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Fever put Dream to sleep

INDIANAPOLIS — Caitlin Clark and her Indiana Fever teammates spent the first part of this week discussing a heated sideline exchange, a lengthy team meeting, even their early-season defensive woes. On Thursday night, the 2025 Commissioner’s Cup champions started working on a ...

SPORTS SHORTS: Adkins homers to help Mustangs pound AGWSR

LE GRAND — East Marshall sophomore Sophia Adkins hit her first career home run and the Class 2A No. 5 Mustang softball team smashed winless AGWSR 15-1 in four innings here Thursday in North Iowa Cedar League action. Adkins was 2-for-2 with five RBIs, while Libby Atcher and Taylor Halverson ...

Steyer steps down from coaching

AMES — After 24 seasons with Iowa State women’s basketball and 31 years in coaching, Cyclone associate head coach Jodi Steyer is retiring. Steyer announced her retirement from coaching on April 22 with a statement on social media, noting “this time last year, I decided this season would ...

Dodgers withstand Bobcat comeback for league sweep

FORT DODGE — The Marshalltown baseball team surrendered five home runs over the course of a doubleheader sweep at the hands of Fort Dodge, falling 13-3 and 11-5 to the host Dodgers on Wednesday night at McNeil Field. The Bobcats (4-8, 1-5) battled back to within 6-5 of Fort Dodge during the ...

Hawkeyes’ Lutmer on Lott IMPACT Watch List

IOWA CITY — University of Iowa junior defensive back Zach Lutmer has been named to the 2026 Lott IMPACT Trophy Watch List as announced by the Pacific Club IMPACT Foundation. Lutmer started all 13 games at the Cash position in 2025, collecting 71 tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss, one sack, ...

ISU to open 2026 Players Era with San Diego State

LAS VEGAS — Iowa State, the 2025 Players Era People’s Champ, is headed back to Las Vegas for the 2026 Players Era. The Cyclone men’s basketball team went 3-0 at last year’s event, being one of three teams to go undefeated. Due to tiebreakers in last year’s format, Iowa State did not ...