Category: Sports

CEDAR RAPIDS – Jacob Urdahl and Dalton Olson are going to nationals. The two NIACC sophomore golfers qualified for the NJCAA national tournament with their performances at the Region XI tournament at

DES MOINES, Iowa – Iowa State (21-31, 4-11 Big 12) fell in its final road game of the season, 3-4, at Drake (29-19, 14-7 MVC) on Tuesday night. Erica Miller had two

NEW YORK, May 7 (UPI) — Three Heisman Trophy winners — Ron Dayne, Vinny Testaverde and Danny Wuerffel — head a 17-person class for induction into the college football Hall of Fame.

ST. LOUIS, May 7 (UPI) — St. Louis Cardinals closer Jason Motte indicated Tuesday he has undergone successful elbow ligament replacement surgery. Motte wrote on his Twitter account the “Tommy John” procedure

MIAMI, May 6 (UPI) — Nate Robinson scored seven of his 27 points in the final 2 minutes Monday and Chicago upended Miami 93-86 in Game 1 of their second-round playoff series.

BOSTON, May 7 (UPI) — Stephen Drew drove in Jarrod Saltalamacchia with an 11th-inning, game-winning base hit Monday, lifting the Boston Red Sox over Minnesota 6-5. The Red Sox went ahead 5-4

SAN ANTONIO, May 7 (UPI) — Manu Ginobili drained a go-ahead 3-pointer late in the second overtime Monday, lifting San Antonio over Golden State 129-127 in a playoff series opener. With the

CHICAGO, May 7 (UPI) — Scott Feldman fired seven shutout innings and Anthony Rizzo drove in four runs Monday, propelling the Chicago Cubs over Texas 9-2 in an interleague game. Feldman (3-3)

MIAMI, May 6 (UPI) — Nate Robinson scored seven of his 27 points in the final 2 minutes Monday and Chicago upended Miami 93-86 in Game 1 of their second-round playoff series.

WACO, TEXAS – Iowa State All-American Betsy Saina led a Cyclone attack in the 5,000-meter run that took the 1-3-5-7 spots Sunday at the Big 12 Championships. The Iowa State women finished

IOWA CITY, Iowa — University of Iowa men’s basketball director of operations Jerry Strom has retired after 33 years with the program. The announcement came today from head coach Fran McCaffery. A

NEW YORK, May 5 (UPI) — Miami Heat forward LeBron James garnered his fourth career NBA Most Valuable Player award Sunday in a near-unanimous vote. James, who became the fifth player in

CLEVELAND, May 5 (UPI) — Mike Pelfrey tossed six innings of one-run ball Sunday and the Minnesota Twins avoided a three-game sweep with a 4-2 win over Cleveland. Pelfrey (3-3) broke a

OKLAHOMA CITY, May 5 (UPI) — Kevin Durant drained a go-ahead basket with 11.1 seconds remaining Sunday and the Oklahoma City Thunder got past Memphis 93-91 in their playoff series opener. Durant’s

ST. PAUL, Minn., May 5 (UPI) — Jason Zucker scored 2:15 into overtime Sunday and the Minnesota Wild edged Chicago 3-2 to get back into their first-round Western Conference series. Trailing 2-1

NEW YORK, May 5 (UPI) — David West put in 20 points Sunday and the Indiana Pacers used a bruising defense to down New York 102-95, taking Game 1 of their second-round

CHICAGO, May 5 (UPI) — Todd Frazier knocked in two runs and Cincinnati’s bullpen tossed four solid innings Sunday in the Reds’ series-sweeping 7-4 win over the Chicago Cubs. Frazier’s two-run single

CEDAR RAPIDS – The last three times Dalton Olson has played competitive rounds of golf his score has gone down. The NIACC sophomore hopes to continue that progression Monday and Tuesday at

MASON CITY – The NIACC baseball team will host Iowa Lakes in a doubleheader starting at 2 p.m. on Monday at Roosevelt Stadium. NIACC is 20-13 overall and 11-9 in the ICCAC.

