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WNBA teams seek bigger arenas when Clark, Fever come to town

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WNBA teams have started making moves to capitalize on the popularity of Caitlin Clark. Some are booking bigger venues for when Clark and the Indiana Fever come to town. The Las Vegas Aces and Washington Mystics have moved their games against the Fever to bigger arenas. The numbers Clark ...

Riverhawks run table on MHS

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After a couple years of back and forth matches with Mason City, the Riverhawks brought their experience to the forefront with Marshalltown boys tennis on Wednesday. Mason City, ranked fifth in Class 2A, swept Marshalltown 11-0 at the Marshalltown Tennis Complex in the Bobcats’ ...

Two Birds with one Clark

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Just a few minutes into the Indiana Fever’s media day, general manager Lin Dunn was asked to compare Caitlin Clark to a pair of Birds — Sue, who Dunn drafted No. 1 overall in 2002, and Larry, who turned the NBA’s Boston Celtics into an instant contender in 1979. Whether Clark’s career ...

Yormark ‘betting on the Big 12’

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SCOTTDALE, Ariz. — Before the realigned Big 12 — sans Oklahoma and Texas — even kicks off, the expanded College Football Playoff’s new revenue structure has created a perception that the conference is no longer the equal of the Big Ten and Southeastern Conference. Instead of a Power ...

USC, UCLA head east for Big Ten basketball

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ROSEMONT, Ill. — Southern California and UCLA will play two road games apiece against the Big Ten’s easternmost schools while fellow conference newcomers Oregon and Washington will make one cross-country trip each during the 2024-25 men’s basketball season. The Big Ten released its ...

Bobcats rout Riverhawks for Alliance title

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MASON CITY — With an 11-0 sweep, the Marshalltown girls’ tennis team improved to 11-0. The Bobcats remained unbeaten this season with Tuesday’s triumph over Mason City, collecting the Iowa Alliance Conference regular-season title thanks to their third-straight 11-0 victory. “It was ...