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Bobcats butt Rams on the road

PLEASANT HILL — A state-of-the-art facility makes it easy to schedule home meets, because teams are willing to travel to play on the best court available. And yet, the Marshalltown boys’ tennis team has made itself right at home on the road this season. The Bobcats closed out their ...

Clark ready for Year 2 after Fever upgrades

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 has yearned for these past seven ...

Clark, Reese go back to school for preseason

NEW YORK — Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese’s return to college for WNBA preseason games will be two of a record four exhibition games shown on national TV. Clark will head back to Iowa for an exhibition between her Indiana Fever and the Brazilian national team on Sunday, a game airing on ...

Cyclones land WAC Player of the Year Dominick Nelson out of Utah Valley

AMES — Iowa State has landed another recruit out of the transfer portal. The Cyclones scored big with the commitment of Dominick Nelson from Utah Valley, a 6-foot-5 guard who averaged 14.4 points and 5.2 rebounds per game on his way to being named the Western Athletic Conference’s Player ...

Iowa football lands pair of transfers

IOWA CITY — The University of Iowa football team recently announced a pair of signees out of the transfer portal in cornerback Shahid Barros and quarterback Jeremy Hecklinski. Barros is a 6-foot-1, 195-pound senior transfer from South Dakota. Barros has two years of starting experience at ...

SPORTS SHORTS: Spartans lead local teams at A-P’s Falcon Invite

PARKERSBURG — The Grundy Center boys’ golf team claimed the top two individual spots along with the title at the Falcon Invite on Monday at Legend Trail Golf Course. The Spartans shot a 315 to distance themselves from the rest of the 12-team tournament by 10 strokes. Waterloo Columbus was ...