CEDAR FALLS — Leon Bond III had 26 points in Northern Iowa’s 75-63 victory over Oakland on Saturday. Bond added seven rebounds for the Panthers (8-2). Tristan Smith finished with 15 points and 11 rebounds, while Trey Campbell made three 3-pointers and scored 14. The Golden Grizzlies ...

Head coach Brian Murphy emerged from the locker room doors damper than he was when he went in. The Marshalltown girls’ basketball team hasn’t been beaten yet, and Murphy got the postgame shower to prove it. The Bobcats beat Mason City for the first time since 2009, ending a streak of 31 ...

The points will come. Even if they don’t, the Bobcats are winning with defense. The Marshalltown boys’ basketball team held Mason City to its lowest point total since the last time the Riverhawks lost at the Roundhouse, scoring a 46-38 victory in Friday’s Iowa Alliance Conference ...

DURHAM, N.C. — Caitlin Clark had to remind herself to smile, have fun and not be so self-critical. The opening day of USA Basketball camp Friday was her first time playing competitively in nearly five months after the Indiana Fever All-Star missed most of the WNBA season with a variety of ...

STATE CENTER — The West Marshall boys’ basketball team outscored Grand View Christian 15-5 in the fourth quarter to rally for a 53-47 victory in Tuesday’s Heart of Iowa Conference clash. Beckham DeSotel scored a career-high 21 points to go with eight rebounds to lead West Marshall (3-1, ...

AMES — Joshua Jefferson scored 24 points and No. 4 Iowa State overcame a 13-point deficit to stay unbeaten with a 66-62 win over Iowa on Thursday night. The Cyclones (10-0), who entered leading the nation in field-goal percentage after a 23-point victory at then-No. 1 Purdue, were sluggish ...