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Field of Dreams welcomes 26 Hall of Famers

DYERSVILLE — Major League Baseball came back to the Field of Dreams carrying a big piece of Cooperstown. The pregame pomp before the Minnesota Twins played the Philadelphia Phillies — adjacent to the farmland where the 1989 fantasy was filmed — featured 26 members of the Hall of Fame emerging from the outfield corn just as the ghost players did in the movie. With some of the loudest cheers saved for former Phillies third baseman Mike Schmidt and former Twins catcher Joe Mauer, the capacity crowd of about 8,000 at the newly constructed ballpark in northeast Iowa soaked up the ...

Warming climate forces marathons to consider changes

DES MOINES — Paul Grinvalds has completed 114 marathons in all 50 states, but he still wilts when he races in temperatures beyond 60 degrees Fahrenheit. It’s the same for most runners, as the body can’t cool down during exertion, and heat makes that even harder. “One thing about ...

Fever stars disappointed by fans booing coach

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana Fever All-Stars Aliyah Boston and Kelsey Mitchell supported coach Stephanie White on Thursday, saying they were disappointed by the boos during White’s introduction at Tuesday’s home game. The comments came two days after a fiery, 2 1/2-minute monologue by White ...

Kids’ Day at Kinnick is this Saturday

IOWA CITY — The University of Iowa football team will host its annual Kids’ Day at Kinnick on Saturday, Aug. 15. The open practice begins at 11 a.m., with gates A, B and H opening at 10 a.m. Team members will sign autographs for kids at approximately 10:30 a.m. along the front of the west and south stands. During the practice, the 2026 Kid Captains will join players on the field for photos following an exclusive “inside look” at Kinnick Stadium. The Kid Captain program, a partnership between UI Stead Family Children’s Hospital and the University of Iowa football team since ...

’Cats eager to regain Alliance supremacy

The Marshalltown boys’ golf team has the schedule to challenge it and the roster to rise to to meet it. Now it’s time to play. The Bobcats bring back five of six players from last season’s varsity roster and a handful of others in the mix to compete as the team tees up the fall ...

MLB now in a permanent ballpark at Field of Dreams

DYERSVILLE — Major League Baseball ‘s growth goals have taken the game from a military base in North Carolina to a racetrack in Tennessee, with numerous stops for photo ops around the globe in between. But there’s nothing quite like turning the bright lights on an Iowa cornfield, where ...