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NCAA sues Ohio governor over eligibility rule order

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The NCAA sued the governor of Ohio on Friday, three days after he signed an executive order giving state universities the option of allowing athletes who graduated from high school in 2022 to play a fifth year in college in defiance of the NCAA’s new eligibility rule. NCAA President Charlie Baker called the lawsuit, filed in federal court in Ohio, an “extraordinary step” designed to prevent Gov. Mike DeWine from making it “impossible for all schools to compete on a level playing field.” The lawsuit itself claimed DeWine, a two-term Republican former state attorney general ...

Coleman, Sandvick named first-team all-IAC

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The Marshalltown girls’ tennis team entered the fall with a new-look lineup, but the Bobcats more than held their own in the Iowa Alliance Conference. The league’s coaches took notice. Six Bobcats were honored with selection to the all-Iowa Alliance Conference girls tennis squad in a ...

SPORTS SHORTS: No. 17 RedTails hold off Tigers, 2-1

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The Marshalltown Community College men’s soccer team fought off No. 17 Hawkeye CC for as long as it could before eventually falling 2-1 to the RedTails on Wednesday on the MCC campus. Hawkeye (9-4-1, 5-1-1) finally broke through the scoreless tie in the 65th minute on a goal from Enis Ziese, and Luke Hobson made it 2-0 RedTails in the 73rd minute on an assist from Ziese. Marshalltown (3-8-3, 1-3-3) cut the deficit in half in the 88th minute on a goal by Enrico Borges, but the Tigers couldn’t find the equalizer before time expired. The goal by Borges came on one of only two shots ...

Small spenders set to meet in World Series

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NEW YORK — When the Milwaukee defeated the mighty, monied Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday night, they set up the first World Series between two of baseball’s smallest spenders in 35 years — just as team owners are arguing that clubs like the Brewers need a salary cap to compete consistently. Milwaukee will face Cleveland or Tampa Bay in a best-of-seven series for the title beginning Oct. 23, ensuring two clubs in the bottom half of big league payrolls will play in the World Series for the first time since 1991. The Dodgers, New York Mets and New York Yankees will watch from home ...

Defense leads Dream, Valkyries to WNBA Finals

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SAN FRANCISCO — Golden State forward Kayla Thornton knows every basket in the WNBA Finals will be tough to come by, given how much the Valkyries and the Atlanta Dream take pride in making stops. The league’s two best defensive teams are about to square off for a championship in a best-of-seven series that could be low-scoring. The Valkyries host Game 1 on Saturday with their raucous “Ballhalla” home crowd to back them on the biggest stage this second-year franchise has reached. “We’re the top two in the league,” Thornton said, “so I think it comes down to just the ...

ISU announces Benko as next AD

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AMES — President David Cook has selected Jared Benko as the next director of athletics at Iowa State University. Benko, who has spent the past two years as the executive deputy athletic director at Auburn University, will start on Oct. 30, pending approval by the Iowa Board of ...