COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) The Missouri State High School Activities Association (MSHSAA) released its COVID-19 guidelines for fall sports on Thursday. High school activities will still go on, as planned, this year, with practices beginning on August 10 and the seasons starting on August 28. MSHSAA’s report said it acknowledges the risks that come with playing
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou football coach Eli Drinkwitz said his team is still preparing to start the season on Sept. 5 against Central Arkansas. “I’m not going to waste my time on hypotheticals,” Drinkwitz said in a Zoom news conference on Wednesday. You can watch the full news conference in the video player above. Coach
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou athletics will not be able to begin fall sports competition until at least August 31, according to a release from the SEC. This directly affects the volleyball, soccer and cross country teams at MU. “Our leadership has had to make very difficult decisions in regards to the 2020 season,” MU soccer
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BRADENTON, Fla. (KMIZ) Former Mizzou and Rock Bridge basketball standout Sophie Cunningham is embracing the WNBA Bubble at the IMG Academy in Florida. ABC 17 Sports Director Andrew Kauffman caught up with Cunningham on Tuesday. You can watch the entire interview in the video player above. Cunningham said she had COVID-19 in June, and she
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (KMIZ) The SEC will not make a decision on fall sports until late July, according to commissioner Greg Sankey. Sankey met with all 14 SEC athletic directors on Monday at the league office in Birmingham. It was the first in-person meeting since March. “It is clear that current circumstances related to COVID-19 must
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou baseball coach Steve Bieser said he felt a sense of relief when he found out the postseason ban was over. ABC 17 Sports Director Andrew Kauffman caught up with Bieser to discuss the end of the sanctions, life without baseball, social justice issues and much more. You can watch the entire
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KANSAS CITY, Mo (KMIZ) College conferences around the country are assessing how to move forward with fall sports, if it’s even possible at all. On July 9 the Ivy League became the first school to cancel all sports this fall. Consistent with campus health & safety policies across the League, The Ivy League Presidents outline
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou athletic director Jim Sterk met with reporters Thursday on a Zoom call to update the public on the athletic department. You can watch the full interview in the video player above. Sterk said the SEC will not make a final determination on fall sports until later this month. He said he
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou athletics gave its second update on its COVID-19 testing results on Wednesday. UPDATE: 367 of 377 tests on #Mizzou student-athletes & athletic staff participating in department testing protocol have been negative for COVID-19. pic.twitter.com/lTGVZRMfOc— Mizzou Athletics (@MizzouAthletics) July 8, 2020 An MU spokesperson confirmed ten total student-athletes and staff have now
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two Mid-Missouri high school baseball teams came together to honor the military on Tuesday night. Battle and Rock Bridge hosted Military Appreciation Night at Atkins Field. Together – the two teams were able to raise $1,840 for the Central Missouri Honor Flight. You can watch the highlights in the video player above.
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Super Bowl MVP Patrick Mahomes is not leaving Kansas City any time soon. ESPN’s Adam Schefter is reporting the Chiefs and the 24-year-old quarterback have agreed to a 10-year contract extension on Monday. Chiefs and QB Patrick Mahomes have reached agreement on a 10-year — 10-year! — contract extension that ties him to Kansas City
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Former Mizzou basketball star Laurence Bowers is holding the 6th annual Camp Bowers this week at the Columbia Sports Fieldhouse. Bowers said 178 kids signed up to participate in this year’s camp. There are two separate sessions. Ages 8-11 go from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.Ages 12-16 go from 2 p.m. to
Continue Reading The Mizzou postseason ban is officially over. The MU baseball and softball teams’ have served their punishments in full, according to the NCAA. 🗣 Some GREAT news to brighten your Monday morning ⤵Mizzou Athletics received confirmation late last week from the NCAA that @MizzouBaseball & @MizzouSoftball are eligible for 2021 postseason tournaments. The bans have
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ABC 17 Sports Director Andrew Kauffman spoke with Columbia Public Schools’ new athletic director David Egan. You can watch the full interview in the video player above.
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The MLB said 38 people tested positive for COVID-19 in the initial phases of testing for summer camp. The first set of results for COVID-19 testing have been jointly announced by @MLB and the @MLB_PLAYERS. pic.twitter.com/zlqZPuxLxh— MLB Communications (@MLB_PR) July 3, 2020 According to the league’s 2020 operations manual, all staff and players were tested
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Moore was on hand when Jonathan Irons, 40, walked out of the Jefferson City Correctional Center.
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou athletics announced its 2020 Hall of Fame class on Wednesday afternoon. Chidi Imoh – Men’s Track & Field (1983-86) Kearsten Peoples – Women’s Track & Field (2012-15) Mike Rogers – Baseball (1984-87) Nancy Rutter – Women’s Basketball (1975-78) Don Smith – Track & Field (1959-62) These five individuals will be inducted
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) The biggest concern for every sport starting back up, across the country, has been outbreaks of COVID-19 within their facilities. On June 25, the University of Missouri said that five people within MU Athletics tested positive for COVID-19. Four of the cases were asymptomatic. Of 308 #Mizzou Athletics individuals tested for COVID-19
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HALLSVILLE, Mo (KMIZ) The Hallsville Indians just started full-team practices about two weeks ago and despite all the work that has to be done, the staff said they are just excited to be back. “Just to be honest with you, just really happy to be back, if you can’t tell,” said Hallville football coach Justin
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) Everybody dreams of being something when they are younger: a firefighter, a pop star, or, in some cases, a professional athlete. But, Missouri soccer alum Sarah Luebbert never really had just one dream. “I was never, honestly, dead set on becoming a professional soccer player,” she said. “It was just like, I’m
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