MADISON, Ill. (KMIZ) As Austin Cindric walked into the media center holding his large Enjoy Illinois 300 trophy a lucky horseshoe dangled off the side. Cindric says that it was given to him by a fan after the race. However, he doesn’t know the back story behind it since it was handed to him as
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PHILADELPHIA, Penn. (KMIZ) The St. Louis Cardinals avoided getting swept by the Phillies on Sunday night with a 5-4 win in extra innings. The red birds still lost the series overall, though, 2-1. Nolan Gorman led the charge at the dish for St. Louis in the 10-inning thriller. He went 2-for-4 and registered three RBI,
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Kansas City Royals snapped a three-game skid in walk-off fashion on Sunday afternoon. KC’s Nick Loftin hit a sacrifice fly in the ninth inning to lift his team to a 4-3 win over the Padres. With the victory, Kansas City avoided getting swept by San Diego at Kauffman Stadium. Despite
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There are not many oval tracks on the NASCAR schedule like World Wide Technology Raceway.
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PHOENIX, Ariz. (KMIZ) Former Mizzou football star Darius Robinson is on board for four years in Arizona, after putting pen to paper on his rookie contract on Tuesday. Multiple reports said that Robinson is fully guaranteed $13.9 million in his deal, as well as a $6.9 million signing bonus. As is the standard with first-rounder
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KANSAS 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
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Royals closed out their six-game homestand with a series win over the Brewers after securing a 6-4 victory at Kauffman Stadium on Wednesday afternoon. Kansas City currently sits in second place in the division standings as the team inches closer to the 40-game mark of the 2024 season. Matt Quatraro’s
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ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMIZ) The St. Louis Blues removed the interim tag from Drew Bannister’s name plate, on Tuesday morning. STL general manager Doug Armstrong announced that the club has named Bannister as the 27th head coach in franchise history, signing him to a two-year extension. Bannister was put into the interim role in Dec.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Texas Rangers came back from a two-run deficit to beat the Royals in extra innings, 3-2, on Sunday evening. With the victory, Texas also captured the series win over KC. Kansas City took the lead over Texas out of the gates. Vinnie Pasquantino hit a sacrifice fly in the first
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ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMIZ) The Cardinal bats went quiet in the club’s 5-1 loss to the Chicago White Sox on Sunday afternoon. St. Louis mustered just four hits in the game that cemented another series loss. STL now has six series losses under its belt in 2024, as Sunday’s game dropped the team to 15-19
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Editor’s note: This article has been updated to describe the contract as an adjustment. KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Kansas City Chiefs and tight end Travis Kelce have come to an agreement on a two-year contract adjustment. Insider Tom Pelissero reported that the new deal runs through 2025 and the $34.5 million replaces the $30.25
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DETROIT, Mich. (KMIZ) The Kansas City Royals fell short of winning the series against Detroit on Sunday afternoon, falling 4-1 at Comerica Park. Despite the loss, skipper Matt Quatraro and company have still won four out of its last six games. The bats went cold for the Royals in the series rubber match, getting out-hit
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NEW YORK, N.Y. (KMIZ) The St. Louis Cardinals couldn’t complete a series sweep against the New York Mets on Sunday afternoon in Queens. The red birds fell 4-2 in extra innings, to end with a 2-1 series win. Mark Vientos played hero for the Mets, as he lifted up a game-winning home run in the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) While several Mizzou Football alums did not hear their names called at the 2024 NFL Draft in Detroit, some former Tigers are now set to sign undrafted free agent deals with NFL teams. Reports say Cody Schrader, Harrison Mevis, Marcellus Johnson, Xavier Delgado and Nathaniel Peat are expected to take their talents
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DETROIT, Mich. (KMIZ) Mizzou football finished with six draft selections in the 2024 NFL Draft, on Saturday, after three more Tigers were taken on the third and final day of action. First, offensive lineman Javon Foster became the fourth Mizzou alum taken off the board. The Jacksonville Jaguars picked the Michigan-native with the 114th overall
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DETROIT, Mich. (KMIZ) The Kansas City Chiefs traded up to the No. 28 overall pick with the Buffalo Bills on Thursday night to select Xavier Worthy in the first round of the NFL Draft. Worthy is a wide receiver from the University of Texas and finished last season with 1,014 receiving yards and five touchdowns.
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ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMIZ) Despite trailing Arizona 1-0 for the first five innings of Wednesday’s game, St. Louis rallied to score five unanswered runs in the final three frames to earn a 5-1 win over the Diamondbacks. Wednesday’s win secured a series victory for the Cardinals and improved their record to 11-14 this season. Christian
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Royals were held to just five hits on Sunday afternoon, leading to a 5-0 shutout loss to the Orioles in their series finale. Kansas City fell in the final two contests of this three-game set to post its second series loss of the young season to Baltimore. Matt Quatraro’s crew
Continue Reading ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMIZ) All it took was a two-run single from Milwaukee’s Owen Miller for the Brewers to complete the three-game sweep over the Cardinals on Sunday. Despite a stellar outing from pitcher Sonny Gray, St. Louis lost its fourth-straight game, 2-0. The hit from Miller in the seventh inning marked the first two
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QUEENS, N.Y. (KMIZ) The Royals were unable to complete a late comeback at Citi Field on Sunday afternoon, losing a 2-1 pitchers’ duel to the Mets. Kansas City snapped its streak of back-to-back series wins after falling in two of its three games against New York. Both teams were held scoreless through the first seven
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