AMES — Five seasons in the program have given J.R. Singleton an idea about what it takes to win at Iowa State. It goes beyond bringing in the best people, not necessarily the best players as judged by recruiting analysts, and having a staff that can coach them up. That’s long been the ...

GRUNDY CENTER — Brayden Davie returned the opening kick 85 yards for a touchdown and the top-ranked Grundy Center football team scored a 35-0 victory over Hudson for the program’s 33rd straight win. Quarterback Judd Jirovsky was a part of the remaining four touchdowns for the Spartans ...

MINNEAPOLIS — With their season on the line, the Minnesota Lynx did just enough to stave off elimination and force a decisive Game 5 of the WNBA Finals. Bridget Carleton made two free throws with 2 seconds left, and the Lynx beat the New York Liberty 82-80 on Friday night. The teams will ...

WAVERLY — The BCLUW girls cross country team placed three runners in the overall top 10 at Thursday’s Iowa Star Conference Meet at the Max Cross Country Course in Waverly. Kalia Stover finished fifth in 20:29, Abby Kemp was sixth in 20:55 and Chloe Switzer placed eighth in 21:18 for the ...

JESUP — Emerson Vokes wants to prove he’s not second fiddle. After runner-up finishes at last year’s conference meet and the state meet in Fort Dodge, the junior star for Grundy Center boys cross country made a statement on Thursday by running away with the individual title at the North ...

Boise State running back Ashton Jeanty was a unanimous selection and Colorado two-way star Travis Hunter occupies two first-team positions on The Associated Press midseason All-America team released Thursday. Miami’s Cam Ward was the runaway winner for top quarterback, the SEC held down ...