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AMES — Rocco Becht scored the go-ahead touchdown on a 1-yard sneak with 30 seconds left, and Jontez Williams intercepted Jacurri Brown’s last pass to secure No. 9 Iowa State’s 38-35 comeback victory over UCF and allow the Cyclones to avoid a major upset Saturday night. “I was just ...

Spartans humble stumbling Hawkeyes, 32-20

EAST LANSING, Mich. — Jonathan Kim kicked a school-record six field goals and Aidan Chiles threw for 256 yards and a touchdown to lead Michigan State to a 32-20 victory over Iowa on Saturday night. Chiles also ran for 51 yards for the Spartans (4-3, 2-2 Big Ten), who snapped a three-game ...

Liberty top Lynx in OT for WNBA title

NEW YORK — As confetti fell and Frank Sinatra's "New York, New York" blared through the arena, the New York Liberty celebrated the end of a 27-year odyssey. The team that always fell short, starting from their days in Madison Square Garden, through detours to Radio City Music Hall and ...

Drake claims another OT victory

CLINTON, S.C. — Tyler Radocha blocked the potential winning field goal in the fourth quarter, Davion Cherwin scored on an 11-yard run in overtime and Drake rallied to defeat Presbyterian 19-16 on Saturday, extending the Bulldogs’ conference winning streak to 15 games. Drake hasn’t lost ...

North Dakota knocks out Panthers, 31-7

GRAND FORKS, N.D. — Bo Belquist and Gaven Ziebarth scored long touchdowns and North Dakota defeated Northern Iowa 31-7 on Saturday. Belquist’s 34-yard touchdown reception on a pass from Simon Romfo gave the Fighting Hawks a 14-7 lead in the second quarter and Ziebarth’s 40-yard run in ...

Full steam ahead

Davis Ragland and the Marshalltown football team brought the physicality to Des Moines Lincoln on Friday night. Ragland led the charge as the Bobcats ran past the Railsplitters 28-14 for Marshalltown’s first win on the new turf at Leonard Cole Field. The Marshalltown senior running back ...