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Big road win for UNI, 24-21

NORMAL, Ill. (AP) — Amauri Pesek-Hickson ran for two touchdowns and Northern Iowa beat Illinois State 24-21 on Saturday. Theo Day was 20-of-30 passing for 289 yards with a touchdown to Desmond Hutson and an interception. Pesek-Hickson carried the ball 30 times for all of the Panthers’ 107 ...

Cyclones move into first place Big 12 tie

WACO, Texas (AP) — Cartevious Norton ran for two touchdowns, including a 69-yarder early in the second half, Rocco Becht threw for a score and Iowa State held off Baylor 30-18 on a rainy Saturday for its third straight win. The win for Iowa State (5-3, 4-1 Big 12) combined with No. 6 ...

Cyclone football heads to Baylor

By DANA BECKER dbecker@messengernews.net WACO, Tex. — Following a win and a bye week, the Iowa State football team returns to action here Saturday vs. Baylor. Kickoff is set for 2:30 p.m. with the game streaming live on Big 12 Now on ESPN Plus. The Cyclones (4-3 overall, 3-1 in Big 12) ...

Clark embraces role of real-time basketball icon

By ERIC OLSON The Associated Press IOWA CITY — Her likeness was sculptured out of butter at the state fair and a tribute to her was a highlight for an Iowa marching band football halftime show. She was the main draw when she played golf in the pro-am event ahead of the PGA Tour’s nearby ...

Iowa’s Clark is again the one

By DOUG FEINBERG The Associated Press Caitlin Clark of Iowa is a unanimous pick for The Associated Press preseason women’s basketball All-America team for the second consecutive season. The star guard was on all 36 ballots from the national media panel that selects the AP Top 25 each week. ...

Huge home victory for UNI

CEDAR FALLS (AP) — Theo Day threw for two touchdowns and Amauri Pesek-Hickson ran for 180 yards and scored a touchdown and Northern Iowa dominated ninth-ranked FCS North Dakota 27-0 on Saturday. The last time the Fighting Hawks were shut out was Sept. 18, 2021 when Drake beat them 38-0 in ...

Struggling offense, controversial finish dooms Iowa

IOWA CITY (AP) — Dragan Kesich made four field goals and Minnesota won at Iowa for the first time since 1999 to snap an eight-game losing streak in the series, holding the No. 24 Hawkeyes to 12 yards in the second half in a 12-10 victory Saturday. With the Floyd of Rosedale bronze hog statue ...

Iowa’s All out for the rest of the season

IOWA CITY (AP) — Iowa will be without leading receiver Erick All for the rest of the season because of an injury to his right knee, Hawkeyes coach Kirk Ferentz said Tuesday. All, who was hurt in last week’s 15-6 win at Wisconsin, is the second Iowa tight end to go out with a major injury. ...

Surging Cyclones roll at Cincinnati

CINCINNATI (AP) — Rocco Becht threw two touchdowns and ran for another, and the Iowa State defense collected two more interceptions as the Cyclones defeated Cincinnati 30-10 in the teams’ first-ever meeting Saturday afternoon. Becht has now thrown at least one score in each of his first ...

Hawkeyes stuff Wisconsin on the road

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Iowa’s throwback style may not bring many viewers to television sets and certainly doesn’t put many points on the scoreboard. But it just might get the Hawkeyes to the Big Ten championship game. Leshon Williams scored the game’s lone touchdown on an 82-yard ...

Hawkeye women shatter attendance record

By JOHN BOHNENKAMP The Associated Press IOWA CITY — Lisa Bluder’s idea turned into history. The Iowa’s coach came up with the plan for her team to play an outdoor game at Kinnick Stadium, with the hope of setting an all-time women’s basketball single-game attendance record. Iowa did ...

49ers in rhythm behind Purdy, Kittle

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The San Francisco 49ers’ fast start to the season went into overdrive against the Dallas Cowboys. After four relatively convincing wins to open the year, San Francisco thoroughly dismantled Dallas 42-10 on the national stage Sunday night and became the leading ...

Hawks handle Purdue

IOWA CITY — Kaleb Johnson rushed for 134 yards and a touchdown in his return from an ankle injury as Iowa defeated Purdue 20-14 on Saturday. The Hawkeyes (5-1, 2-1 Big Ten), who came into the game ranked 130th in the nation in total offense, were outgained 357-291 by the Boilermakers (2-4, ...

Cyclone dominate TCU in Jack Trice legacy game

By ANDREW LOGUE The Associated Press AMES — Iowa State rushed for 215 yards and the defense intercepted four passes as the Cyclones pulled away for a 27-14 win Saturday over TCU. Eli Sanders led the way for Iowa State (3-3, 2-1 Big 12), rushing for 99 yards and a touchdown on 16 carries. ...

ISU hosts TCU on Jack Trice night

By DANA BECKER dbecker@messengernews.net AMES — Iowa State will pay tribute to Jack Trice Saturday night when they welcome in TCU. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. from Jack Trice Stadium with the game airing live on FOX Sports 1. This will be the Jack Trice Legacy Game, the culmination of a ...

DeJean has been electric for Iowa

By ERIC OLSON AP College Football Writer IOWA CITY — Defense and special teams have long been Iowa’s identities in football. Cooper DeJean is this year’s poster child. DeJean’s breakout 2022 season earned him a spot on this year’s Associated Press preseason All-America first team, ...

What will Clark, Iowa do for an encore?

By ERIC OLSON The Associated Press IOWA CITY — Playing in a national championship game that attracted a record television audience and bringing back the star player who transcends the sport has taken Iowa women’s basketball to unprecedented levels of popularity in the state. A record ...

McNamara has torn ACL; season is over

IOWA CITY (AP) — Iowa quarterback Cade McNamara will miss the rest of the season because of a torn knee ligament and Deacon Hill will be the starter against Purdue this week, coach Kirk Ferentz announced Tuesday. McNamara tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee in the first half ...

Cyclones can’t slow Oklahoma

NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma emphatically handled business and finally can focus on its showdown with Texas. Dillon Gabriel passed for 366 yards and three touchdowns and ran for two scores, and No. 14 Oklahoma rolled past Iowa State 50-20 on Saturday night to set up a battle of unbeatens at ...

DeJean’s dramatic punt return sparks Iowa

IOWA CITY (AP) — Cooper DeJean’s 70-yard punt return with less than four minutes to play helped give Iowa a 26-16 win over Michigan State on Saturday night. Iowa’s Ethan Hurkett recovered a fumble by Michigan State wide receiver Tre Mosley on the Spartans’ next possession to help ...