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IOWA CITY – It was a walk off winner for the University of Iowa baseball team as Merrick Matthews propelled the Hawkeyes to a, 3-2, victory in the 10th inning over Michigan on Friday afternoon at Duane Banks Field.

CLEVELAND, OHIO – Iowa will face Carolina in the National Championship of the NCAA Tournament on Sunday. Tip-off is set for 2 p.m. (CT) inside Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse in Cleveland, Ohio. The game will be televised on ABC.

CLEVELAND, OHIO – 1-Seed Iowa (34-4) dropped 3-Seed UConn (33-6), 71-69, inside a sold-out Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse on Friday night to advance to the 2024 National Championship. Undefeated South Carolina awaits Sunday at 2 PM on ABC.

CLEVELAND, OHIO – 1-Seed Iowa will face 3-Seed UConn in the National Semifinal of the NCAA Tournament on Friday. Tip-off is set for 8:30 p.m. (CT) inside Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse in Cleveland, Ohio, and will be televised on ESPN.

Goodman, majoring in health studies, currently carries a 4.0 GPA and will be graduating this May. The Lime Springs, Iowa, native was presented with the award during the Salute on Wednesday evening in Cleveland.

IOWA CITY – University of Iowa senior guard, Caitlin Clark was named Naismith national player of the year it was announced on Wednesday.

Battling cold and windy conditions in Ames, the Panthers struggled with four defensive errors, while the Cyclones racked up ten hits, including a pair of home runs in the bottom of the third inning.

IOWA CITY – The University of Iowa Athletics Department will be hosting a FREE women’s basketball watch party Friday evening at Carver-Hawkeye Arena for its national semifinal game against UConn.

MASON CITY – For the second time this season, NIACC sophomore shortstop Katy Olive has been selected as the ICCAC Division Ii softball player of the week.

ALBANY, NEW YORK – Caitlin Clark scored 41 points to lead Iowa past rival LSU tonight, 94-87, to deliver the Hawkeyes back to the Final 4.

IOWA CITY – The University of Iowa baseball team defeated Minnesota, 10-4, on Sunday afternoon at Duane Banks Field.

ALBANY, NEW YORK – 1-Seed Iowa Hawkeyes will face 3-Seed LSU Tigers in the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament on Monday. Tip-off is set for 6:15 p.m. (CT) inside MVP Arena in Albany, New York, televised on ESPN.

ALBANY, NEW YORK – 1-Seed Iowa (32-4) dropped 5-Seed Colorado (24-9), 89-68, inside a sold-out MVP Arena on Saturday afternoon to advance to the Elite Eight in the NCAA Tournament. Iowa broke…

IOWA CITY – The University of Iowa baseball team was defeated, 16-9, by Minnesota on Friday night at Duane Banks Field.

CEDAR FALLS – UNI’s Parker Keckeisen has been named the 2024 Big 12 Conference’s Wrestler of the Year, as announced by the league office.

IOWA CITY – Possible sour team culture at the University of Iowa’s women’s gymnastics team has prompted an investigation, the school announced.

AMES – Iowa State head coach Kevin Dresser announced the addition of Iowa prep standout Tucker Stangel to the program. Stangel is the latest addition to the 2024 Cyclone recruiting class which is set to arrive on campus this fall.

ALBANY, NEW YORK – 1-Seed Iowa will face 5-Seed Colorado in the Sweet 16 in the NCAA Tournament on Saturday. Tip-off is set for 2:30 PM inside MVP Arena in Albany, New York. Saturday’s contest will air nationally on ABC, the Hawkeye Radio Network, and Sirius XM Channel 210/203.

CLEVELAND, OHIO – The USA Basketball Women’s National Team announced today the 14-athlete roster for training camp set for April 3-5 at Cleveland Clinic Courts in Cleveland, and Iowa’s Caitlin Clark is on the roster.

BOSTON, MA – No. 2 seed Iowa State is set to face No. 3 seed Illinois in the NCAA Tournament Regional Semifinal tonight in Boston’s TD Garden. Tip-off is at 9:09 PM, televised on TNT.

MASON CITY – NIACC’s Tim Castle was selected as the ICCAC Division II men’s golfer of the week for the week of March 18-24.

Samantha Heyer, a former Charles City star, received the start on Tuesday after starting in the Panthers’ last contest nine days ago at Belmont.

ATLANTA, Ga. – Iowa State men’s basketball head coach T.J. Otzelberger has been named a finalist for the 2024 Naismith Men’s College Coach of the Year. Otzelberger is one of four coaches across the country named as finalist, including two from the Big 12.

IOWA CITY – 1-Seed Iowa (31-4) dropped 8-Seed West Virginia (25-8), 64-54, inside a sold-out Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Monday night to advance to the Sweet 16 in the NCAA Tournament, where Colorado awaits.

Iowa’s head women’s basketball coach, Lisa Bluder, was named a finalist for the Naismith Coach of the Year award on Monday. Iowa faces West Virginia tonight with a trip to the Sweet 16 on the line.

ST. LOUIS – UNI women’s basketball traveled to St. Louis to take on the Billikens of Saint Louis University. The WNIT round two matchup saw UNI just out to a lead after some back-and-forth action, but ultimately fall in the end and finish the season after a 68-64 loss in Missouri.

WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana – The University of Iowa baseball team defeated Purdue, 9-6, in the rubber match of the three-game series on Sunday afternoon at Alexander Field.

STANFORD, CALIFORNIA – Iowa State (21-12, 12-6 Big 12) lost a heartbreaker to No. 4 Stanford (30-5, 15-3 Pac-12) on Sunday night 87-81 in overtime in the second round of the NCAA Championship.

IOWA CITY – 1-Seed Iowa will face 8-Seed West Virginia in the Round of 32 in the NCAA Tournament on Monday. Tip-off is set for 7 PM inside a sold-out Carver-Hawkeye Arena, televised on ESPN.

SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH – Iowa fell behind early and fought back in the second half to within a handful of points but ultimately fell to Utah, 91-82, Sunday night in an NIT Second Round road game.

MASON CITY – The annual NIACC high school all-star basketball games are set for Sunday afternoon in the NIACC gym.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Parker Keckeisen planted the UNI flag atop the college wrestling world on Saturday night as he clinched the NCAA’s 184-pound wrestling title in a 14-5 major decision win over Oklahoma State’s Dustin Plott in front of a sold out T-Mobile Center.

OMAHA, Neb. – No. 4 Iowa State (29-7, 13-5 Big 12) advanced to its second Sweet 16 in the past three seasons under head coach T.J. Otzelberger on Saturday night, defeating No. 25 Washington State (25-10, 14-6 Pac-12) by a score of 67-56. Coach Otzelberger becomes the first ISU head coach to take two Cyclone teams to the Sweet 16.

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+