COLUMBIA, S.C. (KMIZ) The Mizzou football won its second straight Mayor’s Cup on Saturday despite playing with just 52 scholarship players. “It’s a tribute to our players,” head coach Eli Drinkwitz said after the game. “It’s a tribute to our seniors and a tribute to our staff.” ABC 17 Sports Director Andrew Kauffman recapped the
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COLUMBIA, S.C. (KMIZ) The Mizzou football team won its second straight Mayor’s Cup over South Carolina on Saturday night. The Tigers held on to beat the Gamecocks, 17-10. The Tigers are now 3-3 on the season. You can watch our full interview with Mizzou football coach Eli Drinkwitz in the video player above. Mizzou played
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Here are the local high school football state quarterfinal scores from Saturday, Nov. 21, 2020. You can watch the highlights Saturday night after college football on ABC 17 and Fox 22. Lutheran North (9) Blair Oaks (44) FINAL Thayer (42) South Callaway (15) FINAL Hallsville (30) Palmyra (44) FINAL Adrian (13) Marceline (7) FINAL FRIDAY
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COLUMBIA, S.C. (KMIZ) The Mizzou football team will be without defensive coordinator Ryan Walters on Saturday due to contact tracing. A Mizzou spokesman announced the news an hour before kickoff against South Carolin. David Gibbs will serve as the defensive coordinator in Walter’s place. Defensive analyst Grant O’Brien will take Gibbs’ place as the 10th
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COLUMBIA, S.C. (KMIZ) The Mizzou football team will play its first game in three weeks on Saturday at 6:30 p.m. on the road against South Carolina. The Tigers will play with 53 scholarship players, according to head coach Eli Drinkwitz. The SEC recommends each school should have at least that many players in order to
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Here are the local high school football quarterfinal scores from Friday, Nov. 20, 2020. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. Ft. Zumwalt North (35) Battle (14) FINAL West Plains (30) Helias (36) FINAL SATURDAY GAMES Lutheran North at Blair Oaks, 1 p.m. Hallsville at Palmyra, 1 p.m. Thayer at South Callaway,
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SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KMIZ) The Southern Boone boys soccer team beat Whitfield, 1-0, on Friday to capture its first ever Class 1 state championship. The Eagles finished the season a perfect 20-0. You can watch the full highlights and hear from the team in the video player above.
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) The Battle Spartans are just two games away from bringing a state title back to Columbia. The last time the Spartans came away with a state championship was back in 2014, when Justin Conyers was head coach. Despite a stranger 2020 season, current head coach Atiyyah Ellison said he thinks his squad
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) A win on Saturday would not be Eli Drinkwitz’s first time defeating the South Carolina Gamecocks, in fact, it would be the second-straight year. Just one year ago, Drinkwitz and Appalachian State took down South Carolina in a 20-15 victory. However, Drinkwitz was not alone. Mizzou special teams coordinator Erik Link was
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) Mizzou football is down one more scholarship player, after slot receiver Dominic Gicinto announced his entry into the transfer portal on Wednesday. On Tuesday, Eli Drinkwitz said the team had 56 players available, including Gicinto. The SEC requires 53 scholarship players to be available in order to play a game and Mizzou
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou football team will return to action Saturday on the road against South Carolina. Kickoff from Williams-Brice Stadium is at 6:30 p.m. You can hear head coach Eli Drinkwitz’s full news conference previewing the game in the video player below. Drinkwitz said MU has 56 scholarship player available to play on
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou women’s basketball standout Aijha Blackwell was named to the preseason All-SEC second team on Tuesday. Blackwell is entering her second season with the Tigers. She averaged 15 points and seven rebounds a game as a freshman. As a team, MU was selected to finish 10th in the SEC in the preseason
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia College men’s basketball team beat Kansas Christian 80-53 on Monday night at the Southwell Complex. Tony Burks and Jack Fritsche each had a team-high 17 points. You can watch the highlights in the video player above.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 sports director Andrew Kauffman brought on Mizzou athletic director Jim Sterk in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down. You can watch the full interview in the video player above. Sterk said he’s confident Mizzou will play at South Carolina on Saturday at 6:30 p.m. MU has not played a game
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo (KMIZ) The Southern Boone Eagles are the last Mid-Missouri team left in contention for a state championship. The Eagles dominated New Covenant Academy, in a 6-0 win, in the state semifinals on Saturday. Southern Boone will meet the Whitfield Warriors in the state championship on Friday, November 20. “As a team, we’ve
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Here are the local high school football district championship scores from Friday, Nov. 13, 2020. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. Warrensburg (14) Helias (49) FINAL Battle (27) Washington (7) FINAL Hannibal (48) Moberly (13) FINAL Centralia (14) Blair Oaks (60) FINAL Hallsville (36) North Callaway (14) FINAL Mark Twain (6)
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) Mizzou will play in eight games non-conference games before heading into a 16-game SEC slate, beginning on November 27. It will be a tough schedule for Robin Pingeton’s squad, as six of the non-conference teams captured 17 wins or more in the past season, including one with a conference championship. MU will
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou basketball team will host Illinois on Saturday, Dec. 12 thanks to a favorable coin flip on Thursday night. Watch: #Mizzou wins the coin flip over Illinois and the Tigers will host the #BragginRights game on Saturday, Dec. 12. pic.twitter.com/O06upmc6gd— Andrew Kauffman (@A_Kauff) November 13, 2020 Due to COVID-19 concerns –
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) Robin Pingeton and the Mizzou basketball will make room for four new players on their roster, after National Signing Day. The Tigers made it official with Sarah Linthacum, Izzy Higginbottom, Kiya Dorroh, and Da’Necia Trusty. Linthacum follows her sister Micah to Mizzou, from Jefferson City High School. However, the MU legacy does
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) Five players signed their national letters of intent to join Cuonzo Martin and the Mizzou basketball team on Wednesday. “Quality young guys and, like I said, I think they all have a passion and want to be here,” Martin said. “They have the wanting to and willingness to be a good basketball
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