SEATTLE — The United States' hopes for a deep World Cup run at home ended when Charles De Ketelaere scored twice and assisted on another goal, helping Belgium expose the Americans' defensive liabilities in a 4-1 win Monday night that earned a quarterfinal berth. While the U.S. was boosted ...
IOWA CITY — The University of Iowa baseball team will compete in the Amegy Bank College Baseball Series at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, during the 2027 season. The Hawkeyes will be part of the event’s opening weekend, scheduled for Feb. 26-28, along with Arkansas, Baylor, Oklahoma State, Oregon and Oregon State. Matchups and game times will be announced at a later date. All games in the Amegy Bank College Baseball Series will be streamed on FloCollege. General admission tickets will go on sale later this year after tournament schedules are announced. Iowa finished the ...
SEATTLE — U.S. President Donald Trump intervened on behalf of American star forward Folarin Balogun, whose red-card suspension was lifted in a decision that allows him to play in a World Cup match against Belgium on Monday. Balogun, the American leader with three goals in the tournament, received a red card for stepping awkwardly on the right ankle of Tarik Muharemović of Bosnia-Herzegovina in a 2-0 round of 32 win on Wednesday, triggering an automatic one-game suspension. FIFA announced Sunday that the suspension had been lifted for the round of 16 match, an extraordinary move that ...
NEWTON — The East Marshall softball team ended a six-inning scoreless streak with the go-ahead run in the top of the ninth, beating Class 4A No. 14 Newton 2-1 on Friday night. The Mustangs (21-9) scored their first run in the top of the second inning to tie the score at 1-all, and they got the go-ahead tally in the ninth. Miyah Grabenbauer reached with a one-out single and scored on Peyton Grabenbauer’s two-out double to left. Peyton Grabenbauer retired the Cardinals in order in the bottom half, including two of her 15 strikeouts. Taylor Halverson singled and scored on an error ...
AMES — Former Iowa State head football coach Jim Walden, who led the Cyclones from 1987-94, passed away on Thursday. He was 88 years old. Walden directed Iowa State to a 28-57-3 overall record during his tenure, but his penchant to come up with big upset highlighted his time in ...
LAS VEGAS — Kelsey Mitchell scored 27 points, Aliyah Boston totaled 18 points and 10 rebounds and Indiana beat the Aces for the first time in Las Vegas 84-68 with a couple of All-Stars sidelined on Sunday night. Las Vegas played without A'ja Wilson, the four-time league MVP who has missed ...
