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’Cats scratch ’Dogs in Alliance dual

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TIMES-REPUBLICAN OTTUMWA — The Marshalltown boys’ golf team got a break from invitational play to start the fall campaign and came away with a dual meet win over Ottumwa on Thursday. The Bobcats beat the host Bulldogs 321-340 at Ottumwa Golf and Social Club, shooting right around their season average to take the Iowa Alliance Conference dual. MHS junior Joe Greazel got medalist honors with his even-par round of 72, scoring four birdies to match four bogeys on his card. The rest were pars for the Bobcats’ leading scorer, who had a four-stroke cushion on the rest of the ...

ISU's Toure out until January after shoulder surgery

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AMES — Iowa State’s Killyan Toure underwent a successful surgery on his right shoulder Friday and is expected to be ready to play basketball in January. Toure was injured last week while working at Damian Lillard’s Formula Zero Elite Camp in Salt Lake City. “This is an unfortunate ...

Lions' LaPorta hampered by hip injury

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ALLEN PARK, Mich. — Detroit Lions tight end Sam LaPorta is out with a hip injury and cornerback Ennis Rakestraw might be sidelined as well with a lower-leg injury. Detroit coach Dan Campbell is hopeful LaPorta’s injury won’t linger into the season. “I feel like we’ll be OK, but I ...

Iowa’s Lutmer, ISU’s Terrell on Bednarick Watch List

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University of Iowa defensive back Zach Lutmer and Iowa State defensive end Isaac Terrell have been named to the 2026 Chuck Bednarik Award Watch List on Friday, presented annually to the most outstanding defensive player in college football. In addition to being a Bednarik Award candidate, ...

Hawkeyes release non-conference schedule

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IOWA CITY – Eleven of the University of Iowa men’s basketball team’s 12 non-conference games for the 2026-27 season will be played inside the state of Iowa, the announcement was made Thursday by head coach Ben McCollum. The Hawkeyes will play eight games at Carver-Hawkeye Arena, two neutral site games in Des Moines and one in Sioux City during the non-league slate. Iowa’s lone road game will be played in Cincinnati on Nov. 20 against Big East foe Xavier. Iowa will open the season with back-to-back home contests, facing Lipscomb (Nov. 3) and Eastern Illinois (Nov. 6) in Iowa ...