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SPORTS SHORTS: West Marshall withstands Pleasantville, 45-42

PLEASANTVILLE — The West Marshall football team held off Pleasantville’s comeback for a 45-42 triumph in Friday’s Class 1A District 7 slugfest. Quarterback Blayk Hart ran for 218 yards and four touchdowns and threw a 61-yard touchdown to Wilson Buckley to help the visiting Trojans (3-2, ...

Court injunction clears path for Lipsey to rejoin ISU

AMES — Tamin Lipsey has been added to Iowa State’s roster after being granted an injunction for another year of eligibility last week. Iowa State announced Lipsey’s return on Monday with a social media post showing his No. 3 jersey hanging in his locker. Lipsey went undrafted in the ...

Fever face must-win Game 2 at home

The Fever are used to playing road games that often feel like they’re at Gainbridge Fieldhouse or at least a neutral facility of the team’s strong national following. That wasn’t the case Sunday when Indiana took the Las Vegas court in the face of a hostile crowd that even booed Caitlin ...

Bobcats buzz past Riverhawks

Getting stung by a bee is not traditionally considered to be good luck, but some spiritual beliefs view it as a wake-up call, a sharp jolt before a positive change, or a sign to pay closer attention to life’s direction. Marshalltown senior Kaelyn Coleman thought it was just her luck, but ...

Senate passes college sports bill to rein in payments, transfers

WASHINGTON — The Senate passed a sweeping bipartisan bill on Monday that would regulate college sports, an attempt to end “chaos” in an industry that has been upended by skyrocketing athlete payments and near-unrestricted transfers between schools. The overwhelming 77-22 vote to pass the legislation is the strongest effort yet by Congress to set national regulations governing payments to college athletes for their name, image and likeness and how often they can transfer. It would give the NCAA new authority over those rules and limited antitrust protections to enforce them. The ...

Larson’s late pass leads to win at Kansas

KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Kyle Larson passed Chase Briscoe with seven laps to go after having ceded the lead to him earlier in the final stage, and the defending NASCAR Cup Series champion capped a dominant Sunday at Kansas Speedway by driving his No. 5 Chevrolet to victory lane. Larson broke his own track record by leading 235 laps in the race. But after losing the lead to Briscoe with 30 to go, Larson ended up having to get back around Briscoe, who ultimately fell behind Austin Cindric and Denny Hamlin over the final couple of laps. Larson also won the first two stages, giving him a ...