BRADENTON, Fla. (KMIZ) Former Mizzou and Rock Bridge basketball standout Sophie Cunningham is embracing the WNBA Bubble at the IMG Academy in Florida. ABC 17 Sports Director Andrew Kauffman caught up with Cunningham on Tuesday. You can watch the entire interview in the video player above. Cunningham said she had COVID-19 in June, and she
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (KMIZ) The SEC will not make a decision on fall sports until late July, according to commissioner Greg Sankey. Sankey met with all 14 SEC athletic directors on Monday at the league office in Birmingham. It was the first in-person meeting since March. “It is clear that current circumstances related to COVID-19 must
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou baseball coach Steve Bieser said he felt a sense of relief when he found out the postseason ban was over. ABC 17 Sports Director Andrew Kauffman caught up with Bieser to discuss the end of the sanctions, life without baseball, social justice issues and much more. You can watch the entire
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou athletic director Jim Sterk met with reporters Thursday on a Zoom call to update the public on the athletic department. You can watch the full interview in the video player above. Sterk said the SEC will not make a final determination on fall sports until later this month. He said he
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou athletics gave its second update on its COVID-19 testing results on Wednesday. UPDATE: 367 of 377 tests on #Mizzou student-athletes & athletic staff participating in department testing protocol have been negative for COVID-19. pic.twitter.com/lTGVZRMfOc— Mizzou Athletics (@MizzouAthletics) July 8, 2020 An MU spokesperson confirmed ten total student-athletes and staff have now
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Former Mizzou basketball star Laurence Bowers is holding the 6th annual Camp Bowers this week at the Columbia Sports Fieldhouse. Bowers said 178 kids signed up to participate in this year’s camp. There are two separate sessions. Ages 8-11 go from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.Ages 12-16 go from 2 p.m. to
Continue Reading The Mizzou postseason ban is officially over. The MU baseball and softball teams’ have served their punishments in full, according to the NCAA. 🗣 Some GREAT news to brighten your Monday morning ⤵Mizzou Athletics received confirmation late last week from the NCAA that @MizzouBaseball & @MizzouSoftball are eligible for 2021 postseason tournaments. The bans have
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou athletics announced its 2020 Hall of Fame class on Wednesday afternoon. Chidi Imoh – Men’s Track & Field (1983-86) Kearsten Peoples – Women’s Track & Field (2012-15) Mike Rogers – Baseball (1984-87) Nancy Rutter – Women’s Basketball (1975-78) Don Smith – Track & Field (1959-62) These five individuals will be inducted
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) The biggest concern for every sport starting back up, across the country, has been outbreaks of COVID-19 within their facilities. On June 25, the University of Missouri said that five people within MU Athletics tested positive for COVID-19. Four of the cases were asymptomatic. Of 308 #Mizzou Athletics individuals tested for COVID-19
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) Everybody dreams of being something when they are younger: a firefighter, a pop star, or, in some cases, a professional athlete. But, Missouri soccer alum Sarah Luebbert never really had just one dream. “I was never, honestly, dead set on becoming a professional soccer player,” she said. “It was just like, I’m
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo, (KMIZ) Jim Sterk announced that he and the athletic staff will be starting a group to spark diversity and inclusivity to the University’s athletic department. The Mizzou Athletics Committee on Inclusive Excellence (MACIE) will feature coaches and staff from across the athletic department. Sterk said that student-athletes and staff felt it was time
Continue Reading Mizzou Athletics said Thursday afternoon five athletes have tested positive for COVID-19.
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Former Mizzou and Jefferson City soccer standout Sarah Luebbert signed to play for the Chicago Red Stars on Tuesday. Can’t wait to get started🤩💙 https://t.co/Zx1BsKryX9— Sarah Luebbert (@sarah_luebbe) June 23, 2020 The Red Stars are a part of the National Women’s Soccer League. Luebbert led the Tigers in assists during her senior season. The First
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou football team landed its fourth commitment in four days on Sunday. #NEWZOU🐯💛🖤🐯 pic.twitter.com/Cgkz69NBRg— Dayday🤴🏾 (@DameonWilson10) June 21, 2020 Four-star linebacker Dameon Wilson is the latest to commit to MU. Wilson is the 14th commitment in Mizzou’s 2021 class. Rivals now ranks MU’s class as the 29th best in the nation.
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Mizzou tight ends coach and recruiting coordinator Casey Woods met reporters on Zoom this past week. You can watch the entire interview in the video player above.
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou football team landed its 12th commitment in the 2021 class on Thursday afternoon. On his 19th birthday, defensive end Shemar Pearl committed to play for the Tigers. The Plano, Texas native was originally committed to MU out of high school, but he chose the JUCO route instead. Last season at
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Mizzou football coach Eli Drinkwitz dressed for the occasion during a Zoom news conference on Wednesday afternoon. “I’d like to give a shoutout to Andy Reid,” Drinkwitz said. You can watch our full interview with Coach Drinkwitz in the video player above.
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Mizzou center Axel Okongo has entered the transfer portal, according to an MU spokesman. In one season with the Tigers, Okongo scored five points and brought down two rebounds in 30 minutes of playing time. He appeared in eight games. Okongo did not miss a shot in his time in an MU uniform. He was
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Former Mizzou football coach Gary Pinkel is on the 2021 National Football Foundation College Football Hall of Fame ballot. Pinkel is one of seven coaches on this year’s ballot, which also includes Oklahoma’s Bob Stoops. Pinkel is the winningest coach in Mizzou and Toledo football history. He won 191 games in 25 years as a
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Mizzou’s director of athletic performance for football Zac Woodfin said there are extensive safety measures in place to keep MU’s student-athletes and staff healthy during the COVID-19 pandemic. “We really have left no stone unturned in terms of protecting our athletes and our staff when they come in to work,” Woodfin said. You can watch
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