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Clark-Bueckers matchup sets bar for opening WNBA weekend

INDIANAPOLIS — When Indiana Fever fans returned to Gainbridge Fieldhouse for Saturday’s season opener, it seemed everything was back in place. The street banners dotted the downtown landscape, the handmade signs were visible from any vantage point inside the sold out arena and, of course, Caitlin Clark jerseys and T-shirts remained a trendy favorite. And why not live it up as Clark’s 10-month wait to play a meaningful game on her home court finally ended with the weekend’s featured matchup between Clark and the Fever and Paige Bueckers and the Dallas Wings. Yet even with the ...

SPORTS SHORTS: Trojans’ Gile gets conference high jump title

JEFFERSON — West Marshall senior Ryder Gile tied for the top spot in the high jump to lead the Trojans to sixth place as a team at the Heart of Iowa Conference meet on Thursday at Greene County High School. Gile and PCM sophomore Evan Wendt both cleared 5 feet, 10 inches, to share first place in the conference meet. PCM took first in the team standings with 158 points, followed by Roland-Story (147), Nevada (129), Greene County (91), Perry (63) and West Marshall (58) in the nine-team invite. West Marshall’s sprint medley relay team of Turner DeRossett, Calvin Streeter, Kinnick ...

Bowie scores as Bobcats settle for 3-all draw against Scarlets

Des Moines East celebrated the draw nearly as hard as the Marshalltown girls’ soccer team celebrated Kinsley Bowie’s first and only goal. In the end, it was all a wash. Visiting East scored twice in the final 11 minutes to overcome a 3-1 deficit and spoil the Senior Night celebration ...

Strength of schedule sends Bobcat boys to fifth loss in last seven

The schedule didn’t steadily build up for the Marshalltown boys’ tennis team. It ran headlong into a mountain, and the Bobcats haven’t been able to ascend fast enough. Marshalltown played its seventh dual in the last eight days — all against teams ranked or receiving votes — and ...

Jets, Hall ink 3-year, $45.75M extension

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — Breece Hall got the big contract he desired and the New York Jets are keeping the engine of their offense for at least a few more years. The Jets and Hall agreed Friday on a three-year extension worth $45.75 million, according to a person familiar with the deal. The ...

Big Ten reports $1.47B in revenue for 2024-25

ROSEMONT, Ill. — The Big Ten joined the Southeastern Conference in crossing the $1 billion mark in total revenue for the 2024-25 fiscal year, marking a significant uptick in payouts to its member schools. The league reported roughly $1.47 billion in total revenue in its federal tax filing for the term running from July 2024 to June 2025, which covered the first year of westward expansion that brought in UCLA, USC, Washington and Oregon from the Pac-12. That was up from the previous total of roughly $928.1 million in 2023-24, an increase of roughly 58%. And for schools, that meant a ...