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Fever beat Fire without Clark

INDIANAPOLIS — Aliyah Boston had 24 points and eight rebounds, Kelsey Mitchell scored 21 points, and the Indiana Fever beat the Portland Fire 90-73 on Wednesday night with Caitlin Clark sidelined. The Fever ruled Clark out with a back injury less than two hours before tipoff, her first ...

Mustangs make it back

OSKALOOSA — East Marshall was elated to reach the boys state golf tournament for the first time last spring. The Mustangs have their minds set on a lot more now. Senior Cody Weaver shot a 5-under-par 67 to claim medalist honors and lead East Marshall back to state as the Class 1A district ...

WNBA superstar Caitlin Clark named Indianapolis 500 grand marshal

INDIANAPOLIS — Caitlin Clark is finally going to the Indianapolis 500 and she’ll do it in style — giving the starting command before Sunday’s sold-out race. Race organizers announced Tuesday they had chosen the two-time WNBA All-Star as this year’s grand marshal. Her basketball ...

ISU wrestling adds Fowler as first recruit

AMES — The Iowa State women’s wrestling team signed its first athlete in program history Tuesday, inking William Penn transfer Piper Fowler, a 2023 U17 World Champion, 2026 NAIA national champion and 2026 U20 World Team member. “Today is a historic day for Iowa State women’s wrestling ...

Iowa rallies past Illinois at Big Ten Tournament

OMAHA, Neb. — The eighth-seeded University of Iowa baseball team rallied back from an early four-run deficit to defeat No. 9 seed Illinois, 10-6, on Tuesday in the opening round of the Big Ten Tournament at Charles Schwab Field Omaha. “We’ve talked from day one that we don’t play the ...

Bobcats haunt Tigers, 1-0

There wasn’t much sunlight shining down on Leonard Cole Field, but Grinnell sophomore Katelyn Sieck had a shadow everywhere she went. Or two. Grinnell’s leading goal scorer by a long shot couldn’t get a shot into the net and the Marshalltown girls’ soccer squad closed the regular ...