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Panthers add first-ever trip to Michigan State

CEDAR FALLS — The Northern Iowa men’s basketball team on Tuesday announced the addition of a fifth true road game for the upcoming 2026-27 against Michigan State. The Panthers will visit the Spartans on Friday, Nov. 13 at the Breslin Center in East Lansing, Michigan. UNI’s fully updated schedule for the 2026-27 season can be found below. November’s matchup will be the first meeting between the two programs since the 2010 NCAA Tournament when the Panthers and Spartans clashed in the Sweet Sixteen in St. Louis, Missouri. Michigan State that meeting by a score of 59-52, the only ...

SPORTS SHORTS: Wildcats chase off Mustangs

DELHI — The East Marshall football team suffered its third-straight defeat, falling 44-6 at Maquoketa Valley in Friday’s Class A District 4 clash. The Mustangs (1-3, 0-2) were limited to a 123 yards of total offense in the loss. Kaden Grant rushed for 41 yards and quarterback Jaxson ...

No. 11 Texas Tech off to another 3-0 start

No. 11 Texas Tech is 3-0 for the second straight season, something the Red Raiders haven’t done since a three-season run 13 years ago. This season has a different vibe than last year’s run to the College Football Playoff. “We don’t look the same, but we’re 3-0,” Texas Tech coach Joey McGuire said. Last season, the Red Raiders dominated behind one of the nation’s best defenses, winning their first six games by at least 24 points, then six more by at least 22 points following a loss at Arizona State. Texas Tech ended up winning the Big 12 championship and went to the ...

Bobcats go low at Valley Classic

WEST DES MOINES — All it took was some adverse conditions to bring out the absolute best of the Bobcats. The Marshalltown boys’ golf team carded its lowest score since 2021 at Monday’s Valley Classic, shooting a collective 297 to claim fifth place out of 11 scoring teams at Willow Creek ...

MHS maneuvers through the mud at Heartland Classic

PELLA — The Marshalltown cross country teams endured the muck and the mud and made it through the 21st Heartland Classic with the stains to show for it Saturday at the Central College Cross Country Course. The Bobcat boys finished 23rd out of 28 scoring teams while the girls were 19th out ...

Carnegie, Team USA win gold at FIBA 3×3 World Cup

IOWA CITY — University of Iowa women’s basketball player Dani Carnegie helped the United States capture the gold medal at the 2026 FIBA 3x3 U23 World Cup on Saturday in Wuhan, China. Team USA defeated Canada, 15-10, in the championship game to claim its second women’s FIBA 3x3 U23 World ...