Category: Sports

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Iowa State men’s basketball players Melvin Ejim and Will Clyburn were named to the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) All-District 8 Second Team, announced today by the

HIDALGO, Texas, March 25 (UPI) — Houston Rockets 2012 first-round choice Royce White indicated Monday he will report to the team’s developmental squad despite a dispute over mental health. White, who had

University of Minnesota Director of Athletics Norwood Teague announced today that head basketball coach Tubby Smith has been relieved of his coaching duties, effective immediately. A national search for the 17th men’s

AUSTIN, Texas, March 24 (UPI) — Mike Rosario drained six 3-pointers en route to 25 points Sunday and Florida rolled into the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 with a 78-64 win over Minnesota.

MINNEAPOLIS, March 24 (UPI) — Nate Robinson fired in 22 points and Jimmy Butler added 20 more Sunday in the Chicago Bulls’ 104-97 victory over Minnesota. Robinson dished off 10 assists while

KANSAS CITY, Mo., March 24 (UPI) — Tyrone Garland scored with 2.5 seconds left Sunday, lifting 13th-seeded La Salle to a 76-74 win over Mississippi and into an NCAA Tournament Sweet 16

AUSTIN, Texas, March 25 (UPI) — Rion Brown’s foul shots with 7.7 seconds left enabled second-seeded Miami-Florida to hold off Illinois 63-59 and advance in third-round NCAA Tournament play. Brown’s free throws

PHILADELPHIA, March 25 (UPI) — Rasheed Sulaimon and Seth Curry combined for 38 points Sunday, propelling No. 2 Duke into the NCAA Tournament’s Sweet 16 with a 66-50 win over Creighton. Sulaimon

AUSTIN, Texas, March 24 (UPI) — Mike Rosario drained six 3-pointers en route to 25 points Sunday and Florida rolled into the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 with a 78-64 win over Minnesota.

DAYTON, Ohio, March 24 (UPI) — Victor Oladipo hit a 3-pointer with 15 seconds left Sunday, clinching top-seeded Indiana’s 58-52 win over Temple and a berth in the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16.

KANSAS CITY, Mo., March 24 (UPI) — Travis Releford netted 22 points and Jeff Withey added a double-double Sunday, boosting Kansas over North Carolina 70-58 in third-round NCAA Tournament play. Withey provided

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – No. 1 seed Virginia (23-11) will host No. 3 seed Iowa (23-12) in the NIT quarterfinals on Wednesday, March 27. Tipoff at John Paul Jones Arena is set for

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., March 24 (UPI) — Justin Anderson netted 18 points Sunday and top-seeded Virginia blew past St. John’s 68-50 in a second-round National Invitation Tournament contest. Akil Mitchell provided 11 points

DAYTON, Ohio, March 24 (UPI) — Aaron Craft hit a game-winning 3-pointer with 0.5 seconds left Sunday, sending No. 2 Ohio State past Iowa State 78-75 and into the NCAA Tournament’s Sweet

LEXINGTON, Ky., March 23 (UPI) — Vander Blue fired in 29 points Saturday and third-seeded Marquette rallied for a 74-72 win over Butler, advancing to the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16. Blue connected

CHICAGO, March 23 (UPI) — Luol Deng netted 20 points Saturday and the Chicago Bulls beat Central Division rival Indiana 87-84 in their push for an Eastern Conference playoff spot. Deng grabbed

LEXINGTON, Ky., March 23 (UPI) — Russ Smith fired in 27 points Saturday and top-seeded Louisville stayed routed Colorado State 82-56 in the third round of the NCAA Tournament. Gorgui Dieng added

SAN JOSE, Calif., March 23 (UPI) — Damyean Dotson fired in 23 points Saturday and 12th-seeded Oregon kept up a strong NCAA Tournament run with a 74-57 third-round rout of Saint Louis.

