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Newcomers lift Iowa past Lipscomb

IOWA CITY — Jaidyn Coon scored 12 points and Ty’Reek Coleman added 10 as Iowa opened its season with a 76-54 win over Lipscomb on Tuesday. The Hawkeyes led by as many as 12 in the first half before Lipscomb rallied. Takai Simpkins scored eight points during an 11-0 run that gave the ...

Hawkeyes’ Vonnahme wins Mackey weekly award

IOWA CITY — University of Iowa third-year tight end DJ Vonnahme was named the John Mackey Tight End of the Week, the association announced Tuesday. Vonnahme and the Hawkeyes cruised to a 30-0 victory over No. 25 Wisconsin last Saturday, marking Iowa’s fifth consecutive win over the ...

ISU’s Flora wins Doak Walker weekly award

AMES — Iowa State running back Aiden Flora was named the Doak Walker National Running Back of the Week, the SMU Athletic Forum announced Tuesday. Flora, who was also named the Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week on Monday, rushed for a career-high 221 yards and two scores on 29 carries ...

Ex-Hawkeye Lee wins World Championship

ASTANA, Kazakhstan — Former University of Iowa wrestling national champion and Hawkeye Wrestling Club member Spencer Lee captured the 2026 UWW World Championship at 57 kilograms Sunday, defeating Mexico’s Roman Bravo-Young, 10-0, in the gold-medal match at Barys Arena. Lee needed just 26 ...

Miami ranked No. 1 in first CFP rankings

It’s been a confusing college football season so far. Nobody felt that more deeply than the College Football Playoff selection committee, which raised eyebrows aplenty in its first attempt of the season to make sense of it all. Undefeated Miami received top billing in the committee’s ...

Drake women wallop EIU in season debut

DES MOINES — A 29-point second quarter paved the way to a season-opening victory for the Drake women’s basketball team, beating Eastern Illinois 76-54 on Tuesday night at the Knapp Center. The Bulldogs shot 60 percent (12-for-20) from the field in the second quarter, making 4-of-7 3-point shots on their way to a 39-20 halftime advantage. Quinn Vice scored a game-high 16 points off the bench for Drake, going 7-of-12 from the field with a pair of 3-pointers. Anna Becker added 14 points, while reserves Alex Couch and Maggie Taylor tallied eight points apiece. Thirteen different ...