The St. Louis Cardinals drafted Mizzou pitcher Ian Bedell in the 4th round of the MLB Draft with the 122nd overall pick. With the 122nd overall pick, the #STLCards select Ian Bedell! pic.twitter.com/Y1CIIiCKq3— St. Louis Cardinals (@Cardinals) June 12, 2020 Bedell had his junior season cut short due to COVID-19. In four starts (24.1 innings),
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Former Mizzou baseball star Trey Harris spoke with ABC 17 about his minor league career and the social injustices surrounding the African American community. “Honestly as a black man in America, I just think that now it’s all hitting us in the face,” Harris said. “We have access to cameras and film and social media,
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Chiefs released longtime punter Dustin Colquitt on Tuesday. The 37-year-old had been with the organization for 15 years. One of the greatest Chiefs ever ✊Thank you for everything, Dustin! pic.twitter.com/SdADxIhM1N— Kansas City Chiefs (@Chiefs) April 28, 2020 Colquitt was the longest tenured player on the Chiefs roster. Kansas City drafted
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Every Monday, our sports intern Tyler Driesenga will look back at this past week in sports news. Plus – he’ll give us his at-home tip of the week to keep you motivated during these tough times. You can watch his latest tip of the week in the video player above. Without further ado, here’s Tyler:
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Mizzou tight end Albert Okwuegbunam became the second Tiger taken in the 2020 NFL Draft. The Denver Broncos selected Okwuegbunam in the fourth round with the 118th overall pick. He will get to join back up with his former Mizzou teammate, Drew Lock. “We talked to @DrewLock23 this morning, and he loves you to death.”@AOkwuegbunam
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Mizzou defensive lineman Jordan Elliott became the first Tiger drafted in the 2020 draft. The Browns selected Elliott with the 88th overall selection (third round). You can watch Elliott’s reaction to hearing the selection below. Welcome to Cleveland, @BIGJ5K !!! @Browns pic.twitter.com/q017fIMP6o— Peter Ariz (@PeterAriz) April 25, 2020 No other Mizzou Tigers heard their names
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The Kansas City Chiefs drafted the first running back of the 2020 NFL Draft by taking Clyde Edwards-Helaire. Edwards-Helair rushed for 1,414 yards and 16 touchdowns as he and LSU won a national title. The Chiefs have four more picks in the NFL Draft with one in the second, third, fourth and fifth rounds. No
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. – On Saturday, Arthur Murphy will announce one of the day three selections for the Kansas City Chiefs in the 2020 NFL Draft. Murphy is from Independence and is an athlete for Special Olmpics Missouri. The NFL selected Murphy due to his long-time involvement with Special Olympics and for being a Chiefs
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Former XFL and Mizzou football standout L’Damian Washington is back in Columbia during the COVID-19 pandemic. He said his playing career is likely over, but he’s thankful for his opportunity to play for the St. Louis Battlehawks this past season. “If someone guarantees you five games and some excitement and to meet
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Every Monday, our sports intern Tyler Driesenga will look back at this past week in sports news. Plus – he’ll give us his at-home tip of the week to keep you motivated during these tough times. You can watch his latest tip of the week in the video player above. Without further ado, here’s Tyler:
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ST. LOUIS (KMIZ) The St. Louis Battlehawks won their home opener over New York 29-9 in front of 29,554 fans at The Dome at America’s Center on Sunday. Former Mizzou wideout L’Damian Washington spoke highly of the fans after the game. Quarterback Jordan Ta’amu was 12/18 for 119 yards through the air. Running back Matt
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Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid took questions at a Kansas City news conference Tuesday after returning home from the Super Bowl.
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MIAMI, Fl. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Photographer John Becker put together the best sights and sounds from the week leading up to Super Bowl LIV. You can watch the highlight reel in the video player above. Kansas City will take on San Francisco in Super Bowl LIV at 5:30 p.m. You can watch the game on
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MIAMI, Fl. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Andrew Kauffman and News-Press NOW Sports Director Brandon Zenner gave their predictions for Super Bowl LIV on Saturday night. You can hear what they had to say in the video player above. Kansas City will take on San Francisco in Super Bowl LIV at 5:30 p.m. You can
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MIAMI, Fl. (KMIZ) The wait is finally over. Kansas City will play San Francisco in Super Bowl LIV at 5:30 p.m. You can watch the game on Fox 22, KQFX. We will have live coverage from the field after the game. Kansas City held a walk through on Saturday in preparation for the big game.
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MIAMI (KMIZ) The Chiefs will go through their normal walk through on Saturday ahead of Super Bowl LIV. Coach Reid said the entire team practiced on Friday indicating everyone will be available to play on Sunday. The Chiefs will hold a fan rally in Miami at 1 p.m. on Saturday at Bayfront Park. ABC 17
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MIAMI (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Andrew Kauffman went one-on-one with the Kansas City Star’s own Vahe Gregorian to preview Super Bowl LIV.
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MIAMI (KMIZ) We spoke with several NFL Network analysts at the Miami Convention Center ahead of Super Bowl LIV. We interviewed David Carr, Kurt Warner, Nate Burleson, Maurice Jones-Drew and Steve Mariucci to preview the Kansas City vs. San Francisco matchup. You can watch our extended interviews in the video player above. ABC 17 Sports Director
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MIAMI (KMIZ) The Chiefs are less than three days away from their Super Bowl LIV matchup against San Francisco. Kansas City is finished with its media responsibilities until after Sunday’s game. The team will begin its final preparations at practice and in the film room on Friday. Practice is closed to the media. ABC 17
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MIAMI (KMIZ) The Chiefs will have their final media availability on Thursday at 7 a.m. It’s the last time we’ll be able to speak with the team before Super Bowl LIV. The NFL will host a news conference for the Pepsi Super Bowl Halftime Show at 12:15 p.m. Jennifer Lopez and Shakira are expected to
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