DES MOINES – The Iowa Wolves announced that the team has acquired the returning player rights of forward Payton Sandfort from the Oklahoma City Blue in exchange for the returning player rights of guard Nojel Eastern and a first-round pick in the 2027 NBA G League Draft from the Delaware Blue ...
NEW YORK — Atlanta Dream star forward Angel Reese was voted WNBA Defensive Player of the Year on Thursday, receiving 46 votes from 72 media members. Golden State’s Gabby Williams finished second with 20 votes and Las Vegas star A’ja Wilson was third. Wilson won the award in 2022 and 2023 and shared the honor with Minnesota’s Alanna Smith last year. Reese, a three-time All-Star, helped the Dream advance to the WNBA playoff semifinals for the first time since 2018 in her first year with the franchise. Atlanta will host Game 1 of the semifinals on Sunday against New York, ...
LAS VEGAS — A’ja Wilson made sure her basketball spoke for itself Thursday night, as the four-time WNBA MVP scored 36 points to lead the defending champion Las Vegas Aces to a 94-83 victory over the Indiana Fever in the deciding Game 3 of the first round. The third-seeded Aces, who have ...
CEDAR RAPIDS — The Marshalltown girls’ tennis team saw its season end just shy of the regional finals, coming up two wins of the state tournament. The Bobcats were bounced in Thursday’s Class 2A Region 3 semifinals by second-seeded Cedar Rapids Washington (8-5), falling 5-2 at Coe ...
The rejuvenation of historic Franklin Field is benefiting Marshalltown — and beyond. West Marshall has relocated Friday’s Class 1A District 7 home football game against Panorama from State Center to Franklin Field due to unsafe field conditions. The Trojans (3-2, 2-0) will meet the Panorama Panthers (0-6, 0-2) in at 7 p.m. contest while Marshalltown High School takes on Waukee across town at Leonard Cole Field. “As always, the safety and well-being of our student-athletes is our highest priority, and moving the game to Franklin Field provides our football players with a quality ...
MASON CITY — In the face of adversity, Joe Greazel rose above it. Two days after the passing of his maternal grandfather, Greazel successfully defended his Iowa Alliance Conference title by shooting an even-par 71 on Thursday at Legacy Golf Course at the 19 in Mason City. David Adland, a ...
