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Harden's gun charge dismissed by Texas judge

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A misdemeanor gun charge against All-Star Cleveland Cavaliers guard James Harden in Texas has been dismissed after he completed an alternative resolution program allowing him to avoid a criminal record, court records show. Harris County Criminal Court Judge Alex Salgado in Houston dismissed the criminal charge Thursday at the request of the Harris County district attorney’s office following Harden’s completion of an alternative resolution program. Such programs allow defendants to avoid a criminal conviction by doing community service. Court documents don’t detail the terms of ...

MCC bowling adds Ottumwa's Palmer

Local Sports

Marshalltown Community College has announced the signing of Hayden Palmer from Ottumwa High School to its inaugural men’s bowling program. Palmer is coming off a senior season in which he raised his average to 182 pins per game, improving nearly 25 pins from his junior campaign. That steady ...

Local hurlers return to All-State

Local Sports

For the second year in a row, East Marshall pitcher Peyton Grabenbauer is an all-stater. Grabenbauer was one of six local softball players selected to the Iowa Girls’ Coaches Association’s All-State softball teams, joined by a pair of Mustang teammates and a cross-county ...

Ozick named to Groza Watch List

Local Sports

IOWA CITY — University of Iowa fourth-year kicker Eli Ozick has been named to the 2026 Lou Groza Place-Kicker Award Watch List, the Palm Beach County Sports Commission announced on Friday. In its 35th season, the award recognizes the nation’s best placekicker. Ozick joins the Hawkeyes ...

Rogers' Cyclones 'not signing up for 2nd place'

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AMES — New Iowa State coach Jimmy Rogers is nothing if not confident. The Cyclones are picked last in the Big 12 preseason media poll, return no starters and had 55 players transfer after Rogers was hired to replace Matt Campbell, who took 24 of the best with him to Penn State. Rogers ...

Clark takes blame for Fever's OT loss to Aces

Local Sports

INDIANAPOLIS — Caitlin Clark sat at the dais Thursday night, staring at the stat sheet and reliving the eight turnovers and her two missed free throws with seven seconds left in regulation. Then she took the blame for the Indiana Fever’s stinging 86-84 overtime loss to defending champion ...