QUESTION OF THE DAY: Does Mizzou deserve its No. 21 ranking?
The Tigers made a splash in their first conference matchup, dispatching Vandy and moving up to No. 21 in the AP Top 25.
Continue ReadingThe Tigers made a splash in their first conference matchup, dispatching Vandy and moving up to No. 21 in the AP Top 25.
Continue ReadingEAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (KMIZ) The Kansas City Chiefs survived a late comeback against the New York Jets to secure a 23-20 win. The Chiefs have now won three consecutive games since losing their Week 1 matchup with the Detroit Lions. Kansas City scored 17 unanswered points to start the game, courtesy of a 37-yard field
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The No. 23 Mizzou football team beat Vanderbilt, 38-21, in the first game of conference action to remain undefeated in 2023. MU’s 5-0 start is the program’s best since 2013. In Saturday’s win, the Tiger offense was firing on all cylinders. Quarterback Brady Cook finished with more than 390 yards in the
Continue ReadingKANSAS CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Kansas City Royals ended their 2023 season by clinching a series win over the New York Yankees with a 5-2 win on Sunday. Kansas City’s final record was 56-106. The Royals scored five unanswered runs in the game and never lost the lead. MJ Melendez, Edward Olivares and Dairon Blanco
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Congratulations to our Week 6 SportsZone Football Friday Play of the Week Nominees! You can watch the nominees in the video player above and then vote for your favorite play here. Nominee No. 1: Blair Oaks’ Joey Wilde brings back a big kick six. Nominee No. 2: Hickman’s Lucas Murray makes nice
Continue ReadingST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMIZ) The 2023 season did not go the way that anyone in the Cardinals clubhouse intended, but the team did manage to close out the year with a 4-3 win against the Cincinnati Reds, on Sunday. However, Sunday’s season finale at Busch Stadium really wasn’t about a win or a loss. It
Continue ReadingBy Kevin Dotson and Steve Almasy, CNN (CNN) — Longtime Boston Red Sox pitcher Tim Wakefield died Sunday morning at age 57, the team announced in a news release. No cause of death was provided, though the team issued a statement earlier this week acknowledging that the former pitcher was battling a “disease,” and requesting
Continue ReadingBy Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Simone Biles announced her return to the world stage in some style on Sunday as she sits in first place in the women’s all-around qualification at the 2023 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships and became the first woman to land the Yurchenko double pike vault at an international competition. Biles
Continue ReadingBy Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — The Jacksonville Jaguars won on their 10th game in London, beating the Atlanta Falcons 23-7 at Wembley Stadium on Sunday as the 2023 NFL International Series kicked off. Calvin Ridley came back to haunt his old team, opening the scoring midway through the first quarter after latching onto a
Continue ReadingBy Wayne Sterling and Kevin Dotson, CNN (CNN) — Damar Hamlin completed his NFL comeback Sunday in Orchard Park, New York, as he participated in the opening kickoff in the Buffalo Bills’ game against the Miami Dolphins at Highmark Stadium. The Bills safety is appearing in his first regular season NFL game since suffering a cardiac
Continue ReadingBy Jack Bantock, CNN (CNN) — Europe survived a Sunday scare to regain the Ryder Cup, holding off a late US fightback to win 16.5 – 11.5 in Rome. Having suffered a record 19-9 defeat at Whistling Straits in 2021, the hosts made a ferocious start at Marco Simone Golf Club and maintained pace to
Continue ReadingBy Aimee Lewis, CNN (CNN) — Liverpool says “sporting integrity” in its Premier League match against Tottenham Hotspur was undermined after an error by the Video Assistant Referee in Saturday’s game led to a goal not being allowed. With Liverpool reduced to 10 men and the score at 0-0 in the first half of the
Continue ReadingBy Issy Ronald and Kevin Dotson, CNN (CNN) — Deion Sanders’ extraordinary first season as head coach of the No. 19 Colorado Buffaloes continued on Sunday as his team staged a remarkable comeback against No.8 championship contender USC, falling just short in a 48-41 defeat. Following the 42-6 blowout loss against Oregon last week, the
Continue ReadingBy Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Each week in the NFL has its own unique storylines on and off the field. The biggest talking point after Week 3 was Taylor Swift at the Kansas City Chiefs game amid rumors of a blossoming romance between the star singer and Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce. While Week
Continue ReadingBy Homero De la Fuente, CNN (CNN) — Calgary Flames assistant general manager Chris Snow died on Saturday following his battle with ALS, his wife Kelsie Snow announced. He was 42 years old. “Today we hugged Chris for the last time and said goodbye as he went to give four people the gift of life
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are your local scores from Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS SOFTBALL LEE’S SUMMIT WEST (0) FATIMA (7) FINAL BLAIR OAKS (2) FULTON (5) FINAL LAFAYETTE WILDWOOD (9) TOLTON (5) FINAL JEFFERSON CITY (7) FORT ZUMWALT SOUTH (1) FINAL HICKMAN (17) BOONVILLE
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Head Coach Eli Drinkwitz secured Mizzou’s 15th commit to its 2024 recruiting class, just hours after defeating Vanderbilt 38-21 in its SEC opener. Austyn Dendy announced his commitment to the Tigers on Saturday night. 247 Sports ranks the three-star athlete as the seventh-best prospect in the state of Arkansas. The 6-foot-1, 190-pound
Continue ReadingNASHVILLE, Tenn. (KMIZ) The 23rd ranked Mizzou football team kept its undefeated record alive on Saturday after picking up a 38-21 win over Vanderbilt. This game was Mizzou’s first SEC contest of the season. You can watch extended highlights of the win in the video player below. https://youtu.be/s27_tMGHo9w You can watch the full postgame press
Continue ReadingThe Mizzou Tigers preserved their perfect record Saturday by beating Vanderbilt.
Continue ReadingBy Jack Bantock, CNN (CNN) — Team USA’s Patrick Cantlay finished with a flourish to complete a much-needed Saturday fightback for his side at the Ryder Cup. After falling 3-1 to Europe in another miserable morning of foursomes at Marco Simone Golf Club in Rome, American captain Zach Johnson saw his side finally click into
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