WATCH: Mizzou basketball prepares for Auburn
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou Tigers will host Auburn at Mizzou Arena on Wednesday as conference play continues. The Tigers are coming off an SEC loss to Ole Miss.
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Slaughter’s 23-point night not enough to topple No. 21 Alabama
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou women’s basketball team couldn’t ride a big night for junior guard Grace Slaughter to the bank for their first SEC win, as the No. 21 Alabama Crimson Tide walked out of Columbia with a 74-63 victory. You can watch the full postgame press conference with head coach Kellie Harper, as
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Mizzou hoops turns to nontraditional media in new recruiting strategy
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) With the advent of name, image and likeness, college athletics is in a constantly changing state. Now more than ever, programs around the nation need imagination and innovation in order to find success. It’s a challenge that Mizzou men’s basketball tasked general manager Tim Fuller when the program brought him on board
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Sunday Sit-down with the St. Louis Post-Dispatch’s Eli Hoff
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Nathalie Jones brought on Eli Hoff, who is the Mizzou Athletic beat writer for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down. You can watch their full conversation in the video player above.
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Sophie Cunningham Classic highlights and scores: Jan. 11, 2026
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are your local scores from day three of the annual Sophie Cunningham Classic on Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026 You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS GIRLS BASKETBALL Harrisburg (58) Tolton Catholic (65) FINAL Troy Buchanan (58) Hickman (50) FINAL Strafford (67) Quincy (59) FINAL MICDS (36) Centralia
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Mizzou football adds two transfers to the defensive line
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Head coach Eli Drinkwitz picked up a pair of d-lineman from Florida. Jaden Jones announced his decision to join the Tigers on Saturday after spending the past three season in Tallahassee at Florida State. The edge rusher picked up seven total tackles and one pass deflection in just seven career games with
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Tiger hoops drop first conference game of the year to Ole Miss
Mizzou men’s basketball falls to 2-1 after losing to the Rebels 76-69. After a pair of impressive wins to open the conference slate, the Tigers suffered their first loss of the season to Ole Miss. Mizzou jumped out to an 8-2 lead in the first two minutes of play, and extended it to 10 with
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Mizzou football adds Florida receiver from the transfer portal
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Head coach Eli Drinkwitz added his third receiver from the transfer portal. The latest addition to the Tigers’ 2026 roster is former Florida wide out Naeshaun Montgomery. The true freshman was ranked as a four-star prospect out of high school. He appeared in just four games for the Gators, netting three catches
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Sophie Cunningham Classic highlights and scores: Jan. 9, 2026
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are your local scores from day one of the annual Sophie Cunningham Classic on Friday, Jan. 8, 2026 You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS GIRLS BASKETBALL – SOPHIE CUNNINGHAM CLASSIC Blue Valley North (64) Battle (45) FINAL Tipton (66) Doniphan (34) FINAL School of the Osage
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WEB EXTRA: Full chat with Mizzou basketball legend Sophie Cunningham at Sophie Cunningham Classic
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Nathalie Jones spoke with Mizzou women’s basketball legend Sophie Cunningham at day one of the annual Sophie Cunningham Classic at Columbia College. You can watch the full conversation with Cunningham in the video player above.
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Mizzou men’s basketball hunts for first 3-0 start in the SEC in school history
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Head Coach Dennis Gates and company have pulled off two impressive victories to pick up their first 2-0 start in SEC play ever. The team upset then-No. 22 Florida in the opener, and followed it up with a comeback victory over Kentucky for the team’s first win in Rupp Arena. Mizzou is
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Mizzou women’s basketball suffers third conference loss at No. 7 Vanderbilt
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Tigers couldn’t break the Commodores unbeaten streak, falling 99-68. Head coach Kellie Harper’s squad took to Nashville in search of its first conference win. Junior guard Shannon Dowell made her return to the line up tonight after being sidelined for the last four outings due to a lower body injury. Much
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Tiger football grabs 10th transfer portal commit
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Head coach Eli Drinkwitz reached double digit transfer signings for the 2026 season. Offensive Tackle Josh Atkins committed to Mizzou on Thursday morning. Previously at Arizona State, the 6-foot-4, 315 pounder made 39 consecutive starts at left tackle and was named a captain of the team for the previous season. He is
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Mizzou football lands transfer DB from Auburn
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A second Auburn Tiger has officially committed to Mizzou. Kensley Louidor-Faustin announced on social media that he will be transferring to Mizzou for the 2026 season. In his sophomore season with Auburn, he recorded 20 tackles, three of them coming for a loss and one sack. Against MU, he netted just one
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Mizzou men’s basketball rallies to complete comeback against Kentucky
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Tigers scored eight straight to end the game to defeat the Wildcats, 73-68. Despite Mizzou getting out to a 19-12 lead in the first half of play, Kentucky fought back to trail by just one at the half. They continued that momentum throughout the back 20 minutes, eventually leading 66-58 with
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Eli Drinkwitz adds third Auburn transfer to 2026 roster
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou football lands its ninth transfer and second wide receiver of the January window. Horatio Fields confirmed via his social media that he will be attending Mizzou for next year. He played in just 4 games for the Tigers this year before going down with an injury. In 2024 with Wake Forest,
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Mizzou football signs its first offensive lineman from the transfer portal
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Head coach Eli Drinkwitz just beefed up his o-line with the team’s eighth transfer of the portal window. Mississippi State transfer Jack Work announced on his social media that he will be joining the Tigers for next year. In his two years with the Bulldogs, he made 22 appearances and 14 starts.
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Eli Drinkwitz grabs a pair of standout freshmen out of transfer portal
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Over the course of just two days, Mizzou football coach Eli Drinkwitz has made six transfer portal acquisitions, with the latest coming in the form of a pair of standout freshmen. On Tuesday night, former Notre Dame safety JaDon Blair and Houston Christian running back Xai’Shaun Edwards pledged to the Tigers. The
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Mizzou hoops looks carry momentum from an SEC-opening upset into first conference road trip
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou men’s basketball’s upset over then-No. 22 Florida was far from a perfect game for head coach Dennis Gates’ crew, but it did the job. It got the season back on the rails, just one game after a 43-point blowout loss to No. 16 Illinois. Now, heading into the first road trip
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Mizzou loses star defensive end to the transfer portal
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou football is losing one of its top defensive players to the transfer portal. On Tuesday, defensive end Damon Wilson confirmed on his Instagram that he is entering the transfer portal after one season in Columbia. He made the most of that first year as a Tiger, after transferring in from Georgia.
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