AMES — Iowa State athletics director Jamie Pollard says he plans to retire next summer after a 22-year run leading the school’s sports programs. Pollard, who is the nation’s longest-tenured active Power 4 athletics director, is expected to step down on June 30, 2027. The school says it ...
Los Angeles Dodgers two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani will miss next week's All-Star Game in Philadelphia because of continued irritation in his left knee. The Dodgers added that Ohtani would not make his scheduled start on the mound against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday night, but would continue to start at designated hitter throughout the weekend. Ohtani has been dealing with discomfort in his left knee for at least a month. The right-hander had an outing cut short against the Pittsburgh Pirates on June 11 because of inflammation in the knee. The Dodgers said that after their ...
NORTH BERWICK, Scotland — Rory McIlroy took advantage of the scoring holes in windy conditions Friday and posted a 4-under 66 for a three-way share of the lead in a Scottish Open that no longer has Scottie Scheffler. As comfortable as McIlroy looked, Scheffler struggled from the start and wound up with a 72 to miss the 36-hole cut for the first time in nearly four years. He had made 78 cuts in a row, the longest streak since Tiger Woods set the record (142) more than 20 years ago. “Got off to a poor start and after that, I didn’t really it close enough to give myself a bunch of ...
FAIRBANK — The East Marshall baseball team rallied to take a one-run lead only to see Don Bosco take it back in a 9-8 Dons victory in Tuesday’s Class 1A District 8 semifinal at Wapsie Valley High School. The Dons (24-5) scored three times in the sixth inning to break a 4-all tie, but East ...
LE GRAND — By the time West Fork found its footing, the Warhawks were already in a free fall. Ashtyn Wheater and Libby Atcher homered, Peyton Grabenbauer struck out 11 and the East Marshall softball team walloped West Fork 13-5 in six innings in Wednesday’s Class 2A Region 8 ...
U.S. star Christian Pulisic fractured his right leg during the Americans' World Cup loss to Belgium and will be sidelined for several weeks. Pulisic has a bone bruise and a microfracture of his tibia and fibula, the U.S. Soccer Federation said Thursday. The diagnosis was made after an X-ray and MRI on Tuesday. He would not have been able to play during the remainder of the tournament had the U.S. advanced. Pulisic is expected to resume training before AC Milan's Serie A opener at Torino on Aug. 23. Pulisic hit a leg of Belgium captain Youri Tielemans while attempting a shot in ...
