SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Brock Purdy and the San Francisco 49ers’ brass have a similar mindset regarding one of the biggest offseason questions around the organization. Both sides would like to get a long-term extension done with Purdy as soon as possible and not have the contract talks ...

TEMPE, Ariz. — The Iowa State women’s basketball team scored 34 points in the first quarter, led by as many as 20 in the third but still had to hold off Arizona State down the stretch for a 90-83 victory in Wednesday’s Big 12 Conference clash. The Cyclones (11-6, 2-2) led 55-35 just ...

TRAER — Kolt Knaack added another milestone to his high school wrestling career on Tuesday night. The North Tama senior recorded his 150th win, pinning his opponent in a dual with Oelwein as part of a triangular at North Tama High School. Knaack pinned Oelwein’s Seth Latham in 43 ...

AMES — Curtis Jones had 23 points off the bench to lead No. 3 Iowa State to an 82-59 victory over Utah on Tuesday night, extending the Cyclones’ win streak to 10 games. Jones, who tied his season high in points on 10-of-17 shooting, also had five rebounds, six assists and two steals for ...

Mark Gronowski, the prolific quarterback who led South Dakota State to two FCS national championships and to the semifinals this season, announced on social media Tuesday that he’ll play his final season at Iowa. Gronowski had considered entering the NFL draft before visiting Iowa City last ...

WATERLOO — The Marshalltown girls’ basketball team couldn’t turn its considerable height advantage into a victory as the Bobcats fell 42-32 to Waterloo East in Tuesday night’s return to Iowa Alliance Conference play. The host Trojans claimed their seventh-straight win in the series, ...