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Cunningham clutch as Fever stun Sun

UNCASVILLE, Conn. — Sophie Cunningham hit three 3-pointers and scored the final 11 points for Indiana, helping the Fever beat the Connecticut Sun 85-75 on Saturday night to improve to 4-1 in Commissioner’s Cup play. Caitlin Clark had 25 points and five assists as Indiana (8-5) closed within a half-game of East-leading New York in Cup play, with the top teams in each conference playing for the title June 30. Clark made her fifth 3-pointer — following an offensive foul on Brittney Griner — for a 72-65 lead with 5:22 left to play. Saniya Rivers and Griner had back-to-back ...

S-F steals one from Bobcats

CONRAD — The Marshalltown softball team held the lead for four innings, having faced only minimal threats from Sumner-Fredericksburg. It only took one miscue to turn the tables and one more to flip that table on its head. Sumner-Fredericksburg capitalized on a pair of Marshalltown errors ...

West Marshall wallops Tigers, 20-5

CONRAD — West Marshall’s errors led to a couple of big hits. South Hardin’s errors paved the way for a couple huge innings. The West Marshall softball team broke open a close game with a 10-run explosion en route to a 20-5, four-inning victory over South Hardin in the opener of BCLUW’s Dave Lee Classic on Friday in Conrad. The Trojans (9-4) tacked on another six runs in the top of the fourth to push the game past the mercy rule, propelled in both big at-bats by South Hardin errors. The Tigers (0-11) led 2-1 after a two-run home run by Charlee Rosonke in the bottom of the ...

Bulldogs take a bite out of Bobcats

OTTUMWA — The Marshalltown baseball team was held to two hits over the course of a doubleheader sweep at the hands of Ottumwa on Friday night. Rescheduled from Wednesday, the twinbill was taken by the host Bulldogs by scores of 15-2 and 15-1, both in five innings, at Legion Memorial Field. The youthful Bobcats (4-15) committed nine errors that led to 13 unearned runs, issued 20 walks or hit batsmen, and simply didn’t have enough offense to compete with Ottumwa (11-6). The Bulldogs got out to a fast start in the opening game, sparked by Quinn Larsen’s grand slam in the second ...

US opens home World Cup with 4-1 pounding of Paraguay

INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Folarin Balogun scored twice in the Americans' historic three-goal first half, and the U.S. opened its first home World Cup in 32 years with its biggest win in the tournament, a dynamic 4-1 victory over Paraguay on Friday night. Christian Pulisic had an assist in a ...

SPORTS SHORTS: Bobcat softball sweeps Mason City in league play

MASON CITY — The Marshalltown softball team rallied for two runs in the top of the seventh inning in the second game at Mason City to sweep the Riverhawks by scores of 5-3 and 7-6 on Thursday night. The Bobcats (6-7, 4-4) claimed the Iowa Alliance Conference North Division doubleheader on the strength of timely hitting, provided in the first game by Olivia Wise. The sophomore infielder hit a two-run, two-out single in the third inning and an RBI single with two outs in the seventh to help MHS make good on its many chances. Marshalltown stranded 10 runners on base in the opener and ...