COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou defensive lineman Mekhi Wingo plans to enter the transfer portal. He confirmed his decision to ABC 17 News on Thursday. PowerMizzou was the first to report the news. The SEC All-Freshman Team member played in 12 games for the Tigers this past season. Wingo had 27 tackles, including two for a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Former Tiger quarterback Connor Bazelak announced his commitment to Indiana on Thursday afternoon, just two weeks after he entered the transfer portal. The quarterback will have three years of eligibility left with the Hoosiers. Bazelak appeared in 11 games and threw for 2,540 yards, 16 touchdowns, and 11 interceptions through the 2021
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou football team announced that safeties coach Charlie Harbison will be stepping away from his full-time role to deal with family matters in North Carolina. “Coach Cheese [Harbison] will remain a valued member of our program moving forward and we appreciate his commitment to Mizzou football,” head coach Eli Drinkwitz said
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou women’s basketball team will return to action on Wednesday night to host Auburn at Mizzou Arena. The Tigers have not played since their upset over No. 1 South Carolina on Dec. 30 due to COVID-19. MU took down the Gamecocks with just eight scholarship players available, but did have to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou safety Shawn Robinson entered the transfer portal on Wednesday, after spending three season with the Tigers. The TCU-transfer originally came to Columbia as a quarterback, sitting out in 2019 due to NCAA transfer rules. He spent the beginning of the 2020 season in a competition for a starting position with former
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two Mizzou women’s basketball players earned SEC weekly honors on Tuesday. Hayley Frank and Lauren Hansen shared the Co-Player of the Week honors. Hansen and Frank each scored a co-team high 21 points in the Tigers overtime win over No. 1 South Carolina last Thursday. Hansen’s last second layup secured a 70-69
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou men’s basketball team has postponed its SEC home opener due to COVID-19 concerns. A team spokesperson made the announcement on Monday. The Tigers will no longer host Mississippi State on Wednesday at 8 p.m. The spokesperson said in a release, “The University of Missouri men’s basketball game against Mississippi State
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou women’s basketball team captured what just may be the best win in program history with an upset over No. 1 South Carolina on Thursday night. You can watch ABC 17’s Nathalie Jones full recap in the video player above.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou safety Martez Manuel announced that he will be coming back for one more year in the black and gold, as he will finish out his senior year in 2022. The Columbia-native has put together quite a career with the Tigers. Through the 2021 season, Manuel recorded 4.5 sacks, 77 tackles, one
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou women’s basketball team postponed its matchup with Vanderbilt on Sunday, due to a “combination of positive tests, contact tracing, and subsequent quarantining,” of individuals within the Tigers’ program. Mizzou dealt with COVID-19 issues in its upset over No. 1 South Carolina on Thursday night, as the team had just eight
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou women’s basketball team was shorthanded, but the Tigers came together to shock the No. 1 team in the country on Thursday night. MU beat South Carolina 70-69 in overtime. It’s the first time Mizzou has ever taken down the No. 1 team in the nation. https://youtu.be/fSk-Vbb0TPE Lauren Hansen hit the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou assistant coach Cornell Mann will act as the temporary head coach in MU’s matchup with Kentucky on Wednesday, as head coach Cuonzo Martin is out due to COVID-19. Mann said, prior to the start of the team’s Dec. 26 practice, the entire group underwent testing. He added that Martin’s positive test
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Jefferson City retired Mizzou Hall of Famer Ron Coleman’s No. 34 before its game against Covington on Monday. Coleman passed away on Christmas Eve after battling ALS. He was 76 years old. Coleman led the MU basketball team in scoring in 1966 and 1967. He also lettered in baseball. In 2002,
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou men’s basketball coach Cuonzo Martin has tested positive for COVID-19. He announced the news on social media Monday afternoon. Coach Martin said in a Tweet, “Encouraging everyone to stay safe during this holiday season. I’ve tested positive for Covid. Feeling well and thankful for our athletic training staff following protocol and
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ABC 17 Sports Director Andrew Kauffman and ABC 17’s Nathalie Jones put together a list of the Top 10 Mid-Missouri sports stories of 2021. TOP 10 LIST Mizzou hires Desiree Reed-Francois as athletic directorMizzou fires athletic director Jim SterkNCAA allows student-athletes to profit off their name, image and likenessMizzou football signs record-breaking recruiting classMizzou softball
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou quarterback Connor Bazelak has entered the transfer portal after spending three seasons with the program. He announced his decision on social media on Thursday. Bazelak started 11 of MU’s 12 regular season games this season, but head coach Eli Drinkwitz elected to go with Brady Cook at quarterback for the Armed
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FORT WORTH, Tex. (KMIZ) The Mizzou football team came up just short against Army in the Armed Forces Bowl on Wednesday night. The Black Knights kicked a game-winning field goal as time expired to beat the Tigers 24-22. The Tigers were short-handed on Wednesday as they played without All-American running back Tyler Badie. The SEC’s
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ST. LOUIS (KMIZ) The Mizzou men’s basketball team no longer has Braggin’ Rights over Illinois. The Fighting Illini crushed the Tigers 88-63 on Wednesday night. Mizzou’s three-game winning streak in the rivalry is now over. https://youtu.be/EDHq6klDgKk MU shot just 35.5% from the field. The Tigers were 5-for-22 from three-point range. Meanwhile, the Fighting Illini were
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CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (KMIZ) The Mizzou women’s basketball team is bringing Braggin’ Rights back to Columbia after beating Illinois 84-65 on Wednesday afternoon. The Fighting Illini started the game on a 13-1 run, but MU dominated after that. The Tigers closed out the first quarter on a 9-0 run to tie the game. MU took a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou women’s basketball team captured its 10th win of the season with a 73-54 win over Southern on Monday night. Junior Aijha Blackwell picked up right where she left off before MU’s week off. The guard recorded another double-double with 15 points and 12 rebounds. Fellow junior Hayley Frank was on
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