Cole Davis, right, shakes hands with Rylan Weaver on the 18th green at Elmwood Country Club at the finish of last year’s Times-Republican City Golf Tournament. Davis claimed his fourth City title while Weaver was the runner-up. The 39th annual City event is this weekend. ——— 39th ...
CHICAGO — The Big Ten appears to be in no hurry to change its status as the only major conference that doesn’t require its schools to schedule at least one non-conference game against another Power Four member each year. Big Ten commissioner Tony Petitti said this week at the Big Ten media days event that any proposed scheduling decisions would have to wait until a final decision comes on playoff expansion. The Big Ten is pushing for a 24-team approach to replace the current 12-team format. That’s fine with many of the conference’s coaches and athletic directors. “We’ve ...
SEATTLE — Sophie Cunningham and Caitlin Clark were not made available to answer postgame questions about a rally before the Indiana Fever’s 105-95 win over the Seattle Storm on Tuesday night in support of Cunningham’s recent comments about transgender athletes. A crowd of a few dozen ...
CHICAGO — Ohio State wide receiver Jeremiah Smith downplays his chances of winning a Heisman Trophy even though he’s generally regarded as college football’s top returning player regardless of position. “I always felt that was a quarterback award unless you have a crazy season like ...
AMES — The Iowa State women’s wrestling team has signed its fourth freshman recruit this summer, adding Vinton-Shellsburg’s Chloe Sanders. Sanders, the winningest high school girls wrestler in state history, is the second 138-pound addition to the Cyclones’ roster. She will compete ...
IOWA CITY — Former Hawkeye pitcher Casey Day has been named pitching coach for the University of Iowa baseball team, head coach Rick Heller announced Wednesday. “We’re excited to have Casey join our coaching staff,” Heller said. “He’s a hard-working, intelligent, and talented ...
