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Fever’s Boston, Clark surge to 1-2 in WNBA All-Star voting

NEW YORK — Indiana teammates Aliyah Boston and Caitlin Clark are 1-2 in the fan voting for this year's All-Star game, the league announced Wednesday. Four-time league MVP A'ja Wilson is third about 11,000 votes behind Clark. The Las Vegas Aces star led the initial fan ballots. Dallas Wings ...

Clark checks out in Fever loss

INDIANAPOLIS — Caitlin Clark left the Indiana Fever's 111-109 loss to Phoenix with a back injury in the third quarter Wednesday night. The All-Star guard has been dealing with a back issue this season and left with 5:15 remaining in the third quarter. She went back to the locker room and ...

Bulldogs fight off Bobcats for sweep

OTTUMWA — The Marshalltown softball team got the upper hand but couldn’t keep it in the second game of Tuesday’s Iowa Alliance Conference doubleheader at Ottumwa and the host Bulldogs earned the sweep. Ottumwa (19-6) won for the 25th time in the last 26 games in the series by beating ...

Indiana man charged for stalking Cunningham

An Indiana man was charged Wednesday on accusations he stalked WNBA player Sophie Cunningham and sent her threatening and explicit messages on social media. Kevin Singh, 48, faces felony charges for stalking and intimidation, as well as a misdemeanor harassment charge. He was arrested ...

SPORTS SHORTS: Murty’s homer helps GMG to victory

TIMES-REPUBLICAN BELLE PLAINE — GMG senior Rhianna Murty hit her first career home run and the Wolverines pounded out a 9-2 victory over Belle Plaine in Tuesday’s non-conference contest. Murty finished 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs scored and three RBIs as GMG (7-12) tallied the win. Skyler Murty was 2-for-5 with two RBIs, Piper Jones was 2-for-4 with two RBIs, and Addison Elmore went 2-for-3 with two runs scored. Bryleigh Bartel added a double, an RBI and scored a run for the Wolverines. Winning pitcher Riah Boege struck out 11 and walked none, scattering nine hits for the ...

Stirtz drafted by Grizzlies, traded to Thunder

TIMES-REPUBLICAN BROOKLYN, N.Y. — Iowa’s Bennett Stirtz was drafted by the Memphis Grizzlies, but he was quickly traded to the Oklahoma City Thunder. The Grizzlies selected Stirtz with the 16th pick of the 2026 NBA Draft on Tuesday night, but the 2025 NBA champion Thunder acquired him in ...