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World bronze medalist Burkert joins Iowa women’s staff

IOWA CITY — Jenna Burkert, the 2021 World bronze medalist, has been named assistant coach for the University of Iowa women’s wrestling program, it was announced by head coach Clarissa Chun. During her career, Burkert was a four-time World Team, nine-time Senior National Team and three-time Junior National Team member. She was the runner-up at the 2021 Olympic Trials at 57 kilograms. Her final competition as an athlete was the 2022 World Cup in Coralville. Burkert has coached and taught a leadership course at Bixby (Oklahoma) High School since 2024. She joined the program as ...

Stewart’s 30 lifts Liberty past Fever

NEW YORK — Breanna Stewart made 18 of 21 free throws and scored 30 points to help the New York Liberty rally to beat the Indiana Fever 83-75 on Saturday night. The Liberty (7-4), who have won four straight games, trailed by double-digits in the second half. New York was down 66-62 midway through the fourth quarter before going on a 19-4 run to take the lead. Stewart made 11 of 12 free throws during that game-changing burst. Her two free throws with 3:36 left put the Liberty up 70-68. Paulina Astier then made two layups to seal the win over the next final minutes. The Liberty ...

Clark cheering for a 7-game NBA Finals

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 ...

SPORTS SHORTS: GMG softball blanked at BGM triangular

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 ...

Bears sign Iowa’s Jones ahead of minicamp

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 ...

Panthers add game at Kansas

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 ...