Category: Sports

MIAMI, May 15 (UPI) — Shane Battier ignited a fourth-quarter comeback Wednesday that pushed Miami into the Eastern Conference finals with a 94-91 win over Chicago. The shorthanded Bulls gave the defending

HUTCHINSON, Kan. – The NIACC men’s and women’s track and field teams compete in the NJCAA national meet Thursday through Saturday. The NIACC men qualified six individuals and the 4×800-meter relay for

IOWA CITY, Iowa — Junior wrestler Derek St. John and senior field hockey player Jessica Barnett have been named the University of Iowa’s 2013 Male and Female Athletes of the Year. The

GLENDIVE, Mont. – The NIACC baseball team plays Miles Community College at 10 a.m. (Montana time) Saturday and Dakota County Technical and Community College at 1 p.m. (Montana time) in the opening

INDIANAPOLIS, May 14 (UPI) — George Hill put in 26 points and the Indiana Pacers posted a big rebounding edge Tuesday, besting New York 93-82 for a 3-1 lead in their playoff

CHICAGO, May 14 (UPI) — Carlos Gonzalez blasted two solo home runs and went 5-for-5 in the Colorado Rockies’ 9-4 defeat of the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field Tuesday. Gonzalez, who also

MINNEAPOLIS, May 14 (UPI) — Jake Peavy went seven innings for his third consecutive win Tuesday while leading the Chicago White Sox to a 4-2 road victory over the Minnesota Twins. Peavy

RVING, Texas – The Iowa State men’s basketball team will play host to Auburn on Dec. 2, 2013 in the first season of the Big 12/SEC Challenge, announced today by the Big

IOWA CITY, Iowa — University of Iowa senior Justin Austin has been named Big Ten Track Athlete of the Year and Athlete of the Big Ten Championships, the conference office announced Tuesday.

WATERLOO – The NIACC Trojans are regional champions. And when it comes to the game of baseball, that’s a first. NIACC topped Iowa Central 8-6 in dramatic come-from-behind fashion to claim the

LAWRENCE, Kan., May 14 (UPI) — Andrew Wiggins, considered one of the top high school recruits this year, said Tuesday he would play college basketball for the Kansas Jayhawks. Wiggins, an 18-year-old

IOWA CITY, Iowa — University of Iowa head men’s basketball coach Fran McCaffery announced today that guard Patrick Ingram (6-foot-2, 211 pounds) has asked for and has been granted his release from

WATERLOO – The Region XI baseball title will be decided at noon on Tuesday. Iowa Central (37-15) topped NIACC 7-5 to force a second and final game for the Region XI baseball

NEW YORK, May 13 (UPI) — Miami forward LeBron James has been voted onto the NBA All-Defensive Team for a fifth-consecutive season, the NBA announced Monday. James and Memphis guard Tony Allen

MASON CITY – Conor Lang, a 6-foot-7 forward from Loveland, Col., has signed a national letter of intent to play basketball at NIACC in the 2013-14 season. Lang averaged 18.1 points and

COLUMBUS, OHIO – The Nebraska men took home the 2013 Big Ten Outdoor Track and Field Championships title on Sunday at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. One individual champion, a

IOWA CITY, Iowa — Michigan State scored three runs on two Hawkeye errors to hand the University of Iowa baseball team a 4-2 defeat on Senior Day on Sunday at Duane Banks

AMES, Iowa – Iowa State (21-34, 4-14 Big 12) celebrated seniors Erica Miller and Tori Torrescano and broke the school record for home runs and batting average in a season on Sunday

WATERLOO – The NIACC baseball team is one win away from its first-ever regional title. NIACC blanked Iowa Central 6-0 Sunday at Riverfront Stadium to advance to Monday’s 3 p.m. Region XI

MESA, Ariz. – The NIACC women’s golf team begins play in the NJCAA national tournament Monday. All four NIACC women qualified at the regional meet by placing in the top 15. “The

