NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Vanderbilt coach Clark Lea lobbied all week and offered to add a 13th game to the schedule, “in the parking lot” if they had to, for one more shot at impressing the College Football Playoff selection committee. He said Sunday the idea was no joke. His school’s ...

In a matter of hours Sunday, what had appeared to be a year no teams with losing records would be needed to fill out the bowl schedule suddenly changed when Notre Dame, Iowa State and Kansas State announced they would decline bids despite being eligible. There are 41 bowls this year, and 82 ...

PISCATAWAY, N.J. — Ava Heiden scored 17 points on 8-of-13 shooting, Taylor McCabe and Journey Houston added 14 points apiece, and No. 12 Iowa beat Rutgers 79-36 on Saturday night in the Big Ten Conference opener for both teams. Heiden finished with five assists, four rebounds, three blocks ...

MOORESVILLE, N.C. — Michael Annett, a former racecar driver who made 436 combined starts in NASCAR’s three national touring series, has died. He was 39. JR Motorsports, one of Annett’s former teams, posted the news on social media on Friday. No cause of death was announced. “Our ...

Matt Campbell was hired as Penn State’s coach on Friday night, ending a two-month search by the Nittany Lions to find James Franklin’s successor. The 46-year-old Campbell heads to Happy Valley after going 72-55 in 10 seasons at Iowa State to become the winningest coach in the history of ...

No two games have been the same for the Marshalltown girls’ basketball team to this point in the young season. Unless you consider the outcomes. The Bobcats blasted past the visiting Scarlets to improve to 4-0, claiming a 45-13 triumph on Friday night at the Roundhouse. Marshalltown ...