COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) The Mizzou softball team dropped the opening game of the series against No. 3 Florida, in a 5-2 loss on Friday night. The Tigers led the majority of the game, following a two-run blast from Cayla Kessinger in the 2nd inning. MU pitcher Jordan Weber threw five scoreless innings, along with five
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) There are 20 possible host sites for the 2021 NCAA Regionals and the Mizzou Softball Stadium made the cut. The NCAA announced the preliminary picks on Friday afternoon. It would be the first time the Mizzou Softball Stadium has hosted a regional, since opening in 2017, however, only 16 sites will end
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou football newcomer Jadarrius Perkins is leaving the program less than four months after arriving on campus. A Mizzou spokesperson confirmed Perkins entered the transfer portal on Thursday. Perkins was the No. 3 ranked junior college transfer this past year. The junior defensive back chose MU over several offers, including Alabama, Texas
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou women’s golfer Jessica Yuen earned a spot in the upcoming NCAA Regionals. The entire field was announced on Wednesday. The redshirt senior said she went through a range of emotions as she heard her name called during the selection show. Yuen joins some elite company as just the second MU women’s
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou softball team moved up to No. 15 in the latest USA Today/NFCA coaches poll. That’s MU’s highest ranking since 2016. The Tigers were ranked as high as No. 12 in other polls released this week. MU is coming off a road series win over No. 8 Arkansas. Mizzou is 34-11
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FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (KMIZ) The No. 18 Mizzou softball team lost to No. 8 Arkansas 8-4 on Monday night, but the Tigers are still coming home with a series win. Arkansas started the game hot. The Razorbacks were up 6-0 after the first two innings. The Tigers’ bats didn’t get going until the fourth inning when
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FAYETEVILLE, Ark (KMIZ) The No. 18 Mizzou softball team dominated the No. 8 Arkansas Razorbacks in a 10-1 win on Saturday afternoon, which also clinched the series win. Lauren Krings captured the win for MU in the circle, finishing with five strikeouts over five innings pitched. She also allowed no earned runs against one of
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) The Mizzou baseball teamed fell in the rubber match with Florida on Sunday, 9-4. The Tigers had to go deep until their bullpen, as Georgia put up two four-run innings to cement the series win. The starter, Zach Hise with three strikeouts over five innings pitched. The freshman did give up eight
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Andrew Kauffman brought on KTGR’s Andy Humphrey in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down.
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) The Mizzou baseball team is still vying for the series win over Georgia, after the Bulldogs tied the series in a 7-5 extra innings win on Saturday. The Tigers got off to a quick start, with a 2-0 lead. However, scoring began in the fourth inning for the Bulldogs and it didn’t
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) The Mizzou baseball team took down Georgia, 6-4, in the series opener on Friday evening. The win snapped a six-game losing skid for Steve Bieser’s group. Pitching had been the struggle for the Tigers throughout the season, however, it came together against the Bulldogs. Seth Halvorsen had six strikeouts over seven innings
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The Mizzou wrestling team is moving back to the Big 12 Conference for the 2021-2022 season, according to a tweet from the Mizzou Wrestling Twitter account.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Rock Bridge running back Bryce Jackson officially signed to play football for Mizzou on Wednesday night. He’ll be a preferred walk-on for the Tigers. Jackson said it’s always been his dream to play for his home town school. That’s part of the reason he chose to walk-on with the Tigers. “I’m ready
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The No. 18 Mizzou softball team will no longer host UMKC on Wednesday afternoon. According to a release – the game was canceled due to “limited roster concerns within the Roos program.” MU and UMKC were originally supposed to play on Tuesday, but that game pushed back due to bad weather. Up
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou softball standout Jenna Laird earned SEC Freshman of the Week honors for the third time this season on Tuesday afternoon. The New York native drove in the game-winning run on Sunday to clinch a three-game series sweep over Mississippi State. Laird went 6-for-13 in MU’s four games last week. She hit
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Rock Bridge running back Bryce Jackson has committed to play football for Mizzou. He will sign as a preferred walk-on at a ceremony on Wednesday at 6 p.m. Bryce thanked his family, coaches and teammates in a social media post Tuesday afternoon. Jackson will be one of four Rock Bridge standouts signing
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LUBBOCK, Texas (KMIZ) The Moberly Area Community College women’s hoops team will face Eastern Arizona in the first round of the NJCAA Tournament on Tuesday afternoon. “I was just so excited for our girls, especially, you know, these young women qualified last year and won the region and won the district and didn’t get to
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SPRINGFIELD, Mo (KMIZ) The Mizzou baseball team will not make the trip to Springfield to meet Missouri State, on Tuesday, due to a positive COVID-19 case within the Bears’ program. The game will not be rescheduled. Instead, the Tigers will turn their attention to the three-game series with Georgia at home on April 23-25.
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) Mizzou soccer’s only head coach, Bryan Blitz, said he will remain a super fan of all Mizzou Athletics, but added it was time to step away from head coaching. Blitz told his team on Sunday afternoon, before having a meeting with athletic director Jim Sterk. He is stepping away after 26 years
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) Mizzou softball freshman Jenna Laird came to Mizzou from a tight-knit, softball-loving family in East Meadow, New York. In her debut season with the Tigers, head coach Larissa Anderson said she has made an immediate impact with the team. ABC17’s Nathalie Jones details just how Laird became the player and person she
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