KTGR is your official home for Columbia Public Schools high school sports! It’s bound to be another action-packed football season in 2021, and we’ll bring you the marquee matchups every week throughout the mid-Missouri high school football scene during our High School Football Game of the Week. Right after the Big Show, be sure to join us for High School …
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AUDIO: Desiree Reed-Francois full press conference
Desiree Reed-Francois is introduced as the next Mizzou athletic director. Chancellor Mun Choi and Curator Darryl Chatman also spoke during the press conference. Listen to the full press conference here:
Read More »Mizzou Wrestling coach Brian Smith talks Team USA U20 summer camp
A few Mizzou wrestlers have qualified to compete for the Team USA youth squad during the world championships this summer. We spoke with Mizzou head wrestling coach Brian Smith on the preparation for those three Tigers and a Team USA camp that is taking place in Columbia in early August.
Read More »Mizzou AD Jim Sterk to step down
The University of Missouri announced Monday that athletic director Jim Sterk is stepping down. The school says Sterk will leave the job once a new AD is picked. A release says Sterk “mutually agreed” with chancellor Mun Choi to leave the job. No reason was given on why Sterk is making the move. Mizzou hired Sterk in 2016 and had …
Read More »OPINION: Texas, Oklahoma to the SEC?
It can be hard to drop a sports grudge. Mizzou fans definitely keep a few, and not for no reason. I’ll try my best to spare you from the bad memories, but whether it be an official that got a call wrong, an unlikely hero on an opposing team, a player you flat out hated, or, I don’t know, maybe …
Read More »Eric Blum – 6/3/21
Mizzou softball’s season may have had a bitter end, but do the Tigers have enough program momentum to make return trips to the Super Regionals? Eric Blum of the Columbia Daily Tribune joined us to discuss the future for the softball program, as well as a key recruiting period for Mizzou football this summer. Listen to the full conversation here:
Read More »Alec Lewis – 6/2/21
Can the Royals find the right combination of pitching and hitting to stay in a playoff hunt? The Athletic’s Royals beat writer Alec Lewis joined us to discuss that, as well as the offensive outburst by Andrew Benintendi and the concerns going forward for Adalberto Mondesi. Listen to the full conversation here:
Read More »Will Carroll – 6/1/21
What does the Miles Mikolas injury setback mean for the Cardinals’ rotation going forward? The Injury Expert Will Carroll joined The Big Show to discuss that, as well as injury concerns for Harrison Bader, Adalberto Mondesi and others. Listen to the full conversation here:
Read More »Brandon Kiley – 5/20/21
Is there a road back for the St. Louis Blues in their playoff series against Colorado? Brandon Kiley of 101 ESPN in St. Louis joins to discuss how the Blues can respond after failing behind 2-0, as well as how the Cardinals can keep the good vibes rolling on offense? Listen to the full conversation here:
Read More »Will Palaszczuk – 5/14/21
How are Michael Porter Jr.’s Denver Nuggets shaping up before playoff time? Sports Radio WFNZ host and former KTGR host Will Palaszczuk joins the Big Show for some preliminary NBA playoff talk, and a look at how some NFL draftees might fare in 2021. Listen to the full conversation here:
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