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NCAA title could bring big things for Big Ten

ROSEMONT, Ill. — Michigan coach Dusty May joined several of his players moving on to the NBA not long after Michigan beat Connecticut in the NCAA Finals, ending one of the strangest streaks in college sports. The good vibes have carried over after the Wolverines’ long-awaited national title in men’s basketball, and not just in Ann Arbor. It had been 26 years since a Big Ten men’s basketball team won the title, the first since Michigan State won in 2000. That’s despite the conference sending 14 teams to the Final Four and seven to the national title game in that span. “I ...

Relay sweep lifts MHS past Lincoln

DES MOINES — A 1-2-3 sweep in the 100-yard freestyle helped to power the Marshalltown girls’ swimming and diving squad to a 98-87 victory over Des Moines Lincoln in an Iowa Alliance Conference meet here Tuesday. The Bobcats (6-2) claimed their sixth consecutive dual meet on the strength ...

Crooks puts Cowgirls atop Big 12 coaches poll

IRVING, Texas — Oklahoma State has been picked by league coaches as the favorite to win the Big 12 this season after the Cowgirls added top transfers Audi Crooks and Liv McGill this offseason. The preseason poll released Thursday had Oklahoma State with a slight edge over two-time defending ...

USC, UCLA seeking West Coast dominance in Big Ten

ROSEMONT, Ill. — With UCLA coming off a national title and Southern Cal going for one of its own with star Juju Watkins returning from injury, there may never have been more attention on women’s basketball in Los Angeles. “If you intend to come,” USC coach Lindsay Gottlieb said Wednesday at Big Ten media days, “you should probably get your tickets early.” The success of the two West Coast schools has been a bigger problem for the rest of the Big Ten than Los Angeles basketball fans. In the two years since USC and UCLA left the Pac-12 for the Big Ten, each school has ...

SPORTS SHORTS: Tigers tie Western Iowa Tech

SIOUX CITY — The Marshalltown Community College volleyball team stood up to Western Iowa Tech and took a game from the Comets, but the visiting Tigers ultimately fell 3-1 on Wednesday in Iowa Community College Athletic Conference action. Western Iowa Tech (21-9, 8-1), which stands third in the ICCAC, won the contest 25-16, 25-21, 27-29, 25-17. The Comets were a bit more widespread in their attack, getting three players with double-digit kills. Sunny Faiivae led WIT with 16 kills, Beatriz Diaz had 11 and Mia Ortiz finished with 10. Setter V Liufau totaled 39 assists, while Victoria ...

Sandvick’s state cut short

WATERLOO — Marshalltown senior Kate Sandvick entered the Class 2A state singles tournament with two losses. On Wednesday, she was dealt two more to end her prep career. Sandvick suffered a pair of straight-set losses at the Byrnes Park Tennis Center to begin and end her state singles ...