JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Renegades couldn’t get things done at home against the Sedalia Bombers Thursday falling 11-6. Sedalia has won three of the four matchups so far this season. Sedalia got off to a big start with a grand slam in the second inning from Nic Beech. JC responded in the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Rock Bridge alum Isiaih Mosley will not be featured on the 2023-24 Mizzou men’s basketball roster, as he announced he is leaving college to pursue a professional career, on Wednesday. In a social media post, Mosley said, “Appreciation overflows as I reflect on my journey as a Mizzou Tiger. From a kid
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Rock Bridge Bruins are in their second week of summer practices as they get set to enter their second year under head coach Matt Perkins. In year one with Perkins at the helm, the Bruins went 9-3 on the season falling just short of a district title. Perkins said in year
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ARLINGTON, Texas. (KMIZ) The St. Louis Cardinals snapped a five-game skid on Wednesday night, with a 1-0 win against the Texas Rangers. Despite the win, the birds are still on 8.5 games out of first place in the National League’s central division. With a 26-37 record through the first 63 games, skipper Oli Marmol and
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MIAMI, Fla. (KMIZ) The Kanas City Royals got swept by the Miami Marlins in the club’s second-straight 6-1 loss, on Wednesday night. With the loss, KC is now 3-9 through the last 12 games. Kansas City got on the board first, courtesy of a Nick Pratto RBI single, however, the offense ended there. Jesus Sanchez
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou football coach Eli Drinkwitz promoted cornerbacks coach Al Pogue to assistant head coach, on Wednesday. The role was previously held by former offensive line coach Marcus Johnson, who is now a coach at Purdue. Despite the promotion, Pogue will still serve as the cornerbacks coach in his second season in Columbia,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou men’s basketball coach Dennis Gates brought a former Missouri Valley Conference coach to serve as the special assistant to the head coach, on Wednesday. Matt Lottich was the head coach at Valparaiso for seven seasons, 2016-2023, where he put together 108 wins. Lottich and the Beacons won a regular-season conference championship
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou women’s basketball coach Robin Pingeton added some much-needed height to her roster on Tuesday afternoon, as a 6-foot-5 forward from Croatia committed to the Tigers. Lucija Milkovic will be an incoming freshman in the 2023-24 season and will already be the tallest player on the roster. That title was previously held
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou guard Kaleb Brown announced that he will be staying at Mizzou, after throwing his name into the transfer portal in mid-April. Brown spent the majority of his sophomore season fighting for a spot in the starting rotation. There was a seven-game span where he saw decent minutes, but saw limited minutes
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou baseball team officially has a new head coach. Mizzou Athletics introduced Kerrick Jackson in a press conference on Monday morning at Taylor Stadium. You can watch the full introductory press conference below. https://youtu.be/ZY_03UNSZLM “It’s not very often you can say goal accomplished,” an emotional Jackson said, as he stepped up
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou’s new baseball coach Kerrick Jackson signed a five-year contract worth $3.625 million with the Tigers, according to a copy of that contract obtained by ABC 17. The 49-year-old will make a guaranteed $675,000 in his first season. Each year after, his salary will increase by $25,000. The salary maxes out in
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said the Kansas City Chiefs are “building a dynasty” as he hosted the team at the White House Monday to mark their Super Bowl victory in February. Speaking on the South Lawn, Biden praised the team for playing with “the real joy of the game and love for each
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Madison, IL (KMIZ) After losing the inaugural Cup race at World Wide Technology Raceway to Joey Logano on the final lap a year ago Kyle Busch led the final 60 laps to his crew chief Randall Burnett a victory at his home track in front of a sold-out crowd. Burnett grew up in Fenton, Missouri,
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Watch the introductory news conference live. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou Athletics announced that former Memphis head coach Kerrick Jackson will be Tiger baseball’s next head coach. The St. Louis-native will be officially introduced on MU’s campus in a few days. The news comes less than a week after MU fired former head coach Steve Bieser.
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The NBA Finals have started, with the Miami Heat of the Eastern Conference taking on the Denver Nuggets of the Western Conference.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Nathalie Jones brought on the co-host of KTGR’s ‘The Big Show,’ Andy Humphrey in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down. You can watch their full conversation in the video player above.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Norma Hunt, the wife of the late Chiefs founder Lamar Hunt, has died at the age of 85, the Hunt family announced in a statement released by the team. Pegged by many as the matriarch of the Kansas City Chiefs, Hunt attended all 57 Super Bowls in her lifetime. She even
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Kansas City Chiefs running back Isiah Pacheco was at Rock Bridge High School Sunday for a youth football camp, put on by Flexwork Sports Management, a company that sets up camps with professional and college athletes across the country. Pacheco is coming off of a big rookie season in Kansas City, going
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PITTSBURGH, Pa. (KMIZ) The Pittsburgh Pirates completed a three-game sweep against the St. Louis Cardinals with a 2-1 win on Sunday morning at PNC Park. The red birds have gone 2-6 through the club’s last eight games, in the form of a series sweep from the Pirates, a split series with Kansas City and a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou men’s basketball coach Dennis Gates secured a late Sunday night commitment from Oral Roberts transfer Conner Vanover. The 7-foot-5 forward started his career at Cal and then played two seasons at Arkansas. In his year his year with the Golden Eagles, he averaged about 12 points, seven rebounds and three blocks
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