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Big Ten: No conference title game possible

CHICAGO — The Big Ten Conference would do away with its championship game if college football adopts a 24-team playoff. Commissioner Tony Petitti says that’s a worthwhile sacrifice to get his preferred postseason format. “When we make this decision as a league – are we going to ...

Iowa’s Pieper picked for B1G honors

CHICAGO — University of Iowa fourth-year offensive lineman Kade Pieper has been named to the Big Ten Conference Preseason Honors List, it was announced Tuesday by the league office. Twelve student-athletes from all 18 conference schools were selected by a media panel. Pieper, a 2026 Walter ...

Storm comeback falls short to Fever

SEATTLE — Caitlin Clark scored 32 points, Kelsey Mitchell added 28 and the Indiana Fever won their fourth straight game, beating the Seattle Storm 105-95 on Tuesday night. Clark and Mitchell took over for Indiana (18-10) after Aliyah Boston took a hard fall and had to exit in the second ...

5 Bobcats honored by Alliance

The leading hitter in the Iowa Alliance Conference’s North Division, unlike any of her four home runs during league play this season, might have been robbed. Marshalltown High School junior Emma Stupp led the Alliance North with a .657 batting average and settled for second-team honors ...

Clark’s whirlwind All-Star weekend: Meeting Obama, getting buckets

CHICAGO — Caitlin Clark had a memorable weekend that started with meeting former President Barack Obama and ended with a stellar effort in her first traditional All-Star Game. In between were sponsor events with Nike, State Farm and Wilson that had hundreds of fans of all ages and genders ...

NASCAR takes a break before Iowa race

INDIANAPOLIS — Denny Hamlin had another bittersweet moment at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Sunday. Sure, one of his 23XI Racing drivers, Corey Heim, reached victory lane at a crown jewel race. Again. But for Hamlin, it also was a brutal reminder about how frustrating the Brickyard 400 has ...