EAGLE GROVE — The second-ranked West Marshall girls’ cross country team cruised to the championship at Thursday’s Class 2A state-qualifying meet at Eagle Grove Golf Course, accumulating just 36 points. The Trojans had all five scoring runners finish 12th or better to qualify for state ...
CONRAD — The No. 12 BCLUW volleyball team swept aside Martensdale-St. Marys in the Class 1A Region 5 quarterfinals on Wednesday night, winning 25-19, 25-19, 25-11 to advance. The Comets (31-14) were powered at the net by middle hitters Kennedy Davis and Kylie Pekarek, who had 12 and 10 kills respectively. Cambria Wayman and Raine Sireno contributed six kills apiece from the outside, and setter Sally Ramirez racked up 27 assists. Pekarek picked up three blocks, Ramirez had two and Wayman one to lead the BCLUW defense, and Wayman’s 16 digs were a team-high. Brinna Benson added 11 ...
MILWAUKEE — On the eve of the World Series, there is a realization these may be Major League Baseball’s last games for a while. Owners are pushing for a salary cap, and that could prompt a lockout starting Dec. 2 and result in canceled games in 2027. “It would be a real bummer to lose a season, that’s for sure,” Tampa Bay ace Drew Rasmussen said Thursday ahead of the World Series opener against Milwaukee. “I think the industry as a whole is in way too good of a place.” This year’s World Series is the first since 1991 between teams both in the bottom half of ...
PHILADELPHIA — President Donald Trump on Thursday accused LeBron James of disrespecting the United States after the NBA star appeared to continue his warmups while the national anthem was performed before Philadelphia’s season opener on Tuesday. “I said right from the beginning that he’s no good, a TOTAL DISGRACE,” Trump said of James in a social media post sharing the video. “LeBron James should apologize to all of those Great American Warriors and Heroes who died for the American Flag, and all that our Country stands for!” James appeared to practice a golf swing and ...
IOWA CITY — University of Iowa head football coach Kirk Ferentz is one of 28 coaches named to the American Heart Association Paul “Bear” Bryant Awards Watch List for the 2026 Coach of the Year. The award is given each January to a college football coach for contributions that make the ...
Virginia’s Kymora Johnson remembers anxiously sitting through the unveiling of last season’s NCAA women’s tournament, unsure whether her Cavaliers would make the March Madness cut. Their name didn’t pop up until the last slot, triggering a “we’re going to show you” motivation that ultimately turned a 10th-seeded First Four team into a Sweet 16 party crasher. “We were very, very blessed with that opportunity last year,” the all-Atlantic Coast Conference guard said. Stories like those have long been woven into the fabric of March Madness. Only now, the madness has ...
