Here are the local scores from Thursday, May 6, 2021. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS BASEBALL Helias (2) Battle (4) FINAL Hallsville (10) Mexico (0) FINAL Osage (0) Blair Oaks (12) FINAL Macon (3) Hannibal (4) FINAL Harrisburg (1) Knox County (11) FINAL Tipton (4) Northwest (1) FINAL Brookfield
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) The Columbia College Cougars will advance further into the AMC Tournament after a 7-5 win over William Woods on Thursday afternoon. The Cougars matched the program high for most, consecutive wins with their 28th straight victory. The team started quickly, with a four-run advantage over the Owls for the majority of the
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Naomi Osaka’s continued excellence has been celebrated at the 2021 Laureus World Sports Awards. The 23-year-old was named Laureus Sportswoman of the Year for 2021 after winning her second US Open title, but it wasn’t just her success on the court that contributed to her claiming the accolade. During her run to grand slam success
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Albert Pujols has been designated for assignment by the Los Angeles Angels, abruptly ending the 41-year-old superstar slugger’s decade with his second major league team.
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You might gawk at Premier League footballers’ million dollar salaries but playing careers are short and can sometimes be curtailed by injury, illness or poor form. And when a career comes to its inevitable end, many players are left scrambling to reinvent themselves. That’s why former Bulgarian international Stiliyan Petrov, along with other ex-pros, such
Continue Reading Chelsea ensured it will be an all English affair in the Champions League final this season after beating Real Madrid in the semifinals on Wednesday. The Blues went into the second leg level at 1-1, but goals from Timo Werner and Mason Mount settled the tie, setting up a clash against Premier League rival Manchester
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are the local scores from Wednesday, May 5, 2021. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS GIRLS SOCCER Rock Bridge | Hickman FINAL https://youtu.be/F2EVI3AwTM0 Jefferson City 0 | Helias 2 FINAL HS BASEBALL Rock Bridge 0 | Hickman 3 FINAL https://youtu.be/rbWLypwJ1J8 Capital City 2 | Helias 8
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou basketball team landed a commitment from former UMass forward Ronnie DeGray III on Wednesday night. The 6’7″ forward announced his plans to transfer to MU on social media. DeGray played 15 games for the Minutemen during his freshman season. The Parker, Colorado native averaged 8.7 points and 4.6 rebounds per
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Baltimore Orioles pitcher John Means threw the third no-hitter of the 2021 MLB season Wednesday against the Seattle Mariners — and might have thrown a perfect game but for one weird baseball rule after a strikeout. Means struck out 12 Mariners batters and was just one unusual play away from throwing a perfect game. In
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou men’s golfer Ross Steelman will get to compete in an NCAA Regional later this month. He was one of 45 individuals to hear their name called during the NCAA selection show on Wednesday. You can check out the entire field here. There are six different regionals, and each regional has either
Continue Reading Australian and other overseas cricketers who have been participating in the Indian Premier League (IPL) are scrambling for ways to leave India as it faces the world’s worst Covid-19 outbreak. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) will help move Australia’s entire IPL “cohort” to the Maldives or Sri Lanka ahead of the
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Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola praised the club’s “incredible” journey after it reached the Champions League final for the first time. With a 2-1 advantage over Paris Saint-Germain from the first-leg, City dominated the return fixture on Tuesday and Riyad Mahrez netted a brace to wrap up the semifinal with a 4-1 aggregate win. The
Continue Reading They are the US billionaire owners of multiple sports teams, but you don’t often see the likes of Arsenal’s Stan Kroenke, Liverpool’s John W. Henry and the Glazer family, which runs Manchester United, popping into the stadiums of their clubs to watch the teams they bought. Fans say their hands off approach shows the US
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Here are the local scores from Tuesday, May 4, 2021. You can watch the highlights at 10 on ABC 17! HS BASEBALL Rock Bridge 4 | Jefferson City 7 FINAL Southern Boone 10 | Fulton 0 FINAL Eldon 0 | Fatima 11 FINAL Paris 2 | Harrisburg 13 FINAL HS GIRLS SOCCER Mexico 0 |
Continue Reading Jose Mourinho has been named by AS Roma as the new coach of the Serie A team. The 58-year-old Portuguese, who has won 25 trophies in his managerial career, was sacked by Premier League team Tottenham Hotspur in April after 17 months in charge. Mourinho will take charge of the Italian side ahead of the
Continue Reading The Indian Premier League (IPL) has been indefinitely suspended as a result of the ongoing Covid-19 crisis in India. In a statement on Tuesday, tournament organizers said that “while we have tried to bring in some positivity and cheer, however, it is imperative that the tournament is now suspended and everyone goes back to their
Continue Reading Boston Celtics wing Evan Fournier has compared the long-term side effects of Covid-19 to a concussion, saying he has “been feeling really weird” weeks after contracting the virus. Fournier was traded from the Orlando Magic to the Celtics in March, but admitted he has been struggling with focus and depth perception as he continues to
Continue Reading Des Linden knows how to celebrate — whether that’s slurping champagne out of a running shoe or sipping a glass of well-aged bourbon. Those were two of her tipples of choice as she toasted becoming the first woman to run 50 kilometers in under three hours on April 13, her time of 2:59:54 on a
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World No. 1 Novak Djokovic says he hopes Covid-19 vaccines will not be mandatory for tennis players on tour. Speaking to reporters during this week’s Serbia Open, the 33-year-old insisted he wouldn’t reveal whether he gets a vaccine in the future and hoped receiving a jab would not be made compulsory by the sport’s governing
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Former Mizzou and Rock Bridge football standout Tre Williams announced his commitment to transfer to Arkansas on Monday night. Williams left the Mizzou football team late last season after the Tigers beat the Razorbacks in the Battle Line Rivalry game. Before the game, the Mid-Missouri native was honored on senior day after
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