Mizzou wrestling announces move back to the Big 12
The Mizzou wrestling team is moving back to the Big 12 Conference for the 2021-2022 season, according to a tweet from the Mizzou Wrestling Twitter account.
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Rock Bridge running back signs with Mizzou football
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Rock Bridge running back Bryce Jackson officially signed to play football for Mizzou on Wednesday night. He’ll be a preferred walk-on for the Tigers. Jackson said it’s always been his dream to play for his home town school. That’s part of the reason he chose to walk-on with the Tigers. “I’m ready
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Mizzou softball game against UMKC canceled
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The No. 18 Mizzou softball team will no longer host UMKC on Wednesday afternoon. According to a release – the game was canceled due to “limited roster concerns within the Roos program.” MU and UMKC were originally supposed to play on Tuesday, but that game pushed back due to bad weather. Up
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Mizzou softball standout earns third freshman of the week honors
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou softball standout Jenna Laird earned SEC Freshman of the Week honors for the third time this season on Tuesday afternoon. The New York native drove in the game-winning run on Sunday to clinch a three-game series sweep over Mississippi State. Laird went 6-for-13 in MU’s four games last week. She hit
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Rock Bridge running back commits to play for Mizzou
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Rock Bridge running back Bryce Jackson has committed to play football for Mizzou. He will sign as a preferred walk-on at a ceremony on Wednesday at 6 p.m. Bryce thanked his family, coaches and teammates in a social media post Tuesday afternoon. Jackson will be one of four Rock Bridge standouts signing
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Mizzou, Missouri State game canceled due to COVID-19
SPRINGFIELD, Mo (KMIZ) The Mizzou baseball team will not make the trip to Springfield to meet Missouri State, on Tuesday, due to a positive COVID-19 case within the Bears’ program. The game will not be rescheduled. Instead, the Tigers will turn their attention to the three-game series with Georgia at home on April 23-25.
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Bryan Blitz: “I’ll be a super fan, but it was time”
COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) Mizzou soccer’s only head coach, Bryan Blitz, said he will remain a super fan of all Mizzou Athletics, but added it was time to step away from head coaching. Blitz told his team on Sunday afternoon, before having a meeting with athletic director Jim Sterk. He is stepping away after 26 years
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Mizzou freshman builds home away from home, in debut season
COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) Mizzou softball freshman Jenna Laird came to Mizzou from a tight-knit, softball-loving family in East Meadow, New York. In her debut season with the Tigers, head coach Larissa Anderson said she has made an immediate impact with the team. ABC17’s Nathalie Jones details just how Laird became the player and person she
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Mizzou completes the sweep over Mississippi State on senior day
COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) The Mizzou softball team captured the series sweep over Mississippi State, in a 6-5 win over the Bulldogs on Sunday. The Tigers battled for the win, as Mississippi State tied it up at five in the final frames. However, freshman Jenna Laird singled up the middle, which allowed senior Imani Myint to
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Mizzou soccer coach Bryan Blitz steps down
COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) Bryan Blitz, the only coach in Mizzou soccer’s history, is stepping down to spend more time with his family, according to Mizzou Athletic Director Jim Sterk. The program said Blitz informed Mizzou of his decision on Sunday. “I have run my race, after 25 years it is time for me to step
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Mizzou captures series win in a double-header sweep
COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) The Mizzou softball team improved to 31-10 with a double-header sweep over Mississippi State on Saturday afternoon. The Tigers played two Saturday games, due to inclement weather on Friday night. In the first game of the day, everything went Mizzou’s way. Freshman Jenna Laird put up three of the team’s five points,
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Mizzou falls to No. 9 Ohio State in NCAA Tournament
OMAHA, Neb. (KMIZ) The Mizzou volleyball team fell short of its first Sweet 16 run since 2017, following a loss to No. 9 Ohio State in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. The Buckeyes took down the Tigers in straight sets, 3-0, on Thursday afternoon. OSU opposite hitter Emily Londot come off of the
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Mizzou basketball coach gives offseason updates, addresses transfers
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou basketball coach Cuonzo Martin addressed the transfer frenzy surrounding his program and all of college hoops in a news conference on Wednesday. You can watch the full news conference in the video player below. https://youtu.be/OESTEtzdrlU According to several reports – the NCAA will allow football and basketball players to transfer one
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Mizzou sweeps opening round of NCAA Tournament
OMAHA, Neb. (KMIZ) The Mizzou volleyball team swept South Dakota, 3-0, in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament on Wednesday. Senior Kylie Deberg finished with a match-high of 16 kills, along with 10 digs. You can watch the full postgame interviews with Deberg and setter Andrea Fuentes in the video players below. https://youtu.be/KJbmnGx-pcY https://youtu.be/wDU_kyzOBFg
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Mizzou Athletics announces another anonymous seven-figure gift
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou Athletics announced it received a $1.1 million donation on Tuesday afternoon. This is ninth seven-figure or higher gift for MU in the current fiscal year. The donor wished to remain anonymous, but athletic director Jim Sterk released the following statement in a release. “This individual has been a Mizzou fan his
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Mizzou softball and baseball lose rivalry matchups
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou softball and baseball teams’ both lost their rivalry matchups on Tuesday night. The No. 18 MU softball team lost 4-3 to Kansas in the first Border War matchup on the softball diamond since 2012. It’s the Jayhawks first win over the Tigers since 2009. Before Tuesday, MU had won 13
Continue Reading No. 25 Mizzou volleyball gets set for NCAA Tournament
OMAHA, Neb. (KMIZ) The No. 25 Mizzou volleyball team has its NCAA Tournament opening round matchup on Wednesday. The Tigers will take on South Dakota at 11 a.m. You can hear from the team in the video players below. https://youtu.be/3T42n6s3ZLU https://youtu.be/GdkXSi_hQzg https://youtu.be/v0BzLRNsG70 Mizzou is one of 48 teams in this year’s tournament – which is
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Mizzou linebacker enters transfer portal
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou linebacker Jamal Brooks announced his decision to enter the transfer portal on Monday afternoon. “It is with an open heart and teary eyes that I have made the decision to graduate in May and with great ambition enter my name into the transfer portal,” Brooks said in a message on social
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Former Mizzou guard Xavier Pinson commits to LSU
BATON ROUGE, La. (KMIZ) Former Mizzou guard Xavier Pinson has committed to play for LSU, according to his Instagram account. He chose the Tigers over several other schools, including Kansas. Pinson entered the transfer portal a few days after MU’s season ended in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament. The Chicago native scored two
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Sunday Sit-down with Eric Blum
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Andrew Kauffman brought on the Columbia Daily Tribune’s Mizzou Athletics beat writer Eric Blum in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down. You can watch the conversation in the video player above.
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