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Timberwolves name Abdelfattah as new head coach of G League affiliate

MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Timberwolves on Thursady named Mahmoud Abdelfattah as head coach of the Iowa Wolves, the team’s G League affiliate. “We are thrilled to welcome Mahmoud Abdelfattah as the next head coach of the Iowa Wolves and welcome him to the Timberwolves family,” said ...

Purdy ‘week to week’ with toe injury

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy is “week to week” with a toe injury and Mac Jones will start Sunday against the New Orleans Saints. General manager John Lynch told the team’s flagship radio station, KNBR, on Thursday that the team reached the ...

Miller Middle School celebrates first-ever season of tennis

The 2025-26 school year marked a milestone for the Marshalltown Community School District as Miller Middle School launched its first-ever tennis program. With 34 Bobcat student-athletes participating, the program represents a new opportunity for students to get involved in a lifelong sport ...

Purdy a ‘long shot’ due to toe injury, could miss multiple weeks

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy is a “long shot” to play on Sunday against the New Orleans Saints and could miss multiple weeks because of a toe injury. Coach Kyle Shanahan said Wednesday that Purdy was unable to practice and could miss some time after ...

Fort Dodge keeping state softball through ’45

The Iowa Girls State Softball Tournament has called the Harlan and Hazel Rogers Sports Complex in Fort Dodge its home for the last 55 years. On Wednesday, the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union and its Board of Directors signed a contract extension that will keep the State Softball ...

UNI senior Campbell on preseason MVC squad

CEDAR FALLS — Northern Iowa guard Trey Campbell has been named to the Blue Ribbon College Basketball Yearbook’s Preseason All-Missouri Valley Conference. The publication, compiled by sports writer Chris Dotch, also picked the Panthers to finish second out of 11 teams in the MVC standings ...