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Mizzou football wraps up second practice of fall camp

July 30, 2024 12:51 PM Nathalie Jones

The Mizzou football team already has two fall camp practices in the books, as head coach Eli Drinkwitz and his team worked at the Stephen’s Indoor Practice Facility, on Tuesday.

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Can Mizzou improve on its 2023 season this year?

July 30, 2024 2:36 AM ABC 17 News Team

The team has high expectations for themselves.

Mizzou football kicks off fall camp with a high-energy day one

July 29, 2024 1:18 PM Nathalie Jones

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The 2024 edition of Mizzou fall camp officially got underway on Monday morning, as head coach Eli Drinkwitz and his team held practice No. 1 in the Stephen’s Indoor Practice Facility. The team allowed media to observe practice for the opening periods and, during that time, it was a high-energy ordeal. You

Hall of Fame Mizzou baseball coach passes away at age of 83

July 29, 2024 5:15 PM Nathalie Jones

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou Athletics announced that it is mourning the loss of former Hall of Fame head baseball coach Gene McArtor, after he died at the age of 83 on Sunday. “We are deeply saddened by the passing of Gene McArtor, a true Mizzou legend,” Mizzou Athletic Director Laird Veatch said in a press

‘Some mottos just kind of fit’: Mizzou football still has something to prove

July 28, 2024 10:18 PM Nathalie Jones

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Despite coming off of the best season of the Eli Drinkwitz era, Mizzou is still going into the 2024 football season with something to prove. “Sometimes we get caught in trying to chase the next motto or whatever,” Drinkwitz said. “Sometimes mottos just kind of fit. For us, we just got something

Sunday Sit-down with the St. Louis Post-Dispatch’s Eli Hoff

July 28, 2024 10:50 PM Nathalie Jones

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Nathalie Jones brought on Eli Hoff, the Mizzou Athletic beat writer for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down. You can watch the full conversation in the video player above.

Former Mizzou star Nick Bolton prepares for a big contract year

July 22, 2024 2:57 PM Nathalie Jones

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (KMIZ) Former Mizzou star Nick Bolton quickly made a name for himself in Kansas City. Ever since getting drafted in 2021, the linebacker has made an impact for head coach Andy Reid, as a leader of the KC defense. Two Super Bowl rings later, Bolton is entering the final year of his

Sunday Sit-down with Mizzou volleyball coach Dawn Sullivan

July 21, 2024 10:16 PM Nathalie Jones

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Nathalie Jones brought on Mizzou volleyball coach Dawn Sullivan in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down to preview the upcoming 2024 season. You can watch their full conversation in the video player above.

Burden III named preseason All-SEC, Mizzou picked to finish No. 6 in league media poll

July 19, 2024 12:24 PM Kyle Helms

DALLAS, Texas (KMIZ) Following the conclusion of SEC Media Days, the league released the results of its annual preseason media poll for the 2024 season. Luther Burden III was listed as a preseason First-Team All-SEC selection while the team was predicted to finish No. 6 in the new 16-team SEC. Burden III is Mizzou’s lone

Camp Bowers celebrates 10th anniversary with record-breaking enrollment numbers

July 18, 2024 12:51 PM Nathalie Jones

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Over the last decade, former Mizzou men’s basketball star Laurence Bowers has had his mind set on making an impact in a town that gave him so much. Now, his annual camp, ‘Camp Bowers,’ is celebrating its 10-year anniversary with record-breaking enrollment numbers. Bowers said that a total of 619 campers registered

Battlehawks select Mizzou’s Cody Schrader in UFL College Draft

July 17, 2024 11:43 PM Kyle Helms

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMIZ) After signing an undrafted free agent deal with the San Francisco 49ers earlier this year, Mizzou Football alum Cody Schrader also now has the opportunity to take his talents to the United Football League (UFL). The former consensus NCAA All-American was chosen in the second round of the UFL College Draft

Mizzou restores conference rival status with Oklahoma, Texas in new-look SEC

July 17, 2024 5:05 AM Kyle Helms

DALLAS, Texas (KMIZ) Before joining the SEC, Mizzou football faced Oklahoma and Texas more than 100 combined times during its Big Eight and Big 12 Conference eras. Now, after more than a decade of playing in separate leagues, those three programs have reunited. The Sooners and Longhorns have officially joined the Southeastern Conference, making their

Mizzou tackles the unofficial start to the college football season

July 16, 2024 9:21 PM Nathalie Jones

DALLAS, Texas (KMIZ) The Mizzou football team is now one step closer to kickoff. The Tigers tackled the 2024 edition of SEC Media Days in Dallas, on Tuesday. MU came into the event off of the best season its seen in the head coach Eli Drinkwitz era, capturing 11 wins in 2023. However, the team

Mizzou Soccer releases full 2024 schedule

July 15, 2024 9:18 PM Kyle Helms

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Ahead of the MU fall sports season arriving next month, another Mizzou Athletics program has unveiled its complete schedule for the 2024 campaign. Mizzou Soccer announced its 17-game regular season schedule, which features nine matches at home in Columbia. The 2024 season kicks off on Aug. 15 at Audrey J. Walton Stadium

Sunday Sit-down with Mizzou football coach Eli Drinkwitz

July 14, 2024 1:05 PM Nathalie Jones

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Nathalie Jones brought on Mizzou football coach Eli Drinkwitz in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down. You can watch their full conversation on ABC 17 SportsZone at 10:30 on KMIZ. The pair covered all the big storylines headed into the 2024 season, including building on the momentum from

Mizzou announces complete 2024 Cross Country schedule

July 12, 2024 9:04 PM Kyle Helms

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Another Mizzou Athletics program has officially released its full schedule for the upcoming fall sports season. Mizzou Cross Country unveiled a complete look at their 2024 slate on Friday, which includes a pair of home meets. Tiger fans will have two opportunities to see Mizzou’s cross country team in action at home

Mizzou Athletics makes hires, gives promotions ahead of fall season

July 12, 2024 8:21 PM Kyle Helms

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) With the start of the upcoming 2024-25 sports season approaching, Mizzou Athletics Director Laird Veatch added a few familiar faces to his staff and announced some promotions within his department on Friday. Four of Veatch’s five hires worked under his leadership at the University of Memphis. New Executive Athletics Director-Chief Financial Officer Andrew

Mizzou standout earns SEC preseason honors; Tigers picked to finish sixth in conference

July 10, 2024 12:21 PM Nathalie Jones

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou volleyball season is still more than a month away, but the Southeastern Conference released some preseason news, on Wednesday. Right side hitter Jordan Iliff was named to the 2024 Preseason All-SEC Team for the first time in her career. She was one of 18 players selected to the team, after

Eli Drinkwitz lands four-star safety from East St. Louis

July 10, 2024 4:55 PM Nathalie Jones

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou football coach Eli Drinkwitz continued his hot streak on the recruiting trail, on Wednesday, as four-star safety Charles Bass committed to the Tigers. The East St. Louis native picked the Tigers over offers from Illinois, Arkansas and Kansas State. Bass, coming in at 6-foot-2, 185-pound, also had a slew of other

Ex-NBA player Jontay Porter pleads guilty in case tied to gambling scandal that tanked his career

July 9, 2024 11:21 PM Associated Press

Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former NBA player Jontay Porter admitted Wednesday that he schemed to take himself out of games for gambling’s sake, pleading guilty to a federal conspiracy crime in the scandal that already got him banned from the league. “I know what I did was wrong, unlawful, and I am deeply