COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A team spokesperson confirmed that Mizzou men’s basketball center Jordan Butler officially entered the transfer portal on Friday night. The 7-foot freshman played in 30 games for head coach Dennis Gates, starting in 13 of those. He averaged 2.0 points and 1.9 rebounds per game and racked up 25 blocks through 2023-24
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The defending NCAA champions’ trip to Columbia got off to a rough start for the hometown Tigers. Mizzou Baseball dropped its series opener 12-1 to LSU on Friday night, falling to 5-11 in SEC play. The Baton Rouge Tigers outscored Mizzou 8-1 in the first three frames of the game. During those
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ATHENS, Ga. (KMIZ) The No. 13 Mizzou softball team has a one-game advantage over No. 9 Georgia out of the gates, after Friday night’s 4-2 win in Athens. Head coach Larissa Anderson’s group jumped out to a 4-0 lead through six innings and that ended up being all the offense they needed. The Bulldogs did
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CINCINNATI, Ohio (KMIZ) Mizzou hall of famer and former NFL executive Bill Tobin died at the age of 83, the Cincinnati Bengals announced on Friday. Tobin had an illustrious career after his time in Columbia. He spent time as the general manager of the Indianapolis Colts and Chicago Bears. He also was the director of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou men’s basketball coach Dennis Gates’ fourth portal addition of the offseason was a big one. On Friday, the Tiger head coach landed a commitment from former Duke starting forward Mark Mitchell. Mitchell, a Kansas City, Kansas native, was a five-star recruit out of high school and spent two seasons with the
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The public got its first look Thursday at the concept for a massive project to improve Memorial Stadium.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Mizzou defensive lineman revealed he is retiring from playing football. Austin Firestone announced his retirement from the game of football in a social media post on Thursday night. “After much prayer and reflection, I’ve decided to retire from the business of football. So many great memories have come from these past
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FORT WORTH, Texas (KMIZ) The 2023-24 Mizzou Gymnastics season wrapped up on Thursday night with the program’s lone individual competitor making her debut at the NCAA National Semifinals. Mara Titarsolej ended a stellar first season with the Tigers by taking the national stage and scoring a 9.6625 on the bars at Dickies Arena. Titarsolej’s score
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ROLLA, Mo. (KMIZ) Nearly two months after ex-Mizzou Athletic Director Desiree Reed-Francois left Columbia for the same job at Arizona, MU Athletics and the UM System Board of Curators said they are ‘slowly narrowing down,’ candidates. On Thursday, the Board of Curators met at Missouri S&T, in part, to discuss the upcoming renovations to the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The final midweek game of the season ended in a ‘W’ for the No. 13 Mizzou softball team on Wednesday night. The Tigers beat SIUE 4-1 to improve to 34-11 on the season. MU got on the board early, courtesy of a Maddie Gallagher single to center field in the first inning,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou men’s basketball coach Dennis Gates is blazing quite a path on the recruiting trail this offseason. On Wednesday, the Tiger head coach picked up his third commitment from the portal in the past couple of months. Northern Kentucky grad transfer Marques Warrick committed to the Tigers over Cincinnati, Penn State, Seton
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Mizzou men’s basketball alum Jontay Porter received a lifetime ban from the NBA after he broke the league’s gaming rules, the NBA said Wednesday.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The No. 10 Mizzou softball team is 33-11 headed into the home stretch of the 2024 regular season. Much of that success is thanks to a healthy pitching staff, as well as a defense that’s proven itself through the season. So, it begs the question of what’s left for head coach Larissa
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou women’s basketball coach Robin Pingeton made her first offseason move on Tuesday afternoon. New Mexico guard Nyah Wilson committed to MU, after one season in Albuquerque. The junior transferred to New Mexico after previously playing for two years at Syracuse. Through the 2023-24 season, Wilson started in all 32 games for
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou designated player Stefania Abruscato was named the SEC Freshman of the Week, on Tuesday afternoon. The award marks the first conference honors of her black and gold career. The New York native paced Mizzou over the course of a 3-1 week, batting .417 with three RBI, three runs scored and one
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SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou baseball team just needs to win one more game over Missouri State on Tuesday, April 23 to complete the two-game season sweep over the Bears, after the Tigers captured game one 6-2 on Tuesday night. MU got out to an early lead at Hammon Field, courtesy of back-to-back two-run innings
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) While Mizzou Gymnastics won’t be competing as a team at the NCAA Championships, the Tigers will have one gymnast in Fort Worth to represent them. After qualifying for the national championships as an individual competitor on bars, Mara Titarsolej is getting set to make her debut on the NCAA Championship stage. “I’m
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A fourth member of last season’s Mizzou Men’s Basketball team is putting their name in the transfer portal. A team spokesperson confirmed to ABC 17 Sports on Monday night that John Tonje has officially entered the portal. Tonje transferred to the Tigers last offseason after playing the first four years of his
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Dennis Gates and his coaching staff have secured another commitment out of the transfer portal. Tony Perkins is committing to the Mizzou Men’s Basketball program, per a post on his Instagram account. The Iowa transfer was ranked as the No. 55 player and No. 12 point guard in the portal, according to
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