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Multiple sources are reporting longtime Hawkeyes radio broadcaster Jim Zabel has passed away. More>>
University of Iowa director of athletics Gary Barta announced today that UI head baseball coach Jack Dahm's contract will not be renewed. More>>
The Iowa Cubs front office and a group of the players' wives and girlfriends are working together to put on a memorabilia auction on Friday, May 24 during the Cubs game against the Oklahoma City RedHawks with all proceeds to be donated to the Oklahoma City Red Cross. More>>
St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Jaime Garcia will have surgery on his left shoulder this week and is expected to miss the rest of the season. More>>
Star linebacker Brian Urlacher says he's retiring after spending 13 seasons with the Chicago Bears. More>>
Star linebacker Brian Urlacher says he's retiring after spending 13 seasons with the Chicago Bears. More>>
Nick Gilbert and the Cleveland Cavaliers have beaten the NBA lottery odds again. More>>
Announced earlier today, Michael Annett will return to the driver's seat of the No. 43 Richard Petty Motorsports Ford. More>>
Tonight's game between the Iowa Cubs and the Las Vegas 51s scheduled for 6:35 at Principal Park has been postponed by rain. More>>
The Olympic all-around champion was to practice Monday afternoon after meeting with coach Liang Chow to discuss her comeback plan. The workout is in her old gym in West Des Moines, Iowa. More>>
Sang-Moon Bae won the Bryon Nelson Championship on Sunday for his first PGA Tour title, beating Keegan Bradley by two strokes after blowing a four-stroke lead. More>>
Tony Parker had 20 points and nine assists, Kawhi Leonard scored 18 points and the San Antonio Spurs struck first in the Western Conference finals by beating the Memphis Grizzlies 105-83 on Sunday. More>>
Lance Stephenson scored nine of his playoff career-high 23 points during a late 11-2 run Saturday night, leading the Indiana Pacers past the New York Knicks, 106-99 and into the Eastern Conference finals for the first time since 2004. More>>
Results from the final day of Iowa's State Track Meet. More>>
The Iowa State Athletics Department announced today that Mike Green, who's worked 18 years in the Iowa State Athletics Communications office, has been named Director of Athletics Communications. More>>
University of Iowa senior linebacker James Morris has been named to the 2013 Lott IMPACT Trophy Watch List. Named after Pro Football Hall of Fame member, Ronnie Lott, the Lott IMPACT Trophy is awarded to college football's Defensive IMPACT Player of the Year. More>>
The 2014 schedule consists of eight games for each of the Big Ten's 14 teams and feature a new division alignment. More>>
The University of Iowa women's basketball team will host Syracuse as part of the seventh annual Big Ten/ACC Challenge. More>>
The Miami Heat are headed back to the Eastern Conference finals. More>>
Adam Dunn homered twice, doubled and drove in five runs, powering the Chicago White Sox past the Minnesota Twins 9-4 on Wednesday. More>>
The John Deere Classic on Tuesday offered a sponsor invitation to University of Iowa junior Steven Ihm, who eagerly accepted. More>>
The Iowa State men's basketball team will play host to Auburn on Dec. 2, 2013 in the first season of the Big 12/SEC Challenge, announced today by the Big 12 Conference. More>>
University of Iowa head men's basketball coach Fran McCaffery announced today that guard Patrick Ingram (6-foot-2, 211 pounds) has asked for and has been granted his release from his scholarship to transfer to another school. More>>
LeBron James scored 27 points and the Miami Heat nearly matched a franchise record for points allowed in a playoff game, pounding the listless and short-handed Chicago Bulls 88-65 on Monday night to take a 3-1 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinals. More>>
The Cubs have agreed to a $41 million, seven-year contract with slugging first baseman Anthony Rizzo that could be worth up to $68 million over nine seasons. More>>
Louis Oosthuizen loves golf, his family and John Deere farm equipment. More>>
Kila Ka'ahuie's second home run of the day was a two-run walk-off shot that gave the Reno Aces (13-25) and 9-8 win over the Iowa Cubs (13-21) at Aces Ballpark this afternoon. More>>
Harrison Barnes scored a career high 26 points while collecting 10 rebounds to lead Golden State past San Antonio 97-87 in overtime in game four of the Western Conference Semifinals. More>>
Zach Johnson shot 4-over-par Saturday at The Players Championship. He is 3-under-par for the tournament, 9 shots off the lead. More>>
