CHICAGO — DiJonai Carrington of the Chicago Sky was ejected Saturday after being called for a Flagrant 2 foul on Sophie Cunningham of the Indiana Fever. Minutes later, Carrington posted on social media the words “WHITE PRIVILEGE” and tagged the Fever. Cunningham, who is white, was ...
IOWA CITY — Former University of Iowa men’s basketball player Don Nelson passed away Sunday at the age of 86. Nelson’s family confirmed the death in a statement that did not say where he died or provide a cause. “On Sunday morning our beloved husband, dad, grandfather and ...
CHICAGO — The WNBA quickly rescinded a technical foul assessed to Caitlin Clark during the Indiana Fever’s win over the Chicago Sky on Saturday. The technical would have been Clark’s eighth of the season, triggering a one-game suspension for the Fever star. She would have had to miss ...
A misdemeanor gun charge against All-Star Cleveland Cavaliers guard James Harden in Texas has been dismissed after he completed an alternative resolution program allowing him to avoid a criminal record, court records show. Harris County Criminal Court Judge Alex Salgado in Houston dismissed the criminal charge Thursday at the request of the Harris County district attorney’s office following Harden’s completion of an alternative resolution program. Such programs allow defendants to avoid a criminal conviction by doing community service. Court documents don’t detail the terms of ...
Marshalltown Community College has announced the signing of Hayden Palmer from Ottumwa High School to its inaugural men’s bowling program. Palmer is coming off a senior season in which he raised his average to 182 pins per game, improving nearly 25 pins from his junior campaign. That steady ...
For the second year in a row, East Marshall pitcher Peyton Grabenbauer is an all-stater. Grabenbauer was one of six local softball players selected to the Iowa Girls’ Coaches Association’s All-State softball teams, joined by a pair of Mustang teammates and a cross-county ...
