Sports Archives

Mizzou soccer loses to Mississippi State on senior night

October 31, 2019 10:43 PM Tyler Murry

The Mizzou soccer team dropped its fourth straight game after a 4-2 loss to Mississippi State.

Web Extra: Mizzou basketball prepares for first open exhibition game

October 31, 2019 3:43 PM Tyler Murry

Hear from Torrence Watson, Dru Smith, Mark Smith, Xavier Pinson and Javon Pickett as the Mizzou basketball team prepares for its exhibition game against Central Missouri.

Former Mizzou pitcher Max Scherzer wins first World Series

October 30, 2019 11:35 PM ABC 17 News Team

HOUSTON (AP) The Washington Nationals have clinched their first World Series title after defeating the host Houston Astros 6-2 in Game 7 on Wednesday night at Minute Maid Park. This is the first time in World Series history that the road team has won every game. Anthony Rendon and Howie Kendrick homered to power the

No. 24 Mizzou volleyball falls to No. 13 Florida

October 30, 2019 11:25 PM Tyler Murry

The (24) Mizzou volleyball team lost to (13) Florida in five sets.

MU spends more than half-million on academic fraud and NCAA appeal

October 29, 2019 8:17 PM Alec Pettus

An academic fraud scandal and the ensuing NCAA appeal has cost the University of Missouri more than a half-million dollars. The university paid a total of $595,626.60 to outside counsel for their work on the investigation and appeal, according to records obtained by ABC 17 News. In January, the NCAA ruled to ban several of MU’s

No. 24 Mizzou volleyball earns more SEC weekly honors

October 29, 2019 3:15 PM Andrew Kauffman

Mizzou volleyball standout Andrea Fuentes is the SEC overall and setter of the week.

NCAA board approves athlete compensation for image, likeness

October 29, 2019 2:40 PM ABC 17 News Team

The United States’ largest governing body for college athletics took the first step Tuesday toward allowing amateur athletes to cash in on their fame, voting unanimously to permit them to “benefit from the use of their name, image and likeness.” The NCAA and its member schools now must figure out how to allow athletes to

Mizzou Athletics apologizes after uproar over tweet

October 24, 2019 10:05 AM Connor Hirsch

The Mizzou Athletics Department has apologized over Twitter after some social media users called earlier posts on the platform featuring athletes and other students insensitive. Below is a screen shot ABC 17 News obtained that was captured Wednesday afternoon. Mizzou Athletics later deleted the tweet and tweeted an apology Wednesday night, saying it had made a mistake. Earlier

Two local softball teams advance to Final Four

October 29, 2019 1:34 AM Andrew Kauffman

The Rock Bridge and Salisbury softball teams both advanced to the Final Four on Monday afternoon.

Sunday Sit-Down with Tim Jamieson

October 29, 2019 1:32 AM Tyler Murry

Former Mizzou baseball coach Tim Jamieson joins ABC 17’s Tyler Murry for Sunday Sit-Down to talk about some of his former players who are making headway in the MLB.