Chicago Cubs pitcher Matt Garza worked 3 1-3 scoreless innings and threw 66 pitches Saturday in a rehabilitation assignment for Double-A Tennessee. More>>
Red Sox closer Joel Hanrahan needs season-ending surgery on his right forearm. The 31-year old right-hander said Saturday the operation likely will be performed by Dr. James Andrews, probably next week. More>>
The Bulldogs' first-ever NCAA Tournament victory, 4-1, over No. 34 TCU on Friday (May 10) at the Los Angeles Tennis Center. More>>
Joey King, a freshman forward on the Drake University men's basketball, will not return to Drake for his sophomore season, he announced Thursday, May 10. More>>
Tiger Woods got a reprieve Saturday in the Masters when he was given a two-shot penalty for a bad drop but was allowed to stay in the tournament. More>>
Nick Buss had a double and a homer among four hits in his first triple-A start to lead the Albuquerque Isotopes (4-0) to a 7-3 win over the Iowa Cubs (0-4) at Isotopes Park this afternoon. More>>
The Michigan Wolverines advanced to the NCAA Championship game tonight, beating Syracuse 61-56. More>>
Russ Smith scored 21 points, Luke Hancock added 20 off the bench and the Cardinals rallied from a 12-point deficit in the second half to beat Wichita State 72-68. More>>
Iowa State senior Will Clyburn is one of 64 players invited to the 61st annual Portsmouth Invitational Tournament, April 10-13 in Portsmouth, Va. More>>
The Iowa Barnstormers lose their home opener tonight to the Spokane Shock, 66-43. With the loss, the Barnstormers fall to 2-1 on the season. More>>
Brad Nelson belted two home runs, but the Albuquerque Isotopes (2-0) scored six runs in the fifth inning and went on to a 10-6 win over the Iowa Cubs (0-2) at Isotopes Park today. More>>
The Iowa Energy have signed former Iowa State Cyclone guard Chris Allen. More>>
Former Texas A&M and Minnesota assistant coach Bill Walker has joined the Drake University men's basketball program as an assistant coach, head coach Ray Giacoletti announced Friday. More>>
Iowa State senior forward Chelsea Poppens has been named a Senior Class Award First-Team All-American. Deleware's Elena Delle Donne earned the 2012-13 Senior CLASS Award. More>>
Des Moines native Lolo Jones will be returning to the blue oval again this spring. Drake Relays Director Brian Brown announced today that Jones will be competing in the 100 meter hurdles during this year's Drake Relays. The Drake relays begin three weeks from tonight on April 24th. More>>
Iowa State senior forward Chelsea Poppens and junior forward Hallie Christofferson have been recognized as honorable mention All-Americans by The Associated Press. More>>
Due to a Blizzard, the University of Northern Iowa men's basketball game vs. North Dakota in the 2013 CollegeInsider.com Tournament has been delayed to Wed., March 20, at 7 p.m. More>>
Jeff Withey had 17 points and nine rebounds, Perry Ellis andNaadir Tharpe added 12 points each, and the seventh-rankedJayhawks pounded the No. 11 Wildcats 70-54 on Saturday night to win their ninth Big 12 tournament championship. More>>
The UNI women's basketball team lost to the top-seeded Wichita State Shockers today in the semifinals of the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament, 75-71 in overtime. More>>
Perry Ellis scored a career-high 23 points, and seventh-ranked Kansas pulled away in the second half to beat Iowa State 88-73 on Friday night and reach the Big 12 tournament title game. More>>
Adreian Payne had 18 points and 10 rebounds, leading No. 8 Michigan State to a rugged 59-56 victory over Iowa in the Big Ten quarterfinals on Friday night. More>>
The Iowa Hawkeyes lose a heart-breaker tonight in the Big Ten Conference quarterfinals to Michigan State, 59-56. More>>
The Kansas Jayhawks ran away from the Iowa State Cyclones in the second half, sending the Cyclones home early from the Big 12 tournament tonight, 88-73. More>>
Drake University freshman men's basketball student-athlete Micah Mason has requested and been granted a release from his scholarship at Drake University. More>>
Iowa defeats Northwestern 73-59, in the opening round of the Big Ten Conference Tournament, advancing to the quarterfinals tomorrow against Michigan State. More>>
Drake men's basketball coach Mark Phelps has been relieved of his head coaching duties after 5 seasons with the Bulldogs. Drake was 15-17 overall and 7-11 in Missouri Valley play this season. More>>
Iowa State students who posted to Twitter after the game against Kansas on Monday will not face criminal charges. More>>
NASCAR fans were injured Saturday when large chunks of debris, including a tire, sailed into the grandstands when a car flew into the fence on a frightening last-lap accident in the second-tier Nationwide Series race at Daytona International Speedway.
