Category: Sports

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — The University of Iowa baseball team dropped the final game of a three-game set at Penn State on Sunday, falling 7-4 at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park. The

INDIANAPOLIS, April 21 (UPI) — Paul George supplied a triple-double Sunday, helping stake Indiana to a 107-90 win over Atlanta to open its first-round Eastern Conference playoff series. George scored 23 points

CHICAGO, April 20 (UPI) — Ryan Doumit doubled in the 10th inning and came around to score on a Chicago error Saturday, lifting the Minnesota Twins over the White Sox 2-1. Doumit

DENVER, April 20 (UPI) — Andre Miller’s driving lay-in with 1.2 seconds remaining Saturday sent the Denver Nuggets past Golden State 97-95 in Game 1 of their playoff-opening series. Miller’s decisive basket

MILWAUKEE, April 20 (UPI) — Milwaukee’s Hiram Burgos hurled five innings of one-run ball in his major league debut Saturday, carrying the Brewers to a 5-1 decision over the Chicago Cubs. Burgos

LOS ANGELES, April 21 (UPI) — Chris Paul’s 23 points and seven assists Saturday sparked the Los Angeles Clippers over Memphis 112-91 in their Western Conference playoff opener. Eric Bledsoe chipped in

NEW YORK, April 20 (UPI) — Carmelo Anthony scored 36 points Saturday and the New York Knicks used a tough defense to register an 85-78 win over Boston in a first-round playoff

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — The University of Iowa baseball team split a doubleheader at Penn State on Saturday at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park. The Nittany Lions rallied for an 8-7 victory

CHICAGO, April 20 (UPI) — Chicago Bulls center Joakim Noah could miss the post-season because of a foot injury, the team said. Coach Tom Thibodeau said Friday Noah would be on the

AMES, Iowa – Iowa State (19-23, 4-7 Big 12) trailed Texas Tech (28-21, 2-9 Big 12) heading into the final inning and, although the home team made a valiant effort in scoring

MASON CITY – The NIACC softball team returns to action Sunday at home against No. 6 Kirkwood. The first game is slated to start at 1 p.m. The NIACC/Southwestern doubleheader scheduled for

MASON CITY – The No. 19 NIACC baseball team will play its 4-game series against Southeastern Saturday and Sunday in Burlington. The ICCAC series was moved from Mason City to Burlington because

CHICAGO, April 19 (UPI) — Loyola University in Chicago said Friday it was leaving the Horizon League and joining the Missouri Valley Conference effective July 1. The Missouri Valley effectively replaces Creighton,

AMES, Iowa – Iowa State women’s basketball head coach Bill Fennelly has announced the addition of junior college center Rosie Gambino to the 2013-14 recruiting class. Gambino is the fifth member of

MASON CITY – The Mason City High School Boys Tennis Meet at Urbandale today has been postponed to Friday, May 3, 2013.

MASON CITY – NIACC sophomore golfer Alexandria Eckenrod signed a national letter of intent Thursday to play golf at William Penn University, an NAIA school in Oskaloosa. Eckenrod, who prepped at Newman

GREEN BAY, Wis., April 17 (UPI) — Two-time All-Pro linebacker Clay Matthews has signed a contract extension with the Green Bay Packers, the NFL team said Wednesday. The Packers’ release didn’t include

SAN ANTONIO, April 17 (UPI) — Derrick Williams led six Minnesota players in double figures Wednesday and the Timberwolves ended their season with a 108-95 win over San Antonio. Minnesota endured a

CHICAGO, April 17 (UPI) — Carlos Boozer led the way with 19 points Wednesday and Chicago warmed up for the playoffs by fighting off Washington 95-92. Kirk Hinrich hit just 1-of-2 foul

LAWRENCE, Kan. – The NIACC men’s and women’s track and field teams will compete in the Kansas Relays starting Thursday. The Trojans’ Mason Powers and Trent Smith both qualified in the 5,000-meter

MASON CITY – The No. 19 NIACC baseball team’s doubleheader scheduled for today against Dakota County Technical College has been postponed due to the rain. The makeup date is set for April

IOWA CITY, Iowa — Freshman Calvin Mathews and sophomore Taylor Kaufman combined to shut out Nebraska-Omaha on Tuesday at Werner Park in Papillion, Neb., guiding the University of Iowa baseball team to

  FORT DODGE – The NIACC women’s golf team claimed the Iowa Central Invitational with a season-low score of 338 Monday at the Fort Dodge Country Club. Meet medalist Alexandria Eckenrod led the

AMES, Iowa – For the third time in school history Iowa State had two players selected in the WNBA Draft as Chelsea Poppens was selected by the Seattle Storm in the second

ORLANDO, Fla., April 15 (UPI) — Carlos Boozer and Luol Deng combined for 40 points Monday and the Chicago Bulls rolled to a 102-83 victory over Orlando. Boozer put in 22 and

PITTSBURGH, April 16 (UPI) — Allen Craig drove in three runs and Jon Jay went 2-for-4 with a pair of RBI Tuesday in the St. Louis Cardinals’ 10-6 victory over Pittsburgh. Yadier

MASON CITY – Hampton-Dumont’s Taryn Barz scored 19 points and Mason City’s Cortni Rush scored 17 points to lead the Gold team to a 74-63 victory over the Blue team at NIACC’s

ANN ARBOR, Mich., April 14 (UPI) — Star Michigan sophomore point guard Trey Burke announced Sunday he is declaring himself eligible for the upcoming NBA draft. Burke, who led the Wolverines into

IOWA CITY, Iowa — The University of Iowa baseball team dropped the third and final game of its weekend series with Kansas State on Sunday at Duane Banks Field, falling 5-3. Kansas

MASON CITY – NIACC will host girls and boys high school all-star basketball games on Sunday. The girls game is set for 1 p.m. and the boys game will follow at 3

DES MOINES, Iowa- Nick Efkamp raced to victory to in the 400-meter dash to lead Iowa State on the second day of the Jim Duncan Invitational Saturday in Drake Stadium. Efkamp’s time

AMES, Iowa – The Iowa State volleyball team went 2-1 on Saturday with wins over Nebraska-Omaha and UNI, before falling to Minnesota. The Cyclones hosted the round-robin spring tournament in Hilton Coliseum.

IOWA CITY, Iowa — The University of Iowa baseball team fell to Kansas State, 11-4, on Saturday at Duane Banks Field in the second game of a three-game set. The Wildcats (25-11)

MINNEAPOLIS, April 13 (UPI) — Ricky Rubio put in 24 points and J.J. Barea added 16 off the bench Saturday to help the Minnesota Timberwolves dispatch Phoenix 105-93. Rubio also dished off

ST. PAUL, Minn., April 14 (UPI) — Sergei Bobrovsky made 39 saves through overtime and recorded two more in a shootout Saturday, carrying Columbus to a crucial 3-2 win over Minnesota. Bobrovsky

AUSTIN, Texas – The Cyclones (18-21, 3-5 Big 12) broke program records for RBI and runs scored on Saturday in their 12-4 loss at No. 6 Texas (37-4, 7-0 Big 12). The

AUGUSTA, Ga., April 13 (UPI) — Officials at the Masters said they had initially determined Tiger Woods had complied with the rules when he took an improper drop on the 15th hole

LOS ANGELES, April 13 (UPI) — Los Angeles Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant has a torn Achilles tendon and is to undergo season-ending surgery, the team announced Saturday. Lakers athletic trainer Gary Vitti