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Indianas Clark ready to get back into action

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Caitlin Clark ended practice Friday by making a halfcourt shot and winning a little bit of lunch money in the process. And with that, the Indiana Fever star is ready to play again. Clark — barring any unforeseen setbacks — is expected to be in the lineup when the ...

Former Cyclone Haliburton comes up big in the clutch again

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — You are Tyrese Haliburton. You went to the Eastern Conference finals last year and got swept. You went to the Olympics last summer and didn’t play much. You came into this season with high expectations and your Indiana Pacers got off to a 10-15 start. And on top of ...

Clark contests flagrant call

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese agreed on one thing Saturday: Their minor dustup during the season opener was just the result of a basketball play. Aside from that, Clark did most of the talking. She downplayed the on-court fracas that occurred with 4:38 left in the third ...

Clark, Fever open with a bang

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Caitlin Clark opened the season with the third triple-double of her career, and the new-look Indiana Fever dominated the final 16 1/2 minutes Saturday to pull away from the revamped Chicago Sky, 93-58. Last season’s WNBA Rookie of the Year finished with 20 points, 10 ...

Ex-Cyclone Purdy signs monster deal with 49ers

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Brock Purdy agreed to a five-year contract extension worth $265 million with the San Francisco 49ers, going from the NFL’s biggest bargain to one of the league’s highest-paid players. A person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press that the sides ...

Clark, Fever ready to tip off season

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — DeWanna Bonner signed with Indiana to win a third WNBA championship. She never anticipated the local welcoming committee would find her in grocery store produce sections, along the streets of Indianapolis or anywhere else she visits. Bonner isn’t just recognizable ...

Just like old times for Clark at Iowa

By JOHN BOHNENKAMP The Associated Press IOWA CITY — Caitlin Clark made the shot everyone came to see. Clark stopped late in the third quarter of Sunday’s WNBA preseason game between the Indiana Fever and the Brazilian national team and launched a 3-pointer near the “22” logo on ...

Average price for Sunday’s Fever exhibition at Iowa: $440 per ticket

IOWA CITY (AP) — Caitlin Clark fans are paying a premium on the secondary market if they want to be at Carver-Hawkeye Arena for Sunday’s matchup between the WNBA’s Indiana Fever and the Brazilian national team. The average paid price of $440 per ticket on the secondary market as of ...

Six-year deal for Iowa’s McCollum

Iowa men’s basketball coach Ben McCollum agreed to a six-year, $22.75 million contract that runs through the 2030-31 season, according to the memorandum of understanding he signed last month. The document, obtained Friday through an Associated Press public records request, outlines a pay ...

Clark’s Fever ready for Sunday exhibition in Iowa City

By DOUG FEINBERG The Associated Press Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese and Sabrina Ionescu are among the players who will get a chance to play one more game in their college arenas as WNBA teams return to campuses for preseason contests. It’s a trend, started by the Las Vegas Aces last season ...

Kittle becomes highest paid TE in NFL history

By JOSH DUBOW The Associated Press SANTA CLARA, Calif. — George Kittle agreed to a four-year contract extension with the San Francisco 49ers that will make him the highest-paid tight end in NFL history. Kittle announced the deal on the “Bussin’ With The Boys” podcast this week, ...

Clark gears up for year two

By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark slapped the court with both hands and started gesturing in her side’s direction after forcing a 5-second call near the end of Tuesday’s practice. It was only Day 2 of training camp, yet this is what Clark ...

Gronowski gives Iowa hope

By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Associated Press IOWA CITY — Mark Gronowski was on the losing side of what he jokingly calls “the greatest offensive game of all time.” Gronowski was South Dakota State’s quarterback when the Jackrabbits lost 7-3 at Iowa in the 2022 season opener, when the ...

UNI legend Farokhmanesh hired by Colorado State

FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) — Colorado State hired Niko Medved’s top assistant to replace him as basketball coach following a quick 24-hour search. Ali Farokhmanesh, 36, was promoted after Medved left Fort Collins earlier this week to coach at his alma mater, Minnesota. The hire provides ...

Show-stopping title earns Hendrickson the Hodge Trophy

NEWTON (AP) — Oklahoma State’s Wyatt Hendrickson, who beat Minnesota’s Gable Steveson to win the 285-pound national title, has been voted the Hodge Trophy winner as the nation’s top men’s college wrestler. WIN Magazine, which compiles the results, made the announcement on ...

Henderson will replace McCollum at Drake

DES MOINES (AP) — Eric Henderson, who led South Dakota State to two NCAA Tournament appearances in six seasons, has been hired as Drake’s head coach, the school announced Friday. The 46-year-old Henderson replaces Ben McCollum, who left for Iowa on Monday after leading the Bulldogs to the ...

Excitement surrounds McCollum introduction

By JOHN BOHNENKAMP The Associated Press IOWA CITY — Ben McCollum grew up a fan of the Iowa men’s basketball team. Now, he’s coaching the Hawkeyes. McCollum was introduced as Iowa’s new head coach on Tuesday, a day after his hiring was announced by the university. The Iowa native, ...

Iowa State men ousted by red-hot Mississippi, 91-78

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Mississippi’s senior-dominated roster understood how much was at stake this season. The Rebels responded by doing something this program hadn’t accomplished in over two decades. Sean Pedulla scored 20 points, Jaemyn Brakefield had 19 and Ole Miss beat Iowa State 91-78 ...

Hawkeye women no match for Oklahoma

NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Skylar Vann scored 17 points, Payton Verhulst added 16 and No. 3 seed Oklahoma cruised into the Sweet 16 of the women’s NCAA Tournament, dispatching No. 6 seed Iowa 96-62 on Monday. Raegan Beers had 11 points, 13 rebounds and four blocks in just 18 minutes for the ...