The encouraging part was its fight to the bitter end. The disappointing part was the way the challenge was greeted. The Marshalltown boys’ tennis team sampled a new taste on Friday at the Marshalltown Court Complex, suffering double defeat during a quadrangular meet at home. The Bobcats ...

IOWA CITY — University of Iowa senior Bennett Stirtz is among 73 prospects that have been invited to the 2026 NBA Draft Combine, which take place May 10-17 in Chicago. Stirtz was an Associated Press and USBWA honorable mention All-American and a first-team All-Big Ten selection by the media ...

The Marshalltown girls’ golf team has been given the opportunity to grow — not through regular amounts sunshine and rain, but by way of ever-present challenges and the squad’s ability to rise above them. The Bobcats hosted the Linda Bloom Invitational on a cool and dreary Thursday at ...

INDIANAPOLIS — Caitlin Clark’s first home game in more than nine months was supposed to be a celebration. Instead, she gave the Indiana Fever and fans a scare Thursday night. Clark crumpled to the ground early in the third quarter when Dallas forward Alanna Smith collided with her leg ...

DALLAS — The Big 12 has approved a five-year agreement with RedBird Capital Partners, becoming the first known conference in major college sports to strike a league-wide, private capital deal, multiple people with knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press on Thursday. The people spoke ...

AMES — Iowa State coach T.J. Otzelberger has agreed to a 10-year contract extension that will increase his annual salary to $6 million, athletic director Jamie Pollard announced Wednesday. Otzelberger led the Cyclones to a 29-8 record and their third NCAA Sweet 16 appearance in five years ...