OTTUMWA — The Marshalltown softball team got the upper hand but couldn’t keep it in the second game of Tuesday’s Iowa Alliance Conference doubleheader at Ottumwa and the host Bulldogs earned the sweep. Ottumwa (19-6) won for the 25th time in the last 26 games in the series by beating ...
An Indiana man was charged Wednesday on accusations he stalked WNBA player Sophie Cunningham and sent her threatening and explicit messages on social media. Kevin Singh, 48, faces felony charges for stalking and intimidation, as well as a misdemeanor harassment charge. He was arrested ...
TIMES-REPUBLICAN BELLE PLAINE — GMG senior Rhianna Murty hit her first career home run and the Wolverines pounded out a 9-2 victory over Belle Plaine in Tuesday’s non-conference contest. Murty finished 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs scored and three RBIs as GMG (7-12) tallied the win. Skyler Murty was 2-for-5 with two RBIs, Piper Jones was 2-for-4 with two RBIs, and Addison Elmore went 2-for-3 with two runs scored. Bryleigh Bartel added a double, an RBI and scored a run for the Wolverines. Winning pitcher Riah Boege struck out 11 and walked none, scattering nine hits for the ...
By GREG BEACHAM THE ASSOCIATED PRESS IRVINE, Calif. — Christian Pulisic says he feels "great" now after missing one World Cup match with a calf injury, and he hopes to play for the U.S. in its final group match against Turkey on Thursday night. Pulisic played a dynamic first half in the Americans' historic 4-1 victory over Paraguay to open their home World Cup nearly two weeks ago, but the AC Milan midfielder came off at halftime after an injury from training stiffened up. Pulisic said he nearly played in the U.S.' 2-0 victory over Australia last Friday but was held out to get ...
By ROB MAADDI THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Brendan Sorsby will have to wait until 2027 to begin his NFL career. The NFL informed the 22-year-old quarterback on Tuesday that it will not hold a supplemental draft this year, and encouraged him to focus on preparing for possible entry into the league through the regular draft next year. The league told Sorsby of its decision in a letter that was obtained by The Associated Press. Sorsby had applied for the supplemental draft after a legal battle with the NCAA, which had declared him ineligible for making thousands of bets on sporting events ...
TIMES-REPUBLICAN BROOKLYN, N.Y. — Iowa’s Bennett Stirtz was drafted by the Memphis Grizzlies, but he was quickly traded to the Oklahoma City Thunder. The Grizzlies selected Stirtz with the 16th pick of the 2026 NBA Draft on Tuesday night, but the 2025 NBA champion Thunder acquired him in ...
