COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Nathalie Jones caught up KSHB 41’s McKenzie Nelson in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down. You can watch their full conversation in the video player above.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou women’s basketball team will head into SEC play on a three-game winning streak, thanks to a nail-biter of a win over Kansas City in overtime, 71-67. With the victory, head coach Kellie Harper’s team improved to 12-3 on the season. “Ultimately, we have to we have to recognize where we’re
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From Reuters Dubai, United Arab Emirates (Reuters) — Nick Kyrgios beat Aryna Sabalenka 6‑3 6‑3 on Sunday in a “Battle of the Sexes” exhibition match billed as a modern take on Billie Jean King’s famous win over Bobby Riggs over 50 years ago, but one that ignited controversy over its relevance and meaning. The clash
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (KMIZ) The Mizzou football team fell short of a heroic game-winning drive in the final seconds on Saturday’s TaxSlayer Gator Bowl to lose to No. 19 Virginia, 13-7. With the loss, head coach Eli Drinkwitz’s team falls to 8-5 on the year for their first bowl loss since 2022. You can watch the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are your local scores from Saturday, Dec. 27, 2025. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS BOYS BASKETBALL Principia (75) Blair Oaks (46) FINAL Butler (73) Helias Catholic (57) FINAL Mount Lebanon (60) Jefferson City (54) FINAL Skyline (56) Camdenton (49) FINAL Eugene (72) Mexico (54) FINAL
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (KMIZ) Each year, more and more college football teams opt out of bowl game invitations, and this year is no exception. With the creation of the college football playoff, more teams have a shot to contend for a national title, and falling short of those 12 spots leaves teams feeling disappointed or like
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) In the 2025 college football world, bowl season is now closely intertwined with the offseason. As teams across the country prepare for their final games of the year, head coaches also have to worry about the teams of the future. During that bowl preparation, those coaches are juggling transfer portal conversations, early
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Although the 2025 Mizzou football season didn’t live up the expectations that the team had at the start of the season, head coach Eli Drinkwitz and company still have an opportunity to make some history in Saturday’s TaxSlayer Gator Bowl. No Tiger team has ever won three-straight nine-win seasons, but this one
Continue Reading By Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — After a long, tenuous last few weeks for the University of Michigan, the football program appears to have found a new head coach to lead them into a new era – Kyle Whittingham. The 66-year-old Whittingham was named the Wolverines’ 22nd coach in program history on Friday, signing a
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (KMIZ) ABC 17 SportsZone previews the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl in Jacksonville, Florida, where Mizzou will take on No. 19 Virginia. Kickoff is at 6:30 p.m. Saturday on ABC.
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (KMIZ) Tiger football’s season is set to come to a close. Head Coach Eli Drinikwitz and his squad are ready for their final contest of 2025 at the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl. The team will be looking for its first ranked win of the year in No. 19 Virginia, who won the ACC regular
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (KMIZ) The Mizzou Tigers will play Virginia in the Gator Bowl on Saturday. Watch the coaches talk in the media player. Kickoff is at 6:30 p.m. Saturday.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Mizzou defensive end has countersued the University of Georgia in Boone County after the school sued him for $390,000. UGA sued Wilson earlier this month in Georgia, alleging he broke his contract for name, image and likeness payments with the Classic City Collective when he transferred to Mizzou before the 2025
Continue Reading By Associated Press (AP) — Five-time major champion Brooks Koepka became the first player to defect from LIV Golf, a significant blow to the Saudi-funded league that raises questions whether the PGA Tour will find a way for him to return. LIV Golf posted an announcement to its website under a statement that Talor Gooch
Continue Reading By Patrick Sung, CNN (CNN) — It’s been a long 2025 NFL season so far with twists, turns, shocking injuries, surprising contenders and disappointing years from preseason favorites. As we come off another intriguing week of action across the league and approach the end of the season, the playoff picture is becoming more and more
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ST. LOUIS (KMIZ) The Tigers suffered their third loss of the 2025-26 campaign in Braggin’ Rights fashion, on Monday night. Head Coach Dennis Gates’ squad dropped their third game of the season, losing 91-48 to Illinois. After the game, Coach Gates shouldered the blame for his team’s 43-point loss, as they continue to face a
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) State lawmakers are voicing disappointment and criticism Monday following the announcement of the Kansas City Chiefs’ move to Kansas in 2031. “They [The Chiefs] think a dome stadium and and landing a Super Bowl would be really big for the organization and I believe that that’s the piece that they were
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By Kevin Dotson, CNN (CNN) — Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver DK Metcalf has been given a two-game suspension without pay after an altercation between the first-year Steeler and a fan at Ford Field in Detroit, the NFL announced Monday. Metcalf appealed the ruling, but the NFL upheld the decision, Senior Vice President of Football &
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Kansas Coordinating Council on Monday unanimously approved bonds and a bond district for a new stadium to support the Kansas City Chiefs. The council approved the measure during a session on Monday. State officials later appeared with Chiefs ownership at a Topeka, Kansas, news conference to announce the team’s move. Talk
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Nathalie Jones sat down Mizzou gymnastics coach Shannon Welker in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down. The two previewed the upcoming 2026 campaign, as the Tigers will look to follow up the best finish in program history, in 2025. Mizzou ended up in third place in the NCAA
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