FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — Breece Hall got the big contract he desired and the New York Jets are keeping the engine of their offense for at least a few more years. The Jets and Hall agreed Friday on a three-year extension worth $45.75 million, according to a person familiar with the deal. The ...
Des Moines East celebrated the draw nearly as hard as the Marshalltown girls’ soccer team celebrated Kinsley Bowie’s first and only goal. In the end, it was all a wash. Visiting East scored twice in the final 11 minutes to overcome a 3-1 deficit and spoil the Senior Night celebration ...
The schedule didn’t steadily build up for the Marshalltown boys’ tennis team. It ran headlong into a mountain, and the Bobcats haven’t been able to ascend fast enough. Marshalltown played its seventh dual in the last eight days — all against teams ranked or receiving votes — and ...
LAS VEGAS — The Las Vegas Aces have ruled the WNBA in recent years, winning three of the past four championships, and they are expected to compete for the title yet again. Las Vegas, however, has plenty of company in the race to the top, according to oddsmakers, as the season begins Friday. New York, which won it all two years ago, jumped from the fourth-best odds of +450 at BetMGM Sportsbook to the +210 favorite after the addition of three-time All-Star Satou Sabally. She joins a Liberty team headlined by two-time MVP Breanna Stewart and four-time All-Star Sabrina Ionescu. New ...
DES MOINES — The Marshalltown girls’ soccer team surrendered two first-half tallies in a 2-1 loss at Des Moines North’s Grubb Stadium on Tuesday night. Vick Lumanya scored both goals for North (4-4-1), beating the back line of the Bobcat defense and dribbling in uncontested against MHS goalkeeper Sophia Valdez Chavez. Chavez got her gloves on the first Lumanya goal but got stranded in a 1-on-1 situation for the second goal. Marshalltown outshot the Polar Bears 18-12, but only half of the Bobcats’ shots were on net. Brisa Medina-Vega made nine saves for North, which ...
LAS VEGAS — The Players Era will expand from 18 to 24 teams this year and split into two tournaments, with the two most recent national champions headlining a pair of loaded fields. Michigan, which won the national title in April, will be in the Players Era Sixteen on Thanksgiving week in Las Vegas. Florida, which won the national title a year ago and could be the No. 1 team heading into next season, will be in the Players Era Eight a week earlier. The Players Era and ESPN also announced a multiyear agreement for the men’s tournaments, though details weren’t released. In ...
