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Sunday Sit-down with KTGR’s Matt Michaels

April 4, 2021 11:36 PM Nathalie Jones

ABC17’s Nathalie Jones brought on KTGR’s Matt Michaels in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down.

Mizzou baseball turns a corner in SEC series win

April 4, 2021 10:07 PM Nathalie Jones

COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) The Mizzou baseball team won its first conference series of the season, 2-1, against Texas A&M. ABC 17’s Nathalie Jones tells us how the team still has hope for the season, but there is a lot of work ahead. “We had a little chip on our shoulder, you know, we may not

Mizzou headed to NCAA Volleyball Championships

April 4, 2021 7:02 PM Nathalie Jones

COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) The Mizzou volleyball team earned an at-large bid to the NCAA Championships for the team’s sixth-consecutive appearance in the tournament. The Tigers will meet South Dakota in the first round on Wednesday, April 14 at 11 A.M. in Omaha, Nebraska. If MU wins that match up, the team will move on to

Mizzou picks up first SEC series win of the season

April 3, 2021 7:06 PM Nathalie Jones

COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) The Mizzou baseball team won its first SEC series of the season, following a 7-3 win over Texas A&M on Saturday afternoon. The Tigers trailed 2-0 heading into the 2nd inning, however, the MU bats lit up after that. Torin Montgomery finished the outing with one home run, two hits, and three

Mizzou takes down Texas A&M to tie the series

April 2, 2021 9:38 PM Nathalie Jones

COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) The Mizzou baseball team defeated Texas A&M in the second game of the series on Friday night. The Tigers topped the Aggies 8-2, in a big performance for the MU bats. Helias Catholic High School alum Trevor Austin topped it all off with his first home run in a Tiger uniform, which

Texas A&M dominates Mizzou in series opener

April 1, 2021 10:12 PM Nathalie Jones

COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) The Mizzou baseball team extended the losing streak to five games on Thursday evening, as they fell to Texas A&M 16-2. The Aggies got a quick start over the Tigers, scoring two runs in each of the first three innings for a quick 6-0 lead. From there, Texas A&M poured it on.

Mizzou hoops loses fifth player to transfer portal

March 31, 2021 1:05 PM Andrew Kauffman

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou guard Torrence Watson is the latest player to enter the transfer portal. He’s now the fifth MU player to leave the program this offseason. Watson is joined by Xavier Pinson, Mark Smith, Parker Braun and Ed Chang. Watson averaged just 1.8 points per game as a junior this past season. The

Mizzou baseball blows big lead to Kansas

March 30, 2021 6:51 PM Andrew Kauffman

LAWRENCE, Kan. (KMIZ) The Mizzou baseball team blew a late lead to Kansas on Tuesday night. The Jayhawks beat the Tigers 10-9. MU was up comfortably most of the game, but Kansas scored eight runs in the 7th inning to take the lead. The Tigers could not answer in their final two at-bats. This was

Mizzou forward enters the transfer portal

March 30, 2021 2:36 PM Andrew Kauffman

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou forward Ed Chang has entered the transfer portal, according to an MU spokesperson. Chang did not play a single minute during his one and only season with the Tigers. The 6’8″ forward is the fourth MU player to transfer this offseason. He joins Mark Smith, Xavier Pinson and Parker Braun.

Former Mizzou guard commits to Kansas State

March 30, 2021 10:27 AM Andrew Kauffman

Manhattan, Kan. (KMIZ) Former Mizzou basketball player Mark Smith has committed to play for Kansas State. He announced his decision on social media early Tuesday morning. Smith averaged 9.7 points and 3.2 rebounds per game as a senior this past season at MU. Due to the NCAA’s COVID-19 waiver – Smith now has an extra

No. 18 Mizzou softball loses series finale to No. 24 Auburn

March 28, 2021 2:39 PM Andrew Kauffman

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The No. 18 Mizzou softball team lost the series finale against No. 24 Auburn on Sunday afternoon. The Tigers went down 3-0. Despite the loss, Mizzou still won its first SEC series of the season. https://youtu.be/h1tP9fcpUzo It was a scoreless game up until the 6th inning. Auburn was able to score three

No. 1 Vanderbilt sweeps Mizzou baseball

March 27, 2021 10:09 PM Andrew Kauffman

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou baseball team was no match for No. 1 Vanderbilt this weekend. The Commodores swept the Tigers for the first time since 2016. MU played its best game of the weekend on Saturday, but the Tigers ultimately lost 3-1. Former Battle star Tre Morris knocked in the Tigers only run in

No. 18 Mizzou softball beats No. 24 Auburn to secure series win

March 27, 2021 1:39 PM Andrew Kauffman

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The No. 18 Mizzou softball got its second straight win over No. 24 Auburn on Saturday afternoon. The Tigers beat AU 6-5 to secure the series win. MU trailed 4-1 in the third inning, but the Tigers were able to comeback quickly. Kim Wert hit a three-run shot in the bottom of

Mizzou forward enters transfer portal

March 27, 2021 9:36 AM Andrew Kauffman

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou forward Parker Braun has entered the transfer portal. An MU spokesman confirmed the news on Saturday morning. Dave Matter from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported the news first. Braun is the second MU player to enter the transfer portal this week – joining Xavier Pinson. The Overland Park, Kan. native originally

Mizzou loses another player to the transfer portal

March 27, 2021 3:30 PM Andrew Kauffman

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mark Smith is the latest Mizzou basketball player to enter the transfer portal. An MU spokesperson confirmed the news on Saturday afternoon. Smith averaged 9.7 points and 3.2 rebounds per game as a senior this past season. Due to the NCAA’s COVID-19 eligibility waiver – Smith can return for an extra year

No. 1 Vanderbilt dominates Mizzou for second straight night

March 26, 2021 10:48 PM Andrew Kauffman

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou baseball team dropped its second straight game to No. 1 Vanderbilt on Friday night. The Commodores beat the Tigers 11-3. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. Jack Leiter did not give up a hit in seven innings on the mound for Vanderbilt. He’s now pitched 16

No. 18 Mizzou softball gets walk-off win over No. 24 Auburn

March 26, 2021 10:45 PM Andrew Kauffman

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The No. 18 Mizzou softball team beat No. 24 Auburn on a walk-off in extra innings on Friday afternoon. The Tigers beat Auburn 2-1 thanks to a throwing error in the bottom of the 9th inning. You can watch the walk-off play here. We’ve got extended highlights from the game in the

Mizzou football finishes up spring camp

March 25, 2021 5:13 PM Nathalie Jones

COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) Eli Drinkwitz said he is pleased with the progress his team made in spring camp, as the team hosted its last practice on Thursday. You can watch extended highlights from the final practice of the spring in the video player below. https://youtu.be/ZqJcKydt-vo Drinkwitz added that he feels like the most progress has

Kim English: “My program identity was developed from my time at Missouri”

March 25, 2021 3:14 PM Nathalie Jones

FAIRFAX, Va. (KMIZ) Former Mizzou standout Kim English addressed the media for the first time as George Mason University’s head basketball coach on Thursday afternoon. English spent the last two seasons as an assistant coach at Tennessee, under former George Mason head coach Rick Barnes. The 32-year-old added that his time at Mizzou shaped his

Mizzou sweeps Western Illinois ahead of weekend series with Auburn

March 24, 2021 9:19 PM Nathalie Jones

COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) The Mizzou softball team dominated Western Illinois in a double-header on Wednesday, allowing no Western Illinois players to cross home plate. In the first game of the day, the Tigers took down the Leathernecks, 10-0 in five innings. Lauren Krings notched 10 strikeouts over those five innings, giving up no runs. Mizzou