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Romo facing three more citations from arrest

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THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Tony Romo is facing three more citations in connection with his arrest last month that got him placed on leave from his role as CBS' lead analyst on NFL games. Romo was arrested July 23 in Wisconsin on suspicion of operating a vehicle while under the influence. The case against the former Dallas Cowboys quarterback was amended Thursday to add citations for possessing open intoxicants in a motor vehicle, unsafe passing on the right and first-offense operating while intoxicated. He already had received a citation for refusal to take a test for intoxication after ...

Fever guards cook Connecticut, 111-91

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INDIANAPOLIS — Caitlin Clark and Kelsey Mitchell each scored 34 points as the the Indiana Fever got past the Connecticut Sun 111-91 on Friday. The pair scored 30 or more for the fourth game this season, extending their WNBA single-season record for a duo. Clark added 12 assists, marking ...

Rams get revenge against MHS netters

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PLEASANT HILL — The Southeast Polk girls tennis team took advantage of its second chance against a shorthanded Marshalltown lineup, knocking off the Bobcats 9-2 on Friday in the rematch of their first meeting a week ago. Marshalltown (4-5) outlasted the Rams 6-5 in their showdown seven days earlier at the Hawkette Invite in Ankeny, but the absence of the Bobcats’ top singles player was too much for MHS to overcome. The Bobcats got a singles win from Hanna Osgood at No. 2, knocking off Jordan Evans 8-5, but Southeast Polk (1-6) won the rest of the singles bouts. Osgood teamed with ...

Pollard elevated to head softball coach at NICC

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PEOSTA — The Northeast Iowa Community College softball team wrapped up its first competitive season this spring with a 24-32 record, and head coach Nick Weinmeister handed all that forward momentum to a former Bobcat. Marshalltown High School graduate Kailee Pollard, an assistant under ...

Aces lose Smith to season-ending injury

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THE ASSOCIATED PRESS LAS VEGAS — The Las Vegas Aces said Thursday that forward NaLyssa Smith is out for the season with a left leg injury, dealing a huge blow to the defending WNBA champion's repeat hopes. Smith suffered the non-contact injury at the 3:15 mark of the third quarter in Sunday's 88-78 win over the the Toronto Tempo. Smith has averaged 11.8 points and 6.4 rebounds over 37 games this season and was leading the league in field goal percentage at 63.8%. The loss of Smith will put a lot more on the shoulders of Aces star A'ja Wilson, who is in the mix to win her fifth MVP ...

Iowa's Diaz up for Hispanic Player of the Year

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IOWA CITY — University of Iowa football third-year wide receiver Tony Diaz was named to the 2026 Hispanic College Football Player of the Year Award Watch List on Thursday, given annually to the most outstanding college football player of Hispanic ancestry. Diaz (5-foot-10, 184 pounds) ...