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UNI cruises in Stepsis’ debut

CEDAR FALLS (AP) — Matthew Schecklman threw four touchdown passes — including one to former Fort Dodge Dodger all-stater Tysen Kershaw — and Northern Iowa defeated Butler 38-14 in a season opener to give Todd Stepsis a win in his debut as the Panthers’ head coach. Stepsis came from ...

No. 22 Cyclones drub South Dakota

By ZANDER WHITE The Associated Press AMES — Rocco Becht threw for 278 yards and three touchdowns, two to tight end Benjamin Brahmer, and No. 22 Iowa State defeated South Dakota 55-7 on Saturday. Iowa State (2-0), which beat Kansas State 24-21 in Ireland last week, opened with back-to-back ...

Iowa’s Ferentz ties Hayes on Big Ten’s all-time list for wins

By JOHN BOHNENKAMP The Associated Press IOWA CITY — Xavier Williams rushed for 122 yards and a touchdown, and Kirk Ferentz moved into a tie as the Big Ten’s all-time winningest coach as Iowa defeated Albany 34-7 on Saturday night. Ferentz, in his 27th season as coach of the Hawkeyes, won ...

Nike names Clark signature athlete

NEW YORK (AP) — Caitlin Clark is Nike’s newest signature athlete, expanding the athletic wear company’s partnership with the WNBA star. Nike on Monday revealed a new logo of interlocking Cs to represent the Indiana Fever player. Clark’s first signature shoe and apparel collection will ...

Cyclones edge K-State in Dublin

DUBLIN (AP) — Rocco Becht passed for two touchdowns and ran for another score, helping No. 22 Iowa State beat No. 17 Kansas State 24-21 in the Aer Lingus Classic on Saturday. Becht was 14 for 28 for 183 yards. He found Dominic Overby for a 23-yard TD in the first quarter and passed to Brett ...

Game week for ISU in Ireland

By ERIC OLSON The Associated Press It shouldn’t take long for Iowa State to reveal the direction its season will take. The No. 22 Cyclones open Saturday against No. 17 Kansas State in Dublin, Ireland, and two weeks later play the annual CyHawk Game against Iowa at home. The game on the ...

Clark getting better, but still not practicing yet

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana Fever coach Stephanie White said Monday that All-Star guard Caitlin Clark is progressing from an injured right groin but still is not practicing. Clark has not played since suffering the injury in the final minute of an 85-77 victory over Connecticut on July 15. ...

Former Cyclone star Niang headed to Utah

BOSTON — The Celtics are trading recently acquired forward Georges Niang and two future second-round draft picks to the Utah Jazz in exchange for rookie RJ Luis Jr., ESPN reported on Tuesday. In a separate deal, power forward Chris Boucher has agreed to a one-year, $3.3 million deal with the ...

Big year for Purdy before the 2025 season even begins

By JOSH DUBOW The Associated Press SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Long before he has thrown his first official pass of the 2025 season, it’s been a milestone year for Brock Purdy. The former Iowa State Cyclone star signed a $265 million extension that solidified his spot as the franchise ...

Byron hopes his win in Iowa will serve as a springboard

By JOHN BOHNENKAMP The Associated Press NEWTON — William Byron was already locked into the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs and was second in the regular-season point standings heading into Sunday’s race at Iowa Speedway. Still, Byron didn’t like how things were going heading into the ...

Byron hangs on to prevail in Newton

By JOHN BOHNENKAMP The Associated Press NEWTON — William Byron admitted he was nervous as he headed into the final laps of the NASCAR Cup Series race Sunday at Iowa Speedway. “But I feel like we’ve been on the other side of this in the last month and a half,” he said. Byron fought ...

Clark staying involved in WNBA’s All-Star festivities

By MICHAEL MAROT The Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS — Caitlin Clark bounced a ball, joined a team huddle and gave one of her All-Star teammate’s shots a playful thumbs down before gingerly lobbing her own half-court heave Friday. It may be the most demanding action anyone sees from Clark ...

Clark won’t be active for All-Star festivities

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Caitlin Clark is out of All-Star weekend. The Indiana Fever guard injured her right groin on Tuesday night in the final minute of the team’s win over the Connecticut Sun. She said Thursday in a message posted on X that she had to rest her body. “I am incredibly sad ...

Clark struggles again, but Indiana tops Connecticut

BOSTON (AP) — Caitlin Clark struggled in her first-ever visit to Boston — a performance that didn’t seem to spoil the mood of the fans who filled TD Garden on Tuesday night for a rare WNBA game in the home of the Celtics and Bruins. Instead of Lucky the Leprechaun and the Boston ...

Clark expects to return on Wednesday

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Caitlin Clark expects to play Wednesday when the Indiana Fever host the Golden State Valkyries after missing the past five games with a left groin injury. The All-Star captain participated in practice Monday which was open to season ticket holders, playing in a 5-on-5 ...

Haliburton will miss all of next season with injury

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indiana Pacers won’t be rushing guard Tyrese Haliburton back to the court next season as he recovers from a torn right Achilles tendon. Pacers president of basketball operations Kevin Pritchard said Monday in a news conference that he has no doubt Haliburton, ...

New book explores how WNBA has handled Clark wave

By ROB MERRILL The Associated Press “On Her Game: Caitlin Clark and the Revolution in Women’s Sports,” the title of USA Today columnist Christine Brennan’s new book about the WNBA star, is doing a lot of work. On one hand, it’s about the game, right? Nobody can deny Caitlin ...

Campbell takes playoff for title in quad cities

SILVIS, Ill. (AP) — Brian Campbell won for the second time this year on the PGA Tour, both in a playoff, when he closed with a 4-under 67 and beat Emiliano Grillo with a par on the first extra hole Sunday in the John Deere Classic. It extended the win-or-bust season for Campbell, who won the ...

Heartbroken Haliburton doesn’t look back despite injury

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Tyrese Haliburton has no regrets about trying to lead the Indiana Pacers to the franchise’s first NBA title, even though his decision to play hurt ended in agony when he tore his right Achilles tendon early in Game 7. Monday’s announcement of the injury — confirmed ...

Fever secure spot in Commissioner’s Cup

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Caitlin Clark had 20 points, six assists and four 3-pointers and the Indiana Fever beat the Connecticut Sun 88-71 on Tuesday night in a physical game that included three late ejections. With 46.1 seconds left in the fourth quarter, Connecticut guard Jacy Sheldon made a ...