COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Camden County Prosecutor’s Office filed one count of driving while intoxicated against former Mizzou football coach Gary Pinkel on Friday, according to court records. Pinkel was arrested on July 7, 2025, but no charges had been filed until now. According to the probable cause statement, Pinkel flagged down a state trooper
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By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Note: This story first appeared in The Beautiful Game by CNN Sports, our daily newsletter on all things World Cup. To subscribe, click here. Soccer can be harsh, can’t it? One second you’re celebrating two group wins and dreaming of the USA – maybe? possibly? – going far at
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Oranje Army shut down Grand Boulevard ahead of the Netherlands’ final group stage game. Both local and international soccer fans flooded the streets of the Kansas City ahead of the third World Cup game played at arrowhead stadium. Starting at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, fans began to crowd the Power
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Jefferson City High School is honoring the legacy of one of its most accomplished Jay alums. On Thursday night, the Jefferson City School District Board of Education unanimously voted to name the court at Fleming Fieldhouse after Ogugua “OG” Anunoby. That news comes after the 2015 graduate played an integral role
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) After spending one season as a head coach at the collegiate level, former Mizzou women’s basketball standout Morgan Eye Scott has returned to coaching high school in one of the toughest conferences Mid-Missouri has to offer. “[The Central Missouri Athletic Conference (CMAC)] is a gauntlet,” Eye Scott said. “It’s the SEC
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NEW ORLEANS, La. (KMIZ) After spending one season at Mizzou, center Shawn Phillips Jr. signed his first professional contract, on Thursday, following the conclusion of the 2026 NBA Draft. The former Tiger big man signed a Summer League deal with the New Orleans Pelicans – a temporary agreement that gives undrafted rookies and unsigned free
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou men’s basketball team learned its entire Southeastern Conference slate, on Thursday, as head coach Dennis Gates and company will welcome five NCAA Tournament teams to Columbia in the 2026-27 campaign. The Tigers will have a total of three home-and-home series in the upcoming season – two against rivals Arkansas and
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) With severe weather approaching Kansas City, the FIFA Fan Festival closed at 2 p.m. as a precaution. Minutes later, thunder was heard in the area, followed by a sudden downpour as the skies opened up. KC FanFest later posted on social media that they would not reopen on Thursday. However, the
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DENVER, Colo. (KMIZ) Mizzou men’s basketball star Mark Mitchell’s dream of making it to the next level came true, on Thursday morning. College basketball insider Jake Weingarten reported that the former Tiger signed an Exhibit-10 deal, which is a one-year, non-guaranteed NBA minimum salary deal, with the Denver Nuggets, following the conclusion of the 2026
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By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Note: This story first appeared in The Beautiful Game by CNN Sports, our daily newsletter on all things World Cup. To subscribe, click here. The World Cup is really shifting into gear now, and the final group stage matches have already produced some dramatic moments. Yesterday saw South Africa
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By Kyle Feldscher, CNN Inglewood, California (CNN) — Turkey stunned the USA with a goal in the final seconds, handing the Americans a 3-2 defeat in their final game before the knockout rounds of the World Cup. After waltzing past Paraguay and seeing off Australia in Seattle, the match against Turkey marked the first real
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Former Mizzou forward Mark Mitchell was not selected in the second and final round of the 2026 NBA Draft, on Wednesday night, but could still be signed by a team in the coming days. The Kansas City, Kansas native came into the draft with projections of being a mid-to-late second round selection,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The final action of the 2025-26 athletic calendar is in the books, meaning Mizzou is turning its attention to the new season. Looking back on the previous sporting seasons, Athletics Director Laird Veatch described the year as a good one, but still having lots of progress to be made. “We have a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Tigers are looking for a return to the NCAA postseason in the 2027 season. Head coach Kerrick Jackson is gearing up for his fourth season at the helm of the university’s baseball program. After showing flashes during the 2026 season, the team is hoping to build off of the small successes
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) After leading the Tigers to their best finish in program history, the leader of Mizzou women’s golf is sticking around for the long haul. On Wednesday, MU Athletics announced that it has extended the contract of head coach Caroline Westrup Gaeta through the 2030-31 season. That news comes after she led her
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Nathalie Jones spoke with the Mizzou women’s basketball coach Kellie Harper, as the ‘Zou to You’ tour made its final stop of the summer to mingle with fans in Columbia. The pair talked about the Tigers’ summer work, as Coach Harper is set for her second season in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) After a recent six-week checkup, Mizzou running back Ahmad Hardy is ‘ahead of schedule’ in his rehab, according to head coach Eli Drinkwitz. On Wednesday, the leader of Tiger football sat down with ABC 17 Sports Director Nathalie Jones to record the latest edition of Sunday Sit-down. During their chat, Coach Drinkwitz
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By Emile Nuh, CNN (CNN) — The Democratic Republic of Congo’s opening World Cup match against Portugal was a historic occasion. Not only was the nation making just its second-ever appearance at the tournament – and first since 1974 when it was still known as Zaire – but Yoane Wissa’s towering header on the stroke
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By Kyle Feldscher, CNN Irvine, California (CNN) — USA soccer star Christian Pulisic hopes to play against Turkey on Thursday in his team’s final World Cup group stage match, declaring himself healthy enough to play after a calf injury sidelined him. “I’m feeling good, yeah,” he told reporters Wednesday at the US’ training base. “I’ve
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) As former Mizzou star Mark Mitchell awaits the start of the second round of the 2026 NBA Draft on Tuesday, he’s on the cusp of starting the next chapter of his career. The Kansas City, Kansas native did not hear his name called in the first 30 picks of the Draft, on
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