The Frank Lewis Glick American Legion Post 46 will host its third annual Al Hoop Memorial Golf Tournament on Saturday, Sept. 19. Hoop was a Marshalltown native and long-time City Councilman who also spent over three decades coaching a variety of sports in the community and at Marshalltown ...
An upcoming Pro-Am Tournament set for Tuesday, Aug. 18 at Elmwood Country Club will honor the legacy of the late Jerry Johnson, the course’s longtime former golf pro who passed away in 2020 at the age of 70, while raising money to support the Marshalltown Education Partnership (MEP), a ...
CHICAGO — Chicago Bears right tackle Darnell Wright has agreed to a lucrative contract extension, answering a major question for the team going into the season. The Bears announced the four-year deal on Tuesday, posting “The Wright Tackle is here to stay” on social media. Wright’s $116 million contract includes $93 million guaranteed, according to a person familiar with the agreement who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the details had not been announced by either side. The contract is the biggest ever for a right tackle and includes the most ...
IOWA CITY — Keelyn Harkey has been named an associate director of athletics strategic communications within the University of Iowa Athletics Department. Harkey, who will begin his position on Aug. 24, will serve as the sport contact for women’s basketball, while supervising the coverage ...
Ohio State and Oregon hold down the top two spots and the Southeastern Conference has five of the top 10 teams in the USA Today preseason coaches football poll released Tuesday. The Buckeyes received 38 of the 72 first-place votes and were well ahead of the Ducks, who got six first-place ...
CENTRAL COLLEGE ATHLETICS PELLA — Taking advantage of an unexpected opportunity at the Iowa Baseball Camp for the Deaf, Central College junior Bo Gerbracht of Wellsburg was invited to join the American team for the World Deaf Baseball Championships in Japan this November. Gerbracht, an ...
