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Women’s title game outdraws the men

The women’s NCAA championship game drew a bigger television audience than the men’s title game for the first time, with an average of 18.9 million viewers watching undefeated South Carolina beat Iowa and superstar Caitlin Clark, according to ratings released Tuesday. The Sunday afternoon ...

SPORTS SHORTS: Trojan pair wins BCLUW’s co-ed alternate shot tourney

CONRAD — The BCLUW golf team placed second at its own Comet Co-Ed Alternate Shot Tournament on Tuesday at Oakwood Golf Course, missing out on the title by just two strokes. The Comets finished with a 182 to trail Roland-Story by just two shots. All four scoring Norse tandems placed in the ...

Tigers tame Bobcats in home opener

Marshalltown girls soccer toughened up its defense after allowing an early goal on Monday night. The Bobcats didn’t have the numbers going the other way to get an equalizer against Cedar Falls, stumbling in a 1-0 loss to the Tigers in MHS’ home opener at Leonard Cole Field. “We were ...

Henson helps Bobcat girls drub Dodgers

FORT DODGE — Marshalltown junior Natalie Henson broke par in the first meet of the season and the Bobcat girls’ golf team dunked Fort Dodge 183-229 in Monday’s opener at Fort Dodge Country Club. Henson had a pair of birdies and a bogey during her medalist round of 1-under-par 34, leading ...

NCAA women’s final is most-watched hoops game in 5 years

BRISTOL, Conn. — South Carolina’s victory over Caitlin Clark and Iowa in Sunday’s women’s NCAA championship game had a preliminary audience average of 18.7 million on ABC and ESPN. The only sporting events in the United States to draw a bigger TV audience since 2019 have been football, ...

Iowa’s season celebration Wednesday

IOWA CITY — The University of Iowa Athletics Department will hold an end-of-season celebration to honor the NCAA runner-up women’s basketball team on Wednesday at 6 p.m. at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Fans will have the opportunity to hear from P. Sue Beckwith, MD, Head Women’s Basketball ...