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ESPN's Andy Katz reports Mark Phelps has been hired as an assistant coach on Frank Haith's staff at the Univerisity of Missouri. More>>
University of Iowa senior linebackers Christian Kirksey and James Morris have been named to the 2013 College Football Performance Awards Defensive Watch List, the CFPA announced Monday. More>>
Finding a way to finish off quarters was more than just a little problem for the Miami Heat on Sunday night. It put the reigning NBA champions one loss from elimination.
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Phil Mickelson has the lead after three rounds at the U.S. Open. Mickelson shot an even-par 70 Saturday, including three birdies on the back nine, for a 1-under 209 total on the hard-to-read greens at Merion Golf Club.
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The Iowa Barnstormers beat the San Jose SaberCats 73-68 Saturday night at Wells Fargo Arena to improve to 6-7 on the season. More>>
Spurs guard Tony Parker says his sore right hamstring can tear ``any time now'' heading into Game 5 of the NBA Finals against the Miami Heat. More>>
Play has been suspended for the day at the U.S. Open, with Phil Mickelson and Billy Horschel tied for the lead. More>>
The Chicago Cubs have added reliever Henry Rodriguez to their 25-man roster and optioned left-hander Brooks Raley to Triple-A Iowa. More>>
Boise State University has hired Corey Ihmels as head coach of the Broncos' men's and women's track and field and cross country programs, Director of Athletics Mark Coyle announced Friday. More>>
LeBron James scored 33 points while playing with the aggression and ferocity that everyone expects of the four-time MVP, leading the Miami Heat to a 109-93 victory over the San Antonio Spurs on Thursday night that evened the NBA Finals at two games apiece. More>>
Spurs guard Tony Parker will play in Game 4 of the NBA Finals after his availability was in doubt because of a mild right hamstring strain.
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Dillon Gee had his third straight stellar start, Lucas Duda hit one of three Mets homers and New York scored the most runs allowed by Shelby Miller in his young career for a 5-1 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday night. More>>
The Chicago Cubs announced a series of roster moves that have impacted the Iowa Cubs roster More>>
Hawkeyes officials announced the start time for the opening game and the Sept. 7 matchup with Missouri State on Wednesday. More>>
From big 3s to Big Three, the Spurs had it all in the NBA Finals' raucous return to San Antonio. More>>
Terrell Sinkfield has signed with the Green Bay Packers, the team announced Tuesday. Sinkfield was with the Miami Dolphins prior to signing with the Packers. More>>
Saina Named Iowa State Female Athlete of the Year More>>
The Kansas City Royals have signed first-round draft pick Hunter Dozier for $2.2 million. More>>
Iowa State All-American golfer Scott Fernandez has collected a slew of awards and honors throughout his record-setting sophomore campaign. He added yet another to his resume today. More>>
For three quarters, LeBron James was statistically terrible. And then one sequence summed up why he's simply the best player in the game. More>>
Trevor Bayne rallied to win the rain-plagued NASCAR Nationwide series race in Iowa on Sunday, becoming just the third series regular to win this season. More>>
The NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Iowa Speedway has been postponed until 10 a.m. CDT Sunday because of rain. More>>
The Ankeny girls soccer team beat Dowling Catholic 1-0 Saturday in the 3A championship game. More>>
Ian Stewart clubbed the Iowa Cubs (26-34) to an 8-5 victory over the Round Rock Express (35-27) and etched his named in the record book with three home runs and eight RBI at Principal Park this afternoon. More>>
The Iowa Barnstormers headed to Cleveland with only one goal in mind, returning home with a victory in hand. More>>
Francisco Liriano pitched two-hit ball over seven innings and the Pirates beat the Chicago Cubs 2-0 Friday for their major league-leading 10th shutout, matching Pittsburgh's total for all of last season. More>>
Tony Parker banked in a 16-footer with 5.2 seconds left for the last of his 21 points and the San Antonio Spurs stunned the Miami Heat 92-88 in Game 1 of the NBA Finals on Thursday night. More>>
Chicago Cubs' prospect Junior Lake joins Iowa today and will make his triple-A debut as the Cubs' starting third baseman tonight against Round Rock. More>>
Add another highlight to Iowa State sophomore Scott Fernandez' resume. Golfweek named the Granada, Spain, native to the All-America Second Team this afternoon, making him just the first Cyclone in program history to make one of the top-two All-America teams. More>>
Iowa State senior Betsy Saina won the NCAA Women's 10,000m Championship on Wednesday night. More>>
Fifteen University of Iowa football players have been named to the team's 2013 Leadership Group. Head coach Kirk Ferentz announced the group Wednesday. More>>
The task of guarding Miami superstar LeBron James in the NBA Finals will fall primarily to San Antonio Spurs forward Kawhi (kuh-WEYE') Leonard. More>>
Michael Annett returns to his home track, Iowa Speedway, this weekend with great anticipation. With the points championship out of reach, due to missing eight races while Annett's injuries healed, the team focuses on winning and taking risks to do so; a strategy they weren't able to have last year while running for the points championship. More>>
The Big 12 released start times for four of Iowa State's games on Tuesday. More>>
Bryan Bickell and Michal Handzus scored on consecutive shots in the second period, and the Chicago Blackhawks chased goalie Jonathan Quick on their way to a 4-2 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Sunday night in Game 2 of the Western Conference finals. More>>
Matt Kuchar made a 12-foot birdie putt at the 16th hole to regain the lead near the end of a long Saturday at Colonial, and led four players by a stroke after three rounds. More>>
Des Moines native Michael Annett, the Richard Petty Motorsports Nationwide Series driver, will be testing his #43 Ford Mustang on Iowa Speedway's 7/8-mile tri-oval this Monday evening, May 27, from 5:00 to 11:00 pm. More>>
Iowa will be on the road for two Big Ten opponent Homecoming games in 2013. The Hawkeyes' road contests at Minnesota (Sept. 28) and Ohio State (Oct. 19) will both start at 2:30 p.m. (CT). Both contests will be aired on ABC, with an ESPN or ESPN2 mirror. 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>>
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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