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Trojan trifecta

STATE CENTER — Ashtyn Blood sprang from the batter’s box, thinking extra bases the whole way. She got them, but she didn’t need to sprint. It was just hard to contain her excitement. Blood hit one of the West Marshall softball team’s three home runs in the bottom of the third inning ...

ISU honors Jefferson as Athlete of the Year

AMES — After putting together one of the best seasons in Iowa State history, Joshua Jefferson has been named the Gary Thompson Iowa State Male Athlete of the Year. Jefferson is the 18th Iowa State Men’s Basketball player to earn the award, which started in 1947. The last men’s ...

U.S. blanks Bosnia to advance

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Folarin Balogun scored his third goal of the World Cup before being sent off with a red card in the second half, and Malik Tillman converted on a free kick to give the 10-man United States squad a 2-0 win over Bosnia-Herzegovina on Wednesday night to advance to the round of 16. Balogun dominated the first half with his goal and several other chances that helped the U.S. control the match early but the Americans had to scramble down a man after his foul against Tarik Muharemovic in the 64th minute. Tillman helped seal the win when he scored on a free kick from ...

Thomas says she's received online abuse after Clark incident

Phoenix Mercury forward Alyssa Thomas said she has received death threats and been called racial slurs in the aftermath of her one-game suspension after she made contact with her fist to Caitlin Clark's throat in last week's matchup against Indiana. Thomas also criticized WNBA Commissioner ...

SPORTS SHORTS: Trojans finish off sweep of Cubs

NEVADA — Aubree Greenwood pitched a three-hit shutout and the West Marshall softball team got the season sweep of Nevada with an 8-0 triumph on Monday night in Heart of Iowa Conference play. Greenwood struck out 11 and walked one in the wire-to-wire win for West Marshall (19-10, 11-5). The Trojan offense benefitted from nine total walks issued by Nevada pitching, with four of those free baserunners scoring. Rachel Randall was 2-for-2 with two walks and an RBI to lead the Trojans, who needed only five hits to knock off the Cubs (9-15, 3-11). Jenna Randall doubled and scored three ...

Iowa’s Pieper on preseason All-America

IOWA CITY — University of Iowa fourth-year offensive lineman Kade Pieper has been named a 2026 Walter Camp Preseason First-Team All-American, it was announced Tuesday by the Walter Camp Foundation. The Hawkeyes have had multiple Walter Camp All-Americans in six of the last seven years and ...