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Branden Dawson scored a career-high 17 points, including a late steal and tiebreaking dunk that helped No. 22 Michigan State hold off Iowa 62-59 on Thursday night. More>>
Steroid-tainted stars Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens and Sammy Sosa have been denied entry to baseball's Hall of Fame with voters failing to elect any candidates for only the second time in four decades. More>>
Former Iowa Hawkeye offensive lineman Marshall Yanda named to the AFC Pro Bowl team for the second consecutive season. More>>
Cyclones arrive in Memphis to 30 degree temperature and two inches of snow on the ground in preparation of Monday's Liberty Bowl. More>>
Norwalk native Joel Hanrahan was traded to the Boston Red Sox today. The former Pittsburgh Pirate's closer has been an NL All-Star the last two seasons. More>>
Florida defensive back Brisly Estime becomes the Cyclone's 26th known football verbal commit for the class of 2013. More>>
Buffalo Bills tight end and former Hawkeye standout Scott Chandler is done for the year after suffering a torn ACL yesterday. More>>
Adrian Peterson rushed for 86 yards, falling far short of the 2,000-yard mark, yet helping the Minnesota Vikings keep their playoff hopes alive with a 23-6 upset of the Houston Texans on Sunday. More>>
A person familiar with the talks says the Pirates and Red Sox are close to completing a trade that would send All-Star closer Joel Hanrahan to Boston for a handful of prospects.
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The University of Northern Iowa men's basketball game vs. Saint Mary's College has been moved to 1 p.m. (CT) on Sun., Dec. 23, in the McLeod Center. More>>
Adrian Peterson has come a long way since he tore two ligaments in his left knee less than a year ago.
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A person familiar with the situation tells The Associated Press that the Chicago Cubs have agreed to a four-year, $52 million contract with right-hander Edwin Jackson. More>>
Iowa State's decision to play freshman quarterback Sam Richardson in the final two games of the regular season resulted in a win, a loss and a lot of hope for the future.
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Iowa State junior RB Shontrelle Johnson won't be ablt to play in the Liberty Bowl after suffering a knee injury that requires surgery. More>>
Iowa (8-3) used its size to its advantage, scoring 40 of their points in the paint. Center Morgan Johnson led the Hawkeyes with 26 points and eight rebounds. More>>
Junior Melvin Ejim notched his 11th career double-double with 21 points and 11 rebounds as Iowa State beat Drake 86-77 Saturday in a contest marred by fouls.
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Devyn Marble scored a season-high 30 points as Iowa beat Northern Iowa 80-73 Saturday in the inaugural Big Four Classic.
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George Niang scored 15 points and Iowa State pounded Nebraska-Omaha 93-65 Sunday night. More>>
Point guard Chris Wrights scored 31 points and dished out 9 assists while shooting guard Justin Hurtt poured in 30 points as the Iowa Energy downed the Erie BayHawks 104-92 Sunday afternoon. More>>
Hallie Christofferson scored 18 points leading Iowa State to a 60-43 win over Fairfield Sunday afternoon at Hilton Coliseum. More>>
Chris Hines scored 19 points and Ben Simons added 15, leading Drake to a 74-64 victory over IPFW on Saturday night in the first-ever meeting between the schools. More>>
Texas A&M Quarterback Johnny Manziel made history becoming the first freshman to ever win the Heisman Trophy. He threw for over 3,400 yards and 24 touchdowns this season while leading the Aggies to a 10-2 record. More>>
Marc Sonnen connected on seven 3-pointers and had 21 points to lead Northern Iowa to an 82-77 overtime victory over George Mason, snapping Patriots' 14-game home winning streak.
