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Fever extend Boston under WNBA’s newest provision

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana Fever center Aliyah Boston is cashing in on the WNBA’s new collective bargaining agreement. The Fever on Friday signed the three-time All-Star and 2023 Rookie of the Year to the first Exceptional Performance on Initial Contract provision in league history. Team ...

ISU adds women’s wrestling

AMES — Iowa State, which dropped its women’s gymnastics program last month, will start a women’s wrestling team that will begin competing in 2027-28, the school announced Thursday. The Cyclones are the second power-conference school to add women’s wrestling. Iowa just completed its ...

’Cats claim second at Toni Dickey Invite

ANKENY — The Marshalltown girls’ golf team made a strong showing in its first 18-hole event of the spring season, scoring second place at Thursday’s Toni Dickey Hawkette Invite at Otter Creek Golf Course. Marshalltown finished in with a 354 team total, trailing only Southeast Polk’s ...

Polar Bears plundered by Bobcat boys tennis, 11-0

DES MOINES — The Marshalltown boys’ tennis team gained first-time varsity experience for two players in an 11-0 romp over Des Moines North on Thursday in Iowa Alliance Conference action at Birdland Sports Park. The Bobcats breezed to 4-0 on the season with their third-straight 11-0 ...

Hawkeyes ink Whiting from Oklahoma State

IOWA CITY — Oklahoma State transfer Amari Whiting has signed with the University of Iowa women’s basketball program, it was announced Thursday by head coach Jan Jensen. A senior-to-be, Whiting, will have one season remaining. She is the second transfer portal prospect to sign with Iowa ...

SPORTS SHORTS: Hull’s victory leads East Marshall girls at Madrid

MADRID — East Marshall junior Sydney Hull won the 800-meter run to lead the Mustangs to seventh place at the Madrid Co-Ed Invite on Tuesday night. The Mustangs scored 49.5 points to place seventh out of eight teams. Roland-Story rolled to the team title with 259 points, followed by Boone (190) and host Madrid (178.5). Hull topped the field in the 800 with a time of 1 minute, 6.99 seconds, holding off Boone’s Briella Johnson (2:32.76) for the gold. Hull also bagged bronze in the 400 with her time of 1:06.99. In field events, Marisa Cahalan came away with second place in the high ...