Columbia, Mo. – Director of Esports, Aaron Shockley and the Columbia College Esports program have announced 24 signees for the 2021-22 season, including eight players for League of Legends, six for Rainbow 6 Siege, eight for Rocket League, one student manager, and one student assistant coach. Name Team Hometown High School/Previous School Atticus Wickert League of Legends Port Angeles, …
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ST. LOUIS – The annual Braggin’ Rights game between Mizzou men’s basketball and Illinois is set to return to St. Louis, Mo. this year on Dec. 22, 2021 at the Enterprise Center. The highly anticipated event returns to St. Louis after being played in Columbia last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Mizzou won last year’s edition, 81-78, marking the …
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COLUMBIA, Mo. – University of Missouri President Mun Choi announced today that Desiree Reed-Francois, athletics director at UNLV, has been named as Director of Intercollegiate Athletics for the university. Reed-Francois was selected following a search led by UM Curator Jeff Layman and assisted by Parker Executive Search. “This is a transformational day for Mizzou Athletics,” Choi said. “Desiree Reed-Francois brings …
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COLUMBIA, Mo. – Mizzou Women’s Basketball sophomore guard Mama Dembele is set to represent her home country of Spain in the 2021 FIBA U19 Women’s Basketball World Cup, Aug. 7-15 in Debrecen, Hungary. Team Spain and Dembele begin group play on Saturday, Aug. 7 against Korea at 4:30 a.m. CT before squaring off with Brazil the next day at 7:00 a.m. …
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COLUMBIA, Mo. – The Southeastern Conference announce the 2021 Fall Soccer Television schedule. Mizzou Soccer is slated to appear on SEC Network three times during the regular season. On the opening weekend, the Tigers will face Nebraska (Aug. 22) in a Sunday afternoon contest for the first linear broadcast of the season. Mizzou will open conference play at home against …
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Columbia, Mo. – The Columbia College Athletics department has announced Damon Helgevold as the school’s second Head Bowling Coach. “We are so excited to add Coach Helgevold to our CC family,” said James Arnold, Director of Athletics. “During the interview process, Damon’s passion for the sport stood out, and I’m confident he’ll do an excellent job taking our program to …
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Wanna talk sports on mid-Missouri’s only total sports station? KTGR is searching for its next radio star for the Big Show. If you have a passion for sports, entertainment, and having fun, then submit your name for the Big Show Talent Search. And the best part: no prior experience is necessary! Fill out the form below, and attach a three-minute …
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COLUMBIA, Mo. – Mizzou volleyball is set for six appearances on SEC Network or ESPNU this fall as the Tigers look to reach their seventh-consecutive NCAA Tournament. Five of the appearances will come on the SEC Network, including Mizzou’s SEC opener at national champion Kentucky on Friday, Sept. 24. The Tigers will also make SEC Network appearances against South Carolina (Oct. …
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COLUMBIA, Mo. — Freshman Rocky Elam doesn’t have certainty on the origin of his name. For him, though, it doesn’t really matter. He sits down to talk in the Hearnes Center wrestling practice room wearing a shirt with his presumptive namesake sprawled across the chest. For Elam, channeling Sylvester Stallone’s iconic character adds another layer of meaning for an already exciting …
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COLUMBIA, Mo. – Mizzou volleyball single-match tickets are now on sale for the 2021 season. Single-match tickets are $8 for adults, $6 for youth and seniors, and $3 Mizzou students. The Tigers will play 13 home matches this season, including SEC matchups against South Carolina, Alabama, Ole Miss, Florida, Mississippi State and Tennessee. The non-conference schedule features the Mizzou Invitational …
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Columbia, Mo. – The Columbia College Athletics Department will host an open forum on Thursday, Aug. 5, from 5:30-7:00 PM CST. The forum will feature Columbia College Athletic Staff, representatives from student affairs, student success, campus safety, and a whole lot more to answer your questions and help provide helpful information as we return to campus this fall. In addition, we …
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NORMAN, Okla. – The quartet of Rory Franssen, Walker Kesterson, Jack Parker and Ross Steelman of Mizzou Men’s Golf have been named 2020-21 NCAA Division l All-American Scholars, the Golf Coaches Association of America announced on Friday. To be eligible an individual must be a sophomore, junior or senior both academically and athletically in NCAA Division I, II, III, and NAIA. …
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Following the conclusion of the 2021 NBA Draft, Mizzou basketball’s Dru Smith and Jeremiah Tilmon have both signed summer league contracts with NBA Teams. Smith is headed to the Miami Heat, while Tilmon will join the Orlando Magic. The two become the latest Tigers to join a successful base in the NBA ranks, including Michael Porter, Jr., Jordan Clarkson and Jontay Porter. All …
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COLUMBIA, Mo. — The Team USA Wrestling Junior Team will hold its training camp at Hearnes Center from August 1-5. The camp will act as a tune up for the team’s upcoming trip to United World Wrestling Junior World Championships in Ufa, Russia, from August 16-22. Of the 10 wrestlers 20 and younger that qualified to represent the United States, three …
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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.
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