A crazy Premier League season went up a whole level of craziness on Wednesday. If Manchester United and their fans had started to believe a title charge was gaining momentum, bottom-of-the-table, one-win Sheffield United brought them crashing down to earth. Needing a victory to return to the top of the table given the formidable Manchester
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The 6th annual Rally For Rhyan game will be held on Saturday, Feb. 13. The Tigers are hosting Arkansas at 3 p.m. It’s ok…you can be excited, we are too! 🐯🏀🎗More details to follow…. pic.twitter.com/hG7Q8I4cOH— RallyforRhyan (@RallyforRhyan) January 28, 2021 Mizzou is 5-0 all-time in Rally For Rhyan games. Last year –
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (KMIZ) Former Mizzou offensive coordinator Josh Heupel will be making his return to the SEC East as the new head coach of the Tennessee Volunteers. On Wednesday the program announced Heupel accepted a six-year contract for $4 million per year. The hire comes just over a week after the athletic department released former
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UFC had “fight island.” The NBA had “the bubble.” Tokyo 2020 might need a miracle. After the Covid-19 pandemic forced organizers to delay the Summer Olympics last year, the Games are now set to begin in less than six months on July 23, and major questions remain as to how Japan plans to pull off
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The SEC announced Mizzou’s 2021 football schedule on Wednesday afternoon. Sept. 4: Mizzou vs. Central Michigan Sept. 11: Mizzou at Kentucky Sept. 18: Mizzou vs. SEMO Sept. 25: Mizzou at Boston College Oct. 2: Mizzou vs. Tennessee Oct. 9: Mizzou vs. North Texas (Homecoming) Oct. 16: Mizzou vs. Texas A&M Oct. 23: BYE WEEK Oct.
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Congratulations to South Callaway’s Raegan Brown for winning our Week 3 SportsZone Basketball play of the week. You can watch her score impressive block in the video player above. South Callaway is 10-1 on the season. The Lady Bulldogs are playing in the Sturgeon Tournament this week.
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Sekou Smith, a NBA reporter and analyst for more than two decades, has died from Covid-19. He was 48. Smith worked for NBA TV and wrote for NBA.com since 2009. “We are all heartbroken over Sekou’s tragic passing,” Turner Sports, which broadcasts and operates NBA TV and NBA.com, said in a statement. “His commitment to
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Krishna Kumar had long dreamed of watching the Indian cricket team play in Australia. But when that dream materialized at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) earlier this month, the experience, he says, was belittling. A well-traveled sports fan, Kumar has attended Cricket World Cup games in India, Australia and Sri Lanka and has also supported
Continue Reading Sekou Smith, NBA reporter and analyst, has died from Covid-19. He was 48. Smith covered the league for more than two decades. He worked for NBA TV and wrote for NBA.com since 2009. “We are all heartbroken over Sekou’s tragic passing,” Turner Sports said in a statement. “His commitment to journalism and the basketball community
Continue Reading Talk about a busy evening. Zlatan Ibrahimović generated plenty of headlines on Tuesday in the Milan derby — and then some. From scoring to getting into a spat with a former teammate and then being sent off, the Swedish superstar did it all in AC Milan’s dramatic Coppa Italia defeat to cross-city rivals Inter Milan.
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AUBURN, Alab. The No. 12 Mizzou basketball game gave up more than 80 points for the first time this season as the Tigers lost to Auburn 88-82 on Tuesday night. You can hear from head coach Cuonzo Martin in the video player above. Auburn freshman Sharife Cooper finished with a game-high 28 points, eight rebounds
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Here are the local high school basketball scores from Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2021. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. GIRLS HOOPS Tolton 39 | Harrisburg 42 FINAL Moberly 37 | Moberly 60 FINAL BOYS HOOPS North Callaway 64 | Van-Far 45 FINAL Moberly 45 | Mexico 81 FINAL Rolla 65 |
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Rafael Nadal says he feels “privileged” to be playing in this year’s Australian Open as he called on his fellow stars to have a “wider perspective” on the mandatory quarantine period ahead of the tournament. The Spaniard, like every competitor from overseas, is having to isolate with his support team for two weeks after arriving
Continue Reading Chelsea has confirmed former Paris Saint-Germain manager Thomas Tuchel as its new boss, a day after Frank Lampard was let go by the Premier League club. The German joins on a 18-month contract with the possibility of an extension. “It is never easy to change Head Coach in the middle of the season but we
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“Man, it’s a saying that time heals all,” LeBron James said following the Los Angeles Lakers’ win over Chicago on Saturday. Still, one year on from Kobe Bryant’s sudden death, those inside the Lakers organization still acutely feel his absence. While enough time still hasn’t passed to allow James to move on completely, remembering Bryant
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“Man, it’s a saying that time heals all,” LeBron James said following the Los Angeles Lakers’ win over Chicago on Saturday. Still, one year on from Kobe Bryant’s sudden death, those inside the Lakers organization still acutely feel his absence. While enough time still hasn’t passed to allow James to move on completely, remembering Bryant
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Here are the local scores from Monday, Jan. 25, 2021. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. GIRLS HOOPS Helias 38 | Jefferson City 58 FINAL Eldon 45 | Southern Boone 69 FINAL Elsberry 30 | North Callaway 26 FINAL BOYS HOOPS Helias 45 | Hickman 47 FINAL Hallsville 71 | Harrisburg
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou guard Dru Smith is the SEC player of the week following his strong performances against South Carolina and No. 6 Tennessee. Smith averaged 17 points per game last week, and he shot 50% from the field. This is his second SEC player of the week honor this season. Also on Monday
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Steve Wilks met with the local reporters on Monday for the first time since taking over as Mizzou’s defensive coordinator. Watch: #Mizzou DC Steve Wilks says his relationship with Coach Drinkwitz started when Drink was at App State. A year later after this season – Wilks got a text from Drinkwitz, and
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Tennis star Nick Kyrgios says he feels safe at the prospect of playing in this year’s Australian Open as he played down complaints from fellow stars who are quarantining ahead of the tournament in Melbourne. Already delayed by three weeks, the season’s first grand slam starts on February 8, though 72 players have been confined
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