IOWA CITY — University of Iowa senior linebacker Jay Higgins was announced as the unanimous winner of the 2023 Duke Slater Golden Gavel Award, which was voted upon by a group of Iowa media members who cover the program on a regular basis. Higgins, an Indianapolis native, is the third winner ...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Javian Davis had 15 points in UAB’s 79-78 overtime victory against Drake on Friday. Daniel Ortiz’s basket with 54 seconds left in overtime gave UAB a 79-76 lead. Drake’s Atin Wright made two free throws with 35 seconds remaining but missed an off-balance jumper in ...

GRUNDY CENTER — The Grundy Center girls basketball team used a fourth-quarter scoring run to escape a challenge from Oelwein, winning 48-39 at Grundy Center High School on Thursday. The Spartans, entering the Class 2A IGHSAU rankings at 14th this week, head to the new year at 9-1 and riding ...

REINBECK — Defensive intensity has Gladbrook-Reinbeck girls basketball on pace for one of its best seasons in more than a decade. The Rebels turned over North Tama in a 61-21 blowout at G-R High School on Thursday night. G-R improved to 8-3 overall while North Tama slipped to 4-6. Kennedy ...

REINBECK — Extra effort went a long way for Drew Eilers and the Gladbrook-Reinbeck boys basketball team on Thursday. Eilers scored a career-high 25 points and the Rebels sprinted past North Tama, 83-39, at G-R High School. G-R moved to 6-3 and North Tama dropped to 4-6. “We were ...

IOWA CITY — Caitlin Clark scored 35 points on the way to the 13th triple-double of her career as No. 4 Iowa recovered from a slow start to defeat Loyola of Chicago 98-69 on Thursday night inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Clark, the nation’s leader in scoring and assists, had a career-high 17 ...