COLLEGE STATION, Texas (KMIZ) The Mizzou baseball team is no longer winless in Southeastern Conference action. On Friday night, the Tigers opened up their three-game set against Texas A&M with a 9-6 win over the Aggies to snap a conference losing streak that has stretched the course of the 2025 season. It is the first
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou Gymnastics has made its second splash in the transfer portal this offseason. Arkansas transfer Dakota Essenpries announced that she’s committing to head coach Shannon Welker’s program, per a post on her Instagram page. The Missouri native is heading home, following two seasons with the Razorbacks. The Adrian High School alum was
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou baseball just couldn’t hang on long enough. The Tigers held a one-run lead over rival Kansas, heading into the eighth inning of Tuesday night’s game, but allowed the Jayhawks to put up a two-piece to eventually win the game 6-5. With the win KU, secured the series sweep over MU, after
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ATHENS, Ga. (KMIZ) Despite a stellar outing from sophomore pitcher Marissa McCann, the Mizzou softball team couldn’t provide the run-support necessary to move past the first round of the SEC Tournament, on Tuesday. The Tigers fell to Ole Miss, 1-0, to end their season. McCann gave her team every opportunity it needed. She threw for
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou Baseball has been swept by its first eight SEC opponents this season. The Tigers (13-34) are still searching for their first conference victory of the 2025 campaign, following a 4-2 loss to No. 9 Georgia (39-11) in Sunday’s series finale. MU’s defeat extended its SEC losing streak to 24 consecutive contests.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Nathalie Jones caught up with Women’s Collegiate Gymnastics Association (WCGA) All-Americans Amari Celestine and Jocelyn Moore in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-Down, reflecting on Mizzou’s record-breaking 2025 season and each of their successful careers. You can watch their full conversation in the video player above.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou Gymnastics has acquired the first member of its 2025 transfer portal class. Makayla Green, a four-year gymnast at Illinois, announced her decision to commit to head coach Shannon Welker’s program on her Instagram page. The fifth-year senior saw limited opportunities in her first three campaigns with the Fighting Illini. Green did
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou Men’s Basketball has landed its fifth transfer portal addition of the offseason. On Sunday night, head coach Dennis Gates and his staff received a commitment from West Virginia transfer Jayden Stone, following his redshirt season with the Mountaineers. The 2025-26 campaign will be his final year of eligibility. The 6-foot-4, 185-pound
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou Baseball is still waiting to topple its first SEC foe of the season. Despite three shutout innings from starting pitcher Sam Horn, the Tigers (13-33) could not protect its two-run lead over No. 9 Georgia (38-11), leading to a 5-2 loss at Taylor Stadium. With Saturday’s loss, Mizzou’s SEC losing streak
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou Softball has secured one last win for its seniors on their home turf. The Tigers (25-30) captured a 1-0 victory over No. 24 Georgia (30-19) in their regular season finale, winning its first series over a conference opponent this season. Along with collecting a win in their final game at Mizzou
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou Football has obtained more competition at the defensive tackle position. On Saturday, head coach Eli Drinkwitz and his staff learned Ohio transfer Bralen Henderson will use his final year of eligibility to join the Tigers. According to On3, Henderson is rated as a three-star transfer portal pickup. The 6-foot-2, 280-pound redshirt
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou softball team fell just short of securing its first SEC series win of the season, on Friday’s senior night, as the Tigers lost 3-2 to No. 24 Georgia. Tolton alum Madison Uptegrove accounted for both of MU’s runs agains the Bulldogs. The true freshman hit her fourth home run of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou Baseball’s opportunities to end its winless SEC season are dwindling down. The Tigers (13-32) suffered their 22nd straight loss to conference opponents, falling 9-1 in game one of its series with No. 24 Georgia (37-11). MU’s last SEC win was earned on May 18, 2024. Despite the lopsided score, Mizzou starting
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou Women’s Basketball has inked its fifth official addition to its 2025-26 roster. Rutgers transfer Lisa Thompson signed with head coach Kellie Harper and her staff on Friday afternoon, following two seasons with the Scarlet Knights. The 5-foot-9 guard saw significant playing time in both her freshman and sophomore campaigns, appearing in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou softball team started off senior weekend with a bang, on Thursday night. The Tigers toppled No. 24 Georgia, 4-2, to open up the three-game series, courtesy of some late-game heroics. Through most of the game, the MU offense had only mustered one run and carried a 2-1 deficit into the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An emotional weekend at the Mizzou Softball Stadium is on deck, as head coach Larissa Anderson and company prepare to honor a group of five seniors: third baseman/shortstop Kara Daly, catcher Julia Crenshaw, designated player Taylor Ebbs, outfielder Mya Dodge and pitcher Jayci Kruse. Coach Anderson said she can’t say enough about
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou women’s basketball coach Kellie Harper is not slowing down, when it comes to building her first roster in Columbia. On Tuesday night, she officially made her fifth addition from the transfer portal since being hired in mid-March. Former Purdue guard Jayla Smith announced that she will be the newest member of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou nation already knew that Tiger guard Tamar Bates would not be back for another season in the black and gold, after he used up his final year of eligibility in the 2024-25 campaign. But, on Tuesday night, the Kansas City native made it official: he is declaring for the 2025 NBA
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The Mizzou baseball team fell victim to a rivalry loss in enemy territory, on Tuesday night. No. 25 Kansas handed the Tigers a 9-3 loss, which dropped MU to 13-31 overall in 2025. Despite getting an early jolt, courtesy of a solo home run in the first inning from Kaden Peer, skipper Kerrick Jackson’s team
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A basketball prospect for the University of Missouri has been accused of sexually assaulting a woman during a campus visit in September. Keiner Asprilla, 18, was charged in Boone County as an adult on Tuesday with first-degree rape, first-degree sodomy and second-degree kidnapping. A petition was filed in juvenile court on Jan.
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