SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The United States women’s national basketball team continued its strong start in the 2026 FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup Qualifying Tournament with a dominant 91-48 victory over Puerto Rico on Thursday night. The Americans took control early and never ...

CORALVILLE — The Drake women’s basketball team pulled away in the second quarter and never looked back in defeating Valparaiso 81-55 in the opening round of the Missouri Valley Conference tournament Thursday night at Xtream Arena. Drake (12-19) turned a one-point lead after the first ...

INDIANOLA — Simpson College runner and Marshalltown High School graduate James Johnson has qualified for the 2026 NCAA Division III Indoor Track and Field Championships in the mile, earning a spot among the nation’s top competitors in the event. Johnson enters the national meet with a ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Milan Momcilovic scored 21 points, Joshua Jefferson had 20 points and 12 rebounds, and seventh-ranked Iowa State trounced turnover-prone Arizona State 91-42 on Wednesday in the second round of the Big 12 Tournament. Shortly after the game, Sun Devils athletic director ...

CHICAGO — The Iowa men’s basketball used a decisive second-half surge Wednesday to open postseason play with a victory, defeating Maryland 75-64 in the first round of the Big Ten Conference tournament at the United Center. No. 9-seeded Iowa (21-11) broke open a tight game with a 21-0 run ...

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The USA Women’s National Team opened the 2026 FIBA Women’s World Cup Qualifying Tournament with a 110-46 win over Senegal. An all around team performance by the Americans saw each player on the 12-man roster score, and six players made their senior national team ...