COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) MU guard Amari Davis announced Monday that he has entered the transfer portal meaning that as of now, the Tigers have three players from last year on the roster. Davis averaged 9.0 points and 2.4 rebounds per game this past season. The 6-foot-2 guard transferred to Mizzou from Green Bay where he
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 has received contract details via an open records request concerning Mizzou men’s basketball assistant coach Kyle Smithpeters. The contract says that Smithpeters has agreed to a one-year deal with a $150,000 salary. The contract states that Smithpeters will be considered a benefit-eligible employee of the University and has some perks
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LEXINGTON, KY. (KMIZ) It only took Mizzou softball five innings Monday to secure the series sweep against No. 12 Kentucky. The Tigers won 9-1 in game three with the bats on fire from the start. Brooke Wilmes had a solo home run and double on the day with three RBI’s. Kimberly Wert hit a grand
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou softball’s Kara Daly has had a breakout season for the Tigers. As a freshman, she already landed a spot in the starting line up, has cranked ten home runs, and has broken a program record. “Every single time she steps in the batter’s box, she has the ability to hit the
Continue Reading LEXINGTON, Ky. (KMIZ) The Mizzou softball team secured its first conference series win since the beginning of April in an 8-7 win over the No. 12 Kentucky Wildcats on Sunday night. It was a shootout from start to finish, as there were a total of five lead changes along with a combined total of five
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ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. (KMIZ) The Mizzou men’s golf team bowed out the SEC Championships on Saturday afternoon, as the group came up just short against LSU in match play. The Tigers fell in a 3-1-1 match. It was just the second time program history that the Tigers had advanced to the match play portion,
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BATON ROUGE, La. (KMIZ) The No. 22 LSU baseball team downed Mizzou 8-6 on Saturday to complete the three-game sweep against Mizzou. Head coach Steve Bieser and company consistently played the other Tigers close, with each loss coming by two runs or less. In Saturday’s loss, Helias Catholic alum Trevor Austin had the game-high four
Continue Reading LEXINGTON, Ky. (KMIZ) The Mizzou softball team captured a much-needed big time offensive win over No. 12 Kentucky on Saturday afternoon. The Tigers dominated at the plate from start to finish, as MU run-ruled the Wildcats 13-0 in five innings. Fifth-year senior Kimberly Wert was, once again, the star of the show for Mizzou. In
Continue Reading ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. (KMIZ) The Mizzou men’s golf team finished in fifth place in the stroke play portion of the SEC Championships, which means the group will advance to match play. The top eight teams will start competing in match play on Saturday, April 23. Father Tolton alum Jack Parker continues to show up
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An MU official confirmed with ABC17 Sports that Mizzou guard Jarron ‘Boogie’ Coleman became the eighth Tiger to enter the transfer portal on Friday. Coleman will be looking for his third collegiate home, as he transferred to MU from Ball State ahead of the start of the 2021-22 season. He averaged about
Continue Reading BATON ROUGE, La. (KMIZ) The Mizzou baseball team dropped game one of its three-game series against No. 22 LSU, 5-3, on Thursday night. MU played the other Tigers close through the opening innings, as Mizzou actually led 2-1 headed into the bottom of the third inning. However, LSU’s Jacob Berry was a problem, as he
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou men’s basketball coach Dennis Gates hired his third assistant coach on Thursday afternoon. Former John A. Logan College head coach Kyle Smithpeters will officially join the MU staff. “He is a great teacher, evaluator, and recruiter. I have had a front row seat for 15 years watching him prepare for this
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Former Mizzou women’s basketball standout LaDazhia Williams announced her commitment to LSU via Instagram on Wednesday night. It will be the forward’s third SEC school in her collegiate career. Williams first entered the transfer portal near the end of March, along with her former teammates Kiya Dorroh, Aijha Blackwell, and Izzy Higginbottom.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Through a records request on Tuesday, ABC 17 received contract details for Mizzou men’s basketball assistant coaches, Charlton Young and Dickey Nutt. As associate head coach, Young will make $600,000 yearly on a three-year contract that runs through April of 2025. In Nutt’s assistant coach deal, he is signed on with the Tigers for
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou baseball hosted Missouri State Tuesday night at Taylor Stadium. Christian Wall pitched most of game for the Tigers and Reece Lang started the game pitching for Missouri State. Tigers got things started in the bottom of the third inning with Luke Mann hitting a two-run home run to put MU on
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) In this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down ABC17 Sports Director Nathalie Jones brought on Tiger Radio Network’s Matt Michaels to talk on things Mizzou diamond sports. You can watch the conversation in the video player above.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou baseball team won its second SEC series of the season, courtesy of a 10-6 win over Kentucky on Saturday. The Tigers trailed 6-0 at the start of the game, however, the MU bats came alive and put up an eight-run third inning to take the lead. Luke Mann, Torin Montgomery,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou softball team could not capture the series win against No. 13 Georgia on Saturday, falling 3-1 in the rubber match. With the loss, MU dropped to 25-17 overall and 5-9 in the SEC this season. The Tigers finished with just two hits through the entire game, courtesy of a knock
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) In his month at Mizzou, Dennis Gates has received six commitments including landing a point guard one Friday. Sean East, who earned JUCO Player of the Year Honors at John A. Logan College, announced his commitment to the Tigers Friday. The 6-foot-3 guard had 20.9 points, 4.3 rebounds, and 5.7 assists per game
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou softball hit five home runs on the day to take down the No. 13 Georgia Bulldogs in game two of the series. Jordan Weber pitched a full game for the Tigers having two strikeouts and allowing Georgia to get just three hits on the day. Jenna Laird had two solo home
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