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Cyclones try to stay in the hunt

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — After snapping a two-game losing streak, Iowa State still has a chance to play for a Big 12 title. But the No. 22 Cyclones cannot afford to lose against Utah on Saturday. Beating a Utes team mired in a six-game losing streak will be harder than it appears at first ...

UNI women shock No. 8 Cyclones

By JOHN BOHNENKAMP The Associated Press CEDAR FALLS — Maya McDermott scored a career-high 37 points and Kayla Laube added 21 as Northern Iowa beat No. 8 Iowa State 87-75 on Wednesday night. The Panthers (3-1) trailed 53-45 with 7:36 left in the third quarter before going on a 31-7 run over ...

Hawks move to 5-0 with rout of Rider

IOWA CITY (AP) — Payton Sandfort scored 22 points, Owen Freeman added 19 and Iowa beat Rider 83-58 on Tuesday night to move to 5-0. Payton Sandfort made 9 of 16 from the floor and Freeman shot 7 of 11. It was Payton Sandfort’s 20th career 20-point game. Seydou Traore added 12 points and ...

Cyclones get back in the win column

AMES (AP) — Rocco Becht threw for a score and ran for a score to lead Iowa State to a 34-17 win over Cincinnati on Saturday night. The Cyclones (8-2, 5-2 Big 12) used a second-half push to help overcome the tenacious Bearcats (5-5, 3-4). Stevo Klotz caught Becht’s only touchdown pass, a ...

Iowa pulls away from Washington State

MOLINE, ILL. (AP) — Owen Freeman scored 21 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, finishing one-point shy of his career-high, and Iowa pulled away late to beat Washington State 76-66 on Friday night. Payton Sandfort scored 18 points for the Hawkeyes (4-0). Iowa started 5-0 in the 2022-23 season, ...

Cyclones try to snap out of funk

By DANA BECKER dbecker@messengernews.net AMES — The Iowa State football team will look for a little Jack Trice Stadium good fortune on Saturday night when they return home to face Cincinnati. Coming off back-to-back losses, the Cyclones (7-2 overall, 4-2 in the Big 12) need a victory over ...

WNBA star Clark ready for golf pro-am in Florida

BELLEAIR, Fla. (AP) — Caitlin Clark has one goal when she plays in an LPGA pro-am. “I’ve tried to practice as much as I can,” Clark said Tuesday. “I’m just the average golfer. I’m going to hit some good, I’m going to hit some bad. ... Just going to try not to hit anyone ...

Hawkeye men pull away from USD

IOWA CITY (AP) — Josh Dix made 5 of 6 from 3-point range and finished with 23 points on 8-of-10 shooting to lead five Iowa players scoring in double figures Tuesday night and helped the Hawkeyes beat South Dakota, 96-77. Seydou Traore and Payton Sandfort scored 12 points apiece for Iowa ...

Cyclones can’t catch up to KU

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Devin Neal ran for 116 yards and two scores and became Kansas’ all-time leader in rushing yards and rushing touchdowns in a 45-36 win over No. 17 Iowa State at Arrowhead Stadium on Saturday. Neal broke June Henley’s rushing record with a 14-yard run on his first ...

Cyclones look to rebound against Kansas

By DAVE SKRETTA The Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The first message that made its way through the Iowa State locker room after Texas Tech ended its perfect start to the season, scoring in the final seconds last weekend to spring the upset and spoil homecoming for the Cyclones, was ...

UCLA a thorn in Iowa’s side

PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — Ethan Garbers threw for two touchdowns, Carson Schwesinger had a pair of interceptions and UCLA defeated Iowa 20-17 Friday night for its third straight win. Garbers, who completed 21 of 34 passes for 204 yards, was able to lead the Bruins (4-5, 3-4 Big Ten) to a ...

Cyclones suffer first setback

AMES — Behren Morton drove Texas Tech 71 yards for the winning touchdown with 19 seconds left, and the Red Raiders denied No. 11 Iowa State its best start in program history with a 23-22 upset Saturday. Tahj Brooks’s 5-yard touchdown run came after the Cyclones had taken their first lead ...

Hawkeyes thump Wisconsin

By JOHN BOHNENKAMP The Associated Press IOWA CITY — Kaleb Johnson rushed for 135 yards and three touchdowns and quarterback Brendan Sullivan rushed for a touchdown and threw for one as Iowa defeated Wisconsin 42-10 on Saturday night. The Hawkeyes (6-3, 4-2 Big Ten) rushed for 329 yards, ...

McNamara out with injury; Sullivan to start

IOWA CITY (AP) — Iowa quarterback Cade McNamara is in the concussion protocol and will not play Saturday against Wisconsin, coach Kirk Ferentz announced Tuesday. Brendan Sullivan, who replaced McNamara in the second half against Northwestern last week, will take over as the starter. It was ...