By LUKE MEREDITH AP Sports Writer IOWA CITY — No. 22 Iowa can unofficially declare itself state champion after bulldozing Iowa State and Northern Iowa. In likely the last matchup between the Hawkeyes and the Panthers for the foreseeable future, Iowa showed how good it can be when it plays ...
By LUKE MEREDITH AP Sports Writer AMES — Iowa State and coach Matt Campbell have agreed to a contract extension through 2024, a sign that one of the hottest names in the annual coaching carousel is staying put. The Cyclones announced Campbell’s extension on Sunday, also saying they will ...
By LUKE MEREDITH AP Sports Writer AMES — Freshman Tyrese Haliburton has been a fixture in Iowa State’s lineup all season, quietly filling up the stat sheet while his high-scoring teammates grabbed the spotlight. There wasn’t anything quiet about what Haliburton did on a record-setting ...
By LUKE MEREDITH AP Sports Writer IOWA CITY — Iowa State played defense about as well as it could on the night’s penultimate possession. In a game destined to be decided on a big-time shot, Iowa’s Tania Davis stepped up with a step-back 3 that neither side of this in-state rivalry will ...
By LUKE MEREDITH AP Sports Writer IOWA CITY — A 22-point loss at Michigan State left many wondering if the 18th-ranked Hawkeyes were for real. Iowa answered its critics on Thursday night by stomping archrival Iowa State — almost literally — to snap a two-game losing streak. Tyler Cook ...
By LUKE MEREDITH AP Sports Writer IOWA CITY — Tania Davis drilled the game-winning 3 with 2.3 seconds to go and 16th-ranked Iowa held off Iowa State 73-70 on Wednesday night, giving the Hawkeyes three straight wins in the series for the first time in over two decades. Kathleen Doyle scored ...
By LUKE MEREDITH AP Sports Writer AMES — Iowa State insisted on playing 12 games, cycling through a pair of FCS opponents before settling on tiny Drake. That decision nearly resulted in the most embarrassing loss in school history. David Montgomery ran for 145 yards and two touchdowns and ...
By LUKE MEREDITH AP Sports Writer AMES — Iowa State will likely get back star forward Cameron Lard and key reserve Zoran Talley back from suspensions for their next game next Monday. The Cyclones largely survived their absences. But the biggest question for the week ahead for coach Steve ...
By LUKE MEREDITH AP Sports Writer DES MOINES — When the Drake Bulldogs walked off the field in Morehead, Kentucky, on Nov. 17, their seniors were sure their football careers were over. A random series of events that began in September and ended two days after that supposed finale has given ...
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Sara Rhine scored 25 points and Drake overcame a slow start in overtime to beat No. 13 South Carolina 90-85 in the third-place game of the Vancouver Showcase on Saturday night. Rhine had 13 points in the fourth quarter and overtime when the Bulldogs (6-1) ...
By LUKE MEREDITH AP Sports Writer AMES — For Iowa State, it felt like yet another inexplicable loss to Kansas State might be inevitable. Then a fumble flipped in the air and fell right into Mike Rose’s hands, and the Cyclones’ bad luck against the Wildcats seemed to wash away. David ...
By LUKE MEREDITH AP Sports Writer IOWA CITY — The easy field goal that coach Kirk Ferentz didn’t have to fake nearly cost Iowa the game. The kick the Hawkeyes had to make wound up rescuing them from a devastating defeat — and saved Ferentz from getting excoriated from frustrated Iowa ...
CEDAR FALLS, (AP) — Marcus Weymiller rushed for 128 yards, Trevor Allen ran for 112 and Austin Errthum kicked three field goals as Northern Iowa edged mistake-prone Lamar 16-13 in a first-round FCS playoff game on Saturday. The Panthers (7-5), making their 20th appearance in the FCS ...
By LUKE MEREDITH AP Sports Writer AMES — David Montgomery ran for three touchdowns, including the winner with 4:34 to go, and 25th-ranked Iowa State rallied from 17 down in the fourth quarter to stun Kansas State 42-38 on Saturday night and snap a 10-game skid against the ...
LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — Marial Shayok scored 21 points, Michael Jacobson added 19 and Iowa State blew out San Diego State 87-57 on Wednesday to win the Maui Invitational fifth-place game. The Cyclones (5-1) lost to Arizona and drubbed Illinois to open the Maui Invitational, then jumped on the ...
By LUKE MEREDITH AP Sports Writer IOWA CITY — Nebraska fired coach Bo Pelini in part because beating Iowa wasn’t good enough. The Huskers canned his replacement, Mike Riley in part because they weren’t good enough to beat the Hawkeyes. New coach Scott Frost will get his first crack at ...
By LUKE MEREDITH AP Sports Writer IOWA CITY — Iowa freshman Joe Wieskamp had something to prove after back-to-back bad showings. The Hawkeyes’ newest star was brilliant on Wednesday night, a display that showed why he earned the starting spot he’s had since the opener. Luka Garza ...
AMES (AP) — Its winning streak snapped and no longer in contention for a championship, No. 25 Iowa State now has to focus on something else. That should not be a problem for coach Matt Campbell and his players because they still can go where few Iowa State teams have gone before. The ...
By LUKE MEREDITH AP Sports Writer IOWA CITY — Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz caused a stir last week when he intimated that star tight end Noah Fant’s lack of snaps in a loss to Northwestern was due in part because T.J. Hockenson had passed Fant on the depth chart. The Hawkeyes (7-4, 4-4 Big ...
LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — Talen Horton-Tucker had 26 points and 14 rebounds, Michael Jacobson added 23 points and Iowa State ran away from Illinois in the second half for an 84-68 victory Tuesday in the Maui Invitational. Down to eight scholarship players due to injuries and suspensions, Iowa ...