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Tennessee topples Jefferson-less Cyclones, 76-62

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CHICAGO — Getting to the Elite Eight is becoming an annual event for Tennessee. This time, the Volunteers hope to go another round or two. Nate Ament scored 18 points, Ja'Kobi Gillespie finished with 16 and Tennessee beat Iowa State 76-62 on Friday night to advance to the regional finals ...

The coach-player bond with Ben McCollum drives Bennett Stirtz

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HOUSTON — Two years ago, Iowa coach Ben McCollum was at Division II Northwest Missouri State and right there with him was current Hawkeyes star Bennett Stirtz. It’s been a whirlwind journey for the pair since then. And on Saturday night, they’ll have a chance to carry Iowa to its first ...

Bobcat boys track & field begins to search for its answers

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The Marshalltown boys’ track and field team enters the spring season will plenty of questions, but more bodies to help answer them. The Bobcats begin the new year with roughly 70 athletes on their roster for what head coach Bob Gilbertson expects to be a “fun” season. “Our numbers are ...

Pair of Iowa women are finalists for US wrestling award

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IOWA CITY — University of Iowa women’s wrestling standouts Kennedy Blades and Kylie Welker have been named two of five finalists for the USA Wrestling Anthony Maroulis Trophy. The honor is awarded annually to the nation’s top women’s collegiate wrestler. Blades, a senior at 160 ...

Hawkeyes spoil Huskers’ best season, 77-71

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HOUSTON — Alvaro Folgueiras converted a critical three-point play when Nebraska only had four defenders on the floor, and ninth-seeded Iowa continued its unpredictable NCAA Tournament run under first-year coach Ben McCollum, beating Nebraska 77-71 in a South Region semifinal on Thursday night ...

Hoiberg takes blame for Huskers’ critical mistake

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HOUSTON — On the most critical play of Nebraska’s Sweet 16 loss to rival Iowa, the Cornhuskers had only four players on the floor, and coach Fred Hoiberg took the blame. ‘Put that one on me,” he said. “It was a miscommunication and I’m the head coach.” After Nebraska cut ...