The future of the Iowa Star Conference’s South Division of softball is going to look a lot like it did this summer, if the all-conference teams prove pertinent. Eight of the 12 girls selected to the all-ISC South squad were underclassmen, meaning the future of the division is what the local ...
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — San Francisco 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan took the blame for the car crash that left him with a concussion and other injuries, saying he took his eyes off the road to reach for his fallen cell phone before hitting another vehicle. Shanahan crashed into a 21-year-old woman driving in the other direction in Palo Alto on July 14 and was left with a concussion, broken ribs, a broken nose and broken left hand and stitches for a large cut above his right eye. Shanahan was briefly hospitalized following the crash and hasn’t been able to coach the team at the start of ...
CHICAGO — University of Iowa fourth-year offensive lineman Kade Pieper has been named to the Big Ten Conference Preseason Honors List, it was announced Tuesday by the league office. Twelve student-athletes from all 18 conference schools were selected by a media panel. Pieper, a 2026 Walter ...
CHICAGO — The Big Ten Conference would do away with its championship game if college football adopts a 24-team playoff. Commissioner Tony Petitti says that’s a worthwhile sacrifice to get his preferred postseason format. “When we make this decision as a league – are we going to ...
SEATTLE — Caitlin Clark scored 32 points, Kelsey Mitchell added 28 and the Indiana Fever won their fourth straight game, beating the Seattle Storm 105-95 on Tuesday night. Clark and Mitchell took over for Indiana (18-10) after Aliyah Boston took a hard fall and had to exit in the second ...
CHICAGO — The WNBA will have a replay center similar to the NBA next season as the league continues to invest in officiating, Commissioner Cathy Engelbert announced at her state of the league press conference Saturday before the All-Star Game. Officiating has been a hot topic around the league for the last few seasons, with physical play being a major point of contention. The league put together a task force in the offseason to help clean up some of the physicality in the game. “This is one of the most significant investments we’ve ever made in our basketball operations, this ...
