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Iowa, ISU athletes being investigated

By ERIC OLSON The Associated Press The University of Iowa announced Monday that 26 athletes across five sports are suspected of wagering on sports in violation of NCAA rules, and more than 100 people have been linked to an investigation. In addition, Iowa State acknowledged that some 15 of ...

Iowa State men land three transfers

AMES (AP) — Iowa State coach T.J. Otzelberger on Wednesday announced the addition of transfers Keshon Gilbert from UNLV, Jackson Paveletzke from Wofford and Curtis Jones from Buffalo. “We’re ecstatic to add three high-character, multi-dimensional, experienced guards to our backcourt,” ...

Cyclones know they need more offensive punch

AMES (AP) — Iowa State made a fast descent to the bottom of the Big 12 last season, just two years after its best football season in school history. Coach Matt Campbell spent December and January studying what worked and, more importantly, what didn’t in a 4-8 season in which the Cyclones ...

Valpo’s Krikke is Iowa-bound

IOWA CITY (AP) — All-Missouri Valley Conference forward Ben Krikke has transferred from Valparaiso to Iowa, Hawkeyes coach Fran McCaffery announced Monday. The 6-foot-9, 220-pound Krikke scored 1,596 points in four seasons with the Beacons and reached double figures in 82 of 122 games. He ...

Extension for ISU’s Otzelberger

AMES (AP) — Iowa State coach T.J. Otzelberger has received a two-year contract extension that keeps him with the Cyclones through the 2028-29 season. Athletic director Jamie Pollard announced the extension Monday, noting Otzelberger has led the team to the NCAA Tournament each of his first ...

Iowa’s Clark: don’t criticize Reese

NEW YORK (AP) — Iowa standout Caitlin Clark said there’s no reason for LSU’s Angel Reese to be criticized on social media for waving her hand in front of her face while staring down Clark during the women’s NCAA championship game. Clark, The Associated Press Player of the Year, made a ...

Tritons plate 62 in 3-game series sweep

MARSHALLTOWN — The seventh-ranked Iowa Central baseball team put on an offensive display of fireworks here this weekend, sweeping three games from Marshalltown. Scores were 13-10, 28-3 and 21-14. The Tritons (25-4 overall, 6-3 in ICCAC) started it off with a two-homer game on Saturday from ...

Iowa settles for national runner-up finish

DALLAS (AP) — Caitlin Clark put her head down as she walked over the Final Four logo at midcourt, the time slipping away in Iowa’s first national championship game. Even though Clark wasn’t able to deliver the Hawkeyes a national title, after a frustrating and foul-plagued 102-85 loss in ...

Iowa women will play for a national championship

DALLAS (AP) — Caitlin Clark overwhelmed the reigning champions with another sensational game, scoring 41 points to help Iowa spoil South Carolina’s perfect season with a 77-73 victory on Friday night in the Final Four. The spectacular junior guard set a record for the highest-scoring ...

Clark does it all as Iowa advances to Final Four

SEATTLE (AP) — Caitlin Clark put on quite a show, having one of the greatest performances in NCAA Tournament history to help Iowa end a 30-year Final Four drought. She had 41 points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds to lead the No. 2 seed Hawkeyes to a 97-83 win over fifth-seeded Louisville on ...

Louisville women in familiar March Madness spot, face Iowa

By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — By this point, Louisville resume of women's NCAA Tournament success should have the Cardinals getting mentioned in the same breath as South Carolina, UConn and the other powers in the sport. Instead, Jeff Walz feels like the Cardinals are ...

Woods, Carr, Keckeisen all settle for silver

TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Cornell’s Yianni Diakomihalis became the fifth Division I wrestler to win four national titles and Penn State won its 10th team title in 12 years on Saturday at the NCAA Division I wrestling championships on Saturday night. Diakomihalis capped the evening by defeating ...

Drake women edged in thriller

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Drake’s offensive finesse controlled the first three quarters of their upset bid against Louisville. Cardinals guard Hailey Van Lith’s grit and tenacious drives to the basket took over the fourth, and No 5 Louisville survived what would have been another dose of ...

Cyclone women upset by Toledo

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Toledo’s a very confident group, and now the program’s biggest victory in nearly three decades has the Rockets ready to see how far they can go. Quinesha Lockett scored 24 points and grabbed 13 rebounds as Toledo knocked off No. 5 seed Iowa State 80-73 Saturday ...

Hawkeye women are Sweet 16 bound

IOWA CITY (AP) — Catilin Clark admits she didn’t have her best game, but it was enough to get Iowa to the Sweet 16. The unanimous AP All-American had 22 points and 12 assists to help the Hawkeyes defeat Georgia 74-66 in a second-round women’s NCAA Tournament game Sunday. Clark was held ...

Clark, Czinano lead Iowa past Georgia in March Madness

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Catilin Clark admits she didn't have her best game, but it was enough to get Iowa to the Sweet 16. The unanimous AP All-American had 22 points and 12 assists to help the Hawkeyes defeat Georgia 74-66 in a second-round women's NCAA Tournament game Sunday. Clark was ...

Drake caught from behind late

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — With Miami’s season on the line, the Hurricanes’ leaders got together and insisted their NCAA Tournament wasn’t going to end with an early loss to a double-digit seed. Nijel Pack, Wooga Poplar and Norchad Omier made sure the season continued for fifth-seeded ...

Cyclones go cold in loss to Pitt

GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Nelly Cummings scored 13 points and No. 11 seed Pittsburgh held sixth-seeded Iowa State to 23% shooting in a 59-41 victory in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday. Jamarius Burton added 11 points and Greg Elliott had 10 for coach Jeff Capel’s Panthers, ...

Iowa women win big in NCAA opener

By JOHN BOHNENKAMP The Associated Press IOWA CITY — Iowa had the nation’s best scoring offense this season, but the Hawkeyes know a deep run in the women’s NCAA Tournament is going to require defense as well. Iowa showed it can shut down an opponent in Friday’s 95-43 win over ...

Iowa’s Lee stunned in semifinals

TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Purdue’s Matt Ramos pulled one of the most stunning upsets in NCAA Division I wrestling history, ending Iowa’s Spencer Lee’s chase for four national titles with a pin in the closing seconds of their semifinal match on Friday night. Ramos, the No. 4 seed at 125 ...