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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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou baseball standout Andrew Keefer is on his fourth collegiate stop in five years. There’s been a lot of change in his life, but one thing has stayed consistent. His walk-up song. “I just never had a second doubt that was going to be my walk up song,” Keefer said. Keefer’s walk-up
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Here are the local scores from Monday, May 3, 2021. You can watch the highlights at 10 on ABC 17 HS GIRLS SOCCER Hickman 8 | Battle 0 FINAL Smith-Cotton 0 | Rock Bridge 1 FINAL HS BASEBALL Mexico 6 | Fulton 10 FINAL Moberly 1 | Southern Boone 12 FINAL Fatima 12 | North
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A marquee English Premier League game was postponed on Sunday after hundreds of Manchester United fans, protesting against the club’s US owners, invaded the pitch at its Old Trafford stadium ahead of the match against Liverpool. “Following the security breach at Old Trafford, the Manchester United vs. Liverpool game has been postponed,” said the Premier
Continue Reading Two goals from Lionel Messi helped Barcelona to a vital 3-2 victory over Valencia and stay within touching distance of the top of La Liga. In a thrilling conclusion to the Spanish domestic season, there are now just two points separating Atletico Madrid, Real Madrid and Barcelona, which faces Atletico on Saturday. Gabriel gave Valencia
Continue Reading After completing 50 triathlons in 50 days across all 50 US states, James Lawrence knew he could do more. “The 50 wasn’t close enough to know my limits,” Lawrence tells CNN Sport. “That is why I am doing the ‘Conquer 100.’” A full-distance or Ironman triathlon involves swimming 2.4 miles (3.8 km), cycling 112 miles
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It has been five weeks since Thierry Henry deleted his social media accounts and the former Arsenal forward has been through a range of emotions. He made the decision at the end of March following a spate of online racist abuse aimed at Black footballers and what he said was the inability of social media
Continue Reading It’s been 11 years coming, but Inter Milan clinched its first Serie A title in over a decade on Sunday after Atalanta failed to win at Sassuolo. On Saturday, goals from Christian Eriksen and Achraf Hakimi secured a 2-0 win for Inter over Crotone, a victory that moved Antonio Conte’s 14 points clear of Atalanta
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ABC 17 Sports Director Andrew Kauffman brought on PowerMizzou publisher Gabe DeArmond in this week’s edition of Sunday sit-down. You can watch the full conversation on SportsZone at 9:30 on Fox 22 and 10:30 on ABC 17!
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) No. 15 Mizzou softball dropped the series with No. 3 Florida, in a 3-2 loss on Sunday afternoon. The Tigers led the entire ball game, up until the 7th inning. The Gators chipped away at freshman pitcher Laurin Krings, until Hannah Adams hit a three-run bomb to take the lead. https://youtu.be/MVy1vq_UEgg Starting
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) The Mizzou softball team will compete in a rubber match with the Florida Gators, following a 10-2 win in five innings on Saturday afternoon. MU bounced back in a big way after Friday night’s last minute loss. Multiple Tigers brought in runners, including Brooke Wilmes, Hatti Moore, Emma Raabe, and Alex Honnold.
Continue Reading Lewis Hamilton showed why he’s a seven-time world champion on Sunday, claiming his 97th career victory with a win at the Portuguese Grand Prix over Red Bull’s Max Verstappen and Mercedes teammate Valteri Bottas. Hamilton had slipped to third after a Safety Car restart caused when Alfa Romeo’s Kimi Raikkonen collided with Antonio Giovinazzi’s left
Continue Reading Diego Maradona was in agony for 12 hours and the medical team treating him was “deficient, reckless and indifferent” when faced with his possible death, according to a report from the medical board appointed to investigate his demise. The Argentine football great “did not have full use of his mental faculties” and could have had
Continue Reading Hundreds of Manchester United fans, protesting against the club’s US owners, invaded the pitch at Old Trafford stadium on Sunday — in what the Premier League described as a “security breach” — ahead of the game against Liverpool. Many Manchester United supporters are unhappy over the club’s failed attempt to join the European Super League
Continue Reading Hundreds of Manchester United fans, protesting against the club’s US owners, invaded the pitch at Old Trafford stadium on Sunday ahead of the Premier League game against Liverpool, according to multiple British media outlets. A number of Many United supporters are unhappy over the club’s failed attempt to join the European Super League last month.
Continue Reading A leading Myanmar swimmer has called for the country’s Olympic committee to be expelled from the Olympic Movement, saying “genocidaires do not deserve to be in the Olympics.” In a Facebook post, swimmer Win Htet Oo said by rejecting the Myanmar Olympic Committee he had foregone any chance of competing at the Tokyo Olympic Games
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CLEVELAND, Ohio (KMIZ) The remaining Mizzou hopefuls all found their new NFL homes in day three of the 2021 NFL Draft, on Saturday. The Las Vegas Raiders drafted safety Tyree Gillespie with the 143rd pick in round four. Gillespie is the first former MU safety to be drafted since William Moore in 2009. Offensive lineman
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FAYETTE, Mo (KMIZ) The Central Methodist University softball team earned the series sweep over Evangel on Saturday afternoon, following big performances from the Eagle bats. In the first game of the day, CMU overpowered Evangel at the plate, in a 10-0 win. Senior Kelli Gorman recorded two home runs in the outing, one of which
Continue Reading A horse named after slain Louisville woman Breonna Taylor ran its way into the winner’s circle on Thursday in a Derby Week race at Churchill Downs. The three-year-old filly, named Breonna, is owned by JS Stables, LLC — a thoroughbred racing operation run by attorney Sam Aguiar, who represents Taylor’s family, and his wife Janelle.
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