QUESTION OF THE DAY: Can the Cardinals win the NL Central?
April has not been kind to the St. Louis Cardinals.
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“Go where the opportunity is”: Hank Zeisler’s journey from Division III to the SEC
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The old saying ‘the best things in life don’t come easy,’ reigns true for Mizzou first baseman Hank Zeisler. In his first season in the Southeastern Conference, he’s packed a punch for MU at the plate, leading his team with 38 RBI along with 10 home runs. However, his journey to becoming
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Sunday Sit-down with KTGR’s Andy Humphrey
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Nathalie Jones brought on KTGR’s co-host of ‘The Big Show,’ Andy Humphrey in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down. The two talked about both the Mizzou baseball team and softball team on Sunday night. The baseball Tigers avoided a sweep in the series against Texas A&M, but are
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Seventh-inning spark powers Ole Miss over Mizzou to even the series
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou softball held a 3-2 lead headed into the final inning of play, but five Ole Miss runs in the seventh led the Rebels to a 7-6 win to even up the series at one game each. Laurin Krings pitched five scoreless innings for the Tigers until giving up a two-run home
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Braves complete the series sweep against the Royals
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Kansas City Royals dropped to 4-12 to start the 2023 season with a 5-4 loss to the Atlanta Braves on Sunday afternoon. With the win, Atlanta completed a sweep against KC. The Royals were within striking distance at multiple points in the loss. After getting down by three runs early,
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Cardinals manage a series tie with walk-off win
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMIZ) The bat of Tommy Edman saved the Cardinals from a series loss to the Pirates on Sunday afternoon. Edman hit a walk-off RBI single in the 10th inning to take down the Pittsburgh Pirates and end the series in a 2-2 tie. Heading into the bottom of the 10th inning, St.
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Mizzou defensive back enters the transfer portal
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou defensive back Marcus Scott became the fourth Tiger to enter the transfer portal over the course of seven days, on Sunday. Scott made the announcement on social media. He said, “from top to bottom Mizzou has been a first class organization and institution, and I feel blessed to have been here.
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Mizzou offense lights up in series opening win against Ole Miss
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou softball team opened up the series against Ole Miss with an offensive explosion on Saturday afternoon. A five-run second inning helped lift the Tigers to an 8-3 win over Ole Miss. Shortstop Jenna Laird started the scoring by sending two runners home with a beautiful rip down the right field
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Local highlights and scores: April 15, 2023
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are your local scores from Saturday, April 15, 2023. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS BASEBALL BLAIR OAKS (2) ROCK BRIDGE (5) FINAL WILLARD (0) HICKMAN (4) FINAL ROLLA (3) BATTLE (7) FINAL ST. FRANCIS BORGIA (12) SOUTHERN BOONE (1) FINAL CAPITAL CITY (8) CAMDENTON (10)
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Dennis Gates picks up Indiana transfer Tamar Bates
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Dennis Gates made a new addition to next year’s roster on Friday night by picking up Indiana transfer Tamar Bates. The 6-foot-5 guard is from Kansas City, Kansas and was originally recruited to MU back in 2020. Over the past two seasons, Bates appeared in 67 games for the Hoosiers averaging 5.1
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Mizzou running back Taj Butts enters transfer portal
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou sophomore running back Taj Butts announced Saturday that he has entered the transfer portal. The St. Louis native from DeSmet High School came to MU in 2021. He redshirted his freshman year and last yearapp eared in six games and even received his first career start at South Carolina. He didn’t
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Mizzou baseball avoids series sweep with finale win over Texas A&M
COLLEGE STATION, Tx. (KMIZ) After being outscored 26-6 in the first two game of the series, Mizzou baseball avoided the sweep against Texas A&M with a series finale win on Saturday 13-5. The Tigers started the game hot with four first inning runs credit to a solo home run from Luke Mann and a three-run
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Local highlights and scores: April 14, 2023
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are your local scores from Friday, April 14, 2023. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS BASEBALL Fort Zumwalt West (1) Rock Bridge (5) FINAL Mexico (4) Hallsville (7) FINAL CBC (5) Blair Oaks (11) FINAL CBC (12) Hickman (3) FINAL St. Francis Borgia (3) Helias (4)
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Local highlights and scores: April 13, 2023
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are your local scores from Thursday, April 13, 2023. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS BASEBALL BLAIR OAKS (4) HICKMAN (0) FINAL STALEY (7) BATTLE (1) FINAL GRAIN VALLEY (3) ROCK BRIDGE (4) FINAL ELSBURY (9) NORTH CALLAWAY (0) FINAL HS GIRLS SOCCER MEXICO (4) FULTON
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St. Louis Blues season comes to an end with a loss in Dallas
DALLAS, Tx. (KMIZ) The St. Louis Blues will be missing out on the postseason for just the second time in the last 12 years. The season came to a close Thursday night with a loss in Dallas. The game was scoreless into the final period, but the Stars managed to get a late goal from
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Nine-run third inning powers Texas A&M baseball over Mizzou in game one
COLLEGE STATION, Tx. (KMIZ) The Texas A&M baseball team put together nine runs in third inning to down Mizzou 13-5 in the first game of the series. Mizzou started the game up 3-1, but the Aggies powered through three different Tiger pitchers in the third inning. Logan Lunceford started the day on the mound giving
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Dennis Gates gives offseason update on Kobe Brown, transfer portal and more
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou men’s basketball head coach Dennis Gates met with the media Thursday afternoon to give an offseason update. Some of the main things that Gates touched on was the transfer portal, the new signees and Kobe Brown’s future at Mizzou. You can watch the full interview with Coach Gates below. https://youtu.be/7EER76_ig8A One
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Four-star DL de-commits from Mizzou, two others enter transfer portal
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou football team had two players enter the transfer portal and one switch his commitment on Thursday. The biggest blow of the day for the Tigers came when Hazelwood Central four-star defensive lineman Tionne Gray flipped his commitment from Mizzou to Oregon. Gray had been committed to Mizzou for just 26 days.
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Hickman athletes sign to continue careers at the collegiate level
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Eleven Hickman High School athletes signed their national letters of intent to take their talents tothe next level on Wednesday evening. The signings consisted of six players from the Kewpies baseball team, three cheerleaders, one girls soccer player and one track and XC athlete. Eight out of the eleven athletes signed to
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Mizzou softball back in the win column with run-rule over Lindenwood
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou softball showed a dominate performance against in-state foe Lindenwood Wednesday winning 9-0 to stay unbeaten in midweek action. Missouri native freshman Cierra Harrison pitched a complete game on the mound allowing just one hit over five innings and recording six strikeouts. The Tigers came out of the gate hot putting up
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