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Hawkeye men announce start times for 26-27

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IOWA CITY — The University of Iowa, in conjunction with the Big Ten Conference, announced start times and television information for men’s basketball games for the 2026-27 season. Thirty of Iowa’s 32 regular season games will be televised. The Hawkeyes will appear on BTN 11 times, FS1 nine times, Peacock/NBCSN five times, FOX twice, and CBS and TNT once. Iowa will play five Saturday early afternoon home games inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena. The Nov. 15 neutral site game in Des Moines, will begin at 2 p.m. (CT), while neutral site contests against Virginia Tech (Nov. 10) in Sioux ...

ISU's Jackson selected to award list

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AMES — Iowa State wide receiver Cody Jackson was named to the Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award’s honorable mention list on Tuesday after his breakout performance against West Virginia last weekend. Jackson had his best game as a Cyclone, finishing with six receptions for a career-high 160 ...

Missouri offensive lineman needs heart transplant

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Missouri freshman offensive tackle Johnnie “DJ” Jones needs a heart transplant and is hospitalized at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida, coach Eli Drinkwitz said Tuesday. Missouri staff initially detected an issue with Jones’ heart over the summer during freshman intake testing, an emotional Drinkwitz said at a news conference in Columbia, Missouri. The team’s medical staff sought out a second opinion with the Mayo Clinic when they weren’t getting a resolution or answers after two weeks of observation. Doctors at the Mayo Clinic detected a much more serious heart ...

Ellis scores to lift US past Canada

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ST. PAUL, Minn. — Teenager Justin Ellis scored the only goal on Tuesday as the United States completed a successful international window with a 1-0 victory over Canada. It was the fourth victory in four friendlies for the U.S., which used the window to get a longer look at several young players who could play a role in the program’s future. The U.S. starting lineup on Tuesday had an average of just 21 caps and the average age was 23 years, 156 days. Ellis, a 19-year-old forward who plays professionally for Orlando of Major League Soccer, put the U.S. on the board in the 29th ...

Tigers take care of Grand View JV

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A brief reprieve from Iowa Community College Athletic Conference play was exactly what the Tigers needed, and they took advantage of it. The Marshalltown Community College volleyball team improved to 4-3 at home with a 3-1 win over the Grand View University’s varsity reserve unit, ...

SPORTS SHORTS: Trojans take South Hardin title

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ELDORA — The Class 2A No. 3 West Marshall girls’ cross country team cruised to a title at the South Hardin Invitational on Saturday, placing all five scoring runners in the top-10 at Pine Lake Country Club. The Trojans totaled just 22 points to distance themselves from a field of only four scoring squads. Baxter was second with 54 points, East Marshall third at 65, and Cedar Ridge Christian fourth at 95. West Marshall was led on this day by eighth-grader Harper Blackburn, who placed third individually with a time of 21 minutes, 48.1 seconds. Dalaney Eldridge was next across in ...