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KANSAS CITY, Missouri – University of Iowa wrestler Drake Ayala finished as the NCAA runner-up at 125 pounds on Saturday night at the 2024 NCAA Championships in the T-Mobile Center.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – No. 4 David Carr defeated Penn State’s Mitchell Mesenbrink, 9-8, to win his second national title Saturday night inside the T-Mobile Center. He becomes the 17th Cyclone to win multiple national titles and the first since 2010 (Jake Varner, 2009-10).
IOWA CITY – 1-Seed Iowa (30-4) dropped 16-Seed Holy Cross (21-13), 91-65, inside a sold-out Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Saturday afternoon to advance to the Round of 32 in the NCAA Tournament. West Virginia is next.
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The University of Iowa baseball team knocked off Purdue, 4-3, in thrilling fashion at Alexander Field on Saturday afternoon.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – UNI’s Parker Keckeisen will have the chance to become UNI’s 23rd Division I national champion after he punched his ticket to the NCAA Championship finals on Friday night with a bonus-point victory in the semifinal round at T-Mobile Center.
UNI women’s basketball opens the 2024 Women’s National Invitation Tournament (WNIT) in the second round with a matchup against Saint Louis. 5 p.m. CT, ESPN+
OMAHA – Fresh off an 82-65 victory over No. 15 seed South Dakota State, No. 2 seed Iowa State turns its attention to No. 7 seed Washington State in Saturday’s second round. Tip-off is at 5:10 PM on TNT.
OTTAWA, ILLINOIS – A former Mason City man who used a choke hold to subdue a rowdy fella that caused death has finally been exonerated after years of court proceedings in Illinois.
BOSTON – A man’s life was saved this week when doctors on the East Coast performed an organ surgery, transplanting a genetically-edited pig kidney into the patient for the first time ever, potentially paving the way to saving others awaiting dialysis.
A graveside service will be held for Brian Kutzner along with his mother Dianne Kutzner at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, April 13, 2024, at the Concord Cemetery, Garner, Iowa; with Rev. Paul Lippstock officiating.
STANFORD, CALIFORNIA – Iowa State (21-11, 12-6 Big 12) continues to dance, downing Maryland (19-14, 9-9 Big Ten) in dramatic fashion, rallying back after being down by 20 to cement the seven-point victory of 93-86 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. It is the second-largest comeback in NCAA Women’s Championship history.
KANSAS CITY, KANSAS – University of Iowa sophomore Drake Ayala advanced to the NCAA finals at 125 pounds and the Hawkeyes crowned two more All-Americans, going 3-for-6 on the consolation side of the bracket on Friday night at the 2024 NCAA Championships at the T-Mobile Center.
PLYMOUTH – A Nora Springs man was rushed to Mercy Hospital after he rolled his Chevy Equinox several times, as police say no seatbelt was in use, but texting and alcohol were.
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