COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou assistant coach Cornell Mann will act as the temporary head coach in MU’s matchup with Kentucky on Wednesday, as head coach Cuonzo Martin is out due to COVID-19. Mann said, prior to the start of the team’s Dec. 26 practice, the entire group underwent testing. He added that Martin’s positive test
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Jefferson City retired Mizzou Hall of Famer Ron Coleman’s No. 34 before its game against Covington on Monday. Coleman passed away on Christmas Eve after battling ALS. He was 76 years old. Coleman led the MU basketball team in scoring in 1966 and 1967. He also lettered in baseball. In 2002,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou men’s basketball coach Cuonzo Martin has tested positive for COVID-19. He announced the news on social media Monday afternoon. Coach Martin said in a Tweet, “Encouraging everyone to stay safe during this holiday season. I’ve tested positive for Covid. Feeling well and thankful for our athletic training staff following protocol and
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ABC 17 Sports Director Andrew Kauffman and ABC 17’s Nathalie Jones put together a list of the Top 10 Mid-Missouri sports stories of 2021. TOP 10 LIST Mizzou hires Desiree Reed-Francois as athletic directorMizzou fires athletic director Jim SterkNCAA allows student-athletes to profit off their name, image and likenessMizzou football signs record-breaking recruiting classMizzou softball
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou quarterback Connor Bazelak has entered the transfer portal after spending three seasons with the program. He announced his decision on social media on Thursday. Bazelak started 11 of MU’s 12 regular season games this season, but head coach Eli Drinkwitz elected to go with Brady Cook at quarterback for the Armed
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FORT WORTH, Tex. (KMIZ) The Mizzou football team came up just short against Army in the Armed Forces Bowl on Wednesday night. The Black Knights kicked a game-winning field goal as time expired to beat the Tigers 24-22. The Tigers were short-handed on Wednesday as they played without All-American running back Tyler Badie. The SEC’s
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ST. LOUIS (KMIZ) The Mizzou men’s basketball team no longer has Braggin’ Rights over Illinois. The Fighting Illini crushed the Tigers 88-63 on Wednesday night. Mizzou’s three-game winning streak in the rivalry is now over. https://youtu.be/EDHq6klDgKk MU shot just 35.5% from the field. The Tigers were 5-for-22 from three-point range. Meanwhile, the Fighting Illini were
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CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (KMIZ) The Mizzou women’s basketball team is bringing Braggin’ Rights back to Columbia after beating Illinois 84-65 on Wednesday afternoon. The Fighting Illini started the game on a 13-1 run, but MU dominated after that. The Tigers closed out the first quarter on a 9-0 run to tie the game. MU took a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou women’s basketball team captured its 10th win of the season with a 73-54 win over Southern on Monday night. Junior Aijha Blackwell picked up right where she left off before MU’s week off. The guard recorded another double-double with 15 points and 12 rebounds. Fellow junior Hayley Frank was on
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FORT WORTH, Texas. (KMIZ) MU running back Tyler Badie will not play in Mizzou’s Armed Forces Bowl matchup against Army, as the senior has declared for the 2022 NFL Draft. Instead, the Tigers will start graduate running back Dawson Downing. The team announced that Badie will still attend the game as a captain. Via Instagram,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Andrew Kauffman spoke with St. Louis Post-Dispatch columnist Benjamin Hochman in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down. You can watch the full conversation in the video player below.
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FORTH WORTH, Texas (KMIZ) The Mizzou football team touched down in Forth Worth, Texas on Saturday ahead of its matchup with Army in the Armed Forces bowl on Dec. 22. MU has an interesting connection to this game against the Black Knights. Running backs coach Curtis Luper is a U.S. Army Veteran and former coach
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou men’s basketball team hung on for a 83-75 win over the Utes of Utah at Mizzou Arena on Saturday afternoon. https://youtu.be/1uxj6Gz5fJk Junior forward Kobe Brown led the team with 27 points and six rebounds. Guard Amari Davis was right behind him with 17 points, which was a big improvement after
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Mizzou football coach Eli Drinkwitz is on his way to signing the best recruiting class in program history. Rivals currently ranks MU’s 2022 class as No. 17 in the nation.
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BOONVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) Boonville standout DJ Wesolak will play for Mizzou. Wesolak made his college decision on Wednesday at the Knights of Columbus in Boonville — one of a string of recruits who committed to Mizzou on signing day. https://youtu.be/bOF8aazs1Lc The four-star prospect chose the Tigers over LSU, Georgia, Alabama and USC. According to 247Sports,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two Mizzou football player earned Associated Press All-American honors on Monday. Running back Tyler Badie made it on the AP All-American Second Team, and center Michael Maietti earned a spot on the AP All-American Third Team. Here’s a link to see all of the AP All-Americans. Badie and Maietti will play in
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LAWRENCE, Kan. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Andrew Kauffman speaks with PowerMizzou’s Gabe DeArmond in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down on the road. You can watch the full conversation in the video player above.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou women’s basketball team snapped its two-game losing streak on Sunday afternoon. The Tigers beat Alabama A&M 69-55 to improve to 9-2 on the season. Junior standout Aijha Blackwell filled up the stat sheet. She scored a game-high 20 points and brought down 20 rebounds. Hayley Frank finished with 17 points
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou football team is continuing its preparation for its Armed Forces Bowl matchup with Army on Dec. 22. Despite a rocky start to the year, MU did finish the season 6-5. Head coach Eli Drinkwitz said his team is excited to get one last chance to play together. “They still want
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LAWRENCE, Kan. (KMIZ) The Mizzou men’s basketball team was no match for No. 8 Kansas in the return of the Border War. The Jayhawks beat the Tigers 102-65 on Saturday afternoon. https://youtu.be/s0u5Fj1Mzsk Watch a replay of the press conference in the stream below. Columbia native Dajuan Harris made his presence known against his home town
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