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Tigers’ Cherry, Stewart honored with all-region

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The two most impactful players on the Marshalltown Community College women’s basketball roster were honored accordingly on the season-ending all-region teams. MCC sophomores Shenell Stewart and Kenijae Cherry both were named to the National Junior College Athletic Association’s All-Region ...

UNI pushes past Braves to reach MVC semifinal

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CORALVILLE — Jenna Twedt scored 25 points and Northern Iowa held off a late Bradley rally for a 74-73 victory in the quarterfinals of the Missouri Valley Conference women’s basketball tournament on Friday at Xtream Arena. The Panthers (18-13) led for most of the afternoon and built a lead ...

Drake eliminated by Illinois State

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CORALVILLE — Drake rallied in the fourth quarter but could not overcome a second-half deficit in a 69-62 loss to Illinois State in the quarterfinals of the Missouri Valley Conference Women’s Basketball Tournament on Friday at Xtream Arena. Sixth-seeded Drake (12-20) trailed by 13 late in ...

Red-letter day for Iowa St

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Seventh-ranked Iowa State leaned on defense, rebounding and balanced scoring to pull away from No. 16 Texas Tech for a 75-53 victory in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Conference men’s basketball tournament Thursday afternoon at T-Mobile Center. Iowa State (27-6) held ...

Buckeyes withstand Iowa’s second-half surge

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CHICAGO — The Iowa men’s basketbal team nearly erased a late deficit but came up short, falling 72-69 to Ohio State in the third round of the Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament on Thursday at the United Center. Iowa trimmed a double-digit second-half deficit to one point in the final ...

US women wallop host Puerto Rico

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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The United States women’s national basketball team continued its strong start in the 2026 FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup Qualifying Tournament with a dominant 91-48 victory over Puerto Rico on Thursday night. The Americans took control early and never ...