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Stewart’s 30 lifts Liberty past Fever

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NEW YORK — Breanna Stewart made 18 of 21 free throws and scored 30 points to help the New York Liberty rally to beat the Indiana Fever 83-75 on Saturday night. The Liberty (7-4), who have won four straight games, trailed by double-digits in the second half. New York was down 66-62 midway through the fourth quarter before going on a 19-4 run to take the lead. Stewart made 11 of 12 free throws during that game-changing burst. Her two free throws with 3:36 left put the Liberty up 70-68. Paulina Astier then made two layups to seal the win over the next final minutes. The Liberty ...

SPORTS SHORTS: GMG softball blanked at BGM triangular

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BROOKLYN — The GMG softball team couldn’t keep up with a pair of non-conference foes and fell twice in a round-robin tournament hosted by BGM on Saturday. The Wolverines (3-6) lost 2-0 to host BGM before getting outscored 9-5 by Cardinal. BGM (6-1) scratched out single runs in the fifth and sixth innings to get all the offense it needed in support of Cara Arment, who pitched a one-hitter for the host Bears. Arment struck out 10, walked none, and her defense made no errors behind her. GMG hurler Riah Boege struck out 11 and walked one, with BGM scoring two unearned runs on six ...

Bears sign Iowa’s Jones ahead of minicamp

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LAKE FOREST, Ill. — The Chicago Bears have signed safety Dillon Thieneman and center Logan Jones, their top two selections in this year’s NFL draft. The team announced the deals on Friday. Tight end Sam Roush, a third-round selection out of Stanford, is the team’s only draft pick ...

Panthers add game at Kansas

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CEDAR FALLS — The Northern Iowa men’s basketball team announced the addition of a road game against the University of Kansas to its 2026-27 non-conference schedule. The Panthers will visit the Jayhawks this upcoming season on Tuesday, Dec. 1 at historic Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kan. Additional games for UNI’s 2026-27 schedule will be announced at a later date. December’s matchup will be the first meeting between the two programs since Northern Iowa’s historic upset of the No. 1 ranked Jayhawks in the second round of the 2010 NCAA Tournament, a victory that propelled ...

SPORTS SHORTS: Adkins homers to help Mustangs pound AGWSR

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LE GRAND — East Marshall sophomore Sophia Adkins hit her first career home run and the Class 2A No. 5 Mustang softball team smashed winless AGWSR 15-1 in four innings here Thursday in North Iowa Cedar League action. Adkins was 2-for-2 with five RBIs, while Libby Atcher and Taylor Halverson added three hits apiece for the Mustangs (6-1). Atcher had two doubles and four RBIs in support of pitcher Peyton Grabenbauer, who struck out seven in a five-hitter. AGWSR (0-9) scored its only run in the top of the first inning for a brief lead before the host Mustangs responded with five runs ...

Roughriders top Bobcats in opener

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DES MOINES — The Marshalltown baseball team has added to its offensive output, but the Bobcat defense is having a hard time getting outs. Des Moines Roosevelt racked up 15 hits, including two home runs, in a 15-5, five-inning victory over Marshalltown in the first game of a scheduled ...