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Tigers tipped by Spartans in 5

The Marshalltown Community College volleyball team was on the verge of back-to-back wins at home, but the Tigers couldn’t finish it off. Southwestern rallied from two games down to defeat MCC 3-2 on Wednesday night at the Student Activity Center, taking the Iowa Community College Athletic ...

Clark’s signature shoe set for Oct. 1 rollout

Caitlin Clark doesn’t have much longer to wait for her first signature shoe to come out. They will be available starting Oct. 1 in the U.S. and a week earlier in China. “I’m just super excited,” she told The Associated Press in Germany last week. “I look down at my feet and I’m, ...

Big 12 announces men’s basketball schedule

IRVING, Texas — The conference portion of the 2026-27 Iowa State men’s basketball schedule has been released by the Big 12. Tipoff times and TV designations will be announced at a later time. Iowa State opens the 18-game schedule at home against defending Big 12 Champion Arizona on January 2. Iowa State hits the road for three of its next four games, including the first road game of the league slate at Colorado on Jan. 5. Iowa State returns home to face Oklahoma State on Jan. 9. A road trip to Texas includes games at Houston Jan. 13 and Texas Tech on Jan. 16. The Cyclones will face ...

Buff’s the stuff

IOWA CITY — University of Iowa third-year linebacker Cam Buffington has been named the Lott IMPACT Trophy Player of the Week for Week 2, it was announced Wednesday by the Pacific Club IMPACT Foundation. Buffington earned the national honor following a career-best performance in Iowa’s ...

1.2M viewers watched US beat France in FIBA final

NEW YORK — The U.S. delivered record ratings for the women’s FIBA World Cup on TNT, with an average of 1.2 million people watching the Americans beat France in Sunday’s gold medal game in Germany. It was the third most-watched women’s World Cup game and it peaked at 1.5 million ...

MHS netters put away Riverhawks in 4 sets

TIMES-REPUBLICAN MASON CITY — The Marshalltown volleyball team shook off a rough weekend with a solid victory over Mason City, beating the host Riverhawks 3-1 on Tuesday night. The Bobcats (4-8) improved to 4-1 in Iowa Alliance Conference play with the 25-10, 25-15, 15-25, 26-24 triumph to help shrug off an 0-4 weekend at Southeast Polk’s Metro Classic Tournament. Marshalltown handed Mason City (3-5, 3-1) its first Alliance defeat, driven by a balanced attack. Brooklyn Smith scored 11 kills to lead the MHS offense, while Bella Avise had eight kills and Avery Polley had seven. ...