NEW YORK — Caitlin Clark would love to see the NBA Finals go seven games. Not because she’s a fan of either team, but because she just loves great basketball. “I’m kind of indifferent on who wins, but I’m just such a basketball fan that I would love to see it go to seven games just ...
BROOKLYN — The GMG softball team couldn’t keep up with a pair of non-conference foes and fell twice in a round-robin tournament hosted by BGM on Saturday. The Wolverines (3-6) lost 2-0 to host BGM before getting outscored 9-5 by Cardinal. BGM (6-1) scratched out single runs in the fifth and sixth innings to get all the offense it needed in support of Cara Arment, who pitched a one-hitter for the host Bears. Arment struck out 10, walked none, and her defense made no errors behind her. GMG hurler Riah Boege struck out 11 and walked one, with BGM scoring two unearned runs on six ...
LAKE FOREST, Ill. — The Chicago Bears have signed safety Dillon Thieneman and center Logan Jones, their top two selections in this year’s NFL draft. The team announced the deals on Friday. Tight end Sam Roush, a third-round selection out of Stanford, is the team’s only draft pick ...
CEDAR FALLS — The Northern Iowa men’s basketball team announced the addition of a road game against the University of Kansas to its 2026-27 non-conference schedule. The Panthers will visit the Jayhawks this upcoming season on Tuesday, Dec. 1 at historic Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kan. Additional games for UNI’s 2026-27 schedule will be announced at a later date. December’s matchup will be the first meeting between the two programs since Northern Iowa’s historic upset of the No. 1 ranked Jayhawks in the second round of the 2010 NCAA Tournament, a victory that propelled ...
LE GRAND — East Marshall sophomore Sophia Adkins hit her first career home run and the Class 2A No. 5 Mustang softball team smashed winless AGWSR 15-1 in four innings here Thursday in North Iowa Cedar League action. Adkins was 2-for-2 with five RBIs, while Libby Atcher and Taylor Halverson added three hits apiece for the Mustangs (6-1). Atcher had two doubles and four RBIs in support of pitcher Peyton Grabenbauer, who struck out seven in a five-hitter. AGWSR (0-9) scored its only run in the top of the first inning for a brief lead before the host Mustangs responded with five runs ...
DES MOINES — The Marshalltown baseball team has added to its offensive output, but the Bobcat defense is having a hard time getting outs. Des Moines Roosevelt racked up 15 hits, including two home runs, in a 15-5, five-inning victory over Marshalltown in the first game of a scheduled ...
