COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Just days after the Mizzou men’s basketball team named veteran coach Tim Fuller the first general manager in program history, ABC 17 obtained his contract via records request. In the first-of-its-kind position at MU, Fuller is set to start at a $100,000 salary. The contract states that that will boost to $250,000
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou men’s basketball team officially jumped onto a trend sweeping the college sports world, on Monday morning: hiring a general manager. MU Athletics announced that coaching veteran Tim Fuller will be the first general manager in program history. He will come to Columbia with more than 20 years of coaching experience,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou softball team is bringing one of the top hitting instructors in the nation back to Columbia to serve on head coach Larissa Anderson’s staff. On Monday, Tiger Athletics announced that former Mizzou baseball player and hitting coach Jake Epstein will return to Mizzou to serve as Anderson’s hitting coach. The
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) After one of the worst seasons in program history, Mizzou baseball fans can expect some changes to be coming, including on the roster. On Monday, a team spokesperson confirmed with ABC 17 that six pitchers from the 2025 season have decided to enter the transfer portal. The news comes after assistant coach,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou softball team is bringing some power to its 2026 lineup, with the addition of former Eastern Carolina University (ECU) outfielder Emma Jackson. Jackson, a native of Chincoteague, Virginia, committed to the Tigers on social media, on Friday evening. In an Instagram post, she said, “my softball journey has been anything
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) As Mizzou soccer coach Stefanie Golan enters her fifth season at the helm in Columbia, she will be working with nearly an entirely new coaching staff on the sidelines at Audrey J. Walton Stadium. On Friday afternoon, Golan made another addition to her staff. Mizzou Athletics announced that former North Texas goalkeeper
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou Football returns in 91 days. The team has revealed kickoff times and television designations for its first three games of the 2025 season. You can find full details of MU’s opening contests in the list below: Thursday, Aug. 28: vs. Central Arkansas at 6:30 p.m. (SEC Network) Saturday, Sept. 6: vs.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou Baseball will be in the market for a new pitching coach this offseason. A team spokesperson confirmed to ABC 17 Sports that longtime Mizzou head coach and assistant Tim Jamieson will not return as the program’s pitching coach for the 2026 season. However, it has not been determined if he will
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou Soccer has named another associate head coach for the upcoming season. On Wednesday, head coach Stefanie Golan promoted Kelsey Wys to associate head coach after three seasons with the team. Golan also hired West Georgia’s Renee Horton to serve the same position, just one day prior. Wys has served as an
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Julia Crenshaw has cemented her spot among Mizzou Softball’s best. The O’Fallon native was named a third-team All-American by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) on Wednesday, becoming the 27th different player in program history to earn All-American status. Crenshaw’s newest accolade also raises the program’s mark to 32 total All-American honors.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou soccer coach Stefanie Golan is enlisting some more help, ahead of the 2025 campaign. On Tuesday, the team announced that it is adding former West Georgia associate head coach and recruiting coordinator Renee Horton to the coaching staff. Horton will served as Golan’s associate head coach. “Renee is a valuable addition
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Nathalie Jones brought on Eli Hoff, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch’s Mizzou Athletics beat writer, in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down. You can watch their full conversation in the video player above.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou football’s 2026 recruiting class now has two members. On Friday afternoon, four-star safety and linebacker Keenan Harris became head coach Eli Drinkwitz’s second commitment to the 2026 class, joining quarterback Gavin Sidwar. The St. Louis native chose MU over Oklahoma, Iowa, Nebraska, Oregon and a slew of other big offers. The
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou volleyball team will be one of 16 squads from the SEC taking part in an inaugural cross-conference challenge between the SEC and ACC in the 2025-26 campaign. The Shiners Children’s ‘Showdown at the Net’ Volleyball Tournament is set for Sept. 9-10. Head coach Dawn Sullivan and company will play on
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Former Mizzou star Tamar Bates didn’t spend his entire collegiate career in Missouri, but he sure is taking the lessons he learned from two years under head coach Dennis Gates into the NBA Draft process. About one month and some change away from the start of the NBA Draft in Brooklyn, New
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Head Coach Larissa Anderson has hired a defensive-minded assistant to her staff. Mizzou Softball announced that former North Texas assistant coach Jason Gwyn will be joining the program’s coaching staff. “We’re thrilled to welcome Jason Gwyn to our coaching staff as an assistant coach,” Anderson said in Wednesday’s press release. “Jason brings
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou Athletics is bringing back the leader of its baseball program. According to reports from the Columbia Daily Tribune and D1 Baseball, Mizzou is retaining head coach Kerrick Jackson for a third season. The Tigers wrapped up their 2025 season with a first-round exit in the SEC Tournament, ending the campaign with
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou Men’s Basketball has unveiled the opponent, date and location of its upcoming season debut. The Tigers announced that the team will be traveling to Washington D.C. to face Howard University on Nov. 3 to begin the 2025-26 campaign. The game’s tipoff time is still to be determined. MU’s visit to our
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HOOVER, Ala. (KMIZ) The Mizzou baseball team put one of the worst seasons in program history in the books, on Tuesday morning, with a 4-1 loss to Alabama in the first round of the SEC Tournament. With that loss, skipper Kerrick Jackson and company end the year with a 16-39 overall record and the worst
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Ever since former Mizzou football coach Gary Pinkel retired from coaching in 2015, he’s made it his life’s work to help other people. On Monday, Pinkel hosted his seventh-annual Par 3 Golf Tournament at the Old Hawthorne. Year-after-year the event is one of his foundation’s most successful fundraisers. While it does raise
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