COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) After posting its second-lowest team score of the season at No. 5 Kentucky last Friday, Mizzou Gymnastics now sits at No. 14 in the latest Road to Nationals Rankings. Shannon Welker’s crew posted a team score of 196.600 against the Wildcats, marking just the second time this season that Mizzou did not
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Despite Mama Dembele’s historic performance at Mizzou Arena on Sunday afternoon, the Tigers fell short of snapping its losing skid. Dembele finished the game with the program’s first triple-double since 2011, but Mizzou Women’s Basketball lost 70-59 to Auburn. Mizzou’s senior guard posted a team-high 15 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists
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CLEARWATER, Fla. (KMIZ) Mizzou Softball is leaving the Sunshine State as the NFCA Division I Leadoff Classic champions. Larissa Anderson’s crew capped off a 5-0 start to its 2024 campaign with a 4-1 win over No. 5/7 Clemson. The Tigers scored three runs in the opening frame of the title game, courtesy of RBI singles
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Despite trailing by just four points at the break, a lackluster second half doomed Mizzou Men’s Basketball 75-51 against Mississippi State. The Bulldogs outscored the Tigers 45-25 in the second half, handing Dennis Gates’ crew its 11th straight loss. Mississippi State began the second half on a 25-6 scoring run, and during
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COLUMBIA, S.C. (KMIZ) After starting SEC play with a 2-3 record, Mizzou Women’s Basketball has now lost five conference games in a row, falling to top-ranked South Carolina 83-45 on the road. The Gamecocks are the only remaining women’s college basketball team that is still undefeated this season. With this loss, Mizzou’s record fell below
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Mizzou legend is joining the College Football Playoff (CFP) Selection Committee. The CFP Management Committee announced it has appointed former Tiger football coach Gary Pinkel and former Mizzou Athletics Director Mack Rhoades. They will both begin three-year terms starting in the Spring. Pinkel was inducted into the College Football Hall of
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LAS VEGAS, Nevada. (KMIZ) Former Mizzou star Nick Bolton has always been a winner. Although his Tiger teams may not have reached the heights he hoped on the field, Bolton found his own success, finishing his time in Columbia as a Butkus Award finalist and a second-team All-American. However, his winning spirit has reached new
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Southeastern Conference victory continues to elude the Missouri Tigers, who fell to the Texas A&M Aggies 79-60 Wednesday night at Mizzou Arena. You can watch the full press conference with Missouri Men’s Basketball coach Dennis Gates in the video player below. https://youtu.be/IoiJ-SaIQS4?si=tDY-xe79K44q6HaK Missouri (8-15, 0-10 SEC) was able to come within
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) After securing a non-conference win over Texas Woman’s University, Mizzou Gymnastics is heading to Lexington to face No. 5 Kentucky at Rupp Arena. The Tigers enter this meet ranked as the No. 12 team in the nation. Mizzou’s last SEC meet ended with Shannon Welker’s crew earning its highest-ranked win in program
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou Men’s Basketball tips off the second half of its SEC schedule on Wednesday night, and the Tigers are treating the final nine games of conference play like a brand-new season. Dennis Gates’ crew is still searching for its first SEC win after starting its conference season with an 0-9 record, but
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou Softball is heading south to kick off its season this weekend. Starting on Friday, Larissa Anderson’s crew will play five games in three days in the NFCA Division I Leadoff Classic down in Clearwater, Florida. Right out of the gate, the Tigers will face some tough competition. During opening weekend, Mizzou
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou Athletics announced that it received the largest gift commitment in university history, on Monday morning. The department received a $62 million philanthropic commitment, which will support the renovations at Memorial Stadium and department’s the Tiger Fund program. MU said that the donor wished to remain anonymous, but designated $50 million of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou gymnastics team came in at No. 12 in the latest Road To Nationals standings, on Monday, after winning the squad’s third-straight meet over the weekend. MU’s 6-1 start to the year is the best start to a season since 2010. Head coach Shannon Welker’s group did drop a few spots,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Nathalie Jones brought on Mizzou softball coach Larissa Anderson in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down. The pair previewed the upcoming 2024 campaign, as the season will kick off on Friday, Feb. 10. Anderson said she is very excited about the group she has the season. “They’re extremely
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The No. 5 Mizzou wrestling team dropped to 8-2 on the season with a 24-10 loss to No. 3 Oklahoma State, on Sunday afternoon. The Tigers lost five matches out of the gates, including a forfeit at 133, and could never recover from the 18-0 deficit. The reigning national champion at 165
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (KMIZ) The Mizzou women’s basketball team extended the losing streak to four games with a 80-69 loss at Tennessee on Sunday afternoon. With the loss, MU fell to 11-11 on the season and 2-7 in SEC action. You can watch the full postgame press conference with Mizzou women’s basketball coach Robin Pingeton in
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DENTON, Texas (KMIZ) No. 9 Mizzou Gymnastics left the Lone Star State on Saturday night with a 197.025-195.475 win over Texas Woman’s University. After this victory, the Tigers have now won three straight meets this season. Sienna Schreiber was the meet’s top all-around performer, finishing with a total score of 39.525 in her four events.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (KMIZ) Mizzou Men’s Basketball tied its worst start to conference play in its SEC era on Saturday afternoon, losing to Vanderbilt 68-61 in the Music City. The Tigers have now dropped their first nine conference games, becoming the first Mizzou team since the 2016-2017 season to start SEC play 0-9. After starting the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) After finishing the first eight games of SEC play with a 2-6 record, Mizzou Women’s Basketball is set to begin the second half of its conference schedule on Sunday at Tennessee. Robin Pingeton’s crew has enjoyed some extra rest and time to prepare for the Volunteers as the Tigers did not play
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou Football has filled another coaching vacancy, following the departure of Blake Baker and Kevin Peoples to LSU. The Tigers officially hired Houston’s Brian Early to serve as the team’s next defensive line and edge coach. “Brian is a coach that’s been on our radar for awhile now,” Mizzou football coach Eli
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