IOWA CITY — James Malechek has been named the assistant athletic performance coach for the University of Iowa men’s wrestling program, the announcement was made Monday by head coach Tom Brands. Malechek comes to Iowa City after serving as a strength and conditioning specialist at Tyndall ...
MASON CITY — The BCLUW football team fell behind and couldn’t catch Mason City Newman in a 41-16 loss to the host Knights in Friday’s Class A District 2 clash. Newman (4-2, 3-1) rushed for 349 of its 480 yards of total offense, averaging 9.4 yards per carry to keep the Comets at bay. Max Robbins rushed 18 times for 217 yards and three touchdowns for the Knights, while Westly Cole had five receptions for 61 yards and two TDs. BCLUW (1-5, 1-4) had a 51-yard touchdown run called back in the first half and fell behind 14-0 at the break. The Comets rushed for 213 yards led by Eathan ...
Chiefs wide receiver Tyquan Thornton is expected to miss 12 to 16 weeks after dislocating his left ankle and tearing ligaments in it, a person with knowledge of the injury told The Associated Press on Monday. The person, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the team hadn’t announced the details, said Thornton will have surgery this week. Thornton was having the best game of his career when he got hurt at the end of a 55-yard catch during Kansas City’s 30-27 victory over Las Vegas. His ankle got caught beneath him and twisted at a gruesome angle after he was hauled down ...
NEW YORK — The NFL on Monday suspended a line judge two games for swearing at Arizona tight end Trey McBride. Jeff Seeman was caught on camera cursing at McBride during the Cardinals’ loss at the New York Giants on Sunday. “Obviously, you hate to see it, for obvious reasons,” Arizona coach Mike LaFleur said. “I do want to give the man a little bit of grace, too. I know Jeff. He’s a good man. It’s unfortunate it happened. It can’t happen, obviously, and I’ll leave it at that.” The incident drew the ire of union leader JC Tretter, a retired offensive lineman who ...
CLEVELAND — The White Sox are returning to Chicago one win from advancing to the American League Championship Series for the first time in 21 years. Braden Montgomery lined a two-run double down the right-field line in the sixth inning for the go-ahead runs and Sean Burke allowed one hit in 5 1/3 innings of impressive relief as the White Sox rallied past the Cleveland Guardians 4-3 on Monday to take a 2-0 lead in their AL Division Series. Game 3 is Wednesday afternoon at Guaranteed Rate Field, where the White Sox have two chances to do something they haven’t done since 1906 — ...
Iowa State running back Aiden Flora is The Associated Press national player of the week in college football for his performance against West Virginia. The former walk-on ran for three touchdowns and a career-high 212 yards and passed for two TDs in the 45-42 victory. His five touchdowns ...
