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Cyclone men win Big 12 opener on the road

BOULDER, Colo. — Curtis Jones scored 20 points, Keshon Gilbert had 14 and No. 3 Iowa State opened Big 12 Conference play with a 79-69 win over Colorado. The Cyclones (11-1) have won eight in a row, two over Colorado. They beat the Buffaloes 99-71 in the fifth-place game in the Maui ...

No. 23 Missouri rallies from 10 down, beats Iowa 27-24 in the Music City Bowl

By TERESA M. WALKER AP Sports Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Blake Craig kicked two field goals in the fourth quarter, his second a 56-yarder with 4:36 left as No. 23 Missouri rallied to beat Iowa 27-24 on Monday in the Music City Bowl. Missouri trailed 24-14 when the Tigers started the ...

Cyclones face Hurricanes in Pop-Tarts Bowl

By PHILIP ROSSMAN-REICH The Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. — Cam Ward missed out on the College Football Playoff, the Atlantic Coast Conference championship game and the Heisman Trophy. He’s not missing one more chance to play for Miami. Ward and the 15th-ranked Hurricanes (10-2) take ...

By ARNIE STAPLETON The Associated Press ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Cornerback Riley Moss is “good to go” for the Denver Broncos’ crucial game at Cincinnati on Saturday. “He’s doing well,” coach Sean Payton said Thursday. “He’ll be ready to go.” The Broncos (9-6), who would end ...

Broncos are struggling sans ex-Hawkeye Moss

By ARNIE STAPLETON The Associated Press ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — The Denver Broncos’ usually stout defense has been rocked ever since losing second-year cornerback Riley Moss to an MCL injury against Las Vegas in Week 12. Without the former Iowa Hawkeye star there to capitalize on opponents ...

Clark named AP’s top female athlete for 2024

By DOUG FEINBERG The Associated Press Caitlin Clark raised the profile of women’s basketball to unprecedented levels in both the college ranks and the WNBA, and Tuesday she was named the AP Female Athlete of the Year for her impact on and off the court. After leading Iowa to the national ...

Iowa will retire Clark’s No. 22

IOWA CITY (AP) — No Iowa Hawkeyes women’s basketball player will wear Caitlin Clark’s No. 22 again. The number will be retired in a ceremony Feb. 2 at Carver-Hawkeye Arena, the Iowa athletic department announced Wednesday. Clark finished her college career last season as the all-time ...

Spartans edge Hawkeye women

EAST LANSING, Michigan — The nationally-ranked Iowa women’s basketball team fell to Michigan State, 68-66, in its Big Ten opener on Sunday afternoon inside the Breslin Center. Junior Hannah Stuelke led Iowa with 18 points and eight rebounds. Lucy Olsen followed with 13 points and three ...

Iowa men clear century mark

IOWA CITY (AP) — Owen Freeman matched his career-best with 22 points and Iowa cruised to a 104-57 win over New Orleans on Sunday. The Hawkeyes rebounded from their first home-court loss, falling 89-80 to No. 3 Iowa State on Thursday in the annual Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series. Brock Harding ...

Crooks stays red hot for Cyclone women

AMES (AP) — Audi Crooks scored 30 points. Addy Brown added 20 points and 11 rebounds and No. 18 Iowa State never trailed Sunday night as the Cyclones beat Eastern Illinois 87-55 for their 11th consecutive home win. Crooks made 12 of 16 from the field and 6 of 6 from the free-throw line and ...

No. 3 Cyclone men cruise

AMES (AP) — Keshon Gilbert scored 16 points to help lead No. 3 Iowa State to an 83-51 win over Omaha on Sunday. The Cyclones (9-1) started the game going back and forth with Omaha after committing eight turnovers but were able to get on track after ending the half on a 20-2 run. Joshua ...

Jones, Jefferson help No. 3 Iowa State rally past Iowa, 89-80

By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Associated Press IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Curtis Jones scored 23 points, Joshua Jefferson added 19 points and 10 rebounds and No. 3 Iowa State overcame a 13-point deficit to beat Iowa 89-80 on Thursday night. Iowa State (8-1) snapped a four-game road losing streak in ...

Cyclone Campbell signs extension through 2032

AMES (AP) — Matt Campbell, who led Iowa State to its first 10-win season and became the program’s all-time leader in coaching victories, has agreed to an eight-year contract that would keep him with the Cyclones through 2032. University president Wendy Wintersteen and athletic director ...

No. 3 Iowa State visits Hawkeyes

By DANA BECKER dbecker@messengernews.net IOWA CITY — The third-ranked Iowa State men make their first official road trip of the season on Thursday when they take on in-state rival Iowa. Tip in the Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series basketball game is set for 6:30 p.m. The contest will air live on ...

Late surge pushes Iowa women past Cyclones

IOWA CITY (AP) — Lucy Olsen scored 25 points and No. 21 Iowa stormed past No. 18 Iowa State in the fourth quarter to take a 75-69 win on Wednesday night before a sold-out crowd of 14,998 at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Sydney Affolter added 16 points and Hannah Stuelke 13 points and nine rebounds ...