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SPORTS SHORTS: Spartan boys tennis taken out by Sailors

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WATERLOO — The Grundy Center/Gladbrook-Reinbeck boys’ tennis team won its way into the Class 1A Substate 4 semifinals before falling to Waterloo Columbus on Saturday at the Byrnes Park Tennis Center. The Spartans stormed past Osage, 5-0, before falling to the host Sailors 5-3. Columbus ...

Purdy agrees to 5-year, $265M extension with 49ers

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SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Brock Purdy agreed to a five-year contract extension worth $265 million with the San Francisco 49ers, going from the NFL’s biggest bargain to one of the league’s highest-paid players. A person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press that the sides reached ...

Clark: flagrant foul on Reese not ‘malicious’

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INDIANAPOLIS — Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese agreed on one thing Saturday: Their minor dustup during the season opener was just the result of a basketball play. Aside from that, Clark did most of the talking. She downplayed the on-court fracas that occurred with 4:38 left in the third ...

Bobcats steal Sailors’ wind, 4-0

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The wind only tipped the scales so far in one direction. The Marshalltown girls’ soccer team used the wind to its advantage in the first half and did well to deter Waterloo Columbus in the second half for a 4-0 shutout victory in Friday’s regular-season finale at Leonard Cole ...