With former players taking legal action over the issue of degenerative brain diseases, rugby could be at the tip of a very large iceberg as it continues to come to terms with the impact of concussion in the sport. Among the ex-internationals putting forward a legal case against the game’s governing bodies are Steve Thompson,
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Here are the local scores from Friday, Dec. 18, 2020. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS BOYS BASKETBALL St. Francis Borgia (49) Father Tolton (52) FINAL Blair Oaks (78) Rock Bridge (52) FINAL California (42) Southern Boone (55) FINAL Ozark (75) Jefferson City (64) FINAL Louisiana (55) North Callaway (44)
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Here are the local scores from Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS BOYS BASKETBALL Battle (65) Helias (69) FINAL Monroe City (52) Tolton (56) FINAL Russellville (34) Linn (73) FINAL HS GIRLS BASKETBALL Mexico (51) Hannibal (15) FINAL Blair Oaks (37) Jefferson City (57) FINAL North
Continue Reading Football talent clearly runs in the genes of the Rooney family. Wayne Rooney’s son, Kai, has followed in his father’s footsteps by signing for English Premier League club Manchester United. The 11-year-old was pictured on social media holding a United shirt with ‘Rooney 10’ on the back, the same number his father wore during his
Continue Reading Robert Lewandowski and Lucy Bronze were respectively named the men’s and women’s player of the year at the Best FIFA Football Awards on Thursday. Bayern Munich striker Lewandowski saw off competition from Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo to be crowned the best men’s player. The forward has been in frightening form over the last year,
Continue Reading He may only be 11, but Tiger Woods‘ son Charlie is clearly a chip off the old block when it comes to golf. The pair were a mirror image of each other when warming up on Thursday ahead of the PNC Championship — an end-of-season event where professionals line-up with a family member of their
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) The Mizzou men’s basketball team will not be taking the court on Friday night, due to COVID-19 concerns with Prairie View A&M’s program. The teams said that, for now, the game will not be rescheduled. Mizzou will return to action on Tuesday night at Mizzou Arena, as the team will host Bradley.
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) 21 student-athletes from across the country were welcomed into Eli Drinkwitz’s “New Zou,” as they signed their national letters of intents on Wednesday. Mizzou’s class was ranked No. 20 in the nation, according to Rivals. That’s the highest rated class in MU history. Six players from Missouri – and two from East
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou women’s basketball team dominated New Orleans on Wednesday night. The Tigers beat the Privateers 84-45 to improve to 2-1 on the season. We spoke with HC Robin Pingeton after the game. You can hear the full interview in the video player below. Mizzou guard Aijha Blackwell had a game-high 16
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OSAGE BEACH, Mo (KMIZ) Osage offensive tackle Brody Wisecarver made it official with the Fighting Illini on Wednesday, as he signed his national letter of intent. The four-star recruit originally played for Desmet High School in St. Louis, but transferred to Osage in the fall of 2020. St. Louis delayed the started of high school
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JEFFERSON CITY (KMIZ) The Jefferson City School District Board of Education voted to fund $20 million worth of athletic facilities at Jefferson City High School and Capital City High School. According to a Facebook post from the district, the new facilities will allow both schools to keep all of their sports on campus. The district
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou football team will play its final regular season game this weekend. The Tigers will play at Mississippi State on Saturday at 2:30 p.m. Mizzou is down to 56 scholarship players ahead of Saturday’s game. As of now – there are no new COVID-19 cases this week. However, the Tigers are
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou women’s basketball team had a tough test in its return from a 17-day COVID-19 hiatus. The Tigers lost to No. 20 Missouri State 72-58 on Monday night. Mizzou is now 1-1 on the season. Mizzou forward LaDazhia Williams led the Tigers with 15 points and eight rebounds. Mizzou guard Hayley
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Here are the local high school basketball scores from Monday, Dec. 14, 2020. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. GIRLS HOOPS Tolton (25) Hickman (35) FINAL BOYS HOOPS Hickman (66) Capital City (57) FINAL
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou men’s basketball team is ranked in the AP Top 25 for the first time since the 2013-14 season. The Tigers are ranked No. 16 in the latest poll. That’s their highest ranking since the 2012-13 season when MU was ranked as high as No. 7 in the nation. Mizzou is
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COLUMBIA, Mo. ABC 17 Sports Director Andrew Kauffman recaps the Mizzou basketball team’s third straight win over Illinois in the Braggin’ Rights game. You can watch the full recap in the video player above. “Just to get a three-peat and to be added to that type of history of Mizzou – I mean that’s everything
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Andrew Kauffman brought on PowerMizzou publisher Gabe DeArmond in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down. You can watch their entire conversation in the video player above.
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ABC 17’s Nathalie Jones recaps the Mizzou football team’s disappointing performance against Georgia on Saturday. You can watch the full recap in the video player above. “We’ve had a hell of a season up to this point,” Mizzou football coach Eli Drinkwitz said after the game. “I’m not going to let this game define the
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MIAMI, Fl (KMIZ) For the fifth year straight, the Kansas City Chiefs clinched the AFC West championship in a 33-27 win over the Miami Dolphins on Sunday. By the end of the third quarter, the Chiefs raked in a 20 point lead, however, Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa orchestrated two touchdowns to make it a six
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) The Mizzou women’s basketball team will reopen its season against No. 21 Missouri State, following a string of cancelations due to COVID-19. The Tigers canceled and/or postponed four games, following the season opener against North Alabama, due to a positive case of COVID-19 and contact tracing. Robin Pingeton said she was away
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