ASTANA, Kazakhstan — Former University of Iowa wrestling national champion and Hawkeye Wrestling Club member Spencer Lee captured the 2026 UWW World Championship at 57 kilograms Sunday, defeating Mexico’s Roman Bravo-Young, 10-0, in the gold-medal match at Barys Arena. Lee needed just 26 ...
It’s been a confusing college football season so far. Nobody felt that more deeply than the College Football Playoff selection committee, which raised eyebrows aplenty in its first attempt of the season to make sense of it all. Undefeated Miami received top billing in the committee’s ...
DES MOINES — A 29-point second quarter paved the way to a season-opening victory for the Drake women’s basketball team, beating Eastern Illinois 76-54 on Tuesday night at the Knapp Center. The Bulldogs shot 60 percent (12-for-20) from the field in the second quarter, making 4-of-7 3-point shots on their way to a 39-20 halftime advantage. Quinn Vice scored a game-high 16 points off the bench for Drake, going 7-of-12 from the field with a pair of 3-pointers. Anna Becker added 14 points, while reserves Alex Couch and Maggie Taylor tallied eight points apiece. Thirteen different ...
WEST BURLINGTON — Illinois Central got out to a nine-point halftime lead on the way to an 81-67 victory over the Marshalltown Community College men’s basketball team on Saturday at Southeastern CC. The Cougars got a game-high 31 points from JaVaughn Robinson, who made five 3-pointers and shot 8-for-9 from the free-throw line. Idris Thomas added 14 points. Jahlil Manago scored a team-leading 13 points off the bench for MCC (1-1), shooting 3-for-6 from 3-point range. Tristan Christopher was 4-for-4 from long range en route to 12 points, while Tom Guma and Hassan Bush got 10 points ...
DETROIT — Detroit Lions All-Pro linebacker Jack Campbell remained hospitalized Monday for evaluation and monitoring of a neck injury, the team said. Campbell was placed on a backboard and carted off the field early in the fourth quarter of a 19-15 win over the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday. ...
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Jayden Reid scored 17 of his game-high 26 points in the second half to lead Memphis to an 80-76 win over No. 18 Iowa State on Monday night in the teams’ season opener. The Tigers had to hang on late to secure the win. Memphis led 69-62 with just over five minutes remaining on a 3-pointer by Rihards Vavers before the Cyclones made a late push. Iowa State’s 7-0 run tied it at 69 before Reid took over late to secure the win for Memphis. The Northwestern transfer scored 11 points in the final three minutes, including a big 3-pointer with 38 seconds to play to give ...
