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Harkey joins Hawkeye athletics communication staff

IOWA CITY — Keelyn Harkey has been named an associate director of athletics strategic communications within the University of Iowa Athletics Department. Harkey, who will begin his position on Aug. 24, will serve as the sport contact for women’s basketball, while supervising the coverage ...

OSU, Oregon 1-2 in preseason coaches poll

Ohio State and Oregon hold down the top two spots and the Southeastern Conference has five of the top 10 teams in the USA Today preseason coaches football poll released Tuesday. The Buckeyes received 38 of the 72 first-place votes and were well ahead of the Ducks, who got six first-place ...

Hoskey enters Hall of Fame

The high school softball program in Le Grand has had just just two coaches since 1982. Both of them are now in the Hall of Fame. East Marshall head softball coach Jary Hoskey was inducted into the Iowa Girls’ Coaches Association’s Hall of Fame on Saturday, July 26, during the IGCA ...

Cunningham’s comments lead to rallies in Minneapolis

MINNEAPOLIS — A crowd of critics and supporters of Indiana guard Sophie Cunningham’s stance on transgender participation in women’s sports gathered around and inside Target Center on Sunday as the Fever faced the Lynx in Minnesota. Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve wore a light blue shirt under her jacket that said, “Trans kids belong” as she directed her team — the top team in the WNBA — to a 108-100 win over the Fever. There were fans in the stands wearing T-shirts that read, “Trans kids belong in sports.” It’s the third straight Fever game that drew a rally after ...

Greazel gets it again

Farthest from the pin once everyone in his foursome had reached the 18th green, Grant Greazel quickly two-putted and got out of the way. It’s not like him to celebrate a bogey, even if it signified the finishing touches on his second Times-Republican City Golf Championship. Greazel shot a ...

League-best Lynx fight off Fever

MINNEAPOLIS — Rookie sensation Olivia Miles spearheaded an efficient offense with 28 points, Courtney Williams added 27 points, and the Minnesota Lynx won their 10th straight game with a 108-100 victory over the Indiana Fever on Sunday. There was a rally outside the Target Center that ...