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Harrison Butker’s face has become a lot more familiar to Americans this week.
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Continue ReadingSTARKVILLE, Miss. (KMIZ) Mizzou Baseball’s race to the SEC Tournament has ended. MU has been mathematically eliminated from earning a spot in the conference tournament, following its 4-3 loss in Thursday’s series opener at Mississippi State. Although the Tigers remain in 13th place in the SEC standings, Mizzou is now three games behind LSU, Ole
Continue ReadingASHLAND, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are your local scores from Thursday, May 16, 2024. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS BASEBALL TOLTON (7) SOUTHERN BOONE (6) FINAL/10 NEW FRANKLIN (3) SACRED HEART (6) FINAL COLE CAMP (0) WARSAW (2) FINAL BELLE (0) LICKING (10) FINAL HANNIBAL (7) WARRENTON (9) FINAL HS
Continue ReadingBy Jack Bantock, CNN (CNN) — Only four times in the history of all four men’s major championships has a golfer shot 62. Xander Schauffele is now responsible for the last two. For the second time in less than a year, the American shot the lowest round score in a major’s history on Thursday, blitzing
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) When the Mizzou softball team learned its postseason fate during Sunday night’s NCAA Softball Selection Show, it was hard for Tiger players, coaches and staff to contain their excitement. The team had worked towards one big goal all year: hosting an NCAA Regional. They achieved that goal along with an opportunity to
Continue ReadingBy Jack Bantock, CNN (CNN) — Almost 30 years since booming his last slapshot drive, golf’s angriest champion is stomping back to the tee box. A sequel to “Happy Gilmore” is in the works, Netflix announced in a post on X Wednesday, with Adam Sandler reprising his role as the comedy classic’s neurotic titular star.
Continue ReadingBy Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Premier League clubs will vote on whether to scrap the video assistant referee (VAR) from the start of next season following a proposal put forward by Wolverhampton Wanderers. The vote is set to be held at the annual general meeting between all 20 clubs on June 6, with Wolves
Continue ReadingBy Sam Joseph, CNN (CNN) — The top-seeded Boston Celtics continued their charge towards the NBA Finals on Wednesday, defeating the shorthanded Cleveland Cavaliers 113-98 in Game 5. Superstar forward Jayson Tatum came close to a triple-double, scoring 25 points, grabbing 10 rebounds and dishing out nine assists as Boston moved onto the Eastern Conference
Continue ReadingBy Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Houston Astros pitcher Ronel Blanco has received a 10-game suspension from the MLB after a sticky substance was found in his glove during a game against the Oakland Athletics on Tuesday. The right-hander was ejected prior to the fourth inning after umpires found the “foreign substance” during a routine
Continue ReadingBy Amy Woodyatt and Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — A furry pitch invader paused Major League Soccer play on Wednesday as a rogue raccoon ran onto the field during a match between the Philadelphia Union and New York City FC. The athletic critter ran the length of the pitch at Subaru Park in Chester, Pennsylvania,
Continue ReadingBy Jack Bantock, CNN (CNN) — With his family having grown by one last week, new father Scottie Scheffler will look to do the same for his ever-expanding trophy cabinet at the 106th PGA Championship on Thursday. The world No. 1 is the overwhelming favorite for the second major of the season at Valhalla Golf
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are your local scores from Wednesday, May 15, 2024. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS BASEBALL CENTRAL (SPRINGFIELD) (0) ROCK BRIDGE (15) FINAL/4 HICKMAN (0) BLUE SPRINGS SOUTH (2) FINAL BATTLE (0) BLUE SPRINGS (2) FINAL SMITH-COTTON (1) GRAIN VALLEY (8) FINAL CAPITAL CITY (0) ST.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) No. 9 Mizzou Softball is very familiar with the NCAA Tournament stage. Last Sunday, the Tigers not only secured a spot in an NCAA Regional for a 17th straight campaign, MU also earned the right to host a regional for the third time in four seasons. Larissa Anderson’s crew is entering the
Continue ReadingKANSAS CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Kansas City’s full 2024-25 slate of games has been unveiled. The NFL released the full schedule for the upcoming season on Wednesday night, and the Chiefs have secured five primetime slots over the course of the 18-week season. Patrick Mahomes and company will face the Baltimore Ravens, Atlanta Falcons, New Orleans
Continue ReadingBy Sam Joseph, CNN (CNN) — The Jacksonville Jaguars and the city of Jacksonville have agreed to a $1.4 billion deal to push ahead with their “Stadium of the Future” plan, the city announced on Tuesday. The agreement will see each side contribute $625 million to the project, which will see the Jaguars current home
Continue ReadingBy Amy Woodyatt, CNN (CNN) — A ring announcer who mistakenly called the wrong winner in a women’s World Boxing Association (WBA) title fight has quit after receiving abuse on social media, adding that he will no longer be “the world’s punching bag.” Dan Hennessey wrongly announced England’s Nina Hughes as the winner of her
Continue ReadingBy Jack Bantock, CNN (CNN) — After tossing and turning all through the night, Y.E. Yang awoke in uncharted waters. To complicate matters further, the golfing equivalent of the kraken circled around him. On Sunday morning at the 2009 PGA Championship, the then-37-year-old South Korean – ranked 110th in the world – stood just 18
Continue ReadingBy Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Newly crowned three-time NBA Most Valuable Player (MVP) Nikola Jokić put on a show and proved why he is the rightful recipient of the award in the Denver Nuggets’ 112-97 playoff victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Tuesday. The Serbian big man, who received his third MVP trophy ahead
Continue ReadingBy Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — The celebrations during Manchester City’s 2-0 win against Tottenham on Tuesday were testament to the importance of the high-stakes match as the reigning champion took a huge step towards a fourth straight English Premier League title. City now jumps two points ahead of Arsenal at the top of the
Continue ReadingJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Chris Wyrick has been a staple of Helias baseball for more than two decades, but his time at the helm of the program is coming to a close. The two-time state championship winning head coach announced on Tuesday that, once the 2024 season comes to an end, he will be retiring.
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