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Liberty favored, Aces chase in WNBA title odds

LAS VEGAS — The Las Vegas Aces have ruled the WNBA in recent years, winning three of the past four championships, and they are expected to compete for the title yet again. Las Vegas, however, has plenty of company in the race to the top, according to oddsmakers, as the season begins Friday. New York, which won it all two years ago, jumped from the fourth-best odds of +450 at BetMGM Sportsbook to the +210 favorite after the addition of three-time All-Star Satou Sabally. She joins a Liberty team headlined by two-time MVP Breanna Stewart and four-time All-Star Sabrina Ionescu. New ...

BOBCAT ROUND-UP: ’Cats clinch Alliance dual title

The Marshalltown girls’ golf team secured the Iowa Alliance Conference North Division’s regular-season title on Tuesday, edging Ames by one stroke in a nine-hole dual meet at the American Legion Memorial Golf Course. The Bobcats improved to 3-0 in the Alliance North thanks to a 179-180 ...

Iowa State men add ex-Hawkeye Ayala to staff

AMES — It may seem somewhat unconventional on paper, but Drake Ayala’s decision to join the Iowa State University men’s wrestling staff was steeped much more in logic than emotion. Ayala was officially added to new Cyclone head coach Brent Metcalf’s staff on Wednesday. The ...

Heiden and Carnegie picked for USA 3-on-3

IOWA CITY — University of Iowa sophomores Ava Heiden and transfer Dani Carnegie have been invited to the USA Basketball 3x3 Development Camp and Showcase in Phoenix, it was announced Tuesday by USA Basketball. Heiden and Carnegie will make their USA Basketball debuts. The USA Basketball 3x3 women’s development camp will be held May 6-8. USA Basketball 3x3 development camps are an opportunity for athletes to hone their skills in a competitive and educational environment. The camp is highlighted by under-23 women’s athletes. Heiden had a breakout sophomore campaign, averaging ...

Nurse rejoins 76ers after brother’s funeral

NEW YORK — Nick Nurse rejoined the Philadelphia 76ers after attending his brother’s funeral, saying Wednesday that Steve Nurse was a fan who would want him at Game 2 of the Eastern Conference semifinals. Nurse was in Ankeny on Tuesday, the day between the first two games of the series ...

Stirtz earns Hawkeyes’ Chris Street Award

IOWA CITY — Senior Bennett Stirtz and junior Cam Manyawu earned the top team honors for the University of Iowa men’s basketball team for the 2025-26 season. Stirtz was awarded the Chris Street Award, while Manyawu was the recipient of the Kenny Arnold Spirit Award. The Chris Street Award is presented annually to a Hawkeye player or players who best exemplify the spirit, enthusiasm, and intensity of Chris Street. Street was an Iowa basketball player who died in an auto accident in 1993, midway through his junior year. The Kenny Arnold Spirit Award is bestowed upon the player who ...