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Iowa State women to square off with Syracuse

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AMES — The Iowa State women’s basketball team earned an at-large bid to the NCAA Women’s Tournament and will open postseason play as the No. 8 seed against No. 9 Syracuse in the first round. The game will be played in Storrs, Conn., as part of the regional hosted by top-seed UConn. The ...

Hawks draw Clemson for first round

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IOWA CITY — The Iowa men’s basketball team learned Sunday it will return to the NCAA Tournament as a No. 9 seed and will face Clemson in the opening round. Iowa (21-12) will meet Clemson (24-10) in a South Region first-round game Friday in Tampa, Fla. The matchup marks Iowa’s first NCAA ...

Panthers get St. John’s in first ‘dance’ since 2016

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CEDAR FALLS — The Northern Iowa men’s basketball team is headed back to March Madness for the first time in a decade and will face a formidable opponent in the opening round. UNI drew the No. 12 seed in the East Region and will meet No. 5 seed St. John’s on Friday at Viejas Arena in ...

United States women rip New Zealand

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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The United States women’s national team used a barrage of 3-pointers and a dominant defensive stretch to defeat New Zealand 101-46 on Sunday in the FIBA Women’s World Cup qualifying tournament. The United States improved to 4-0 in the San Juan tournament and ...

Panthers fall to Racers in MVC semifinal

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CORALVILLE — Top-seeded Murray State used a dominant fourth quarter to pull away from Northern Iowa and secure a 72-59 victory Saturday in the Missouri Valley Conference women’s basketball tournament semifinals at Xtream Arena. The Racers (30-3) outscored the Panthers 22-6 in the final ...

Wild finish foils Cyclones

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Second-ranked Arizona and seventh-ranked Iowa State traded shot-for-shot down the stretch in their Big 12 Tournament semifinal Friday night, and it seemed almost inevitable that whichever team had the ball last would win. It wound up in the hands of Wildcats guard Jaden ...