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Iowa adds UCF transfer Rodriguez

IOWA CITY — UCF transfer Emely Rodriguez has signed a scholarship agreement with the University of Iowa women’s basketball program, Hawkeye head coach Jan Jensen announced Monday. The 6-foot forward from the Dominican Republic will have three seasons of eligibility remaining with the ...

Clark backs WNBA as it investigates racial slurs

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark says it was too loud inside Gainbridge Fieldhouse for her to hear racial comments from fans directed at Angel Reese during Saturday’s season-opening 93-58 victory over the Chicago Sky and that she supports the WNBA’s investigation. A ...

SPORTS SHORTS: Spartan boys tennis taken out by Sailors

WATERLOO — The Grundy Center/Gladbrook-Reinbeck boys’ tennis team won its way into the Class 1A Substate 4 semifinals before falling to Waterloo Columbus on Saturday at the Byrnes Park Tennis Center. The Spartans stormed past Osage, 5-0, before falling to the host Sailors 5-3. Columbus ...

Purdy agrees to 5-year, $265M extension with 49ers

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Brock Purdy agreed to a five-year contract extension worth $265 million with the San Francisco 49ers, going from the NFL’s biggest bargain to one of the league’s highest-paid players. A person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press that the sides reached ...

10th-ranked Bobcat boys tennis turns back Mason City in substate semifinals

Isaac Seberger had already missed a chance to finish off Mason City, so he wasn’t about to let it happen again. Marshalltown’s No. 1 singles player teamed with fellow senior Isaac Seberger and scored the deciding victory at No. 2 doubles, lifting the 10th-ranked Bobcat boys’ tennis team ...

Clark’s triple-double leads Fever past Chicago in season opener

INDIANAPOLIS — Caitlin Clark opened the season with the third triple-double of her career, and the new-look Indiana Fever dominated the final 16 1/2 minutes Saturday to pull away from the revamped Chicago Sky 93-58. Last season’s WNBA Rookie of the Year finished with 20 points, 10 ...