On his website he describes himself as “probably the fastest man in professional cycling” and “hungry for more.” The latter part of that description proved prescient on Sunday as Irish cycling star Sam Bennett said he “made a mistake” by eating too much during the 83rd edition of the Gent-Wevelgem. The 30-year-old was pictured throwing
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ABC 17 Sports Director Andrew Kauffman brought on MLB.com Royals beat writer Anne Rogers in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down. You can watch the full conversation in the video player above.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The No. 18 Mizzou softball team lost the series finale against No. 24 Auburn on Sunday afternoon. The Tigers went down 3-0. Despite the loss, Mizzou still won its first SEC series of the season. https://youtu.be/h1tP9fcpUzo It was a scoreless game up until the 6th inning. Auburn was able to score three
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia College softball team beat Harris-Stowe State 36-0 on Sunday afternoon. Here’s a look at the final stat sheet: Columbia College set a record for most runs (36), most hits (37), most RBI (31) and most at-bats (52). Allison Keen and Kacy Bergfeld both had 6 RBI for the Cougars. Former
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You can play golf on pristine green courses. You can even play on a course made of ice. But thanks to some innovative thinking, residents of some of the poorest areas of Mumbai have been using the bumps and lumps of the street as their course. Here there’s no soundscape of polite clapping from watching
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Lewis Hamilton held off pre-race favorite Max Verstappen to win a thrilling Bahrain Grand Prix on Sunday. In a nail-biting finale, Verstappen’s car looked to have the speed to secure his 12th grand prix win and in the closing stages the Dutchman did briefly take the lead, only to hand it back to Hamilton after
Continue Reading Before there was Marcus Rashford, there was another notable Manchester United humanitarian, Lou Macari. The Scot enjoyed a long and successful career in which he played over 400 times for the Red Devils and scored almost 100 goals. He won the coveted FA Cup a year before representing his country at the 1978 World Cup
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There are a whole lot of holes-in-one going on at the WGC Matchplay. Sergio Garcia hit a hole-in-one to win a sudden death playoff against Lee Westwood on Friday to reach the tournament’s knockout rounds and now Tommy Fleetwood has repeated the feat. Like Garcia, Fleetwood’s hole-in-one on Saturday came at the Austin Country Club’s
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou baseball team was no match for No. 1 Vanderbilt this weekend. The Commodores swept the Tigers for the first time since 2016. MU played its best game of the weekend on Saturday, but the Tigers ultimately lost 3-1. Former Battle star Tre Morris knocked in the Tigers only run in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The No. 18 Mizzou softball got its second straight win over No. 24 Auburn on Saturday afternoon. The Tigers beat AU 6-5 to secure the series win. MU trailed 4-1 in the third inning, but the Tigers were able to comeback quickly. Kim Wert hit a three-run shot in the bottom of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou forward Parker Braun has entered the transfer portal. An MU spokesman confirmed the news on Saturday morning. Dave Matter from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported the news first. Braun is the second MU player to enter the transfer portal this week – joining Xavier Pinson. The Overland Park, Kan. native originally
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mark Smith is the latest Mizzou basketball player to enter the transfer portal. An MU spokesperson confirmed the news on Saturday afternoon. Smith averaged 9.7 points and 3.2 rebounds per game as a senior this past season. Due to the NCAA’s COVID-19 eligibility waiver – Smith can return for an extra year
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There are a whole lot of hole-in-ones going on at the WGC Matchplay. Sergio Garcia hit a hole-in-one to win a sudden death playoff against Lee Westwood on Friday to reach the tournament’s knockout rounds and now Tommy Fleetwood has repeated the feat. Like Garcia, Fleetwood’s hole-in-one on Saturday came at the Austin Country Club’s
Continue Reading Lee Westwood was shocked but also in awe of Sergio Garcia after the Spaniard hit a hole-in-one to win a sudden death playoff against the Briton to reach the WGC Matchplay knockout rounds. “Well, 28 years on tour and I thought I’d seen everything. I hadn’t!” tweeted Westwood. Garcia’s moment of inspiration on the fourth
Continue Reading Legendary Indian cricket player Sachin Tendulkar has announced he tested positive for Covid-19. In a tweet Saturday, Tendulkar — widely considered the greatest batsman of all time — said he was experiencing mild symptoms. Others at his home had tested negative, he added. “I’ve quarantined myself at home and am following all the necessary protocols
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou baseball team dropped its second straight game to No. 1 Vanderbilt on Friday night. The Commodores beat the Tigers 11-3. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. Jack Leiter did not give up a hit in seven innings on the mound for Vanderbilt. He’s now pitched 16
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The No. 18 Mizzou softball team beat No. 24 Auburn on a walk-off in extra innings on Friday afternoon. The Tigers beat Auburn 2-1 thanks to a throwing error in the bottom of the 9th inning. You can watch the walk-off play here. We’ve got extended highlights from the game in the
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Former France international Thierry Henry says he hopes his decision to step away from social media will inspire others to stand up against racist abuse and bullying online. The ex-Arsenal and Barcelona star, who won the World Cup with France in 1998, announced on Friday that he would be quitting his social media accounts until
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Metaphors are seldom as convenient as they were last week, when University of Oregon basketball player Sedona Prince posted a Tik Tok video of the fully appointed weight room in the NCAA men’s basketball tournament bubble and what the women were given in theirs: a single rack of hand weights. The NCAA executives responsible for
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Metaphors are seldom as convenient as they were last week, when University of Oregon basketball player Sedona Prince posted a Tik Tok video of the fully appointed weight room in the NCAA men’s basketball tournament bubble and what the women were given in theirs: a single rack of hand weights. The NCAA executives responsible for
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