COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Before Wednesday night’s game against SIUE, there had only been 12 perfect games thrown in Mizzou softball history. But after a 7-0 win over the Cougars, the Tigers added lucky No. 13 to that list. Junior pitcher Marissa McCann spun her first collegiate perfect game, in a pitching masterclass against SIUE. The
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are your local scores from Wednesday, April 22, 2026. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS BASEBALL Battle (4) Hickman (5) FINAL Rock Bridge (7) Capital City (1) FINAL Camdenton (2) Helias (6) FINAL Jefferson City (10) Smith-Cotton (8) FINAL Tolton (12) St. Michael (5) FINAL Union
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Since the passing of Title IX, Mizzou women’s athletics continues to shine under the brightest lights. Back in 1972 when Title IX eliminated sex-based discrimination for education and activities, the University of Missouri began funding female sports teams. “When I was a freshman at Mizzou, Chancellor Schooling had a fund, and he
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Royals are moving back to the inner city. On Wednesday, the team announced that it had partnered with Hallmark cards to bring a “world-class” ballpark and mixed-use developments to Crown Center. “Today is a narrative of community, of trust, of courage and vision, and a passion for doing something special
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Despite getting out to a three-run lead in the early stages of Tuesday’s game against SIUE, the Mizzou baseball team couldn’t hang on for a midweek win. The Tigers lost to the Cougars 11-5 to move to 20-21 overall in 2026. With the loss, the Tigers extended their losing streak to seven
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are your local scores from Tuesday, April 21, 2026. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS BASEBALL Hickman (9) Battle (5) FINAL Capital City (0) Rock Bridge (18) FINAL California (1) Blair Oaks (18) FINAL Christian Fellowship Sr. (3) Hallsville (13) FINAL Tipton (2) Eugene (12) FINAL
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou students talked and Tiger Athletics listened. On Tuesday, MU Athletics announced that it will roll out a new student ticketing model in the 2026-27 school year, in response to feedback given from the student body. The new model will rank students on a ‘leaderboard’ to determine who will get priority for
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CNN By Ben Church, Amanda Davies, Aleks Klosok, CNN (CNN) — It was a big night for tennis as both Carlos Alcaraz and Aryna Sabalenka won individual awards at the Laureus World Sports Awards in Madrid on Monday. Alcaraz, who was sporting a brace on his wrist, opened up about his brilliant 2025 season, as
Continue Reading By Ben Church, Amanda Davies, Aleks Klosok, CNN (CNN) — It was a big night for tennis as both Carlos Alcaraz and Aryna Sabalenka won individual awards at the Laureus World Sports Awards in Madrid on Monday. Alcaraz, who was sporting a brace on his wrist, opened up about his brilliant 2025 season, as well
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou softball coach Larissa Anderson summed up the 2026 season perfectly, in her opening statement to local media on Monday morning. “Up and down,” she said. That comes after the Tigers’ dropped another series to a ranked Southeastern Conference foe, over the weekend. No. 25 South Carolina took two out of three
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CNN By Aleks Klosok, Amanda Davies, CNN Geneva, Switzerland (CNN) — Sprinting legend Usain Bolt has told CNN Sports he hopes teenage phenom Gout Gout “finds the right people” to have around him as the 18-year-old continues his meteoric rise in the world of track and field. The Australian has set the sport alight with
Continue Reading By Aleks Klosok, Amanda Davies, CNN Geneva, Switzerland (CNN) — Sprinting legend Usain Bolt has told CNN Sports he hopes teenage phenom Gout Gout “finds the right people” to have around him as the 18-year-old continues his meteoric rise in the world of track and field. The Australian has set the sport alight with a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou men’s basketball coach Dennis Gates made three transfer portal additions over the course of four days, which led to his 2026 class being ranked No. 1 in the nation by 247Sports. On Sunday, Eli Hoff, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch’s Mizzou Athletics beat writer, joined ABC 17 Sports Director Nathalie Jones for
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Toronto, Canada (KMIZ) When Columbia native Spencer Miles made the Toronto Blue Jays’ Opening Day roster for the 2026 season, he defied the odds. The Mizzou and Rock Bridge alum not only became the first former Bruin player to make it to the big leagues, but also did it after pitching just 14.0 innings of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou softball team will play the final stretch of the regular-season with little room for error, after falling to No. 25 South Carolina, 4-0, in Sunday’s series rubber match. With the loss, head coach Larissa Anderson and her team moved to 24-24 on the season and 7-11 in Southeastern Conference play.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Nathalie Jones brought on Grace Ybarra, who a sports anchor and reporter for KMOV in St. Louis, in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down. You can watch their full conversation in the video player above.
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NORMAN, Okla. (KMIZ) The Tigers fell to No. 14 ranked Oklahoma 8-4, completing the weekend sweep for the Sooners. Head coach Kerrick Jackson and his team entered Sunday’s contest in search of the team’s first win in nearly two weeks. But despite preventing any runs coming in the first, Oklahoma managed to be the first
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By Emile Nuh, CNN (CNN) — The NBA regular season is in the rearview, the playoff bracket is set, and for the defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder, the journey back to the mountaintop really begins. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander will understandably command much of the spotlight. The reigning NBA MVP – who is the frontrunner for the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou softball team sent the series against No. 25 South Carolina to a rubber match, with a 5-0 win over the Gamecocks on Saturday night. The victory came on the back of a stellar performance from starting pitcher Marissa McCann in the circle. The junior tossed her fourth complete-game shutout of
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Here are your local scores from Saturday, April 18, 2026. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS BASEBALL Rock Bridge (7) Blair Oaks (4) FINAL – Columbia Tournament Battle (1) Grain Valley (14) FINAL – Columbia Tournament Staley (9) Hickman (8) FINAL – Columbia Tournament Ft. Zumwalt West (4) Smith-Cotton (7)
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