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Giannis bids farewell to Bucks

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MIAMI — Giannis Antetokounmpo plans to say hello to Miami in a few days. First, he had to bid farewell to Milwaukee. Antetokounmpo's time with the Bucks officially ended Monday, when the trade sending him and Bobby Portis to the Heat for Tyler Herro, Jaime Jaquez Jr., Kel'el Ware, Kasparas Jakucionis and draft capital was approved by the NBA. Antetokounmpo plans to arrive in Miami in a few days to start his Heat era — and said in a video message posted Monday on social media that he will forever think of Milwaukee, the place where he spent 13 seasons, as his city. "I want you to ...

Prep Schedule

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Tuesday, July 7 Softball Marshalltown at Waterloo East, 5 p.m. (2) District Baseball At Wapsie Valley (Fairbank) East Marshall vs. Don Bosco, 5 p.m. At Grundy Center West Marshall vs. South Hardin, 5 p.m. Grundy Center vs. Aplington-Parkersburg, 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 8 Regional Softball Belmond-Klemme at West Marshall, 7 p.m. West Fork at East Marshall, 7 p.m. BCLUW at Martensdale-St. Marys, 7 p.m. Thursday, July 9 Regional Softball Des Moines East at Marshalltown, 7 p.m.

Belgium blasts US, 4-1

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SEATTLE — The United States' hopes for a deep World Cup run at home ended when Charles De Ketelaere scored twice and assisted on another goal, helping Belgium expose the Americans' defensive liabilities in a 4-1 win Monday night that earned a quarterfinal berth. While the U.S. was boosted ...

Hawkeyes book baseball tourney in Texas

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IOWA CITY — The University of Iowa baseball team will compete in the Amegy Bank College Baseball Series at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, during the 2027 season. The Hawkeyes will be part of the event’s opening weekend, scheduled for Feb. 26-28, along with Arkansas, Baylor, Oklahoma State, Oregon and Oregon State. Matchups and game times will be announced at a later date. All games in the Amegy Bank College Baseball Series will be streamed on FloCollege. General admission tickets will go on sale later this year after tournament schedules are announced. Iowa finished the ...

FIFA lifts Balogun's suspension

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SEATTLE — U.S. President Donald Trump intervened on behalf of American star forward Folarin Balogun, whose red-card suspension was lifted in a decision that allows him to play in a World Cup match against Belgium on Monday. Balogun, the American leader with three goals in the tournament, received a red card for stepping awkwardly on the right ankle of Tarik Muharemović of Bosnia-Herzegovina in a 2-0 round of 32 win on Wednesday, triggering an automatic one-game suspension. FIFA announced Sunday that the suspension had been lifted for the round of 16 match, an extraordinary move that ...

SPORTS SHORTS: Mustangs stun No. 14 Newton in extras

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NEWTON — The East Marshall softball team ended a six-inning scoreless streak with the go-ahead run in the top of the ninth, beating Class 4A No. 14 Newton 2-1 on Friday night. The Mustangs (21-9) scored their first run in the top of the second inning to tie the score at 1-all, and they got the go-ahead tally in the ninth. Miyah Grabenbauer reached with a one-out single and scored on Peyton Grabenbauer’s two-out double to left. Peyton Grabenbauer retired the Cardinals in order in the bottom half, including two of her 15 strikeouts. Taylor Halverson singled and scored on an error ...