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Hawkeyes tab sellout for Ohio State

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IOWA CITY — The University of Iowa football team’s Oct. 3 contest against Ohio State at Kinnick Stadium is officially sold out, the UI Athletics Department announced Monday. The Buckeyes will be making their first visit to Kinnick Stadium since 2017. The Big Ten Conference matchup against Ohio State joins previous 2026 home sellouts against Iowa State (Sept. 12) and UNI (Sept. 19). Tickets remain for home games against Northern Illinois (Sept. 5), Wisconsin (Oct. 31), Purdue (Nov. 14), and Nebraska (Nov. 27). Iowa has sold out 28 consecutive games inside Kinnick Stadium, dating ...

Bieniemy’s son charged in shooting of his mother

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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — The son of Chiefs assistant coach Eric Bieniemy has been arrested and charged with the shooting of his mother, Mia Bieniemy, the wife of the Kansas City offensive coordinator, authorities in Virginia said Monday. The Loudon County Sheriff’s Office said deputies responded late Sunday to a shooting in Ashburn, Virginia, where the couple still had a home from Bieniemy’s time coaching the Washington Commanders. They found the 57-year-old Mia Bieniemy with multiple gunshot wounds, and she was transported to a hospital where she was in stable condition ...

NASCAR takes a break before Iowa race

Local Sports

INDIANAPOLIS — Denny Hamlin had another bittersweet moment at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Sunday. Sure, one of his 23XI Racing drivers, Corey Heim, reached victory lane at a crown jewel race. Again. But for Hamlin, it also was a brutal reminder about how frustrating the Brickyard 400 has ...

5 Bobcats honored by Alliance

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The leading hitter in the Iowa Alliance Conference’s North Division, unlike any of her four home runs during league play this season, might have been robbed. Marshalltown High School junior Emma Stupp led the Alliance North with a .657 batting average and settled for second-team honors ...

Clark helps Team Spoon win WNBA All-Star Game

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CHICAGO — Jonquel Jones, Nneka Ogwumike and Dominique Malonga made WNBA history on Saturday night. It was quite the All-Star party in the league’s 30th season. Jones had 22 points, 13 rebounds and eight assists, helping Caitlin Clark and Team Spoon outlast Marina Mabrey and Team Coop ...