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Dodgers bop Bobcats for the sweep

The Marshalltown baseball team had as many hits as Fort Dodge had home runs as the Dodgers swept Thursday’s Iowa Alliance Conference doubleheader at the MHS diamond. Class 4A No. 9 Fort Dodge and its junior-heavy lineup hammered out a 16-0, four-inning win in the opening game before bagging ...

Clark to sit out against Sparks

Caitlin Clark will miss Saturday's game against the Los Angeles Sparks while she recovers from a back injury she suffered against Phoenix on Wednesday. Indiana coach Stephanie White said Friday morning that Clark wouldn't play. Indiana doesn't play again after Saturday until visiting the Las ...

Fort Dodge drowns out Bobcat softball

Fort Dodge ran its win series streak to 47 in a row over the Marshalltown softball team with Thursday’s Iowa Alliance Conference sweep of the Bobcats. The Class 4A No. 3 Dodgers (26-3, 12-0) claimed the twinbill by scores of 15-0 and 10-0, both in four innings, to retain the top spot in the ...

T'wolves acquire LaMelo Ball in trade

By STEVE REED THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CHARLOTTE, N.C. — LaMelo Ball is the latest NBA star with a new home. The Charlotte Hornets agreed to trade Ball, their starting point guard, and Josh Green to the Minnesota Timberwolves for power forward Naz Reid, a 2033 unprotected first-round draft pick, three first-round pick swaps and three future second-round picks, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press on Thursday. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the deal, first reported by ESPN, has yet to be approved by the league. The three ...

All-Alliance for Bobcat sophomores

The Marshalltown girls’ soccer team had its third-straight double-digit winning season, and it won’t be slowing down anytime soon. The Bobcats had nine players selected to the all-Iowa Alliance Conference North Division teams, and only two of them are seniors. Sophomore defender Fatima ...

Thomas suspended for hit on Clark

NEW YORK — The WNBA has suspended Phoenix's Alyssa Thomas for one game after she made contact with her fist to Caitlin Clark's throat in Wednesday night's matchup against Indiana. It happened with 6:52 left in the second quarter and was deemed to be a non-basketball act. The league gave ...