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George Foreman laid to rest in Sioux City

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SIOUX CITY — The late boxing great George Foreman lies buried in a cemetery in the northwestern corner of Iowa — a place he has no connection to outside of a lone visit to the region nearly 40 years ago. Foreman died March 21, 2025, at the age of 76 in Houston and was buried in Logan Park ...

Fever extend Boston under WNBA’s newest provision

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INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana Fever center Aliyah Boston is cashing in on the WNBA’s new collective bargaining agreement. The Fever on Friday signed the three-time All-Star and 2023 Rookie of the Year to the first Exceptional Performance on Initial Contract provision in league history. Team ...

ISU adds women’s wrestling

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AMES — Iowa State, which dropped its women’s gymnastics program last month, will start a women’s wrestling team that will begin competing in 2027-28, the school announced Thursday. The Cyclones are the second power-conference school to add women’s wrestling. Iowa just completed its ...

’Cats claim second at Toni Dickey Invite

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ANKENY — The Marshalltown girls’ golf team made a strong showing in its first 18-hole event of the spring season, scoring second place at Thursday’s Toni Dickey Hawkette Invite at Otter Creek Golf Course. Marshalltown finished in with a 354 team total, trailing only Southeast Polk’s ...

Polar Bears plundered by Bobcat boys tennis, 11-0

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DES MOINES — The Marshalltown boys’ tennis team gained first-time varsity experience for two players in an 11-0 romp over Des Moines North on Thursday in Iowa Alliance Conference action at Birdland Sports Park. The Bobcats breezed to 4-0 on the season with their third-straight 11-0 ...

Hawkeyes ink Whiting from Oklahoma State

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IOWA CITY — Oklahoma State transfer Amari Whiting has signed with the University of Iowa women’s basketball program, it was announced Thursday by head coach Jan Jensen. A senior-to-be, Whiting, will have one season remaining. She is the second transfer portal prospect to sign with Iowa ...