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Cyclones are one of last four in

AMES — The Iowa State women’s basketball team was one of the “Last Four In,” but the Cyclones are in nonetheless. The Cyclones are going to the NCAA Tournament for the sixth year in a row, but they’ll have to play their way into the field of 64. Iowa State will meet Princeton on ...

Dinnebier’s 45 not enough for Drake women

EVANSVILLE, Ind. — Drake’s quest for a third-straight berth into the Women’s NCAA Tournament was halted in the highest-scoring game in the history of the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament as top-seeded Murray State rode a torrid start to a 96-90 victory over the fourth-seeded Bulldogs ...

Drake women resist Redbirds, reach MVC semifinals

EVANSVILLE, IND. — Anna Miller’s 3-point basket with 28 seconds remaining lifted Drake women’s basketball to a 75-69 win over Illinois State in a quarterfinal matchup of the Missouri Valley Conference Women’s Basketball Tournament at the Ford Center in Evansville, Indiana on Friday ...

Iowa PBS, IHSAA reach agreement to broadcast select boys state finals

BOONE — The Iowa High School Athletic Association (IHSAA) state finals in football, wrestling and basketball are moving to Iowa PBS beginning in the 2025-26 school year, announced in a joint press release on Friday. The multi-year agreement will see the finals of the three most-watched boys ...

Hawkeyes fire McCaffery, program’s all-time wins leader

Iowa fired coach Fran McCaffery on Friday after the Hawkeyes won their fewest games and had their lowest Big Ten regular-season finish in seven years. The 65-year-old McCaffery, who was under contract through 2028, had said last week that he intended to return for a 16th season rather than ...