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Hawkeyes go hog wild at Minnesota

By DAVE CAMPBELL The Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS — Kaleb Johnson rushed for a career-high 206 yards and three touchdowns, with two scores in a dominant third quarter that propelled Iowa past Minnesota for a 31-14 victory that gave the bronze pig trophy back to the Hawkeyes on Saturday ...

Nebraska too much for Northern Iowa

By ERIC OLSON The Associated Press LINCOLN, Neb. — Dylan Raiola passed for 247 yards and two touchdowns, and No. 23 Nebraska continued its best start since 2016 with a 34-3 win over Northern Iowa on Saturday night. The Cornhuskers (3-0) came away with points on five of their first six ...

Career high for Clark as Indiana rallies

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Caitlin Clark scored a career-high 35 points with eight assists, Kelsey Mitchell added 30 points and the duo combined to hit 12 of Indiana’s 16 3-pointers to help the Fever beat the Dallas Wings 110-109 on Sunday. Clark, whose 329 assists are a single-season WNBA ...

Iowa muscles its way past Troy

By JOHN BOHNENKAMP The Associated Press IOWA CITY — Kaleb Johnson rushed for 173 yards and two touchdowns as Iowa rallied in the second half for a 38-21 win over Troy on Saturday. It was the third consecutive 100-yard rushing game to start the season for Johnson, who came into the game ...

Kaleb Johnson rushes for 173 yards and 2 TDs in Iowa’s 38-21 win over Troy

By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Associated Press IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Kaleb Johnson rushed for 173 yards and two touchdowns as Iowa rallied in the second half for a 38-21 win over Troy on Saturday. It was the third consecutive 100-yard rushing game to start the season for Johnson, who came into ...

More athletes join gambling civil suit

DES MOINES (AP) — Ten more Iowa and Iowa State athletes and an Iowa basketball equipment manager ensnared in a 2023 state gambling sting joined a civil lawsuit Tuesday seeking unspecified monetary damages from the state and its public safety and criminal investigation agencies for violating ...

Iowa State stuns Iowa with late FG

By JOHN BOHNENKAMP The Associated Press IOWA CITY — Kyle Konrardy made a 54-yard field goal with six seconds left to give Iowa State a 20-19 victory over No. 21 Iowa on Saturday, only the Cyclones’ third victory in the last 11 games against the Hawkeyes. Konrardy, who had missed a ...

Playoff spot clinched, Fever stay on the move

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana Fever coach Christie Sides slept through her team’s historic playoff-clinching moment Tuesday night. Rookie guard Caitlin Clark watched the decisive game, then went to bed. For the WNBA’s top-drawing team, the end to a seven-year playoff drought on a night it ...

Hall ready to take the next step for Jets

By DENNIS WASZAK JR. The Associated Press Former Iowa State star Breece Hall is already widely considered one of the NFL’s elite running backs. His dual-threat talents have made him a popular early pick in fantasy football drafts. That’s with only 24 professional games. And from a guy ...

Clark, Indiana continue playoff push

By SCHUYLER DIXON The Associated Press ARLINGTON, Texas — Caitlin Clark had 28 points and 12 assists and the Indiana Fever overcame a record-tying nine 3-pointers from Arike Ogunbowale in a 100-93 victory over the Dallas Wings on Sunday. Kelsey Mitchell scored 36 points, including a 3 that ...

Cyclones take care of business in debut

By PAVLE MARKOVIC The Associated Press AMES — Rocco Becht threw for 267 yards and two touchdowns and ran for another in Iowa State’s 21-3 win over North Dakota on Saturday. Becht had no trouble spreading the ball to his receivers as he completed a pass to six different receivers. His top ...

Hawkeyes fly away from Illinois State

By JOHN BOHNENKAMP The Associated Press IOWA CITY — Cade McNamara threw three second-half touchdown passes and No. 25 Iowa cruised to a season-opening victory without coach Kirk Ferentz, pounding Illinois State 40-0 on Saturday. Ferentz served a one-game suspension imposed by the ...

Clark, Reese fuel rookie debate

By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese are having historic rookie seasons on and off the court and their performances continue to fuel the debates around the WNBA Rookie of the Year race. The pair came into the league highly touted and haven’t ...

Iowa State will host North Dakota

By CHRIS JOHNSON cjohnson@messengernews.net Iowa State will open the ninth year under head coach Matt Campbell as they host North Dakota on Saturday. The Fighting Hawks were a playoff qualifier in 2023 and are ranked 22nd in the FCS poll. Game time is set for 2:30 p.m. inside Jack Trice ...

No. 25 Iowa entertains Illinois State

By ERIC OLSON AP College Football Writer IOWA CITY — No. 25 Iowa will unveil what it hopes will be an improved offense under first-year coordinator Tim Lester when it opens the season against Illinois State in Iowa City on Saturday. Based on his experience from knocking around the Big Ten ...

Clark sets rookie 3-point record

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Kelsey Mitchell scored 23 points, Caitlin Clark had 19 points, five rebounds and five assists, and the Indiana Fever beat the Connecticut Sun 84-80 on Wednesday night to snap an 11-game losing streak in the series. It was Indiana’s first win against Connecticut since ...

Iowa hopes its offense will turn over a new leaf

By JOHN BOHNENKAMP The Associated Press IOWA CITY — Rhys Dakin knows Iowa fans have embraced their Australian punters. But he hadn’t heard about how fans chanted “M-V-P” at Tory Taylor when he came out to punt in home games last season. “They really did that?” Dakin said, ...