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Mystics beat Fever to climb closer in standings

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INDIANAPOLIS — Kiki Iriafen scored 21 points and grabbed 14 rebounds to help the Washington Mystics beat Indiana 93-77 and pull within a game of the fifth-place Fever. Shakira Austin added 20 points with 10 boards for the Mystics (26-16), who are one of three teams just a game behind Indiana (27-15) with two regular-season games remaining. The Fever finish with a home-and-home series on Tuesday and Thursday against the Minnesota Lynx, owners of the WNBA’s best record at 32-10. Sonia Citron scored 16 points and just missed a double-double with nine assists. Georgia Amoore had 11 ...

Johnson gets 2nd-straight Champions Tour victory

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PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — Zach Johnson won the Pure Insurance Championship on Sunday at foggy Pebble Beach for his second straight PGA Tour Champions victory and the sixth in his first season on the 50-and-over circuit. Johnson broke a tie with Stewart Cink for the tour victory lead, closing with a 7-under 65 for a two-stroke victory over former LIV player Henrik Stenson, Steven Alker and early starter Rory Sabbatini. Johnson, the Sanford International winner last week in South Dakota, had a 14-under 202 total. Johnson won the six titles in only 15 starts. The Iowa native won 12 times ...

No. 18 Hawkeyes ground-and-pound Panthers, 55-0

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IOWA CITY — Iowa had three running backs in Xavier Williams, Nathan McNeil and Braeden Jackson run for more than 100 yards apiece, and the No. 18 Hawkeyes rolled to a 55-0 victory over Northern Iowa on Saturday even without their top running back, Kamari Moulton. Williams had 151 yards and ...

Flora powers Cyclones past Bowling Green

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AMES — Aiden Flora ran for 179 of his career-high 194 yards in the first half and returned a punt 66 yards for a touchdown, and Cameron Pettaway scored on a 100-yard kick return against his old team as Iowa State rolled past Bowling Green 55-7 on Saturday. The Cyclones (2-1) amassed 507 ...

Bobcats oust East in OT, 17-14

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Marshalltown sophomore quarterback Larrs Schoenfelder (9) breaks away from Des Moines East defender Mason Cook-Vasquez (50) for a 13-yard gain during the first quarter of Friday's football game at Leonard Cole Field. The Bobcats beat the Scarlets 17-14 in overtime to claim their Homecoming ...