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Eldon re-opens baseball field one year after tornado damage

May 23, 2020 3:04 PM Tyler Murry

ELDON, Mo. – McMillen Field opened up one year after tornado damage destroyed the field and much of the town.

SEC to allow voluntary in-person athletic activities to return June 8

May 22, 2020 12:12 PM Tyler Murry

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The SEC announced that all schools in its conference will be able to return to in-person athletic events, including team meetings, workouts, etc. on June 8. Mizzou Athletic Director Jim Sterk said, “The health, safety and well-being of Mizzou’s student-athletes, coaches, staff and fans is paramount and will be at the forefront

Andrew’s at-home sports: May 21, 2020

May 21, 2020 10:16 PM Andrew Kauffman

ABC 17 Sports Director Andrew Kauffman is asking all of our viewers to send in your best at-home sports videos to news@kmiz.com. He will share the best ones in his 10 p.m. sportscast every night for the foreseeable future. You can watch Andrew’s at-home sports from Thursday, May 21 in the video player above.

New program aimed at helping MACC students transfer to Columbia College

May 21, 2020 9:17 PM Katie Greathouse

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia College and Moberly Area Community College have partnered to launch a new program to help students transition to Columbia College. According to a news release, students from MACC will be able to live on Columbia College’s campus while taking classes through MACC. Officials say the partnership will also allow students to

JCPS AD finds silver lining a year after devastating tornado

May 21, 2020 4:12 PM Andrew Kauffman

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The devastating 2019 Jefferson City tornado could end up leading to new facilities for future Jefferson City High School athletes, according to JCPS athletic director Ehren Earleywine. “It provided a real silver lining for our future facilities because across the street most of those houses were wiped out, and it provided

Andrew’s at-home sports: May 20, 2020

May 21, 2020 1:20 AM Tyler Murry

Andrew’s at-home sports: May 19, 2020

May 19, 2020 10:22 PM Andrew Kauffman

ABC 17 Sports Director Andrew Kauffman is asking all of our viewers to send in your best at-home sports videos to news@kmiz.com. He will share the best ones in his 10 p.m. sportscast every night for the foreseeable future. You can watch Andrew’s at-home sports from Tuesday, May 19 in the video player above.

Andrew’s at-home sports: May 18, 2020

May 18, 2020 10:19 PM Andrew Kauffman

ABC 17 Sports Director Andrew Kauffman is asking all of our viewers to send in your best at-home sports videos to news@kmiz.com. He will share the best ones in his 10 p.m. sportscast every night for the foreseeable future. You can watch Andrew’s at-home sports from Monday, May 18 in the video player above.

Local basketball players improving game at GoL1ve

May 17, 2020 10:25 PM Tyler Murry

Basketball players of all ages are able to improve their game at GoL1ve, even during the Coronavirus outbreak.

Andrew’s at-home sports: Week 8 Top 10

May 17, 2020 9:58 PM Andrew Kauffman

ABC 17 Sports Director Andrew Kauffman unveiled his latest Top 10 list of Andrew’s at-home sports videos on Sunday. You can watch the countdown in the video player above. Andrew asking all of our viewers to send in your best at-home sports videos to news@kmiz.com. He will share the best ones in his 10 p.m.

Andrew’s at-home sports: May 14, 2020

May 14, 2020 10:28 PM Tyler Murry

Jim Sterk gives updates on MU Athletics navigating COVID-19

May 14, 2020 4:58 PM Tyler Murry

COLUMBIA, MO. – Mizzou Athletic Director Jim Sterk spoke with media members about procedures and plans for how MU Athletics has dealt and will deal with COVID-19.

Andrew’s at-home sports: May 13, 2020

May 13, 2020 10:13 PM Andrew Kauffman

ABC 17 Sports Director Andrew Kauffman is asking all of our viewers to send in your best at-home sports videos to news@kmiz.com. He will share the best ones in his 10 p.m. sportscast every night for the foreseeable future. You can watch Andrew’s at-home sports from Wednesday, May 13 in the video player above.

Mizzou football gets 2021 three-star Florida commit

May 13, 2020 5:12 PM Tyler Murry

Mizzou football coach Eli Drinkwitz added to his 2021 recruiting class with a three-star commitment. Florida athlete Davion Sistrunk committed to the Tigers on social media. 🤝 🐯🐯🐯 @Mizzoufootball @CoachDrinkwitz @Coach_Walters @EauGallieHC @QNHall_Uno_JTG @EGCoach_Ramos @coachmiller53 @BBerryCoach @SWiltfong247 @PowerMizzoucom @seanW_Rivals @GabeDeArmond @EGCommodores #bEGreat #EGscholarshipfactory pic.twitter.com/O44eIGFcKu— Davion Sistrunk (@DavionSistrunk) May 13, 2020 Sistrunk plays a lot of

12 Mizzou student-athletes to return for extra year

May 13, 2020 1:11 PM Andrew Kauffman

12 Mizzou spring sport student-athletes will return for their extra year of eligibility. Meanwhile, nine student-athletes have decided to move on from MU. These 12 student-athletes come from six different spring sports. In March, the NCAA granted an extra year of eligibility to spring sport student-athletes who had their seasons cut short due to COVID-19.

Mizzou WBB lands commitment from four-star guard

May 12, 2020 7:16 PM Andrew Kauffman

BATESVILLE, Ark. (KMIZ) Four-star guard Izzy Higginbottom committed to play for the Mizzou women’s basketball team on Monday night. committed🖤💛🐯 pic.twitter.com/PJParzMk2P— Izzy Higginbottom (@izzymon3y) May 11, 2020 The Batesville, Ark. native is the No. 13 point guard and No. 57 overall prospect in the Class of 2021, according to ESPN’s rankings. “Over this quarantine, I’ve

Andrew’s at-home sports: May 12, 2020

May 12, 2020 10:38 PM Andrew Kauffman

ABC 17 Sports Director Andrew Kauffman is asking all of our viewers to send in your best at-home sports videos to news@kmiz.com. He will share the best ones in his 10 p.m. sportscast every night for the foreseeable future. You can watch Andrew’s at-home sports from Tuesday, May 12 in the video player above.

Andrew’s at-home sports: May 11, 2020

May 11, 2020 10:11 PM Andrew Kauffman

ABC 17 Sports Director Andrew Kauffman is asking all of our viewers to send in your best at-home sports videos to news@kmiz.com. He will share the best ones in his 10 p.m. sportscast every night for the foreseeable future. You can watch Andrew’s at-home sports from Monday, May 11 in the video player above.

Intern Tyler’s tip of the week: May 11, 2020

May 11, 2020 10:35 AM Andrew Kauffman

Every Monday, our sports intern Tyler Driesenga will look back at this past week in sports news. Plus – he’ll give us his at-home tip of the week to keep you motivated during these tough times. You can watch his latest tip of the week in the video player above. Without further ado, here’s Tyler

Hickman standout makes history despite lost senior season

May 10, 2020 10:20 PM Andrew Kauffman

Hickman standout Hannah Larson made history despite losing out on her senior soccer season. ABC 17 Sports Director Andrew Kauffman shares her one of a kind story in the video player above.