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Iowa's Brown named to O’Brien Award Great 8

IOWA CITY — University of Iowa quarterback Hank Brown has been named to the Davey O’Brien Award Great 8 list following his performance in the Hawkeyes’ 20-19 comeback win at No. 18 Michigan last weekend. With the honor, Brown joins the midseason watch list for the 2026 Davey O’Brien ...

SPORTS SHORTS: BCLUW netters withstand Warriors, 3-1

MESKWAKI SETTLEMENT — The Class 1A No. 12 BCLUW volleyball team overcame a slow start to put away the Meskwaki Warriors in four sets, winning 23-25, 25-16, 25-11, 25-11 in Thursday’s Iowa Star Conference South Division clash. The Comets (18-9, 4-0) collected their fourth win in a row, powered by Cambria Wayman’s 13 kills. Kennedy Davis contributed 11 kills, Raine Sireno had nine, and Kylie Pekarek pitched in six. Setter Sally Ramirez totaled 35 assists and chipped in four kills. Brinna Benson led the BCLUW defense with 17 digs, Ramirez had 14 and Sireno 10. Ramirez led the Comets ...

Hawkeyes returning to Principal Park

IOWA CITY — The University of Iowa baseball team will return to Des Moines for the fourth consecutive season. The Hawkeyes will face Rutgers on May 14-16 at Principal Park, home of the Triple-A Iowa Cubs. The 2024 campaign marked the Hawkeyes’ first games at Principal Park since 2018. More information and ticket details will be available at a later date. Four Hawkeyes are from the Des Moines metro area: Gavin de Jesus (West Des Moines), Ty Mikkelsen (Grimes), Ryan Stedman (West Des Moines) and Jaylen Ziegler (Urbandale).

Iowa's Heiden lands on Preseason All-Big Ten teams

IOWA CITY – University of Iowa women’s basketball center Ava Heiden was named to the 2026-27 Coaches and Media Preseason All-Big Ten teams, the conference announced Thursday. Heiden was one of 10 student-athletes selected to both preseason teams. The Sherwood, Oregon, native is coming ...

Hawkeyes, Buckeyes seeking momentum from ranked showdown

IOWA CITY — Kinnick is no picnic. That said, Ohio State coach Ryan Day says his team will be better for going through the experience — if the No. 5 Buckeyes are able to leave Kinnick Stadium with a win over No. 14 Iowa on Saturday. “This is a big opportunity for our team, I think, to go ...

Braves hit 3 homers in wild card clincher

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ATLANTA — Michael Harris II hit a three-run homer in the first inning, Ray Kerr threw 3 1/3 scoreless innings and the Atlanta Braves beat the Philadelphia Phillies 6-2 on Thursday night in the decisive Game 3 of their National League Wild Card Series. Ozzie Albies hit a two-run homer in the fourth and Matt Olson added a solo shot in the seventh for the Braves, who advance to a best-of-five Division Series against the two-time defending World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers. The Braves won a postseason series for the first time since winning the 2021 World ...