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Former Cyclone Royce White not eligible for WNBA Draft

NEW YORK — Former NBA players Enes Kanter Freedom and Royce White are not eligible for the WNBA draft, a person familiar with the decision said Monday. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because of the sensitive nature of the situation. The person did not elaborate on the reasons for declaring the two men ineligible. Freedom and White have declared their intention to enter next year's draft, but the WNBA has not publicly addressed their eligibility. The WNBA has been the subject of recent debates on whether transgender women — people assigned male ...

Fever shred Sky behind Clark’s 37

CHICAGO — Caitlin Clark scored 37 points and Kelsey Mitchell had 30, helping the Indiana Fever pull away from the Chicago Sky for a 113-90 victory on Sunday night. Clark made a career-high eight of Indiana’s franchise-record 18 3-pointers. She also had 10 assists. The Fever closed out a ...

MHS girls test their mettle at Hawkette Invite

ANKENY — The Marshalltown girls’ tennis team can’t wait to see the returns gained from a daunting schedule. The Bobcats went 1-2 at Ankeny’s Hawkette Invite on Friday, rounding out a six-meet week that included five duals in two days. Marshalltown defeated Southeast Polk, 6-5, before ...

Ex-NBA player ejected from Fever-Sky game

CHICAGO — Former NBA center Enes Kanter Freedom was ejected from Sunday night's Indiana-Chicago WNBA game after he was confronted by Sky guard Natasha Cloud late in the third quarter. Freedom was sitting along the baseline. He had on a black shirt that read "WOMAN noun. adult human ...

Kittle activated from PUP list ahead of opener

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — San Francisco 49ers star tight end George Kittle was taken off the physically unable to perform list on Sunday, providing hope that he might be able to return from a ruptured right Achilles tendon before the season opener. The 49ers got good news on the injury front 10 ...

Iowa’s Moulton on Doak Walker watch list

IOWA CITY — University of Iowa fourth-year running back Kamari Moulton has been named a preseason candidate for the 2026 Doak Walker Award, it was announced by the PwC SMU Athletic Forum. The award, which is presented annually to the nation’s top college running back, is named for SMU’s ...