ST. LOUIS, Mo (KMIZ) The Mizzou women’s basketball team will not make the trip to St. Louis to meet the SLU Billikens due to COVID-19 related issues. In a tweet, the Billikens said the postponement is due to COVID concerns within Mizzou’s program. Today's women's basketball game between Saint Louis and Missouri at Chaifetz Arena
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NASVHILLE, TN (KMIZ) Vanderbilt Athletics fired football coach Derek Mason on Sunday afternoon, following a 41-point loss and shutout at Faurot Field. The Commodore’s offensive coordinator Todd Fitch will serve as interim head coach for the remainder of the season. “Derek cares deeply about the student-athletes under his charge. His tenure at Vanderbilt will be remembered
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ABC17’s Nathalie Jones brought on Eric Blum, the Mizzou beat writer for the Columbia Daily Tribune, in this week’s virtual edition of Sunday Sit-down.
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TAMPA BAY, Fl (KMIZ) The Kansas City Chiefs claimed their 10th win of the season, despite late dramatic from Tom Brady and Tampa Bay. Brady and Patrick Mahomes combined for more than 800 offensive yards. Kansas City maintained a sufficient lead most of the game, thanks to multiple connections between Tyreek Hill and Mahomes. However,
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) The Mizzou football team shut down the Vanderbilt Commodores in just about every way they could, except for one, historic, way. Although the Tigers claimed their fourth win of the season, the real story came in the first woman to play in a regular-season Power-5 football game. Vanderbilt soccer standout Sarah Fuller
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ST. LOUIS, Mo (KMIZ) The Blair Oaks Falcons are making, yet another, trip to the state championship after a 55-46 win over Cardinal Ritter, on Saturday. The Lions kept it close the majority of the game, even scoring on their final drive, however, the Blair Oaks offense was too much to handle. Ted Lepage’s team
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) The Mizzou football team will play its rescheduled matchup with Vanderbilt on Saturday at Faurot Field at 11:00 A.M. The Tigers are coming off of a 17-10 win over South Carolina in the previous week. After the win, head coach Eli Drinkwitz said he was going to reevaluate his play calling. In
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) The Mizzou women’s basketball started off their season with a 96-78 win over North Alabama on Friday night. Robin Pingeton’s squad featured two players with double-doubles on the night. Hayley Frank claimed her first-ever double-double, with a team-high of 24 points and 11 rebounds. Meanwhile, Blackwell finished the night with 21 points
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SMITHVILLE, Mo (KMIZ) The Helias Crusaders will look to win their first championship since 1998, as they defeated Smithton in the state semifinal on Friday night. The three-point win was arguably the Crusaders closest win of the season. With the game winding down, senior Alex Clement punched it up the middle for a touchdown and
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) One Vanderbilt soccer play could make history on Saturday, as the first woman to start in a Power-5 football game. The Vanderbilt football team recruited soccer standout Sarah Fuller as a place kicker for Saturday’s game against Mizzou. Fuller made the trip to Missouri with the team on Friday. 🛫 to Columbia.
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) The Mizzou basketball team will not make the trip to Connecticut to compete in a tournament at the Mohegan Sun. The team confirmed that it is no longer attending the tournament because of several unknowns, which includes opponents. A team spokesperson said the cancelation is not due to COVID-19 concerns. The team
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo (KMIZ) Two Mid-Missouri teams will take their shot at the state championship on Friday and Saturday. First up, the Helias Crusaders will make the trip to Smithville on Friday night. ⏰ 7PM▶️ Smithville📍 Smithville📻 950 KWOS🎥 MSHSAA TV pic.twitter.com/ykoawDcJ3U— Helias Football (@SADER_FOOTBALL) November 27, 2020 Chris Hentges’ squad is undefeated through the
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) The Mizzou football team did not take Thanksgiving off, as Eli Drinkwitz led practice on Thursday morning. After the 9:00 A.M. run-through, the team shared a Thanksgiving meal. Drinkwitz added that after practice has was going to go home and eat with his family. “After the nap I anticipate some pecan pie.
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) The Mizzou basketball team claimed its first win of the season in a 91-64 win over Oral Roberts University. Mark Smith finished the game with 18 points. The senior was out much of the previous season with a back injury. The Tigers were a 14.5-point favorite in Wednesday’s season opener, but finished
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) Mizzou will start its season against Oral Roberts on Wednesday night, after more than six months without games. MU announced that Mizzou Arena will be operating at 20 percent capacity during games. All fans will sit in assigned seating, in order to remain six feet apart from one another. Masks are required
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Here are the local scores from Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2020. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS GIRLS HOOPS Jefferson City (70) Battle (38) FINAL Calvary Lutheran (27) New Bloomfield (59) FINAL HS BOYS HOOPS Jefferson City (71) Smith-Cotton (55) FINAL Helias (42) Republic (60) FINAL Fulton (77) Warrenton (53) FINAL
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou men’s basketball team will open up its season at home on Wednesday at 6 p.m. against Oral Roberts. Head coach Cuonzo Martin is entering his fourth season at the helm. You can hear his full news conference ahead of the opener in the video player below. Coach Martin said there
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou football team will play Vanderbilt – instead of Arkansas – on Saturday at 11 a.m. Head coach Eli Drinkwitz met with reporters on Tuesday afternoon. You can hear his full news conference in the video player below. Drinkwitz said the team had zero positive COVID-19 tests on Sunday. He added
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou women’s basketball team will open up its season at home on Friday at 6 p.m. against North Alabama. Head coach Robin Pingeton met with reporters Tuesday to preview the matchup. You can hear the full news conference in the video player above. We also spoke with Mizzou standouts Aijha Blackwell,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are the local high school basketball scores from Monday, Nov. 23, 2020. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. GIRLS HOOPS Fulton (32) Blair Oaks (53) FINAL Tuscumbia (55) Versailles (57) FINAL BOYS HOOPS MMA (41) Battle (80) FINAL Linn (47) Eldon (32) FINAL Vienna (52) California (33)
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