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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
MARSHALLTOWN – The NIACC softball team returns to action Saturday in an ICCAC doubleheader at Marshalltown Community College. The first game is scheduled to start at 1 p.m. NIACC (6-8 overall, 1-5
IOWA CITY, Iowa — Senior Matt Dermody and sophomore Nick Hibbing combined to hold Kansas State to one run on seven hits, leading the University of Iowa baseball team to a 6-1
AMES, Iowa – The spring volleyball season comes to Hilton Coliseum on Saturday when Minnesota, Northern Iowa and Nebraska-Omaha come to Ames for a one day, six match event. The Gophers and
AMES, Iowa – The Iowa State women’s basketball team finished second nationally in average attendance in 2012-13, the highest finish in the history of the program. Iowa State averaged 9,970 fans per
AUGUSTA, Ga., April 11 (UPI) — Sergio Garcia, having grown into a sometimes disgruntled veteran still looking for a major title, shared the lead Thursday after one round of the Masters. Garcia,
CHICAGO, April 11 (UPI) — Pablo Sandoval’s two-run double highlighted San Francisco’s rally in a cold rain Thursday, bringing the Giants a 7-6 win over the Chicago Cubs. San Francisco fell behind
MASON CITY – Diamond Miller of Lakeville South High School in Minnesota has signed a national letter of intent to play basketball during the 2013-14 season at NIACC. Miller, a 5-foot-11 forward,
April 10, 2013 An Interview With: FOOTBALL COACHES LeVAR WOODS and CHRIS WHITE; FERENTZ video interview below. LeVAR WOODS: How’s everyone doing? Just to start off, I’d like to thank everyone for
IOWA CITY, Iowa – University of Iowa senior Justin Austin has been named Big Ten track and field co-athlete of the week following three first-place finishes at the Jim Click Shootout last
MASON CITY – The NIACC baseball team is ranked No. 19 in the NJCAA Division II baseball poll released Wednesday. Louisiana State University-Eunice is ranked No. 1 and DMACC is ranked No.
IOWA CITY, Iowa — Kansas jumped on the University of Iowa baseball team early to the tune of four runs in the first two innings en route to an 8-3 victory Tuesday
NIACC weekly release – April 9th, 2013 BASEBALL What’s next: The NIACC baseball team hosts Marshalltown Community College Thursday in a nonconference doubleheader at Roosevelt Stadium in Mason City. The first game
MINNEAPOLIS, April 8 (UPI) — Minnesota Timberwolves forward Kevin Love, already out with a broken hand, will undergo season-ending knee surgery, the team said Monday. Love, who has missed the T-Wolves’ last
ATLANTA, April 9 (UPI) — Luke Hancock netted 22 points and Peyton Siva added 18 Monday for top-seeded Louisville, which won its third NCAA national championship, 82-76 over Michigan. Hancock drained four
MASON CITY – Mason City High all-stater Cortni Rush signed a national letter of intent Monday morning to play basketball at NIACC. Rush, a 5-foot-10 forward, helped lead Mason City High to
BALTIMORE, April 7 (UPI) — Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco will play Johnny Unitas in an upcoming movie about the 1958 NFL championship game, Unitas’ son said. Joe Unitas told the Baltimore
COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 7 (UPI) — Jason Pominville scored his first goal with Minnesota and Niklas Backstrom was flawless Sunday in the Wild’s 3-0 blanking of Columbus. After Charlie Coyle one-timed a
AUBURN HILLS, Mich., April 7 (UPI) — Detroit’s Brandon Knight struck for 20 points Sunday and the Pistons broke an 18-game skid against Chicago with a 99-85 win over the Bulls. Rodney
AMES, Iowa – Senior Cyclone Erica Miller drove in two runs on Sunday, tying the Iowa State record for career RBI at 134, as the Cyclones (17-19, 3-3 Big 12) completed the
IOWA CITY, Iowa — The University of Iowa baseball team withheld a ninth-inning Nebraska rally to down the Cornhuskers, 6-5, on Sunday afternoon at Duane Banks Field in the final game of
IOWA CITY, Iowa — The University of Iowa baseball team lost a back-and-forth battle to Nebraska on Saturday at Duane Banks Field, falling 12-8. The Cornhuskers broke an eight-all tie by scoring
AMES, Iowa – The Iowa State Cyclones (15-19, 1-3 Big 12) christened the Cyclone Sports Complex, with a 11-8 facility-debut win over Oklahoma State (24-15, 2-2 Big 12) on Friday afternoon. Cyclone
MASON CITY – David Humphries made history on Saturday. The 6-foot-4 freshman guard from Adelaide, Australia became NIACC’s first first-team all-American men’s basketball player and fourth in school history. Humphries was a
CHICAGO, April 6 (UPI) — The owners of 16 rooftop viewing clubs said they would go to court if proposed signs and video screens are installed in an upgrade of Chicago’s Wrigley
CEDAR RAPIDS – No. 9 Kirkwood Community College swept NIACC in an ICCAC softball doubleheader on Friday. Kirkwood won the opener 8-0 and took the nightcap 6-0. The Eagles improved to 24-3
AMES, Iowa – Sophomore Lexi Slater hit her first two home runs of the season and drove in five runs as Iowa State (16-19, 2-3 Big 12) defeated Oklahoma State (24-16, 2-3
IOWA CITY, Iowa — Missed opportunities over the first four innings cost the University of Iowa baseball team in a 12-5 loss to Nebraska on Friday night at Duane Banks Field. The
PELLA – The NIACC men’s golf team returns to action Saturday at the Central College Shootout at the Bos Landen Golf Club. The tournament starts at 9 a.m. The NIACC men are
MASON CITY – The NIACC softball team returns to ICCAC action this weekend with pair of doubleheaders on the road. NIACC (5-5 overall, 0-2 in the ICCAC) plays at No. 7 Kirkwood
IOWA CITY, Iowa – The University of Iowa football team will hold an open practice at Valley Stadium, West Des Moines, on Sunday, April 14. Iowa will conclude spring drills with a
MASON CITY – NIACC will host girls and boys high school all-star basketball games on April 14. The girls game is set for 1 p.m. and the boys game will follow at