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Road for LIV golfers to return remains under construction

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The end of LIV Golf is to be sorted out in a New Jersey bankruptcy court with the next hearing in just over two weeks. The future of LIV players could be even more complex, with so much to be determined 900 miles away at PGA Tour headquarters in Florida. PGA Tour CEO Brian Rolapp previously scheduled a virtual news conference Nov. 17, the day after a board meeting. The topic is to be more details of the new competitive model for 2028, not how, when or why to bring back players from LIV. So how long Jon Rahm's only option is the European tour or what becomes of Bryson DeChambeau are ...

Rebels crush CRB to reach Final Four

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TIMES-REPUBLICAN GLADBROOK — Sixth-ranked Gladbrook-Reinbeck is headed back to the UNI-Dome. The Rebels rocked Coon Rapids-Bayard on Thursday night, winning 56-8 in the 8-Man state football playoff quarterfinals at ‘The Pit.’ G-R got out to a 41-0 halftime lead and eased its way back to the final four. Rebel sophomore Laken Thesing had three touchdown receptions on offense and three takeaways on defense, helping Gladbrook-Reinbeck (11-0) roll through to the next round. Coon Rapids-Bayard (8-4) didn’t get on the scoreboard until the fourth quarter. G-R quarterback Bennett ...

NASCAR suggests growth despite declining TV ratings

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HOMESTEAD, Fla. — While acknowledging sagging television ratings for the Cup Series, NASCAR is trying to "create as many avenues as possible" to attract new fans. NASCAR CEO Steve O'Donnell, speaking two days before the season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway, said the sanctioning body is turning to YouTube and social media influencers in hopes of growing the series beyond its southern roots and moving further into international markets. "If you're in New York or you're in Seattle, and you don't have a race, what is that entry point?," O'Donnell said Friday. "It may be a YouTube ...

11th heaven

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JOHNSTON — The two weeks leading up to the state-qualifying meet went toward board work and fine-tuning her dive list. And stressing. For Marshalltown senior Harlie Thatcher, all that tension melted away by the time she had completed her 11-dive routine and finished in fourth place in the ...

Jayhawks pull away from Drake women

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TIMES-REPUBLICAN LAWRENCE, Kan. — The Drake women’s basketball team got outscored 16-1 over the final five and a half minutes of the second quarter as Kansas pulled away for a 74-49 victory over the Bulldogs on Friday at Allen Fieldhouse. Drake (1-1) used a 12-5 run to get within 26-23 of host Kansas (2-0), forcing a timeout, but it was all Jayhawks from there. Kansas poured it on and pulled out to a 42-24 halftime lead, and the deficit never shrank below 16 the rest of the way. “We fought and scrapped, but there weren’t too many positives today,” said Drake head coach ...

Iowa State women roll past Nicholls, 68-44

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AMES — The Iowa State women’s basketball team defeated Nicholls 68-44 on Thursday night at Hilton Coliseum, improving to 2-0 with a balanced scoring effort and a commanding advantage inside. Tjasa Turnsek led the Cyclones with 18 points and 13 rebounds, recording a double-double. Sienna ...