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Columbia, Mo. – The Columbia College women’s basketball team earned a spot in the American Midwest Conference (AMC) Women’s Basketball Tournament title game after defeating the No. 3-seeded Missouri Baptist Spartans, 77-63, in front of the home crowd on Friday night.    The Cougars have earned an automatic bid to the NAIA Women’s Basketball National Championship Opening Round with the win.     …

Tuscaloosa, Ala. – The No. 9 University of Missouri gymnastics team battled it out against No. 7 Alabama on Friday. The Tigers ultimately fell 196.775-197.500. #MIZTAKEWAYS -In the first rotation bars, Senior Alisa Sheremeta led the Tigers with a 9.875. Junior Helen Hu returned to the bar’s lineup for the first time this year, claiming a 9.800. -Freshman Jocelyn Moore …

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The University of Missouri Tigers (5-6) continue their tour down the East Coast with a pair of matches hosted by the University of North Florida. Mizzou will face Florida Atlantic University (3-6) on Sunday, Feb. 27, and North Florida (4-5) on Monday, Feb. 28. Three Matches in Three Days The Tigers head into the new week recovering …

MONROE, La. – With rain in the forecast, the middle game of Missouri baseball’s series at Louisiana-Monroe has been moved to a 3 p.m. first pitch on Saturday, Feb. 26. The Tigers and Warhawks were originally slated for a 6 p.m. start in game two of the series. Fans can still catch all the action on KTGR and the Tiger …

NORFOLK, Va. – The University of Missouri tennis team (5-6) dropped its match at No. 22 Old Dominion on Friday, Feb. 25, 0-4. The Tigers made a late comeback in singles play, but were unable to capitalize before the match was called. Bronte Murgett took No. 37 Yulia Starodubtseva to a third set after a strong showing in the second set, 1-6, 6-4, 1-1 …

Chesterfield, Mo. – The Columbia College women’s bowling team begins postseason play this weekend as they compete in the NAIA Unaffiliated Grouping Conference Tournament, held at Bowlero-Chesterfield in Chesterfield, Mo. The Cougars will compete against St. Francis, SCAD-Savannah, SCAD-Atlanta, St. Xavier, Missouri Baptist, Rio Grande, and Lincoln. The winner gets an automatic bid to the NAIA National Championships, held in …

St. Louis, Mo. – The American Midwest Conference (AMC) has released the members of the 2021-22 Men’s Basketball Academic All-AMC team. In total, there were 72 student-athletes named to the list. Columbia placed 12 athletes on the list, tied for the second-most of all AMC schools. To view the entire list, click HERE. 2021-22 Men’s Basketball Academic All-AMC Team from …

COLUMBIA, Mo. — The University of Missouri men’s basketball team heads out on the road for its final two away games of the regular-season, beginning with a matchup down in Baton Rouge, La. Mizzou will face off against LSU on Saturday, Feb. 26 for a 7:30 p.m tip on SEC Network. Dave Neal and Jon Sundvold will have the call …

Columbia, Mo. – The following changes have been made to the Columbia College baseball schedule: Saturday’s games in Kansas City against Central Methodist and MidAmerica Nazarene have been canceled.  The Cougars will face William Penn on Sunday at 11:00 AM, followed by a contest with Baker at 4:00 PM. Both games are at the Urban Youth Academy in Kansas City, …

Columbia, Mo. – The Columbia College men’s basketball team advanced to the American Midwest Conference (AMC) Men’s Basketball Tournament Semifinals with an 81-53 win against Hannibal-LaGrange (Mo.) on Thursday.   The Cougars held a 9-4 advantage with 16:32 remaining in the first half, after Collin Parker drained a 3-point field goal. Columbia’s lead would increase to double-digits after a Cole Gerken …

COLUMBIA, Mo. – The University of Missouri women’s basketball fell to Kentucky, 78-63, Thursday evening in the team’s home finale in Mizzou Arena this season. The Tigers (17-11, 6-9 Southeastern Conference) finished 11-4 at home in the regular season, their best home record since the 2018-19 campaign. Kentucky (14-11, 7-8 SEC) won their fifth game in a row.   In her first career start, Jayla Kelly …

CATHEDRAL CITY, Calif. – No. 16/19 University of Missouri softball (8-3) travels west for the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic to play five games, including three against Top 10 teams, each from the Pac-12 Conference. The Tigers will open the weekend by facing off with No. 9/11 Oregon and former Big 12 foe Texas Tech on Friday. First pitch for each …

COLUMBIA, Mo. -The University of Missouri gymnastics team hits the road for a top-ten matchup against No 7 Alabama on Friday, Feb. 9, in Tuscaloosa. The meet will stream on SEC Network with Steve Schlanger and Ashley Miles Greig calling all the action. SERIES SNAPSHOT –      In the all-time series against Alabama, the Tigers have fallen to the Crimson Tide …