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Protect College Sports Act gets renewed push as college football returns

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With college football in full swing, proponents of the Protect College Sports Act have launched an all-out blitz to push the legislation through the Senate before the chamber breaks in the coming weeks. The bill aims to put guardrails around escalating spending in college sports as the industry struggles to adapt to a new model in which schools can pay players. Major conferences, Senate leadership and President Donald Trump have backed the bipartisan bill, yet it still faces pushback that could sink it before the chamber breaks this fall. “This bill protects the billions of dollars ...

Hawkeyes announce fall ball schedule

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TIMES-REPUBLICAN IOWA CITY — The University of Iowa baseball team will play four games during the fall season, head coach Rick Heller announced recently. The Hawkeyes open their fall schedule on Friday, Sept. 18, facing Madison College at Veterans Memorial Stadium in Cedar Rapids at 5 p.m. Iowa then hits the road to take on Division I foe Missouri on Saturday, Sept. 26, at 1 p.m. in Columbia, Mo. The Hawkeyes return to Cedar Rapids on Friday, Oct. 2, for a 4 p.m. contest against Kirkwood Community College at Veterans Memorial Stadium. Iowa concludes its fall slate on ...

Iowa women book spot in Bahamas

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TIMES-REPUBLICAN IOWA CITY — The University of Iowa women’s basketball team will face Utah and Navy at the 2026 Baha Mar Hoops Pink Flamingo Championship, event organizers announced. The Hawkeyes will open the event against Utah on Monday, Nov. 23, at 12:30 p.m. before facing Navy on Wednesday, Nov. 25, at 10 a.m. Both games will be played at the Baha Mar Convention, Arts & Entertainment Center in Nassau, Bahamas. The six-team field also includes Miami, Michigan and Toledo. Each team will play twice, with three games scheduled for both Nov. 23 and Nov. 25. Five teams in the field ...

SPORTS SHORTS: Mustangs tussle with ranked teams

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TIMES-REPUBLICAN LE GRAND — The East Marshall volleyball team finished fourth out of six teams at its own Mustang Round-Robin Tournament on Saturday, going 2-3 on the day. Two of the three losses for East Marshall (11-6) came against ranked teams. The Mustangs opened with a win over West Marshall, 21-15, 21-13, before falling in a three-set thriller to HLV-TC, 19-21, 21-19, 15-12. Class 2A No. 6 Hudson topped the Mustangs 21-15, 21-8, but East Marshall bounced back to beat Vinton-Shellsburg 19-21, 21-15, 15-10. Benton, ranked 12th in 4A, won the finale 21-10, 21-9. Leading the ...

Buhr's heroics recognized by Big Ten

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IOWA CITY — University of Iowa second-year kicker Caden Buhr has been named Big Ten Conference’s Special Teams Player of the Week following his perfect performance in the Hawkeyes’ 16-13 Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series victory over in-state rival Iowa State. The announcement was made Monday by ...

US vulnerable but still the standard

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BERLIN — The names may change, but the results are the same for the U.S. women’s basketball team — another FIBA World Cup title. The Americans’ fifth championship in a row came Sunday in a 97-79 victory over France. It wasn’t as easy as the previous four, with the U.S. showing some ...