NEW YORK — Conversations about WNBA officiating and Caitlin Clark have now expanded to include NBA commissioner Adam Silver. Silver said Thursday that Clark has become a “political football” amid debates about officiating and physical play in the WNBA, spurred by a recent play involving ...
IOWA CITY — The Iowa-Iowa State football game scheduled for Sept. 12 at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City is officially sold out, as announced Thursday by the UI Athletics Department. Single-game tickets went on sale to donors on Monday, while general public tickets went on sale Thursday morning. Currently, approximately 1,750 tickets remain for the season opener against Northern Illinois (Sept. 5), 400 tickets for Northern Iowa (Sept. 19), 750 for Ohio State (Oct. 3), 2,500 for Wisconsin on Homecoming weekend (Oct. 31), 5,000 for Purdue (Nov. 14), and 2,500 for Nebraska (Nov. ...
AMES — The Iowa State women’s wrestling roster has expanded to 16 with the addition of four transfers over the last week, head coach Alli St. John announced. Thirteen of Iowa State’s 16 wrestlers have arrived in Ames via transfer portal, including the most recent four additions. Anaya Falcon, a 110-pound transfer from Life University, is the Cyclones’ most recent recruit. Falcon was a standout in her freshman season with the Running Eagles, going 31-1 in suffering her only loss in the NAIA championship match. Falcon was the Mid-South Conference champion and also the ...
Four-time MVP A’ja Wilson was selected first in the WNBA All-Star draft for the exhibition game that will be played on July 25 in Chicago. Acting as honorary general managers, WNBA greats Cynthia Cooper and Teresa Weatherspoon each drafted All-Star teams Wednesday from players that ...
INDIANAPOLIS — Gabby Williams scored 16 points, Kaitlyn Chen had 14 points, all in the second half, and the Golden State Valkyries beat the Indiana Fever 88-75 on Wednesday night for the second-year franchise’s record eighth straight victory. Tiffany Hayes added 13 points, Janelle Salaun scored 12 and Kayla Thornton added 11 for Golden State (18-7), which has also won five straight road games. Chen made all five of her field-goal attempts and 4 of 5 free throws. Kelsey Mitchell led Indiana (14-10) with 20 points. Aliyah Boston had 15 points, and Caitlin Clark scored 13 points, ...
DES MOINES — The West Marshall softball team missed some chances to do damage. The Thunder struck. Second-ranked Grand View Christian put up a bunch of crooked numbers and knocked out No. 14 West Marshall 12-4 in five innings in Monday’s Class 2A Region 1 regional final at Hoover High ...
