By Svitlana Vlasova and Tim Lister, CNN (CNN) — The leader of Ukraine’s national fencing team, Olga Kharlan, has been disqualified from participating in the world championships after she refused to shake hands with Anna Smirnova, who is from Russia. Kharlan had just beaten Smirnova at the tournament in Milan, but rather than shake hands
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By Jacob Lev, Paul P. Murphy and Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — The frantic call underscored the dire emergency: “Listen … listen to me,” a distraught man tells a 911 operator. “Get an ambulance here now.” “All right, sir, we’re going to send help,” the operator responded. “Don’t hang up, sir, don’t hang up.” Bronny
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WARDSVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) The 2023 Blair Oaks football team will look to be the first Falcon squad to ever win back-to-back state championships, after taking down Lamar in 2022’s title game. The Falcons return quite a bit of experience from that successful season, which the group feels may be getting overlooked. Head coach Ted LePage
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou football alum Jonah Dubinski has stepped down as the head football coach at Battle High School, according to Columbia Public Schools Athletics Director David Egan. The district will begin the search for a new head coach immediately. CPS has posted the position online and will be utilizing the dead period over
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) After their most wins in seven seasons, the Father Tolton football team is returning an experienced group in 2023, with goals of reaching further into postseason play. Former Mizzou football player Michael Egnew is entering year six at the helm of the Trailblazers. Egnew said Wednesday he’s excited about the number of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) MSHSAA guidelines could lead to some local high schools having to reconsider the times they practice as temperatures rise across Mid-Missouri. The ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Team has issued a Weather Alert Day for Thursday and Friday, as the heat index may come close to 110 degrees. According to MSHSAA, precautionary measures
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PHOENIX, Ariz. (KMIZ) Home runs off the bats of four Cardinals was enough to lift the club to an 11-7 win against the Diamondbacks, on Wednesday. The victory secured the series win for St. Louis, as well. Nolan Gorman, Paul Goldschmidt, Lars Nootbar and Andrew Knizer all knocked one over the fence in the series
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CLEVELAND, Ohio (KMIZ) The Kansas City Royals have now lost a sixth-straight series after the Guardians secured a 8-3 victory on Wednesday to close out the series. Kansas City starter Alec Marsh allowed four runs in under three innings. The rookie has lost each of his five major league starts. Marsh has allowed nine home
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FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) The first-ever William Woods football team now has a conference to reside in. The athletic department announced that the Owls will join the Heart of America Athletic Conference, as an associate member, ahead of the program’s inaugural season in 2024. The Owls will be a part of the south division, joining rival
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Mizzou Arena is going to look different this upcoming season.
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ST. JOESPH, Mo. (KMIZ) Former Mizzou linebacker Nick Bolton took the field Sunday at Missouri Western for his third training camp with the Kansas City Chiefs. After a breakout year last season, the team is looking for Bolton to step into a leadership role. “Nick is the leader of the defense in that the play
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Nathalie Jones brought on the St. Louis Post-Dispatch’s Dave Matter in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down. You can watch the pair’s full conversation in the video player above.
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ST. JOESPH, Mo. (KMIZ) Kansas City Chiefs training camp kicked off at Missouri Western on Sunday and defensive tackle Chris Jones did not take the field with the rest of the team. According to head coach Andy Reid, Jones and the Chiefs are “in communication” to reach an agreement on a new contract. Jones has
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NEW YORK, N.Y. (KMIZ) Kansas City pitcher Jordan Lyles continued a rocky 2023 season with his 12th loss of the year, on Sunday. The Royals offense tried to make up ground, but it was too little too late, as the Yankees won 8-5 in New York. KC’s loss also meant that New York secured the
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Despite landing more hits, the Cardinals lost the club’s third straight game in Chicago, on Sunday. The rival Cubs put up seven runs in the first three innings on the group’s way to a 7-2 win at Wrigley Field. With the loss, STL dropped to 44-56 overall in 2023, as Chicago won the series 3-1.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Former Mizzou basketball standout Kobe Brown was back in Columbia Saturday for a send off at Bud’s BBQ after making his presence known in the NBA Summer League. Watch the full interview with Brown in the player below. https://youtu.be/XkJyuU7LHq4 Brown was drafted in the first round by the Los Angeles Clippers. On
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Fans and media got a first look at the 2023-24 Mizzou men’s basketball team on Saturday afternoon as head coach Dennis Gates held an open practice at Mizzou Arena. The full interview with Coach Gates, Nick Honor and Noah Carter can be found in the player below. https://youtu.be/RMgQt6fGhqw Gates’ team this season
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou Arena is set to get a fresh look for the 2032-24 season with black bleacher seats to replace the current ones that are gold. The last remodel to the Arena came back in August of 2021 with a fresh court. Last season, the MU men’s basketball finished 25-10 and 11-7 in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou football team is entering the 2023 season as an underdog. The Tigers were selected to finish sixth in the SEC East during preseason media polls that were released Friday. This would be the same spot that MU finished in last season with a 6-7 record, just above Vanderbilt. Here is
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou has a new men’s golf coach after Glen Millican was appointed by the university on Friday. This news comes less than two weeks after Mark Hankins resigned from the position. Millican joins the Tigers after spending the previous 22 seasons leading the University of New Mexico program, where he led the
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