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Sunday Sit-down with Andy Humphrey

October 31, 2021 5:32 PM Andrew Kauffman

ABC 17 Sports Director Andrew Kauffman brought on KTGR’s Andy Humphrey in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down. You can watch the full interview in the video player above.

Badie leads Mizzou football to road win over Vanderbilt

October 30, 2021 5:36 PM Andrew Kauffman

NASHVILLE (KMIZ) The Mizzou football team got a much needed road win over Vanderbilt on Saturday. The Tigers beat the Commodores 37-28 to improve to 4-4 on the season. It was MU’s first SEC win of the season, and it was also the Tigers first road victory of the year as well. https://youtu.be/GacfP4cb0JY Tyler Badie

Mizzou hosts 2021 SEC cross country championships

October 29, 2021 4:30 PM Andrew Kauffman

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou hosted the 2021 SEC cross country championships at the Gans Creek Cross Country Course for the very first time on Friday. The MU men’s team finished in third place after totaling its best team score in eight years. Marquette Wilhite led the Tigers with a ninth place finish. Meanwhile, the women’s

Local highlights and scores: Oct. 28, 2021

October 28, 2021 11:07 PM Nathalie Jones

Here are the local scores from Thursday, Oct. 28, 2021. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. NCAA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Lindenwood (39) Mizzou (87) FINAL HS VOLLEYBALL Lebanon (1) Rock Bridge (3) FINAL Blair Oaks (3) Hallsville (0) FINAL Odessa (3) California (0) FINAL Jefferson City (3) Pacific (0) FINAL Hickman (0)

Mizzou offense previews matchup with Vanderbilt

October 27, 2021 6:44 PM Nathalie Jones

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Following a bye week, the Mizzou football team will look for its first conference win against the Vanderbilt Commodores on Saturday afternoon when the group heads to Nashville, Tenn. Quarterback Connor Bazelak said his offense saw what they need to improve on. You can watch his full press conference in the video

WATCH LIVE: Mizzou football players take questions ahead of Vanderbilt game

October 27, 2021 4:43 PM ABC 17 News Team

Mizzou football players Connor Bazelak, Connor Wood, Hyrin White will take questions from reporters.

Mizzou cross country previews the SEC Championships

October 27, 2021 2:42 PM Nathalie Jones

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) For the first time in program history, the Mizzou cross country team will host the SEC Championships at the Gans Creek Cross Country course on Friday. Head coach Marc Burns said it’s a big opportunity to get MU national exposure. “This is the first time we’ll get to showcase it on national

Mizzou football gets set for Vanderbilt

October 26, 2021 1:35 PM Andrew Kauffman

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou football team is back from its bye week. Head coach Eli Drinkwitz said the week off was very beneficial for his team. You can watch his full news conference in the video player below. https://youtu.be/SzoaclsY5y4 Mizzou will play at Vanderbilt on Saturday at 2 p.m. The Tigers are Commodores are

WATCH LIVE: Mizzou football players, coordinator take questions ahead of Vanderbilt trip

October 26, 2021 5:37 PM ABC 17 News Team

Mizzou football defensive coordinator Steve Wilks will take questions from reporters Tuesday along with defensive linemen Isaiah McGuire and Kobie Whiteside and linebacker Chad Bailey.

Mizzou linebacker enters transfer portal

October 25, 2021 12:38 PM Andrew Kauffman

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou linebacker Jamie Pettway has entered the transfer portal. He confirmed the news on Monday in a post on social media. Pettway is in his third season with the Tigers. The redshirt sophomore had 10 tackles this season.

Mizzou basketball inches closer to start of season

October 25, 2021 1:26 PM Andrew Kauffman

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou men’s basketball coach Cuonzo Martin shared some insight on his team with reporters on Monday afternoon. You can watch the full interview in the video player below. https://youtu.be/n6oP2Q2VwAc Coach Matin said he liked how his team played in its two closed scrimmages against Creighton and Oklahoma State. He would not disclose

Sunday Sit-down with Jefferson City’s Hannah Linthacum

October 24, 2021 3:57 PM Andrew Kauffman

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17’s Nathalie Jones went one-on-one with Jefferson City basketball standout Hannah Linthacum in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down. Linthacum recently announced her commitment to play for the Mizzou women’s basketball team where she will join her two older sisters, Sarah and Micah. She will also join a long list

Three seniors suffer season-ending injuries

October 21, 2021 4:43 PM Nathalie Jones

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou football team announced that three players have suffered injuries that will take them out for the remainder of the season. Offensive lineman Case Cook, defensive back Mason Pack, and defensive lineman Chris Turner will not play the rest of the 2021 due to unnamed injuries. Cook has been listed as

Mizzou wide receiver enters transfer portal

October 20, 2021 9:17 AM Nathalie Jones

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Former Mizzou wide receiver Ja’Mori Maclin announced that he will be entering the NCAA transfer portal on Wednesday morning. Maclin notably broke his arm during fall camp, so he did not get much playing time in the 2021 season, as he just appeared in one game and had no receptions. But the

Luther Burden commits to Mizzou

October 19, 2021 6:22 PM Nathalie Jones

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMIZ) The country’s top-rated wide receiver, Luther Burden, announced his commitment to Mizzou at Herbert Hoover Boys and Girls Club in St. Louis on Tuesday. The five-star recruit chose MU over Alabama and Georgia. Burden was originally committed to Oklahoma for about 10 months before announcing his de-commitment in August of 2021.

Mizzou men’s and women’s hoops picked to finish near the bottom of the SEC

October 19, 2021 2:03 PM Andrew Kauffman

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (KMIZ) The SEC and national media is expecting the Mizzou men’s and women’s basketball teams to finish near the bottom of the conference this season. The Mizzou men were picked to finish 10th in the SEC. Meanwhile, the women were picked to finish 11th in the conference. Neither Tiger team had any players

Mizzou WBB gets set for season

October 18, 2021 4:48 PM Andrew Kauffman

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou women’s basketball team is preparing for the 2021-22 season. We spoke with head coach Robin Pingeton and several players on Monday. MU is coming off two straight nine win seasons. Coach Pingeton said her team is motivated to get this program back to its winning ways. The Tigers have not

Sunday Sit-down with Lila Bromberg

October 17, 2021 7:48 PM Andrew Kauffman

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Andrew Kauffman brought on the Kansas City Star’s Mizzou Athletics beat writer Lila Bromberg in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down. You can watch the full interview in the video player above.

Mizzou struggles against Texas A&M; still searching for first SEC win

October 16, 2021 3:37 PM Nathalie Jones

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou football team fell to the Texas A&M Aggies 35-14 Saturday afternoon after committing 13 penalties for 106 yards. https://youtu.be/JlmL7GGoXWI The Tigers got off to a slow start. Mizzou’s opening drive ended with a Connor Bazelak interception, setting up the Aggies deep in Tiger territory. From there, quarterback Zach Calzada found wide receiver

Mizzou offense previews matchup with Texas A&M

October 13, 2021 9:21 PM Nathalie Jones

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou football team will host Texas A&M at 11 a.m. on Saturday at Faurot Field and the MU offense said it is looking forward to competing. “I know it’s not going to be easy,” wide receiver Tauskie Dove said. “I know there’s going to be some mess ups because that’s just