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DEFENDERS: Counterfeit Kansas City Chiefs playoff tickets circulating

January 9, 2020 11:52 AM Deborah Kendrick

Police are warning Kansas City Chiefs fans to be careful when buying playoff tickets for the game this Sunday.

Local highlights and scores: Jan. 8, 2020

January 8, 2020 10:13 PM Andrew Kauffman

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are the local high school basketball scores from Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2020. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. GIRLS HOOPS Tolton (48) Battle (37) FINAL Southern Boone (67) Fulton (43) FINAL Tipton (64) Santa Fe (55) FINAL BOYS HOOPS Southern Boone (63) Fulton (44) FINAL Community (66)

Mizzou WBB gets set to host No. 13 Mississippi State

January 8, 2020 3:29 PM Andrew Kauffman

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou women’s basketball team will host No. 13 Mississippi State on Thursday at 6 p.m. Head coach Robin Pingeton and her squad met with reporters on Wednesday. You can watch our extended interviews in the video player above. Mizzou is 4-11 overall, but the Tigers are coming off of a win.

Mizzou falls to Tennessee in English’s return to Columbia

January 7, 2020 10:14 PM Andrew Kauffman

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou men’s basketball team lost its SEC home opener to Tennessee, 69-59, on Tuesday night. Former MU basketball star Kim English got a warm welcome from fans in his return to Mizzou Arena. He’s now an assistant coach for Tennessee. #Mizzou recognizes former basketball star Kim English before the game. English

Local highlights and scores: Jan. 7, 2020

January 7, 2020 10:46 PM Andrew Kauffman

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are the local high school highlights and scores from Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2020. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. GIRLS HOOPS Jefferson City (59) Smith-Cotton (23) FINAL North Callaway (32) South Callaway (67) FINAL Hickman (32) Owensville (23) FINAL BOYS HOOPS Battle (54) Rock Bridge (59) FINAL

Local highlights/scores: January 6, 2020

January 6, 2020 10:37 PM Andrew Kauffman

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are the local high school basketball highlights and scores from Monday, Jan. 6, 2020. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. GIRLS HOOPS Tuscumbia (34) St. Elizabeth (33) FINAL Camdenton (59) Helias (53) FINAL Tipton (78) Concordia (34) FINAL Fayette (62) Prairie Home (46) FINAL Van-Far (49) North

Sunday Sit-Down with Matt Michaels

January 5, 2020 10:44 PM Tyler Murry

KTGR’s Matt Michaels joins ABC 17’s Tyler Murry to talk Mizzou men’s and women’s basketball.

Mizzou women’s basketball snaps losing streak

January 5, 2020 4:17 PM Tyler Murry

The Mizzou women’s basketball team defeated LSU, 69-65, to end a five-game losing streak. With the win, Mizzou improves to 4-11 (1-1 SEC). The victory ends the longest losing streak in program history since the 2012-13 season. Aijha Blackwell was Mizzou’s best player in the game finishing with her first career double-double. Blackwell scored 15

Mizzou basketball falls to No. 17 Kentucky on the road

January 4, 2020 4:06 PM Tyler Murry

The Mizzou basketball team began its SEC schedule with a 71-59 loss to the (17) Kentucky Wildcats. The loss ends a four-game winning streak for Mizzou. The Tigers are 8-5 (0-1 SEC). Dru Smith led the Tigers in scoring with 11 points while Kobe Brown had nine points. Immanuel Quickley had 23 points for the

Local highlights and scores: Saturday, Jan. 4, 2020

January 4, 2020 10:13 PM Tyler Murry

Here is a look at your local highlights and scores for Saturday, Jan. 4, 2020. The Columbia College basketball teams earned two wins. The 12th ranked women’s team defeated Lindenwood-Belleville, 62-48. The men’s team beat Lindenwood-Belleville, 83-38. South Callaway girls basketball beat Chamois, 54-19. Boonville girls basketball, 81-30.