SALT LAKE CITY, March 24 (UPI) — Ron Baker and Cleanthony Early each scored 16 points Saturday and No. 9 Wichita State stunned top-seeded Gonzaga 76-70 to reach the NCAA Tournament Sweet

DENVER, March 24 (UPI) — Danilo Gallinari scored 19 points and Kenneth Faried added 18 Saturday, powering the Denver Nuggets to a 15th straight win, 101-95 over Sacramento. Gallinari and Faried combined

SAN JOSE, Calif., March 24 (UPI) — C.J. Fair put in 18 points Saturday and fourth-seeded Syracuse shook off California 66-60 to advance to the Sweet 16 in the NCAA Tournament’s East

SPOKANE, Wash. – The fifth-seeded Iowa State women’s basketball team (24-8) was put to the test Saturday on 12th-seeded Gonzaga’s (27-6) home court in the first round of the NCAA championship. The

CAROL STREAM, Ill. — Northwestern’s Brandon Magallones scattered four hits over 8 1/3 innings to lead the Wildcats to a 5-1 victory over the University of Iowa baseball team in the second

DES MOINES – Penn State won its third NCAA Wrestling Championships title in as many seasons after picking up two individual weight class titles on Saturday night at Wells Fargo Arena in

DES MOINES, Iowa — University of Iowa wrestler Derek St. John became the 52nd national champion in program history following a 3-2 decision over Northwestern’s Jason Welch in the finals of the

ORLANDO, Fla., March 23 (UPI) — Tiger Woods fired a 6-under 66 Saturday, grabbing the lead of the Arnold Palmer Invitational after three rounds in his quest to regain the world No.

LEXINGTON, Ky., March 23 (UPI) — Russ Smith fired in 27 points Saturday and top-seeded Louisville stayed routed Colorado State 82-56 in the third round of the NCAA Tournament. Gorgui Dieng added

SALT LAKE CITY, March 23 (UPI) — Mark Lyons tied a career high with 27 points Saturday and sixth-seeded Arizona dispatched Harvard 74-51 in a third-round NCAA tournament game. Lyons went 12-of-17

ST. PAUL, Minn., March 23 (UPI) — Niklas Backstrom made 33 saves en route to his first shutout of the season Saturday and Minnesota blanked San Jose 2-0 for a fifth straight

AUBURN HILLS, Mich., March 23 (UPI) — Michigan had four starters in double figures Saturday in a 78-53 rout of Virginia Commonwealth that moved the Wolverines to the Sweet 16 of the

BOCA RATON, Fla. – Cyclone Tori Torrescano threw a no-hitter, the first of her career and the fifth in Iowa State history, on Saturday as the Cyclones (15-15, 0-0 Big 12) routed

DES MOINES, Iowa — University of Iowa wrestlers Ethen Lofthouse and Mike Evans concluded their All-America seasons at the NCAA Championships today, earning fifth and sixth place, respectively, during the medal round at

AMES – No. 10 seed Iowa State (23-11, 11-7) will battle No. 2 seed Ohio State  (27-7, 13-5) in the third round of the NCAA Tournament, March 24 at the University of

DES MOINES, Iowa — University of Iowa wrestlers Tony Ramos and Derek St. John advanced to the semifinals of the NCAA Championships following quarterfinal wins today. The Hawkeyes have five wrestlers alive

AUSTIN, Texas, March 22 (UPI) — Durand Scott led all scorers with 21 points Friday and helped second-seeded Miami (Fla.) breeze to a 78-49 NCAA Tournament second-round win over Pacific. The Hurricanes

DAYTON, Ohio, March 22 (UPI) — Khalif Wyatt scored 31 points and ninth-seeded Temple held off a late North Carolina State charge Friday for a 76-72 NCAA tournament victory. Temple was up

PHILADELPHIA, March 22 (UPI) — Duke’s Seth Curry scored 26 points Friday and the second-seeded Blue Devils cruised to a 73-61 NCAA Tournament win over the Albany Great Danes. Duke established control