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Stewart embraces pressure on US women to win World Cup

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BERLIN — Breanna Stewart knows exactly how much pressure the U.S. team is under to keep its World Cup title streak going. The Americans have won four straight women’s FIBA World Cup championships and she’s been a part of the last three. Now the 32-year-old is the leader of a group that features many fresh faces. “There’s a ton of pressure, on team USA and on us and embracing that,” she told The Associated Press. “Not having the team face it in a bad way, but understanding the ones that have been before us and what they’ve done. We want to continue to have success every ...

UNI to retire Warner's jersey

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CEDAR FALLS — Kurt Warner will be recognized on Saturday afternoon inside the UNI-Dome as the University of Northern Iowa athletic department retires his jersey in a pregame ceremony ahead of the Panthers’ home opener against Drake. Warner will be in attendance for the matchup, alongside ...

NCAA says it can't overturn Michigan's win over WMU

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THE ASSOCIATED PRESS KALAMAZOO, Mich. — After review, the Mid-American Conference wants Western Michigan recognized as having defeated Michigan after all. The MAC cited what it believes to be an “extraordinary” circumstance in appealing the outcome of the Michigan-Western Michigan game and asked NCAA and College Football Playoff administrators on Tuesday to recognize the Broncos as the winner instead of the Wolverines. The CFP’s bracket selection choices in December carry significant financial benefits to teams that make the playoff. The NCAA said the result will stand, ...

Bobcats deny Dodgers in Alliance dual meet

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The Marshalltown boys’ golf team got past Fort Dodge before the weather turned ugly, dunking the Dodgers 156-165 in Tuesday’s Iowa Alliance Conference dual at the American Legion Memorial Golf Course. The Bobcats got another medalwinning performance from junior Joe Greazel, who claimed ...

LSU cracks top 10, Oregon slips and Michigan falls

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LSU jumped back into the top 10 in the first Associated Press Top 25 college football poll of the regular season on Tuesday, Oregon slipped out of the top five and Michigan fell out of the rankings altogether after it needed a second-chance Hail Mary try at home to beat Western Michigan. Ohio State remained No. 1 by a wide margin entering its showdown with No. 4 Texas on Saturday. The Buckeyes received 46 first-place votes from the voting panel of 69 writers and broadcasters. The other 23 first-place votes were divided among six teams. Georgia, Notre Dame, Texas and Indiana each ...

NFL PREVIEW: Seattle’s title defense starts in stacked NFC West

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A steady Sam Darnold and a stellar defense helped the Seattle Seahawks win the Super Bowl last season. Can they repeat? They’re not even favored to win their own division. The Seahawks have a tough challenge trying to stay on top in the NFC West, let alone the entire NFL. They have to go through the stacked Los Angeles Rams, who just added Aaron Donald, and talented San Francisco 49ers. Seattle raises its championship banner and kicks off the NFL season against New England in a Super Bowl rematch on Sept. 9. It’ll be just the second time the league opens the season on a ...