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Sunday Sit-down with Souichi Terada

February 23, 2020 10:17 PM Andrew Kauffman

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Andrew Kauffman brought on the Kansas City Star’s Mizzou Athletics beat writer Souichi Terada in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down.

Mizzou WBB beats Ole Miss on senior night

February 23, 2020 8:33 PM Andrew Kauffman

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou women’s basketball team beat Ole Miss 82-67 on senior night. The Tigers are now 8-19 overall and 5-9 in SEC play. MU honored its four seniors before the game, Amber Smith, Hannah Schuchts, Jordan Roundtree and Jordan Chavis. The seniors combined to score 29 points on senior night, but it

No. 24 Mizzou wrestling earns top-25 win on senior day

February 22, 2020 6:40 PM Tyler Murry

COLUMBIA, Mo. – The (24) Mizzou wrestling team defeated (19) Iowa State on senior day, 27-6. The victory improves Mizzou’s record to 12-7 (8-0 MAC). Results: 125: #28 Cameron Valdiviez (16-10) vs. #8 Alex Mackall (16-5) – L, 9-5 (1:55 RT) | 0-3133: #11 Allan Hart (17-8) vs. #16 Todd Small (15-8) – W, 4-0 (1:58 RT) | 3-3141: Alex Butler (13-7) vs.

Mizzou basketball falls to Arkansas on the road

February 22, 2020 2:52 PM Tyler Murry

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – The Mizzou basketball team lost to the Arkansas Razorbacks, 78-68, to end a two-game winning streak. The loss drops Mizzou’s record to 13-14 (5-9 SEC). The Tigers started the game firing and led by as much as 13 points. However, 11 first-half turnovers allowed the Razorbacks to lead at the half. Kobe

Web Extra: Mizzou women’s basketball prepares for senior night

February 21, 2020 4:24 PM Tyler Murry

Hear from Robin Pingeton, Amber Smith, Jordan Chavis and Hayley Frank as the Mizzou women’s basketball team gets ready for senior night Sunday against Ole Miss at 5 p.m.

Web Extra: Cuonzo Martin previews game against Arkansas

February 21, 2020 3:48 PM Tyler Murry

Watch Cuonzo Martin’s full interview as the Mizzou basketball team prepares for its game against Arkansas Saturday at 12 p.m.

Kam Scott to transfer away from Mizzou football

February 21, 2020 3:21 PM Tyler Murry

COLUMBIA, Mo. – A spokesperson for the Mizzou football team confirms that wide receiver Kam Scott will transfer away from the team. Scott has entered his name into the transfer portal. Based on court records, officers arrested Scott on Feb. 1 for marijuana possession, operating a vehicle without a license and possession of drug paraphernalia.

Local highlights and scores: Thursday, Feb. 20, 2020

February 20, 2020 10:16 PM Tyler Murry

Here is a look at your local highlights and scores for Thursday, Feb. 20, 2020. The (15) Columbia College women’s basketball team defeated St. Louis College of Pharmacy, 84-45. The Columbia College men’s basketball team lost to St. Louis College of Pharmacy, 76-71. The high school state wrestling quarterfinals for both boys and girls also

Frank and Blackwell lead Mizzou to road win

February 20, 2020 9:01 PM Tyler Murry

NASHVILLE – The youth movement is well underway for the Mizzou women’s basketball team as a pair of freshmen led the Tigers to a, 78-66, win over Vanderbilt. The victory improves Mizzou’s record to 7-19 (4-9 SEC). Freshman Hayley Frank led the way with 24 points while freshman Aijha Blackwell had 18 points and 14

Pinson’s career night propels Mizzou past Ole Miss

February 18, 2020 10:16 PM Andrew Kauffman

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou basketball team held to beat Ole Miss 71-68 on Tuesday night. Xavier Pinson scored a career-high 32 points. He’s now scored 60 points in his last two games combined. Dru Smith finished with 17 points, five rebounds and four assists. “We’re playing good basketball, and I think there’s still room

Web Extra: Holly Rowe speaks at WIN for Columbia luncheon

February 18, 2020 4:01 PM Andrew Kauffman

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ESPN sideline reporter Holly Rowe spoke at the annual WIN for Columbia luncheon on Tuesday afternoon. You can hear her speech in the video player above.

Sunday Sit-down with Joe Walljasper

February 16, 2020 10:23 PM Andrew Kauffman

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Andrew Kauffman brought on PowerMizzou.com contributor Joe Walljasper in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down. You can watch the full interview in the video player above.

Recap: Mizzou basketball lives up to potential in statement win

February 16, 2020 10:01 PM Tyler Murry

ABC 17’s Tyler Murry breaks down Mizzou’s biggest win of the season over No. 11 Auburn and how the Tigers lived up to their potential.

Mizzou hoops upsets No. 11 Auburn

February 15, 2020 7:33 PM Andrew Kauffman

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou basketball team upset No. 11 Auburn 85-73 on Saturday night in front of a season-high crowd of 12,506. MU guard Xavier Pinson finished with a career-high 28 points. Junior guard Dru Smith also had 28 points. The Tigers shot 28-51 from the field and 7-13 from three-point range. Meanwhile, Auburn

Local highlights and scores: Feb. 15, 2020

February 15, 2020 7:14 PM Andrew Kauffman

Here are the local highlights and scores from Saturday, Feb. 15, 2020. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. GIRLS/WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Helias (63) Mid-Buchanan (32) FINAL Fort Hays State (86) Lincoln (55) FINAL Columbia College (60) Lindenwood-Belleville (57) FINAL BOYS/MEN’S BASKETBALL Vashon (63) Hickman (31) FINAL Fort Hays State (74) Lincoln (71)

Web Extra: Robin Pingeton previews game against Florida

February 14, 2020 4:17 PM Tyler Murry

Watch Robin Pingeton’s full interview ahead of Mizzou’s game against Florida on Sunday.

Web Extra: Full interview with Cuonzo Martin ahead of game against Auburn

February 14, 2020 11:19 AM ABC 17 News Team

Missouri men’s basketball coach Cuonzo Martin takes questions ahead of Saturday’s home game against Auburn.

Local highlights and scores: Thursday, Feb. 13, 2020

February 13, 2020 10:12 PM Tyler Murry

Here are your local highlights and scores for Thursday, Feb. 13, 2020. The (15) Columbia College women’s basketball team beat Missouri Baptist, 69-64. The Columbia College men’s basketball team beat Missouri Baptist, 88-57. The Jefferson City girls basketball team beat Rock Bridge, 50-45.

Mizzou hoops comes up just short on the road

February 11, 2020 10:55 PM Andrew Kauffman

BATON ROUGE, La. (KMIZ) The Mizzou basketball team could not hang on to its second half lead on Tuesday against No. 25 LSU. MU lost 82-78 to fall to 11-13 overall and 3-8 in the SEC. MU led by as many as 12 points in the first half. The Tigers had a 43-37 lead at

Web Extra: Mizzou baseball motivated for season, despite postseason ban

February 11, 2020 5:07 PM Andrew Kauffman

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou baseball team will open up its season on Friday against Jacksonville State. ABC 17 Sports Director Andrew Kauffman caught up with the team on Tuesday to preview the season. You can watch our extended interviews in the video player above. The Tigers will not be able to play in the