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A person familiar with the deal says Texas Tech's Tommy Tuberville has agreed to become Cincinnati's football coach. More>>
For the second time in as many days, a NASCAR race at Iowa Speedway has been named a ‘Top Race', this time by the Nationwide Series. More>>
Point guard Korie Lucious scored a season-high 17 points, Tyrus McGee added 16 off the bench and Iowa State beat Florida Gulf Coast 83-72 on Tuesday night. More>>
Aaron White tied his season high with 21 points as Iowa beat South Dakota 87-63 on Tuesday night. More>>
A person familiar with the situation tells The Associated Press that Wisconsin coach Bret Bielema (BEE'-leh-mah) has agreed to become the new coach at Arkansas. More>>
CIML players pledge commitment to Iowa State. More>>
Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel (man-ZEHL'), Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te'o (MAN'-ty TAY'-oh) and Kansas quarterback Collin Klein are the finalists for the Heisman Trophy. More>>
The Iowa State football team will take on Tulsa in the Liberty Bowl on December 31st at 2:30 p.m. in Memphis, TN. It will be a rematch from Iowa State's first game of the season when the Cyclones beat Tulsa 38-23. More>>
Former Drake Bulldog Dave Doeren says taking over the Wolfpack program is ``a great opportunity.'' More>>
The Drake University women's basketball team used a strong effort on the boards coupled with tough defense to defeat Chicago State 67-39 Sunday afternoon in front of 1,939 fans at the Knapp Center. More>>
Nate Buss was one of four players in double figures for Northern Iowa, scoring 17 points on 8-of-9 shooting to lead UNI over Milwaukee 72-61 on Saturday night.
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The fourth-ranked Iowa wrestling team won nine of 10 matches and routed rival Iowa State 32-3, winning its ninth straight dual meet over the Cyclones. More>>
Will Clyburn scored a career-high 32 points and Iowa State snapped a two-game losing streak by beating BYU 83-62. More>>
Melsahn Basabe scored 15 of his 17 points in the first half as Iowa throttled Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 88-59 on Saturday. More>>
Police say Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Javon Belcher fatally shot his girlfriend early Saturday, then drove to Arrowhead Stadium and committed suicide in front of his coach and general manager. More>>
The Iowa State Volleyball team is sweet 16 bound for the 5th time in 6 years. Iowa State rallied from a 2-1 defecit to beat North Carolina 3-2 Friday night at Hilton Coliseum in the 2nd round of the NCAA tournament. More>>
High School Basketball scores from Friday night in Iowa More>>
The University of Northern Iowa volleyball team fell to the No. 4 Nebraska Cornhuskers 3-0 in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on Lincoln, Nebraska, on Friday night. This was the final match ever to be played at the historic NU Coliseum. More>>
On Sunday night one of the greatest Iowa Hawkeye receivers of all time could be making his NFL debut. The Philadelphia Eagles have placed WR Marvin McNutt on the 53 man roster after placing start WR DeSean Jackson on IR. More>>
The University of Northern Iowa volleyball team got the dominant 3-0 sweep of the Kansas State Wildcats in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday night in Lincoln, Nebraska. More>>
Television has been finalized for the Hy-Vee Big Four Classic, Dec. 15 at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa. More>>
Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz is sticking with coordinator Greg Davis, even though the Hawkeyes had one of the worst offenses in the nation this season. More>>
Drake University announced today that Hy-Vee, Inc., will serve as the presenting sponsor of the Drake Relays in a partnership that promises to enhance and elevate the already sterling reputation of the Drake Relays. More>>
Erick Green scored 24 points and Robert Brown had 18 Tuesday night, leading Virginia Tech to a 95-79 victory against Iowa in the ACC-Big Ten Challenge. More>>
The Chicago Cubs and former Texas Rangers pitcher Scott Feldman have agreed to a one-year contract. More>>
University of Iowa senior defensive back Micah Hyde has been named the recipient of the Big Ten's Tatum-Woodson Defensive Back of the Year Award. More>>
The Big 12 announced its postseason awards on Monday and Iowa State took home four individual honors as well as four first team and two all-freshman team selections. More>>
For the second-straight year, Iowa State will host the first and second rounds of the NCAA Tournament. More>>
Semaj Christon scored 16 points, one of five Xavier players in double figures, and the Musketeers defeated Drake 74-70 Sunday in the consolation round of the DirecTV Classic. More>>
Auburn has fired coach Gene Chizik. Auburn announced Sunday that Chizik was dismissed two years after leading the Tigers to their first national title since 1957.
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