Cyclones Fall To Kansas In Extra Innings AMES, Iowa – Freshman Brittany Gomez went 4-for-5 with two RBI, a run scored and three stolen bases on Saturday as Kansas (33-16, 8-8 Big

IOWA CITY, Iowa — Sophomore Sasha Kuebel threw eight strong innings and junior Bryan Niedbalski delivered a go-ahead RBI single in the bottom of the eighth inning to lead the University of

WATERLOO – In the first round it was the pitching and defense for the NIACC baseball team. On Saturday, it was the offense that carried the Trojans to a 14-6, seven-inning victory

MINNEAPOLIS, May 11 (UPI) — Justin Morneau went 3-for-4 with three RBI and Ryan Doumit bashed a two-run homer Saturday, sparking the Minnesota Twins over Baltimore 8-5. Morneau’s two-run single capped a

WASHINGTON, May 11 (UPI) — Edwin Jackson earned his first win of the season and drove in a pair runs Saturday, pacing the Chicago Cubs over Washington 8-2. Jackson (1-5), who went

MEMPHIS, May 11 (UPI) — Marc Gasol scored 12 of his 20 points during the third quarter Saturday and Memphis bested Oklahoma City 87-81 for a 2-1 lead in their second-round series.

INDIANAPOLIS, May 11 (UPI) — Roy Hibbert’s double-double of 24 points and 12 rebounds Saturday propelled Indiana over New York 82-71, handing the Pacers a 2-1 playoff series lead. George Hill was

Men’s Preview: Ohio State University and Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium will host the 2013 Big Ten Outdoor Track and Field Championships, scheduled to begin Friday and run through Sunday. Wisconsin looks for

MASON CITY – The NIACC high school volleyball league is set for six weeks in June and July. The league, which is open to all high school volleyball programs, will take place

AMES, Iowa – Iowa State (21-32, 4-12 Big 12) lost the first game of its weekend series with Kansas (32-16, 7-8 Big 12) on Friday, 8-0, at the Cyclone Sports Complex. Freshman

IOWA CITY, Iowa — University of Iowa head baseball coach Jack Dahm announced the signing of six players to the 2014 recruiting class. The Hawkeyes now have 11 players signed to join

WATERLOO – The NIACC baseball team topped Kirkwood 2-1 in the opening round of the Region XI baseball tournament Friday afternoon. Sophomore right-hander Lucas Bakker (8-1) went the distance (9 innings) to

MASON CITY – Three NIACC softball players earned second-team all-Region XI honors. Freshman Janae Annetts and sophomores Hailey Eckstein and Cassie Pappas all earned second-team utility honors for the Lady Trojans, who

IOWA CITY, Iowa — The Iowa men’s basketball team will host Notre Dame, Tuesday, Dec. 3, as part of the 2013 Big Ten/ACC Challenge Presented by Dick’s Sporting Goods. After 18 seasons

IOWA CITY, Iowa — Registration is now open for the University of Iowa wrestling program’s summer camps. The Hawkeyes host six separate camps beginning June 16 and concluding July 6. All camps

WATERLOO – The NIACC baseball team faces Kirkwood at 1 p.m. Thursday at Riverfront Stadium in the opening round of the Region XI baseball tournament. NIACC, the fourth seed in the tournament,

BERKELEY, Calif., May 8 (UPI) — U.S. scientist say they’ve identified the part of the brain that lets a batter pinpoint and hit a 95 mph fastball or a tennis player return

NEW YORK, May 8 (UPI) — George Karl, who has been an NBA coach for 25 seasons, has been voted the NBA Coach of the Year after leading the Denver Nuggets to

NEW YORK, May 8 (UPI) — Vijay Singh sued the PGA Tour in New York Wednesday, claiming the tour caused him public humiliation after he admitted using deer antler spray. In a

IOWA CITY, Iowa — Nebraska Omaha scored in each of the first four innings before staving off a University of Iowa rally to win 6-5 Tuesday night at Duane Banks Field. The