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SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Brock Purdy has produced at a high level ever since bursting on the scene as a seventh-round rookie in 2022 who went on a deep playoff run with the San Francisco 49ers. He's been an MVP finalist, went drive for drive against Patrick Mahomes in the Super Bowl in ...
ANN ARBOR, Mich. - A ranked Big Ten Conference rival awaits the Iowa football team here Saturday in Michigan. Kickoff in the league opener for the 17th-ranked Hawkeyes and No. 18 Wolverines is set for 2:30 p.m. The game will air live on CBS. For Iowa (3-0 overall, 0-0 in Big Ten), this marks the start of a key two-game set that begins with Michigan and ends next Saturday back in Iowa City vs. seventh-ranked Ohio State. The Hawkeyes cruised past Northern Iowa to conclude the non-conference slate unbeaten, with all three games coming at home. Head coach Kirk Ferentz knows his team will ...
AMES - Jimmy Rogers’ first taste of Big 12 Conference action will take place here Saturday when he leads his Iowa State football team into battle vs. No. 15 Utah. Kickoff is set for 2:30 p.m., with the game airing live on FOX. The Cyclones (2-1 overall, 0-0 in Big 12) will also be at home next week when they face West Virginia, giving them a chance to gain momentum in the league. Jaylen Raynor has settled in at quarterback, as the Arkansas State transfer has thrown for 434 yards and four touchdowns. Aiden Flora, a former Iowa high school quarterback at ADM, has become a force out of ...
After a lot of blowouts and a few thrillers to open the season, Week 4 is rife with games between Associated Press Top 25 teams that could be ready to reveal their true selves. No matchup fits the theme more than No. 20 Oregon at No. 12 Southern California, given the Ducks' shocking loss at Oklahoma State two weeks ago and the Trojans' defensive issues under first-year coordinator Gary Patterson. Also, can No. 4 Mississippi validate its win over LSU with another one as an underdog at No. 21 Florida or are the Gators really good; is No. 17 Iowa's offensive improvement fool's gold or ...
BOSTON (AP) — Alex Bregman was back in the Chicago Cubs' lineup, five days after he sustained facial fractures when struck on the face in the on-deck circle. Bregman was 0 for 4 with a strikeout as a designated hitter Friday in a 4-3 loss to Boston in a doubleheader opener. "I'm excited for the postseason — I'm looking forward to it. I feel like today was, 'Let's get some at-bats and get back to it,'" Bregman said. "Getting into the swing of things, I wanted to make sure that I wasn't thinking anything about my face, and I all wanted to do was think about playing the game of ...
