ABC 17 Sports Director Andrew Kauffman recaps the Tigers double-digit comeback victory over TCU in overtime on Saturday. You can watch the entire story in the video player above. Up next – Mizzou is scheduled to host Kentucky on Tuesday at 8 p.m. However, the Wildcats are currently on a COVID-19 48-hour pause. An MU
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) The Mizzou women’s basketball team missed out on its first-ever win in Lexington, Kentucky in just a six point loss on Sunday. After a stagnant first half, with just 18 points, Mizzou came out firing after the break, shooting about 50 percent from the field. Robin Pingeton’s group trailed by 10 coming
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The No. 12 Mizzou basketball team came back to beat TCU 102-98 in overtime thanks to career afternoons from Xavier Pinson and Jeremiah Tilmon. Pinson finished with a career-high 36 points on 8-13 shooting from beyond the arc. Jeremiah Tilmon had a career-high 33 points and 11 rebounds. You can watch head
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) SEC commissioner Greg Sankey met with local reporters before the Mizzou basketball game on Saturday afternoon. You can watch the full interview in the video player above.
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) The No. 17 Mizzou volleyball team took down LSU in the start of the first-ever spring season. The Tigers shook off the rust after a two-month layoff, going all the way to the fifth and final set with the opposing Tigers, coming out with a 3-2 victory. You can watch the full
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) The Mizzou men’s basketball team will host TCU in the annual SEC/Big 12 Challenge on Saturday at Mizzou Arena. The game will tip off at 1 P.M. The Tigers are coming off a rollercoaster ride of a stretch, marked with one top-10 upset and one narrow loss. Mizzou toppled then No. 6
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GAINESVILLE, Fla. (KMIZ) The Mizzou women’s basketball team got back in the win column with a 61-58 win over the Florida Gators on Thursday night. The game got off to a slow start for both teams, with nothing on the board until about four minutes into it. Tiger forward Ladazhia Williams was the first to
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) Mizzou head coach Eli Drinkwitz officially added another NFL veteran to his defensive staff on Thursday, hiring Jethro Franklin as the new defensive line coach. Franklin comes to Columbia with 29 years of coaching expereince, including 13 years in the NFL. Most recently, he was an assistant defensive line coach with the
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) The Mid-American Conference announced that Mizzou and Kent State will no longer meet on Jan. 31. “The University of Missouri at Kent State University wrestling dual on Sunday, January 31 has been canceled due to roster limitations based on medical clearances by each institution’s medical staff,” the conference said in a press
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The 6th annual Rally For Rhyan game will be held on Saturday, Feb. 13. The Tigers are hosting Arkansas at 3 p.m. It’s ok…you can be excited, we are too! 🐯🏀🎗More details to follow…. pic.twitter.com/hG7Q8I4cOH— RallyforRhyan (@RallyforRhyan) January 28, 2021 Mizzou is 5-0 all-time in Rally For Rhyan games. Last year –
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (KMIZ) Former Mizzou offensive coordinator Josh Heupel will be making his return to the SEC East as the new head coach of the Tennessee Volunteers. On Wednesday the program announced Heupel accepted a six-year contract for $4 million per year. The hire comes just over a week after the athletic department released former
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The SEC announced Mizzou’s 2021 football schedule on Wednesday afternoon. Sept. 4: Mizzou vs. Central Michigan Sept. 11: Mizzou at Kentucky Sept. 18: Mizzou vs. SEMO Sept. 25: Mizzou at Boston College Oct. 2: Mizzou vs. Tennessee Oct. 9: Mizzou vs. North Texas (Homecoming) Oct. 16: Mizzou vs. Texas A&M Oct. 23: BYE WEEK Oct.
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AUBURN, Alab. The No. 12 Mizzou basketball game gave up more than 80 points for the first time this season as the Tigers lost to Auburn 88-82 on Tuesday night. You can hear from head coach Cuonzo Martin in the video player above. Auburn freshman Sharife Cooper finished with a game-high 28 points, eight rebounds
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou guard Dru Smith is the SEC player of the week following his strong performances against South Carolina and No. 6 Tennessee. Smith averaged 17 points per game last week, and he shot 50% from the field. This is his second SEC player of the week honor this season. Also on Monday
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Steve Wilks met with the local reporters on Monday for the first time since taking over as Mizzou’s defensive coordinator. Watch: #Mizzou DC Steve Wilks says his relationship with Coach Drinkwitz started when Drink was at App State. A year later after this season – Wilks got a text from Drinkwitz, and
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) It was a close match up until the very end, however, the Mizzou women’s basketball team could not pull out an upset over No. 8 Texas A&M Aggies on Sunday. Robin Pingeton’s group led throughout the majority of the first quarter, but the Aggies did take over with a 38-30 lead at
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) Mizzou gymnastics standout Adalayna Hufendiek did not go too far from home for college, but she is a long way from where she started. The Rock Bridge alum is in her second season with the Tigers, but her first season actually competing. In her senior year of high school Hufendiek suffered an
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ABC 17 Sports Director Andrew Kauffman brought on Mizzou volleyball coach Josh Taylor in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down.
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn (KMIZ) The Mizzou men’s basketball team took round two over the Tennessee Volunteers on Saturday night in a 73-64 victory. Xavier Pinson led the charge for the Tigers, finishing with 27 points and four rebounds. Mizzou narrowly outshot Tennessee, going 43 percent from the field. You can watch full press conference with Mizzou
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) The No.19 Mizzou men’s basketball team will make the trip to Knoxville, Tennessee for a rematch with No. 6 Tennessee on Saturday. The game will tip off at 7:30 P.M. at Thompson-Boling Arena. The last time the two teams met, the Tigers fell by 20 points in the SEC opener, going just
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