ANKENY — The risk might not have been worth the potential reward. The Marshalltown girls’ soccer team’s defensive strategy didn’t stand up to the skill and adaptability of Class 3A No. 6 Ankeny, and the host Hawkettes handled the Bobcats an 11-1, mercy-rule elimination in Tuesday’s ...
INDIANAPOLIS — Two-time WNBA All-Star Caitlin Clark and Indiana Fever coach Stephanie White told reporters Monday they had moved beyond what appeared to be a sideline spat. Apparently, they weren’t just speaking publicly about the incident. On Tuesday, Fever guard Sophie Cunningham ...
SIOUX CITY — Vanderbilt and Iowa, both ranked in the top 10 late last season, will meet in a women’s basketball game early next season in northwest Iowa, the schools announced Tuesday. The neutral-site game is set for Nov. 15 at the Tyson Events Center, which is 290 miles from Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City. Vanderbilt is 4-0 all-time against the Hawkeyes. This will be the teams’ first meeting since 1997. The Commodores are expected to return national scoring leader Mikayla Blakes. She averaged 27 points per game and was Southeastern Conference player of the year. ...
Marshalltown eighth-grader Bristol Ealy, left, throws on the run as Ames baserunner Hailey Craig (3) scampers to third base during the second game of Monday’s softball doubleheader at the MHS diamond. Ames ran its win streak against the Marshalltown softball team to 13 games with Monday’s ...
Caitlin Clark hopes to get out of a mini shooting slump and help the Indiana Fever to another WNBA Commissioner’s Cup championship. The in-season tournament begins this week with the Fever trying to become the first team to repeat as champions. They’ll need more from their superstar guard to have a chance. Indiana has dropped two straight games with Clark struggling from the field. She was a combined 4-for-19 from the field — the worst two-game stretch in her young career. Clark played just 22 minutes in a loss to Portland on Saturday as she got into foul trouble. She finished ...
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Former Iowa State sharpshooter Milan Momcilovic has committed to Kentucky, giving coach Mark Pope one of the best players in the transfer portal. Momcilovic announced his decision on Instagram on Monday, less than a week after pulling his name out of the NBA draft. A ...
