coach Caroline Westrup was introduced to the media. Westrup comes to Columbia after helping lead Georgia’s team to the NCAA Championships last season. She had a nine-year professional career and started her coaching career at the IMG Academy
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) For the second-straight season, Mizzou will take on a longtime rival, the Iowa State Cyclones, in the annual SEC/Big 12 Challenge. MU will host Iowa State at Mizzou Arena on Saturday, Jan. 28. One season ago, the SEC won the annual challenge winning six out of ten games. The Tigers lead the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Former Rock Bridge standout Isiaih Mosley made his commitment to Mizzou official on Wednesday afternoon. The former Missouri State guard comes in as one of the top-rated transfers in the country. “Mizzou is home,” Mosley said in a press release. “I’m excited about what is building here and want to help bring a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou softball coach Larissa Anderson picked up a name from the transfer portal on Tuesday, as former Texas Tech outfielder Payton Jackson announced her commitment to Mizzou on social media. Jackson had a standout junior season for the Red Raiders. She batted .336 with five home runs and 21 RBIs through the
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A golfer for the University of Missouri men’s team is suspended following his arrest by police last week.
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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