WACO, TX- Ese and Ej Okoro led an Iowa State women’s team that qualified five runners Saturday for the finals on Sunday at the 2013 Big 12 Outdoor Championships. The Cyclone women

FORT DODGE – The post-season starts Monday for the NIACC softball team. NIACC (14-18) plays Marshalltown (20-22-1) at 2 p.m. Monday at the Harlan Rogers Sports Complex in the opening round of

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — A 12th-inning sacrifice fly by junior Bryan Niedbalski lifted the University of Iowa baseball team to a 4-3 victory over Michigan on Saturday at the Wilpon Complex. The

NEW YORK, May 3 (UPI) — Miami forward LeBron James will be named the NBA’s Most Valuable Player for the fourth time, multiple media outlets reported Friday. USA Today reported the announcement

CHICAGO, May 4 (UPI) — Jack Hannahan drove in the go-ahead run with a bases-loaded walk in the eighth inning Saturday and the Cincinnati Reds to beat the Chicago Cubs 6-4. Trailing

LOS ANGELES, May 4 (UPI) — Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant is trying to stop his mother from selling memorabilia but her lawyer says Bryant told her “he had no interest”

CHICAGO, May 4 (UPI) — The Chicago Bulls said star forward Luol Deng remained hospitalized due to flu-like symptoms and would miss Saturday’s decisive playoff game at Brooklyn. Deng remained in Chicago

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — The University of Iowa baseball team’s comeback effort fell short Friday at Michigan, falling 5-4 to the Wolverines at the Wilpon Complex. “We played with really good energy

WACO, Texas — Meaghan Nelson led an Iowa State Cardinal and Gold rush, as the Cyclone women went 1-2-4-6-7 in the 10,000 meters to give the Iowa Staters the first day lead

CHICAGO, May 2 (UPI) — Andray Blatche scored the last five Brooklyn points over the closing 1:15 Thursday and the Nets forced a decisive playoff game with a 95-92 win over Chicago.

MILWAUKEE, May 2 (UPI) — Allen Craig and Pete Kozma both had two-run singles in a six-run third inning Thursday that propelled St. Louis to a 6-5 victory over Milwaukee. The Cardinals

IOWA CITY, Iowa — The University of Iowa announced today a change to its 2013-14 men’s basketball non-conference schedule. The Hawkeyes will be competing in the 2013 Battle 4 Atlantis, held over

INDIANAPOLIS, May 1 (UPI) — David West and Paul George combined to make 18-of-24 from the field Wednesday in leading Indiana to a 106-83 decision over Atlanta. The Pacers took a 3-2

CHICAGO, May 1 (UPI) — Scott Feldman turned in the most outstanding performance of his nine-year career Wednesday in carrying the Chicago Cubs to a 6-2 win over San Diego. Feldman threw

DETROIT, May 1 (UPI) — Pitcher Scott Diamond had a strong outing Wednesday, backed by two RBI each from Justin Morneau and Chris Parmelee in Minnesota’s 6-2 win over Detroit. Diamond (2-2)

ST. LOUIS, May 1 (UPI) — Lance Lynn improved to 5-0 Wednesday while pitching the St. Louis Cardinals to a 4-2 win over the Cincinnati Reds. Lynn gave up one run on

FORT DODGE – The NIACC softball team plays Marshalltown Community College in the opening round of the Region XI tournament at the Harlan Rogers Sports Complex at 1 p.m. Sunday on Diamond

IOWA CITY, Iowa — A solo home run on the second pitch of the game began a 10-run Milwaukee outburst over the first five innings, which propelled the Panthers to a 10-3

WASHINGTON, April 30 (UPI) — U.S. President Barack Obama said Tuesday he talked with gay NBA player Jason Collins and couldn’t be prouder of him. Obama told a White House news conference

AMES, Iowa – Iowa State head men’s basketball coach Fred Hoiberg announced today the promotion of Micah Byars to Director of Basketball Operations. Byars, who spent the last two seasons at Iowa