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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...