COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Thursday was the first day that college athletes could profit from endorsements and sponsorships, while still retaining their eligibility. Many Mizzou athletes wasted no time in announcing partnerships. Multiple members of the Mizzou football team, including Brady Cook and Travion Ford, partnered with Yoke, which allows gamers to play with their favorite
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou women’s basketball team spent some time at the Special Olympics Missouri Training For Life Facility on Monday afternoon. Head coach Robin Pingeton and her squad played Minute To Win It with the athletes currently competing for a spot on Team Missouri. “These athletes are such amazing people, and it’s
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17’s Director Nathalie Jones brought on the Mizzou’s new pitching coach Brian DeLunas in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down You can watch the conversation in the video player above.
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EUGENE, Oregon (KMIZ) Former Mizzou star Karissa Schweizer will represent Team USA in a second event in Tokyo. She finished in second place in the 10,000 meter race at the Olympic Trials on Saturday. Click here to hear from Schweizer after the race. The Iowa native finished with a time of 31:16.52. Former Parkway Central
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) After announcing plans to stay at Mizzou for one more year, ABC17’s Nathalie Jones caught up with Mizzou catcher Hatti Moore. You can watch the full interview with Moore in the video player above.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Four seniors on the Mizzou softball team have already decided to use their extra year of eligibility for the 2022 season. MU catcher Hatti Moore made her decision to stay official on Wednesday night. Cayla Kessinger, Kim Wert, Brooke Wilmes, and Moore will all be using their “COVID-19 eligibility” to give Mizzou
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou basketball team will meet a familiar foe in January of 2022, when they travel to Ames, Iowa to meet the Cyclones. The match up will be the Tiger’s third-straight appearances in the SEC/Big 12 Challenge, going 2-2 all time in the event. Last time out, MU took down TCU 102-98
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Former Mizzou football coach Gary Pinkel hosted his third annual charity golf tournament at the Club at the Old Hawthorne on Monday morning. Pinkel holds the event each year to raise money for his foundation, G.P. Made. The organization’s mission is to help kids across the state of Missouri. “People are so
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EUGENE, Ore. (KMIZ) The most decorated athlete in Mizzou history booked her ticket to Tokyo on Monday night. Karissa Schweizer finished in second place in the women’s 5,000 meter race, which sent her the Olympics. It is the first time the runner has ever qualified for an Olympic team. Schweizer won quite a bit in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC17’s Nathalie Jones brought on the Columbia Daily Tribune’s Mizzou Athletics beat writer Eric Blum in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down. You can watch the conversation in the video player above.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou forward Shannon Dufficy announced, in a post on Instagram, that she will be joining the Oregon Ducks next season. The Australia-native averaged 6.5 points per game for the Tigers. The 2020-2021 season was her first actually spent on the court for MU, as she had to sit out the previous season
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou basketball is just one week into summer workouts, but the team already said they felt a click. The Tigers bring back two starting returners, Javon Pickett and Kobe Brown and the rest are all new guys. You can watch the full press conference with Mizzou basketball coach Cuonzo Martin in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Former Mizzou defensive standout Sheldon Richardson is back on an NFL roster. The Minnesota Vikings resigned the defensive tackle on Tuesday afternoon. Richardson played for the Vikings back in 2018, but most recently spent time with Cleveland. He originally signed a three-year, $36 million deal with the Browns, however, the team released
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou grad Marcus Edwards will rejoin Cuonzo Martin’s staff as MU’s Director of Athletic Performance, following an announcement on Monday afternoon. Edwards graduated from Mizzou and worked for Martin in his first year, 2017-2018, as an assistant strength and conditioning coach. He spent the past two season as a strength coach for
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ABC 17 Sports Director Andrew Kauffman brought on Mizzou soccer coach Stefanie Golan in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down. You can watch the full interview in the video player above.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou football team has landed two transfer commitments in the last two days. Akayleb Evans announced his commitment Friday night on social media. Evans comes to Columbia from Tulsa. The 6-foot-2 safety will have two years of eligibility remaining. The McKinney, Tex. native started 23 games in four seasons at Tulsa.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The second annual Stan Utley and Mid-America Youth Golf Foundation Championship will be held from July 26-29 at The Club at Old Hawthorne in Columbia. Utley will be the host for the second straight year. Last year’s inaugural event was named the American Junior Golf Association’s Newcomer of the Year. “The inaugural
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou baseball team announced the hiring of Brian DeLunas as MU’s new pitching coach on Thursday afternoon. It will be DuLunas’ second stint at Mizzou. He served as an assistant coach for the Tigers in the 2007-2009 seasons. In that time, the team appeared in three-straight NCAA regionals and notched over
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Former Mizzou golf standouts Hayden Buckley and Peter Malnati will both make their U.S. Open debuts on June 17. The Tiger alums are two of 156 qualifiers for the 2021 U.S. Open Championship. Buckley, a former All-American and 2018 MU graduate, finished 10-under to capture the second place position in the Atlanta
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LAWRENCE, Kan. (KMIZ) The Kansas basketball team officially announced its non-conference schedule on Tuesday, and one game stood out among the rest. The Mizzou basketball team will make its return to Allen Fieldhouse on Dec. 11. The Border War was supposed to return in Dec. of 2020, but it was canceled due to the pandemic.
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