He came strutting down our street – if you knew him, you recognized the confident walk from a mile away – on a random Fourth of July a few years back. We were standing in the front lawn, lighting off fireworks. He was at our neighbor’s house, the Murmans, spending time with Uncle Bruce, ...

Hall of Fame honors are typically viewed as a reward for an athlete’s overall body of work in their given sport. Sam Mosley’s perspective is much different than most these days. The former Fort Dodge Senior High all-stater found out this week that he will be a 2025 Iowa High School ...

Good teams come and go in sports. Successful programs withstand the test of time. Teams rely on the specific talent of individuals or classes to succeed. Programs develop a system that stabilizes and sustains. Teams aren’t always necessarily about chemistry, unity or other intangibles. ...

There’s just something about a road win in sports. Maybe it’s the “us against the world” mentality. Maybe it’s the real-time memories alongside loyal friends and family who made the trip and braved the elements. Maybe it’s the fact that no one goes their separate ways after the ...

“You are worthless.” The words were piercing. Meant for no one to hear, though I wish everyone had. Expletives came with it, as did tears. Yet nothing was as powerful, sad and disappointing as this simple, succinct self-evaluation in the midst of a meltdown. You. Are. Worthless. I was ...

IOWA CITY — Iowa State football fans went from bouts of dread and hopelessness to an unexpected feeling of euphoria on Saturday. Iowa fans were forced to wonder what might have been after watching their team dominate even more than the scoreboard indicated well into the third quarter, only ...