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Hawkeyes book baseball tourney in Texas

IOWA CITY — The University of Iowa baseball team will compete in the Amegy Bank College Baseball Series at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, during the 2027 season. The Hawkeyes will be part of the event’s opening weekend, scheduled for Feb. 26-28, along with Arkansas, Baylor, ...

SPORTS SHORTS: Mustangs stun No. 14 Newton in extras

NEWTON — The East Marshall softball team ended a six-inning scoreless streak with the go-ahead run in the top of the ninth, beating Class 4A No. 14 Newton 2-1 on Friday night. The Mustangs (21-9) scored their first run in the top of the second inning to tie the score at 1-all, and they got ...

Clark-free Fever beat Wilson-less Aces

LAS VEGAS — Kelsey Mitchell scored 27 points, Aliyah Boston totaled 18 points and 10 rebounds and Indiana beat the Aces for the first time in Las Vegas 84-68 with a couple of All-Stars sidelined on Sunday night. Las Vegas played without A'ja Wilson, the four-time league MVP who has missed ...

Clark voted an All-Star starter

NEW YORK — Caitlin Clark was voted to start her third straight All-Star Game and will be joined by Indiana Fever teammates Kelsey Mitchell and Aliyah Boston, the WNBA announced Thursday. It's the second time in four years that three players from the same team were chosen to start the game, ...

Riverhawks rock Bobcats on Senior Night

With the prospect of wins on the horizon with a doubleheader the next night at Waterloo East, the Marshalltown baseball team saved back its primary pitchers for Wednesday’s Iowa Alliance Conference twinbill against Mason City. The Riverhawks, receiving votes in the latest Iowa High School ...

Mason City turns tables on MHS softball

A doubleheader sweep at the hands of Mason City is a cautionary tale for the Marshalltown softball team. The Bobcats dropped both games of Wednesday’s Iowa Alliance Conference twinbill at home against the Riverhawks, falling 9-0 and 6-2 to a team they swept in their first meeting this ...