By ERIC OLSON AP College Football Writer Iowa State improved from four to seven wins last season, and the Cyclones are in position to build on that number with a manageable schedule and a bevy of experienced players. The Cyclones bring back 19 starters, tied with Iowa for third most in ...
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Kelsey Mitchell scored 27 points, Caitlin Clark added 23 points and nine assists, and Lexie Hull scored 12 of her career-high 22 points in the fourth quarter Sunday to help the Indiana Fever beat the Seattle Storm, 92-75. With 232 assists so far this season, Clark broke ...
By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Caitlin Clark looked re-energized after taking a month off for the WNBA Olympic break. The Phoenix Mercury's three U.S. Olympic team members couldn't keep up with her Friday night. Clark scored 13 of her 29 points in the first ...
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Caitlin Clark took full advantage of her snub by the U.S. Olympic team. She visited Mexico, attended a friend’s wedding in Iowa, and even got to see the New York Yankees’ clubhouse. So, when the Indiana Fever star returned to practice Tuesday, she was rested, revived ...
By DANA BECKER dbecker@messengernews.net AMES — During the Matt Campbell era, the Iowa State running back room has churned out several stars — including current NFL standouts David Montgomery and Breece Hall. The Cyclone head coach believes he has the next breakout back right now in Abu ...
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP The Associated Press IOWA CITY — Iowa linebacker Jay Higgins was the first one to decide to skip the NFL draft and come back for another season. And then he waited for his defensive teammates to follow him. “Being a good recruiter that I am, I took those guys out to ...
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz watched two of his best coaching friends, Bill Belichick and Nick Saban, leave football after last season. So, naturally, college football’s longest-tenured coach smiles and nods as he reflects on his own potential exit. “All of us have to do ...
VILLENEUVE-D’ASCQ, France (AP) — Megan Gustafson has been The Associated Press women’s college basketball player of the year, a WNBA draft pick and played basketball around the world. The native of Port Wing, Wisconsin, and now backup on the Las Vegas Aces is an Olympian. With a victory ...
PHOENIX (AP) — Caitlin Clark delivered the pinpoint passes. Angel Reese supplied the hustle and rebounding. The two WNBA rookies made life difficult for the U.S. Olympic team on Saturday night. Someday soon, the duo might be the ones providing the highlights for the red, white and ...
By DOUG FEINBERG The Associated Press PHOENIX — Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese will once again step into the spotlight during All-Star Weekend with their matchup against the U.S. Olympic team. They’ll get to team-up for the first time on the WNBA All-Star team after being rivals in ...
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Caitlin Clark had 19 assists to break the WNBA game record in the Indiana Fever’s 101-93 loss to the Dallas Wings on Wednesday night in the final WNBA contest before the month-long break for the Olympics. Clark broke the mark of 18 set by Courtney Vandersloot for ...
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Associated Press IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Tim Lester has had nearly six months to come up with potential fixes for the moribund Iowa offense, but the key for the Hawkeyes' new offensive coordinator might be just having a healthy starting quarterback. That should be ...
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Ariel Atkins scored 26 points, including a key basket in the final minute, and the Washington Mystics held off the Indiana Fever 89-84 on Wednesday to spoil Caitlin Clark’s 29-point performance. Washington led 76-55 after three quarters before Indiana rallied behind 15 ...
SILVIS, Ill. (AP) — Davis Thompson won his first PGA Tour title Sunday with a a 7-under 64 to set the 72-hole scoring record at the John Deere Classic and leave all the drama to second place. Staked to a two-shot lead, Thompson made a 45-foot birdie putt on the opening hole and no one got ...
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Caitlin Clark posted the first triple-double by a rookie in WNBA history to help rally Indiana to an 83-78 victory over New York on Saturday at Gainbridge Fieldhouse, snapping the Fever’s nine-game losing streak to the Liberty. Clark finished with 19 points, 13 assists ...
SILVIS, Ill. (AP) — Aaron Rai of England went from a close call last week in Detroit to another chance at his first PGA Tour victory, playing another bogey-free round of 8-under 63 to share the lead with C.T. Pan going into the weekend at the John Deere Classic. Still in the mix is Hayden ...
SILVIS, Ill. (AP) — Hayden Springer posted the 14th sub-60 round in PGA Tour history on Thursday, joining a rapidly expanding list with an eagle-birdie finish in the John Deere Classic for a 12-under 59. All that got him was a two-shot lead over Sami Valimaki on a rain-softened TPC Deere Run ...
NEW YORK (AP) — Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese will team up on the WNBA All-Star team to play against the U.S. Olympic team led by A’ja Wilson and Breanna Stewart. The pair of remarkable rookies were selected Tuesday by a combination of votes from the media, players and fans as well as the ...
PHOENIX (AP) — Caitlin Clark had 15 points, 12 assists and nine rebounds and the Indiana Fever rallied for an 88-82 victory over the Phoenix Mercury on Sunday. Clark was one rebound shy of a triple-double, yet finished just 4 of 14 from the field and 2 of 10 from 3-point range. But she made ...
NEW YORK (AP) — Caitlin Clark joined her idol Maya Moore as a two-time winner of the Honda Cup, earning the prestigious award for the second straight year. The former Iowa Hawkeye superstar, who finished her career as the all-time Division I scoring leader, joined Moore (2010, 2011), Tracy ...