CORALVILLE — Drake rallied in the fourth quarter but could not overcome a second-half deficit in a 69-62 loss to Illinois State in the quarterfinals of the Missouri Valley Conference Women’s Basketball Tournament on Friday at Xtream Arena. Sixth-seeded Drake (12-20) trailed by 13 late in ...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Seventh-ranked Iowa State leaned on defense, rebounding and balanced scoring to pull away from No. 16 Texas Tech for a 75-53 victory in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Conference men’s basketball tournament Thursday afternoon at T-Mobile Center. Iowa State (27-6) held ...
CHICAGO — The Iowa men’s basketbal team nearly erased a late deficit but came up short, falling 72-69 to Ohio State in the third round of the Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament on Thursday at the United Center. Iowa trimmed a double-digit second-half deficit to one point in the final ...
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The United States women’s national basketball team continued its strong start in the 2026 FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup Qualifying Tournament with a dominant 91-48 victory over Puerto Rico on Thursday night. The Americans took control early and never relinquished it, building a 24-7 first-quarter lead and extending the margin to 46-19 by halftime at Coliseo José Miguel Agrelot in San Juan. The U.S. outscored Puerto Rico in every quarter and led by as many as 43. Paige Bueckers led the United States with 16 points while adding four rebounds, three ...
CORALVILLE — The Drake women’s basketball team pulled away in the second quarter and never looked back in defeating Valparaiso 81-55 in the opening round of the Missouri Valley Conference tournament Thursday night at Xtream Arena. Drake (12-19) turned a one-point lead after the first ...
INDIANOLA — Simpson College runner and Marshalltown High School graduate James Johnson has qualified for the 2026 NCAA Division III Indoor Track and Field Championships in the mile, earning a spot among the nation’s top competitors in the event. Johnson enters the national meet with a ...
