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SPORTS SHORTS: Iowa men’s wrestling season tickets on sale Wednesday

IOWA CITY — University of Iowa general public season tickets for the 2026-27 men’s wrestling season go on sale Wednesday, July 8, at 9 a.m. through the Iowa Athletics Ticket Office. The Hawkeyes will host Bellarmine, Iowa State, Michigan State, Nebraska, Northwestern, Ohio State and Oklahoma State at Carver-Hawkeye Arena this winter. Iowa is 142-16 (.898) at Carver-Hawkeye Arena since Tom Brands took over the program prior to the 2006-07 season. The Hawkeyes are 291-29 (.909) all-time at CHA since moving from the UI Field House in 1983. Iowa has led the nation in attendance in ...

Otzelberger finalizes ISU coaching staff

AMES — Iowa State men’s basketball coach T.J. Otzelberger has finalized his staff for the 2026-27 season. Chuck Ruffing has been named an assistant coach, while Richardson Maitre and Fletcher McGarvey have been added as graduate assistants. In addition to the three latest newcomers to the staff, Thomas Pollard has been moved to the Director of Recruiting, while Diante Garrett is now the Director of Player Development. Ruffing spent the 2025-26 season as an assistant coach at Western Illinois. The two previous seasons, Ruffing was the head coach at Bryant & Stratton College in ...

Iowa State mourns loss of Walden

AMES — Former Iowa State head football coach Jim Walden, who led the Cyclones from 1987-94, passed away on Thursday. He was 88 years old. Walden directed Iowa State to a 28-57-3 overall record during his tenure, but his penchant to come up with big upset highlighted his time in ...

Mustangs rally past Rebels in districts

GILMAN — Jackson Busch drove in the game-winning runs with a two-out single down the left-field line, lifting the East Marshall baseball team to a 3-2 victory over Gladbrook-Reinbeck in Friday’s Class 1A District 4 opener. G-R left fielder Treyvon Herron fell down trying to make a play on ...

Gotterup comes back to win John Deere Classic

SILVIS, Ill. — Chris Gotterup made up a five-shot deficit Sunday by closing with a 9-under 62 to win the John Deere Classic for his fourth PGA Tour title in the last 12 months. Gotterup avoided a playoff when Ben Kohles, trying to win for the first time in his 120th start, hit his approach ...

SPORTS SHORTS: Mustangs stun No. 14 Newton in extras

NEWTON — The East Marshall softball team ended a six-inning scoreless streak with the go-ahead run in the top of the ninth, beating Class 4A No. 14 Newton 2-1 on Friday night. The Mustangs (21-9) scored their first run in the top of the second inning to tie the score at 1-all, and they got the go-ahead tally in the ninth. Miyah Grabenbauer reached with a one-out single and scored on Peyton Grabenbauer’s two-out double to left. Peyton Grabenbauer retired the Cardinals in order in the bottom half, including two of her 15 strikeouts. Taylor Halverson singled and scored on an error ...