Mizzou hoops alum Jontay Porter banned from the NBA
Mizzou men’s basketball alum Jontay Porter received a lifetime ban from the NBA after he broke the league’s gaming rules, the NBA said Wednesday.
Continue ReadingMizzou men’s basketball alum Jontay Porter received a lifetime ban from the NBA after he broke the league’s gaming rules, the NBA said Wednesday.
Continue ReadingBy Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — The NBA has banned Toronto Raptors player Jontay Porter from the league after an investigation found that the 24-year-old had violated betting rules, the league said. The league announced in March it had opened an investigation into anomalies involving bets pertaining to Porter after unusual betting patterns around the
Continue ReadingBy Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — The Golden State Warriors have personified excellence over the last decade. Mixing a revolutionary brand of basketball with star players, the Warriors have won four NBA championships since 2015 and established themselves at the top of the league’s food chain. However, that was then and this is now. The
Continue ReadingBy Kevin Dotson, CNN (CNN) — USA Basketball unveiled the player roster Wednesday for the men’s team that will compete in the 2024 Paris Olympics. Three years after the Tokyo Olympics saw several of top US players sit out the Games in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, the 2024 edition of the “Dream Team”
Continue ReadingBy George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Simone Biles has revealed that she thought “the world is going to hate me” after withdrawing from the gymnastics team event at the Tokyo Olympics. In an interview with the Call Her Daddy podcast released on Wednesday, Biles spoke about how she was affected by “the twisties” during the
Continue ReadingBy Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Barcelona manager Xavi blamed his team’s Champions League exit to Paris Saint-Germain on Romanian referee István Kovács, whose performance in Tuesday’s quarterfinal second leg he labeled a “disaster.” Leading 3-2 after an electric first leg in Paris, Barça took the lead but eventually lost 4-1 on the night and
Continue ReadingBy Amy Woodyatt, CNN (CNN) — Rafael Nadal’s tennis comeback came to an abrupt end on Wednesday after he lost in straight sets against Alex de Minaur at the Barcelona Open. Australian De Minaur took less than two hours to defeat the 12-time tournament champion Nadal – 7-5 6-1 – in what was Nadal’s second
Continue ReadingBy Kevin Dotson and George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — The Los Angeles Lakers booked a place in the NBA Playoffs after beating the New Orleans Pelicans, 110-106, despite a 40-point game from Zion Williamson. Every Lakers starter scored in double digits during Tuesday’s Play-In game to advance as the Western Conference’s No. 7 seed and
Continue ReadingBy George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — With 100 days to go until the start of the Paris Olympics, Team USA is expected to top the medal table once again at this year’s Summer Games. According to a virtual Paris Olympics medal table released by Nielsen’s Gracenote, the US is forecast to win 123 medals in
Continue ReadingB Jonathan Hawkins, y Austin, Texas (CNN) — With the ink barely dry on a $4.2 billion deal that saw Formula One owner, Liberty Media, add MotoGP to its portfolio, the sport’s new proprietors had their first chance to run the rule over their investment last weekend, as motorcycle racing’s elite landed in Austin, Texas
Continue ReadingBy James Legge, CNN (CNN) — Kelly Slater, widely regarded as the greatest surfer of all time, suggested he may have surfed his last competitive wave after crashing out of a tournament in Western Australia — but gave fans hope of one final outing. The 52-year-old American, an 11-time world champion, missed the World Surf League’s
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are your local scores from Tuesday, April 16, 2024. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS SOCCER Kickapoo (2) Rock Bridge (1) FINAL Jefferson City (0) Hickman (6) FINAL Fatima (2) Blair Oaks (3) FINAL Battle (0) Osage (8) FINAL Moberly (0) Southern Boone (3) FINAL California
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The No. 10 Mizzou softball team is 33-11 headed into the home stretch of the 2024 regular season. Much of that success is thanks to a healthy pitching staff, as well as a defense that’s proven itself through the season. So, it begs the question of what’s left for head coach Larissa
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou women’s basketball coach Robin Pingeton made her first offseason move on Tuesday afternoon. New Mexico guard Nyah Wilson committed to MU, after one season in Albuquerque. The junior transferred to New Mexico after previously playing for two years at Syracuse. Through the 2023-24 season, Wilson started in all 32 games for
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou designated player Stefania Abruscato was named the SEC Freshman of the Week, on Tuesday afternoon. The award marks the first conference honors of her black and gold career. The New York native paced Mizzou over the course of a 3-1 week, batting .417 with three RBI, three runs scored and one
Continue ReadingSPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou baseball team just needs to win one more game over Missouri State on Tuesday, April 23 to complete the two-game season sweep over the Bears, after the Tigers captured game one 6-2 on Tuesday night. MU got out to an early lead at Hammon Field, courtesy of back-to-back two-run innings
Continue ReadingBy Leah Asmelash, CNN (CNN) — Angel Reese and Kamilla Cardoso have spent much of their college careers battling in the paint. But after Monday’s WNBA draft, one of the most anticipated in league history, they’ll finally be on the same team. Both Cardoso, the Brazilian number 3 pick from the University of South Carolina,
Continue ReadingBy Wayne Sterling, CNN (CNN) — Whitey Herzog, the Baseball Hall of Famer who managed the St. Louis Cardinals to the 1982 World Series title with a style of play known as “Whiteyball,” has died, his family announced via the Cardinals on Tuesday. Herzog was 92. “Whitey spent his last few days surrounded by his
Continue ReadingWhitey Herzog, the gruff and ingenious Hall of Fame manager who guided the St. Louis Cardinals to three pennants and a World Series title in the 1980s and perfected an intricate, nail-biting strategy known as “Whiteyball,” has died. He was 92.
Continue ReadingBy Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Few things in professional sports have ever been as certain as Caitlin Clark being selected as the No. 1 overall in the 2024 WNBA draft. The former Iowa Hawkeyes star – now the NCAA Division I all-time leading scorer in men’s and women’s basketball and women’s record holder for most
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