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BIG FOUR HOOPS: Tennessee tops No. 17 Hawkeyes at inaugural event

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NEW YORK — Talaysia Cooper scored 19 of her 23 points in the second half to help Tennessee beat No. 17 Iowa 78-68 on Saturday night in the inaugural Women’s Champions Classic. Her jumper with 3:04 left in the fourth gave the Lady Vols (7-0) a 68-67 lead and sparked a 12-1 run to close the ...

’Clones, ’Canes looking to regroup at Pop-Tarts Bowl

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CORAL GABLES, Fla. — Miami probably was one win away from getting into the College Football Playoff. Iowa State definitely was one win away. Their consolation prize of sorts: playing one another. The Hurricanes and Cyclones — a meteorological matchup — have accepted bids to the ...

Comets tower over Warriors

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CONRAD — Big size and bigger pressure put BCLUW girls basketball on the winning track on Friday night. Savannah Moeller scored 19 points to lead a trio of BCLUW scorers in double digits in a 76-34 romp over Meskwaki at BCLUW High School. Grace Farnsworth and Klayre Gallentine added 16 ...

BCLUW pressures Warriors into blowout win

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CONRAD — BCLUW boys basketball turned up the heat on Friday night. After a close start with Meskwaki at BCLUW High School, the Comets got aggressive and hammered away at the Warriors defensively to sprint away with a 79-32 rout for their first win of the season. Wyatt Gould scored 26 ...

MHS girls dominate DM East

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DES MOINES — A close game early turned quickly into a blowout victory as the Marshalltown girls’ basketball team walloped Des Moines East 60-17 on Friday. Four players scored in double figures for the Bobcats (3-1), who were tied at 4-all with the Scarlets (0-4) before rattling off a ...

Momentum play elevates Bobcats past Scarlets

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DES MOINES — The plays in between the margins meant the different for the Marshalltown boys’ basketball team on Friday night. Will Swartz gave the Bobcats the lead for good with a hustle play that resulted in a pair of free throws, and Marshalltown held off Des Moines East over the final ...