CHICAGO — Joshua Báez smashed the first pitch he saw in the majors about 450 feet, then flashed a grin to the St. Louis dugout as he began his home run trot. “There was a calmness and a smile, like, ‘I’m here,’” Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol said. “It’s rare for me to pick ...
DALLAS — John Niland, a three-time All-Pro guard who helped the Dallas Cowboys win their first Super Bowl championship, has died. He was 82. Niland’s daughter, Haven, said he died Saturday morning in McKinney, a Dallas suburb. Niland made 111 starts in 124 games over nine seasons with ...
Monday, Aug. 17 Boys Golf Marshalltown at Warrior Invitational, 3 p.m. at Glen Oaks Country Club, West Des Moines Girls Tennis Marshalltown at Ames, 4 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 18 Girls Tennis Ottumwa and Mason City at Marshalltown, 10 a.m. Grundy Center/Gladbrook-Reinbeck at South Tama, 4 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 19 Boys Golf Marshalltown at Jesse Peck Invite, 9 a.m. at Briarwood Club of Ankeny Thursday, Aug. 20 Boys Golf Marshalltown at Ottumwa Quad, 10 a.m. at Ottumwa Golf and Social Club Girls Tennis South Tama and Ames at Oskaloosa, 9 a.m. Friday, Aug. ...
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Scottie Scheffler was back to his dominant form Sunday, turning a two-shot lead into a runaway in the FedEx St. Jude Championship. He closed with a 4-under 66 for an eight-shot victory, the largest in the 68-year history at the TPC Southwind. Scheffler ended nearly seven months without winning, a season that has been marked by astonishing consistency but only one trophy to show for it from his season opener at The American Express in the California desert. This was only close for a fleeting moment. After months of little things getting in the way, Scheffler hit a ...
TIMES-REPUBLICAN CEDAR FALLS — The Northern Iowa women’s basketball team has unveiled its 12-game non-conference schedule for the 2026-27 season, including a home exhibition, a marquee showdown with Iowa State, and seven total home contests. The Panthers will tip off the year with an exhibition game against Upper Iowa on Oct. 26 inside the McLeod Center, offering fans their first look at the 2026-27 squad. Regular season action officially begins on Nov. 2, when UNI hosts St. Thomas for the fourth time in program history. The Panthers head to South Dakota State for their first ...
IOWA CITY — University of Iowa fifth-year linebacker Jayden Montgomery has been named to the 2026 Butkus Award Watch List. Montgomery is one of 51 linebackers named to the watch list this season — a nod to the storied No. 51 jersey worn by the award’s namesake, the late Dick Butkus, ...
