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Milan’s the man

AMES — Milan Momcilovic made seven 3-pointers and scored 27 points as No. 4 Iowa State routed Long Beach State 91-60 on Sunday to improve to 12-0. Momcilovic, who entered the game leading the Big 12 in 3-point shooting accuracy at 52.6%, made his first six shots from beyond the arc for his ...

Bobcat swimmers take own invite

The Marshalltown boys’ swimming team won all but two events to take the title from its own Bobcat Invite on Saturday at the high school pool. The Bobcats scored 94 points to outpace Cedar Rapids Kennedy (60), Atlantic (52) and Williamsburg (26). Marshalltown won the first four events and ...

No. 1 Huskies haunt Iowa

NEW YORK — Azzi Fudd scored 27 points and Sarah Strong added 23 to help No. 1 UConn beat 11th-ranked Iowa 90-64 on Saturday in the Women’s Champions Classic. Strong also had seven rebounds and six steals for the Huskies (12-0), who remained unbeaten on the season heading into the holidays. ...

Hare sinks Kansas with 3-pointer at the buzzer

AMES — Kenzie Hare hit a winning 3-pointer as time expired, Audi Crooks scored 41 points and the No. 10 Iowa State women’s basketball team beat Kansas 79-76 on Sunday at Hilton Coliseum. The Cyclones (13-0, 1-0 Big 12) fended off Kansas’ late run when Hare took a pass from Addy Brown ...

Iowa men bludgeon Bucknell

DES MOINES — Reserve Alvaro Folgueiras scored 15 of his 17 points before halftime and Iowa overwhelmed Bucknell 94-39 on Saturday. Tavion Banks scored 16 points, Kael Combs 13 and Iowa saw 11 players score — finishing the night with a 60%-shooting effort (38 of 63). Ruot Bijiek scored ...

Drake slips past Evansville 66-65

EVANSVILLE, Ind. — Jaehshon Thomas had 18 points to help Drake hold on for a 66-65 victory over Evansville on Sunday. Thomas went 7 of 12 from the field (4 for 6 from 3-point range) for the Bulldogs (7-6, 1-1 Missouri Valley Conference). Wilguens Jr. Exacte scored 11 points, shooting 5 for ...