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Hawkeyes fall flat again

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Juwan Gary scored 14 points and each Nebraska starter scored in double figures and the Cornhuskers ran away from Iowa early and went on to a 66-50 win on Thursday night. C.J. Wilcher scored 13 points, Sam Griesel 12 and Emmanuel Bandoumel and Derrick Walker each scored ...

Purdy’s legend growing in San Francisco

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — When Brock Purdy stepped in as quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers, his early success was initially seen as a surprise. Now that the last pick in this year’s draft has kept up that level of play for three straight starts, it’s becoming expected. The former Iowa ...

Iowan Duggan tough as nails for TCU

It has been a wild, four-year ride at TCU for quarterback Max Duggan. The former Council Bluffs Lewis Central all-stater needed unexpected heart surgery before his sophomore year and played most of last season with a broken bone in his foot. He then went from losing his starting job going into ...

Purdy-to-Kittle connection grows

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Brock Purdy shook off a sluggish first half and did what he has done since taking over as starting quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers: He delivered big plays. The former Iowa State Cyclone standout threw two more long touchdown passes to ex-Hawkeye ...

Farley signs strong in-state class at UNI

By DANA BECKER dbecker@messengernews.net CEDAR FALLS — Mark Farley and his Northern Iowa football coaches got a close look at Braylon Kammrad this past fall. Kammrad led Council Bluffs Lewis Central to back-to-back Class 4A state championship game appearances inside the UNI-Dome, winning ...

Even without Proctor, Iowa lands impressive group

By DANA BECKER dbecker@messengernews.net IOWA CITY — The Iowa football team might have missed out on Kadyn Proctor, but the Hawkeyes still put together a recruiting class they believe will help them in the coming years. Proctor, the top offensive lineman prospect in the nation, had ...

Kohl the centerpiece of Top-40 Cyclone class

By DANA BECKER dbecker@messengernews.net AMES — The Iowa State football team put the finishing touches on one of their best recruiting classes under head coach Matt Campbell on Wednesday during the 2023 early signing period. A total of 21 early signees from the high school ranks, as well ...

Iowa men suffer ugly home loss

IOWA CITY (AP) — Kinyon Hodges scored 22 points, Caleb Donaldson added 16 and Eastern Illinois used red-hot shooting in the second half to upset cold-shooting Iowa 92-83 on Wednesday. It was the fourth Power Five win for the Panthers, the others coming in 1974, 1987 and 2019. It was also ...

Clark joins record books

IOWA CITY (AP) — Caitlin Clark scored 20 points to tie the mark for the quickest Division I player in the men’s or women’s game to reach 2,000 career points on Wednesday in No. 13 Iowa’s 92-54 victory over Dartmouth. Clark reached the milestone in her 75th game, pulling even with ...

Drake men upset No. 15 Mississippi State

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Roman Penn scored 19 points, Sardaar Calhoun made four of his career-high five 3-pointers in the second half, and Drake upset No. 15 Mississippi State 58-52 on Tuesday. Calhoun finished with 17 points and Tucker DeVries added 15 for Drake (9-3), which beat a ranked ...

Cyclone women take ranked contest

UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — Emily Ryan had 16 points in a balanced Iowa State attack and missed a triple-double by a rebound and the No. 14 Cyclones defeated No. 25 Villanova 74-62 in the Basketball Hall of Fame Women’s Showcase on Sunday. Ashley Joens had 17 points and 10 rebounds as she ...

Hawkeye women hold off UNI

IOWA CITY (AP) — Caitlin Clark made up for a tough shooting day by making 13 of 14 free throws and scoring 26 points and No. 12 Iowa used a big advantage at the foul line to defeat Northern Iowa 88-74 on Sunday. Iowa (9-3) took the lead with an 11-0 run in the middle of the second quarter ...

Iowa men top century mark

IOWA CITY (AP) — Filip Rebraca totaled a career-high 30 points, Payton Sandfort scored a career-best 24 and Iowa rolled to a 106-75 victory over Southeast Missouri State on Saturday night. It was Fran McCaffery’s 250th win as coach of the Hawkeyes (8-3). McCaffery notched the 500th win of ...

Grill leads Cyclone men

AMES (AP) — Caleb Grill scored 14 points on 5-of-7 shooting with three 3-pointers and Iowa State cruised to a 73-57 win over Western Michigan on Sunday. Jarren Holmes added 10 points for the Cyclones (9-2) and three reserves hit double figures as all 11 players scored. Tre King and Gabe ...

Purdy, Kittle power 49ers

SEATTLE — Rookie quarterback Brock Purdy never doubted he’d take the field for the 49ers with a chance at winning a division title. But how long the former Iowa State University star would be able to play through his oblique injury lingered all night in the mind of San Francisco coach Kyle ...

Easy victory for ISU women

AMES (AP) — Ashley Joens scored 22 points and grabbed 10 rebounds as No. 10 Iowa State rolled past Jacksonville 84-50 on Sunday. It was the 53rd double-double of Joens’ career, helping the Cyclones (7-2) bounce back from Wednesday’s loss at Iowa. Stephanie Soares added 20 points and had ...

Iowa’s Clark flirts with triple-double

IOWA CITY (AP) — Caitlin Clark finished with 32 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists, Monika Czinano scored 22 and No. 16 Iowa dispatched Minnesota 87-64 on Saturday night. Clark, who led the nation with a 27.3 scoring average coming into the game, sank 11 of 26 shots with four 3-pointers ...

Hawks tipped in OT heartbreaker

IOWA CITY (AP) — Tyler Wahl scored seven of his 21 points in overtime and Wisconsin rallied to beat Iowa 78-75 in the Hawkeyes’ Big Ten Conference opener on Sunday night. Wahl sank 9 of 14 shots and added seven rebounds and three assists for the Badgers (8-2, 2-0). Connor Essegian scored ...

Cyclone men pull away

AMES — Aljaz Kunc scored 21 points and No. 20 Iowa State broke away in the second half to beat McNeese State 77-40 on Sunday. Jaren Holmes added 17 points for the Cyclones (8-2) and Gabe Kalscheur scored 15. Ahead 33-24 at the break, Iowa State scored the first 15 points of the second half. ...

Ex-Cyclone Purdy leads 49ers to big win

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Brock Purdy’s day started with a botched audible that led to a crushing hit and ended with an emotional hug with his family and congratulations from Tom Brady. In between came a stretch of nearly flawless play that made Purdy’s first career start a very ...