Local highlights and scores: Friday, Jan. 3, 2020

January 3, 2020 10:11 PM Tyler Murry

Here is a look at your local highlights and scores for Friday, Jan. 3, 2020. The Tolton boys basketball team beat Southern Boone, 56-33. The Rock Bridge boys basketball team beat Monroe City, 46-29. The Blair Oaks girls basketball team beat Fatima, 48-37. Harrisburg girls basketball beat Sturgeon, 45-19. Mexico girls basketball beat Fulton, 43-33.

Battle hosts largest girls wrestling tournament in Missouri for second straight year

January 3, 2020 6:45 PM Tyler Murry

More than 500 girls from nearly 70 high schools competed in the Wonder Woman Tournament this weekend. It is the second year Battle put on the event, and the number of girls competing increased from about 200 last year. Battle wrestler Amara Reichert said, “It’s amazing, because last year was the first year, and I

Web Extra: Cuonzo Martin previews Mizzou’s game against No. 17 Kentucky

January 3, 2020 9:32 AM Tyler Murry

You can watch Cuonzo Martin’s full press conference heading into Mizzou’s first SEC game of the season against (17) Kentucky in the media player below.

Local highlights and scores: Thursday, Jan. 2, 2020

January 2, 2020 10:16 PM Tyler Murry

Here is your first edition of local highlights and scores for 2020. The Capital City boys basketball team made history by playing its first home game in its new gym. The Cavaliers lost to Iberia, 59-55. Columbia College men’s basketball defeated Central Christian, 96-61.

Mizzou women’s basketball drops SEC opener

January 2, 2020 5:58 PM Tyler Murry

The Mizzou women’s basketball team has now lost five straight games after a road loss to (22) Tennessee to kick off SEC action. The loss drops Mizzou’s record to 3-11 (0-1 SEC). The Tigers are in the middle of their worst losing streak since the 2012-13 season. Despite the loss, Mizzou lead much of the

Watson’s record night leads Mizzou to fourth straight win

December 30, 2019 10:02 PM Andrew Kauffman

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou basketball team dominated Chicago State 91-33 on Monday night. Mizzou guard Torrence Watson set a new Mizzou Arena record with eight three-pointers. He finished with a season-high 24 points in 19 minutes. (8-13 from three-point range). “Oh man – it does a lot of things for me. It makes me

Decade Recap: Top Ten Sports Stories

December 30, 2019 12:03 AM Andrew Kauffman

The ABC 17 Sports Department came up with a list of the top ten most important sports stories of the decade. You can watch the full recap in the video player above. TOP TEN STORIES 10. Porter family returns to Columbia 9. Michael Sam becomes first openly gay player drafted in the NFL 8. Karissa

Local highlights/scores: Dec. 29, 2019

December 29, 2019 9:06 PM Andrew Kauffman

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are the local high school scores from Sunday, Dec. 29, 2019. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. GIRLS HOOPS Jefferson City (51) Blue Springs South (29) FINAL – Championship Blair Oaks (46) Deer Creek OK (82) FINAL Helias (50) Eureka (53) FINAL Benton (42) Hickman (28)

Former Mizzou standouts shine for Denver pro sports teams

December 29, 2019 10:18 PM Andrew Kauffman

DENVER (KMIZ) Two former Mizzou standouts played well for their respective professional teams in Denver on Sunday. Former MU quarterback Drew Lock led the Broncos to a 16-15 win over the Raiders. The Lee’s Summit native is now 4-1 as a starter. The last @Broncos rookie QB with four wins? John Elway. The difference? #MizzouMade

Chiefs beat Chargers, lock up No. 2 seed

December 29, 2019 3:17 PM Andrew Kauffman

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Kansas City Chiefs beat the Los Angeles Chargers, 31-21, on Sunday afternoon. The Chiefs will be the No. 2 seed in the playoffs thanks to a Miami win over New England. The Dolphins upset the Patriots, 27-24. in Foxborough, Mass. How bout them Dolphins?Coach Flores breaks it down after the