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SPORTS SHORTS: Dinnebier leads Drake past Louisiana Tech

DES MOINES — Katie Dinnebier scored a career-high 27 points and the Drake women’s basketball team overtook Louisiana Tech 77-66 in the opening game of the Vibrant Thanksgiving Classic on Friday at the Knapp Center. Dinnebier sparked a pair of critical runs for the Bulldogs (4-1), who ...

Cyclones rally past VCU

KISSIMMEE, Fla. — Tamin Lipsey and Keshon Gilbert combined to score 30 of their 44 points in the second half as Iowa State rallied from a 15-point deficit to beat VCU 68-64 Thursday night in an opening-round game at the ESPN Events Invitational. Max Shulga hit two free throws to give the ...

Frigid Iowa stuffed by Sooners

SAN DIEGO — Jalon Moore made 6 of 7 from the field, 5 of 5 from the free-throw line and finished with 18 points to help Oklahoma beat Iowa 79-67 Thursday at the Rady Children’s Invitational. Javian McCollum scored 14 points, Otega Oweh 13 and Sam Godwin added 11 points on 5-of-7 shooting ...

Texas Tech slips past Panthers

NASSAU, Bahamas — Joe Toussaint scored 21 points and Pop Isaacs banked in a floater with 0.8 seconds left to give Texas Tech a 72-70 victory over Northern Iowa on Thursday in the Battle 4 Atlantis. Texas Tech (4-1) plays in the fifth-place game on Friday. Northern Iowa (1-4) will battle for ...

Hawkeyes & Huskers have plenty to play for

LINCOLN, Neb. — Minutes after Iowa clinched the Big Ten West title with a win over Illinois last week, coach Kirk Ferentz said he might not play his starters against Nebraska on Friday so they can rest up for the conference championship game next week. Yes, he was joking. “We’ve got a ...

’Cats scratch back at STC

Marshalltown girls basketball turned up the aggression to overwhelm South Tama in the Bobcats’ season opener, 45-23 winners at the Roundhouse on Tuesday night. Millie Heitmann led MHS with 12 points and Amairra Johnson and Frankie Long added 11 points each off the bench. After falling ...