SILVIS, Ill. — Doug Ghim holed out for eagle on the par-4 sixth hole and kept bogeys off his card on a day of low scoring Thursday. He opened with a 9-under 62 in a bid to become the latest first-time PGA Tour winner at the John Deere Classic. Ghim had a one-shot lead over Max Homa and ...

DES MOINES — Former Drake men’s basketball player Mitch Mascari is set to play for the Phoenix Suns in the NBA Summer League. Mascari will join the Suns this weekend for summer workouts and then begin his journey in the Summer League in Las Vegas, which takes place from July 10-20. A ...

CEDAR FALLS — Former Northern Iowa men’s basketball player Tytan Anderson has signed an NBA Summer League contract with the New Orleans Pelicans. New Orleans is scheduled to play NBA Summer League games between July 10-20 in Las Vegas. Anderson, an Eldridge native, earned first-team ...

INDIANAPOLIS — Kelsey Mitchell scored 25 points, Aliya Boston added 20 and the Indiana Fever, without Caitlyn Clark, beat Las Vegas 81-54 on Thursday night and snapped a 16-game losing streak against the Aces. The Fever turned in another dominant defensive performance. After winning the ...

LE GRAND — It harkened back feelings of just a few years ago, when East Marshall and BCLUW were duking it out for NICL West Division supremacy. This softball game had no impact on conference standings, however. It was just two good teams squaring off near the end of the regular ...

MASON CITY — Marshalltown senior Tayven Dutton had three of his team’s four hits in a doubleheader sweep at the hands of Mason City on Wednesday night at Roosevelt Field. The host Riverhawks (20-11, 9-5) took both games in four innings by scores of 15-0 and 17-2. Mason City ace ...