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Cyclones’ Becht on Unitas Golden Arm Award Watch List

AMES — Iowa State quarterback Rocco Becht was named to the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award watch list Tuesday, presented annually to the top upperclassman quarterback who is on track to graduate with their class. Becht was among the top arms in the country last season with 3,505 passing ...

UNI selected 8th in MVFC preseason poll

ST. LOUIS — The Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) released its preseason poll and watch list for the upcoming 2025 college football season as voted on by the league’s head coaches, sports information directors and media. Heading into the 2025 season, Northern Iowa is predicted to ...

Years after abuse reports, ex-coach at gymnastics academy is arrested by FBI

IOWA CITY — The U.S. gymnastics world was only just recovering from a devastating sexual abuse scandal when a promising young coach moved from Mississippi to Iowa to take a job in 2018 at an elite academy known for training Olympic champions. Liang “Chow” Qiao, the owner of Chow’s ...

2nd Al Hoop Memorial Golf Tournament fast approaching

Time is ticking for anyone interested in registering for the Frank Lewis Glick American Legion Post 46’s second annual Al Hoop Memorial Golf Tournament, which will be held on Saturday, Sept. 20, at the American Legion Memorial Golf Course. Like the inaugural event, this tournament will be a ...

Meet me in Ireland

AMES — It shouldn’t take long for Iowa State to reveal the direction its season will take. The No. 22 Cyclones open Saturday against No. 17 Kansas State in Dublin, Ireland, and two weeks later play the annual CyHawk Game against Iowa at home. The game on the Emerald Isle will be Iowa ...

Omaha’s Mayar, 22, drowns in Utah reservoir

University of Omaha basketball player Deng Mayar drowned Saturday in a Utah reservoir, police said. Herriman police said Mayar died at Blackridge Reservoir after going underwater about 35 yards from shore. Mayar, 22, was a graduate student who joined the Mavericks after playing two seasons ...