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Panthers to play in Fort Myers Tip-Off

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TIMES-REPUBLICAN FORT MYERS, Fla. — The Northern Iowa men’s basketball team will be one of six teams to participate in the 2026 Fort Myers Tip-Off this November, as announced on Wednesday by Intersport. UNI will play in the Palms Division of the event, which will be played Nov. 23-25 at Suncoast Credit Union Arena on the campus of Florida Southwestern State College. Teams in the Panthers’ division include Davidson, Charlotte, Florida Gulf Coast, Tulane and Georgia State. UNI will take on Davidson on Nov. 23 and Charlotte on Nov. 25 in its two matchups in the Sunshine State. ...

Bobcat golfers show grit at Jesse Peck Invite

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ANKENY — When the going has gotten tough, the Bobcats have gotten going. Marshalltown boys golf coach Lucas Johnson likes the toughness his team has shown through the first two meets of the season, which includes Wednesday’s Jesse Peck Invitational hosted by Ankeny Centennial at Briarwood ...

Iowa's Pieper picked for Preseason AP All-American

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IOWA CITY — University of Iowa fourth-year offensive lineman Kade Pieper has been named an Associated Press preseason first-team All-American, the announcement was made Tuesday by the AP. Pieper has earned preseason first-team All-America recognition at center from Walter Camp, Sporting ...

Bucks, Ducks out to supplant Hoosiers in Big Ten, beyond

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The 2025 Indiana Hoosiers won the Big Ten and national championship and were the first team in the modern era to go 16-0. They have 10 starters back, the hottest coach in the game and a manageable schedule. It’s Ohio State and Oregon generating most of the preseason buzz, though, with both ...

ESPN co-founder Bill Rasmussen dies at 93

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LAND O’ LAKES, Fla. — Bill Rasmussen, who co-founded TV sports giant ESPN after hatching the idea for the world’s first all-sports cable network with his son, died Tuesday. He was 93. ESPN historian Mike Soltys said Rasmussen died at his Florida home from the effects of Parkinson’s ...

Venezuelan working for Padres is detained by ICE

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A Venezuelan former baseball player working for the San Diego Padres was detained by U.S. immigration officers after arriving in Texas on a work trip for the club, his family said Tuesday. Oswaldo Pirela, a catching coach in the Padres' minor league system, was being held in a detention center in El Paso, federal records show. The Padres said in a statement that the team was aware of Pirela's arrest and was trying to gather more details. Pirela was on a work trip when he was arrested Sunday around 5 a.m. at an airport in El Paso, according to Daniela Pirela, his sister. The Padres ...