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Dallas Clark picked for Mackey Award committee

IOWA CITY — University of Iowa consensus All-American Dallas Clark has been named to the 12-member committee for the John Mackey Award to select college football’s most outstanding tight end. The award’s selection process will be led by a committee whose collective experience spans generations, positions and levels of the game. The 12-person committee will include: Jake Butt, Brian Mitchell, Greg Jones, Jake Marsh, Noah Eagle, Nick O’Leary, Dallas Clark, Aaron Taylor, Jarvis Johnson, Adam Breneman and Owen Daniels. Clark (2002), O’Leary (Florida State, 2014) and Butt ...

Panthers to play in Fort Myers Tip-Off

TIMES-REPUBLICAN FORT MYERS, Fla. — The Northern Iowa men’s basketball team will be one of six teams to participate in the 2026 Fort Myers Tip-Off this November, as announced on Wednesday by Intersport. UNI will play in the Palms Division of the event, which will be played Nov. 23-25 at Suncoast Credit Union Arena on the campus of Florida Southwestern State College. Teams in the Panthers’ division include Davidson, Charlotte, Florida Gulf Coast, Tulane and Georgia State. UNI will take on Davidson on Nov. 23 and Charlotte on Nov. 25 in its two matchups in the Sunshine State. ...

Mitchell fuels Fever to fifth straight

TORONTO — Kelsey Mitchell scored 16 points in the first quarter and finished with 29 before sitting out the fourth, Caitlin Clark added 24 points and the Indiana Fever beat the Toronto Tempo 101-95 on Tuesday for their fifth straight victory. Clark and Mitchell have each scored 20 or more ...

Iowa’s Pieper picked for Preseason AP All-American

IOWA CITY — University of Iowa fourth-year offensive lineman Kade Pieper has been named an Associated Press preseason first-team All-American, the announcement was made Tuesday by the AP. Pieper has earned preseason first-team All-America recognition at center from Walter Camp, Sporting ...

Bobcat boys golf 11th in daunting opener

WEST DES MOINES — A star-studded season opener saw the Marshalltown boys’ golf team take its first steps against a daunting field and challenging course right out of the gate. The Bobcats claimed 11th place out of 17 teams on Monday at the Warrior Invitational at Glen Oaks Country Club, ...

Bucks, Ducks out to supplant Hoosiers in Big Ten, beyond

The 2025 Indiana Hoosiers won the Big Ten and national championship and were the first team in the modern era to go 16-0. They have 10 starters back, the hottest coach in the game and a manageable schedule. It’s Ohio State and Oregon generating most of the preseason buzz, though, with both ...