After a couple years of back and forth matches with Mason City, the Riverhawks brought their experience to the forefront with Marshalltown boys tennis on Wednesday. Mason City, ranked fifth in Class 2A, swept Marshalltown 11-0 at the Marshalltown Tennis Complex in the Bobcats’ ...

Just a few minutes into the Indiana Fever’s media day, general manager Lin Dunn was asked to compare Caitlin Clark to a pair of Birds — Sue, who Dunn drafted No. 1 overall in 2002, and Larry, who turned the NBA’s Boston Celtics into an instant contender in 1979. Whether Clark’s career ...

SCOTTDALE, Ariz. — Before the realigned Big 12 — sans Oklahoma and Texas — even kicks off, the expanded College Football Playoff’s new revenue structure has created a perception that the conference is no longer the equal of the Big Ten and Southeastern Conference. Instead of a Power ...

ROSEMONT, Ill. — Southern California and UCLA will play two road games apiece against the Big Ten’s easternmost schools while fellow conference newcomers Oregon and Washington will make one cross-country trip each during the 2024-25 men’s basketball season. The Big Ten released its ...

MASON CITY — With an 11-0 sweep, the Marshalltown girls’ tennis team improved to 11-0. The Bobcats remained unbeaten this season with Tuesday’s triumph over Mason City, collecting the Iowa Alliance Conference regular-season title thanks to their third-straight 11-0 victory. “It was ...

GRUNDY CENTER — Sullivan Dirks’ final home meet as a Grundy Center golfer was his best nine-hole round yet. The Spartan senior shot a career-best 37 to share medalist honors with Judd Jirovsky and Preston Martens as the Grundy Center boys comfortably won a triangular with Dike-New ...