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Crooks, Heiden awarded All-America

Iowa State’s Audi Crooks and Iowa’s Ava Heiden again put the state in the national spotlight, as The Associated Press released its 2025-26 All-America women’s basketball teams Wednesday. Crooks, a 6-foot-3 junior center at Iowa State, earned second-team honors after a dominant season in ...

Coney leads MCC’s all-conference honorees

The Marshalltown Community College men’s basketball team was unable to score any conference wins this season, but the Tigers still warranted individual honors just the same. MCC sophomore guard Tre’Von Coney and freshman forward Hassan Bush were both named to the Iowa Community College ...

Penn State favored for a 5th-straight wrestling title

Penn State is out to claim an elusive fifth straight NCAA Division I men’s wrestling title this weekend. The Nittany Lions have won four straight championships three times under coach Cael Sanderson, including the current run. He said the pressure to win a 13th title overall and make this ...

Jefferson, Stirtz score AP All-America

The Associated Press released its 2025-26 All-America men’s basketball teams Tuesday, highlighting a freshman-heavy first team while recognizing standout seasons across the country — including key contributors from Iowa State and Iowa. Iowa State senior forward Joshua Jefferson was named ...

First two rounds in Iowa City sold out

IOWA CITY — The 2026 NCAA Women’s Basketball first- and second-round sessions set for Saturday and Monday inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena are officially sold out, the University of Iowa Athletics Department announced Tuesday. The second-seeded host Hawkeyes entertain 7-seed Georgia, 10-seeds ...

US women finish 5-0 by holding off Spain

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The United States capped a perfect run through FIBA Women’s World Cup qualifying with an 84-70 victory over Spain on Tuesday, using a balanced scoring attack and second-half surge to finish 5-0 in the tournament. Kahleah Copper led the Americans with 20 points, ...