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Panthers pick up first MVFC win

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Jackson’s 3 TDs send Northern Iowa past Murray State 31-14 CEDAR FALLS — Bill Jackson ran for 143 yards on 18 carries and scored three touchdowns and Northern Iowa beat Murray State 31-14 on Saturday for its first win in the Missouri Valley Football Conference this season. Northern Iowa ...

St. Thomas grinds down Bulldogs, 20-13

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DES MOINES — Stefano Giovannelli and Gabriel Abel scored rushing touchdowns and the defense made three fourth-down stops to lift St. Thomas-Minnesota to a 20-13 win over Drake on Saturday. Giovannelli scored on a 6-yard run late in the first quarter to cap a 14-play, 85-yard drive that ...

Johnson named Elite All-State

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The Iowa Association of Track Coaches names an Elite All-State team at the conclusion of the cross country season, honoring the runners with the 30 best times from the state meet. Marshalltown junior Preston Johnson certainly qualifies. Johnson ran the third-fastest time in state meet ...

Stirtz leads Iowa past Western Illinois

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IOWA CITY — Bennett Stirtz scored 24 points, dished out seven assists, and played all 40 minutes as the Iowa men’s basketball team defeated Western Illinois 77-58 on Friday at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Stirtz, a preseason All-American and one of 12 newcomers to join the Hawkeyes (2-0) this ...

No. 6 Ducks start crucial road stretch against Iowa

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No. 6 Oregon enters the home stretch of the regular season needing to win out to stay alive for a second straight College Football Playoff bid. It begins Saturday at Iowa’s Kinnick Stadium, where highly ranked visiting teams usually must be at their best to leave with a victory. The Ducks ...

Crooks named to WBCA Wade Trophy watch list

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AMES — Iowa State junior center Audi Crooks have been named to the Wade Trophy watch list, announced by the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association. It is the second year in a row that Crooks has appeared on the award’s watch list. Crooks enters her junior season as one of the most ...