SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Quarterback Brock Purdy will miss his third game of the season for the San Francisco 49ers because of an injury to his toe. The former Iowa State Cyclone standout missed games in Week 2 and 3 with the injured toe before returning this past Sunday against ...

AMES (AP) — No. 14 Iowa State’s secondary will be without longtime starters Jontez Williams and Jeremiah Cooper the rest of the season because of knee injuries. Coach Matt Campbell announced this week that Williams damaged the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee late in the ...

By JOHN BOHNENKAMP The Associated Press IOWA CITY — Fernando Mendoza threw a 49-yard touchdown pass to Elijah Sarratt with 1:28 to play to give No. 11 Indiana a 20-15 win over Iowa on Saturday. The closest win of the season for the Hoosiers was one coach Curt Cignetti called a “gut ...

By ZANDER WHITE The Associated Press AMES — Rocco Becht ran for three touchdowns and threw for 243 yards, Carson Hansen had more scoring runs and No. 14 Iowa State beat Arizona 39-14 on Saturday night. Chase Sowell caught four passes for a career-high 146 yards, including receptions of 43, ...

AMES (AP) — Iowa State starting point guard Tamin Lipsey will miss four to six weeks after injuring his knee at practice Tuesday, the school announced. Lipsey, who sprained the medial collateral ligament in his right knee, could be back for the Cyclones’ opener against Fairleigh Dickinson ...

PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) — Mark Gronowski ran for three touchdowns and passed for 186 yards to lead Iowa to a 38-28 win over Rutgers in the Big Ten season-opener for both teams on Friday. He is the first Iowa QB with three rushing touchdowns since Matt Rodgers in 1990. Gronowski scored two ...

By DANA BECKER dbecker@messengernews.net PISCATAWAY, N.J. — The Iowa football team takes part in “Friday Night Lights” to open Big Ten Conference play here Friday night. The Hawkeyes and Rutgers will battle live from SHI Stadium. Kickoff is set for 7:05 p.m. with the game airing live ...

JONESBORO, Ark. (AP) — Rocco Becht threw for 265 yards and had passing and rushing touchdowns as No. 14 Iowa State escaped with a 24-16 win over Arkansas State on Saturday. Abu Sama III ran for a 4-yard touchdown with 8:34 left to give the Cyclones (4-0) some breathing room after the Red ...

By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Associated Press IOWA CITY — Mark Gronowski threw for two touchdowns and ran for another, and Kaden Wetjen scored two touchdowns as Iowa defeated Massachusetts 47-7 on Saturday night, making Kirk Ferentz the Big Ten’s winningest coach. It was the 206th win for Ferentz, ...

By ZANDER WHITE The Associated Press AMES — Kyle Konrardy kicked a 54-yard field goal with 1:52 left to give No. 16 Iowa State a 16-13 win over Iowa on Saturday, the Cyclones’ second straight victory against their in-state rival and third in four years. Konrardy kicked a 54-yarder in the ...

AMES — Bragging rights are again on the line as Iowa faces No. 16 Iowa State in the annual Cy-Hawk football game at Jack Trice Stadium on Saturday. Kickoff is set for 11 a.m. The contest will be televised by Fox. The Cyclones (2-0) are looking to knock off their arch rival at home for the ...

CEDAR FALLS (AP) — Matthew Schecklman threw four touchdown passes — including one to former Fort Dodge Dodger all-stater Tysen Kershaw — and Northern Iowa defeated Butler 38-14 in a season opener to give Todd Stepsis a win in his debut as the Panthers’ head coach. Stepsis came from ...

By ZANDER WHITE The Associated Press AMES — Rocco Becht threw for 278 yards and three touchdowns, two to tight end Benjamin Brahmer, and No. 22 Iowa State defeated South Dakota 55-7 on Saturday. Iowa State (2-0), which beat Kansas State 24-21 in Ireland last week, opened with back-to-back ...

By JOHN BOHNENKAMP The Associated Press IOWA CITY — Xavier Williams rushed for 122 yards and a touchdown, and Kirk Ferentz moved into a tie as the Big Ten’s all-time winningest coach as Iowa defeated Albany 34-7 on Saturday night. Ferentz, in his 27th season as coach of the Hawkeyes, won ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Caitlin Clark is Nike’s newest signature athlete, expanding the athletic wear company’s partnership with the WNBA star. Nike on Monday revealed a new logo of interlocking Cs to represent the Indiana Fever player. Clark’s first signature shoe and apparel collection will ...

DUBLIN (AP) — Rocco Becht passed for two touchdowns and ran for another score, helping No. 22 Iowa State beat No. 17 Kansas State 24-21 in the Aer Lingus Classic on Saturday. Becht was 14 for 28 for 183 yards. He found Dominic Overby for a 23-yard TD in the first quarter and passed to Brett ...

By ERIC OLSON The Associated Press It shouldn’t take long for Iowa State to reveal the direction its season will take. The No. 22 Cyclones open Saturday against No. 17 Kansas State in Dublin, Ireland, and two weeks later play the annual CyHawk Game against Iowa at home. The game on the ...

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana Fever coach Stephanie White said Monday that All-Star guard Caitlin Clark is progressing from an injured right groin but still is not practicing. Clark has not played since suffering the injury in the final minute of an 85-77 victory over Connecticut on July 15. ...

BOSTON — The Celtics are trading recently acquired forward Georges Niang and two future second-round draft picks to the Utah Jazz in exchange for rookie RJ Luis Jr., ESPN reported on Tuesday. In a separate deal, power forward Chris Boucher has agreed to a one-year, $3.3 million deal with the ...

By JOSH DUBOW The Associated Press SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Long before he has thrown his first official pass of the 2025 season, it’s been a milestone year for Brock Purdy. The former Iowa State Cyclone star signed a $265 million extension that solidified his spot as the franchise ...