Category: Sports

IOWA CITY – The Iowa Hawkeyes men’s basketball team was selected to play in this year’s NIT Basketball Tournament and is a #3 seed. The Hawkeeys will be playing Indiana State on

MINNEAPOLIS, March 17 (UPI) — Derrick Williams put in 28 points and Nikola Pekovic made two go-ahead free throws Sunday in Minnesota’s 97-95 win over New Orleans. Ricky Rubio contributed 16 points

NEW YORK, March 17 (UPI) — Kentucky, Alabama, Southern Mississippi and Virginia each landed a No. 1 seed in National Invitation Tournament selections released Sunday. In first-round action starting Tuesday, Alabama will

By UNITED PRESS INTERNATIONAL NCAA Men’s Division I basketball schedule and results (Regional seeding in parentheses) (All times EDT) First Round March 19 At Dayton, Ohio (16) North Carolina A&T vs. (16)

SAN FRANCISCO, March 18 (UPI) — Alex Rios smashed a two-run homer Sunday and Puerto Rico advanced to the World Baseball Classic final with a 3-1 victory over Japan. With Puerto Rico

CHICAGO, March 17 (UPI) — Deshaun Thomas struck for 17 points Sunday and No. 9 Ohio State got past 23rd-ranked Wisconsin 50-43 to corral its fifth overall Big Ten Tournament victory. Thomas

WICHITA, Kan. — Senior Matt Dermody pitched seven strong innings and junior Keith Brand had a timely two-run single to lift the University of Iowa baseball team to a 4-1 victory over

KANSAS CITY, Mo., March 14 (UPI) — The Kansas City Chiefs released quarterback Matt Cassel Thursday after acquiring quarterbacks Alex Smith and Chase Daniel. Cassel, 30, had been with the Chiefs for

DENVER, March 16 (UPI) — Devin Setoguchi provided two goals and an assist Saturday and Minnesota completed a sweep of Colorado with a 6-4 win over the Avalanche. Pierre-Marc Bouchard and Ryan

WICHITA, Kan. — Nebraska-Omaha scored nine runs over the first four innings and they held up in a 9-6 victory over the University of Iowa baseball team Saturday at Eck Stadium in

CHICAGO, March 16 (UPI) — The 23rd-ranked Wisconsin Badgers will meet No. 10 Ohio State for the Big Ten Tournament title after each won their semifinal games Saturday. In the day’s first

KANSAS CITY, Mo., March 16 (UPI) — Jeff Withey scored 17 points and hauled down nine rebounds Saturday, powering No. 6 Kansas over No. 12 Kansas State 70-54 for the Big 12

CLEARWATER, Fla. – Iowa State (11-13, 0-0 Big 12) fell in two close games on Saturday on day two of the Tournament at Clearwater. In the morning game, the Cyclones fell, 4-2,

CHICAGO, March 16 (UPI) — Northwestern basketball Coach Bill Carmody is leaving after 13 years on the job, Athletic Director Jim Phillips said Saturday. Carmody compiled a 192-210 record during his tenure

CHICAGO – Iowa lost its first game as the #6 seed in the Big Ten Tournament Friday, losing to Michigan State 59-56 despite leading for most of the game. Iowa is 5-1

TAMPA, Fla. – Cyclone Tori Torrescano posted her sixth career multi-home run game on Friday as the Cyclones (11-11, 0-0 Big 12) defeated Liberty (8-10, 0-0 Big South), 9-1, in six innings

MINNEAPOLIS – The Minnesota Vikings have signed former Packers wide receiver Greg Jennings. The Vikings are looking to re-vamp their offense after losing wideout Percy Harvin to the Seattle Seahawks. See Jennings’

MASON CITY – Riley Quintas of Eagle Grove has signed a national letter of intent to play volleyball next fall at NIACC. Quintas, an outside hitter, had 202 kills and 59 ace

CHICAGO, March 15 (UPI) — Trey Burke helped No. 8 Michigan pull away in the second half Thursday to down Penn State 83-66 and reach the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Tournament.

CHICAGO – Iowa jumped out top an 11-0 lead Thursday night against Northwestern in a Big Ten Tournament opening round game and cruised to a 73-59 win. Iowa improves to 6-0 all-time

ST. PAUL, Minn., March 14 (UPI) — Two goals from Mikko Koivu and three assists by Ryan Suter Thursday launched Minnesota to a 5-3 decision over Colorado. Minnesota won for the third

ENGLEWOOD, Colo., March 13 (UPI) — Longtime New England Patriots receiver Wes Welker has agreed to a contract with the Denver Broncos, the Broncos said Wednesday. After being a favorite target of

INDIANAPOLIS, March 13 (UPI) — Roy Hibbert had a dominating game under the basket Wednesday and carried Indiana to its 40th victory of the season, 107-91 over Minnesota. The 7-2 Hibbert hit

ATLANTA, March 13 (UPI) — Kyle Korver’s late free throws Wednesday allowed Atlanta to post a 96-92 decision over the Los Angeles Lakers, who lost Kobe Bryant with a sprained ankle. Bryant

IOWA CITY, Iowa – The University of Iowa wrestling team will send nine wrestlers to Des Moines, Iowa, next week for the 2013 NCAA Wrestling Championships. The event will be held March

AMES, Iowa – Iowa State University announced today that it has extended the contract of wrestling coach Kevin Jackson, the former Cyclone All-American and Olympic Gold Medalist, through 2015. “The progress that

AMES, Iowa – Iowa State softball (10-10, 0-0 Big 12) heads out on its longest road trip of the season this weekend, heading to Florida for a three-city, 10-day stint that kicks

IOWA CITY, Iowa — University of Iowa junior Roy Devyn Marble, sophomore Aaron White, and senior Eric May have earned Big Ten men’s basketball postseason accolades. The Big Ten announced its all-conference

VIRGINIA WATER, England, March 11 (UPI) — Tiger Woods pulls closer to Rory McIlroy this week in the battle for the No. 1 spot in the world golf rankings. Woods led after

BALTIMORE, March 11 (UPI) — The Baltimore Ravens have traded wide receiver Anquan Boldin to the San Francisco 49ers for a sixth-round draft pick, The Baltimore Sun reported Monday. The newspaper, citing

AMES, Iowa – Iowa State senior men’s basketball player Anthony Booker made the following statement Monday: “I have personally written President Clements and the West Virginia student body president apologizing for making

MCLEAN, Va., March 11 (UPI) — Gonzaga retains the No. 1 ranking in the final regular-season USA Today coaches’ basketball poll, updated Monday. Gonzaga (30-2) pulls in 29 first-place votes, as it

MASON CITY – NIACC freshmen Chelsey Jacox and Lateeka Thompson have been named to the Region XI women’s basketball first team. Jacox (Plymouth, Minn.) averages 14.0 points (3rd in ICCAC) and 4.1

MASON CITY – NIACC sophomore Chris Davis and freshman David Humphries have been named to the Region XI men’s basketball first team. Davis (Colorado Springs, Col.) averaged 18.4 points (3rd in ICCAC)

DORAL, Fla., March 10 (UPI) — Tiger Woods wrapped up his seventh career WGC-Cadillac Championship victory Sunday despite stumbling a bit down the stretch, posting a two-stroke win. Wood, who led by

PHOENIX, March 10 (UPI) — Adam Jones blasted a go-ahead double in the eighth inning Sunday and Team USA advanced at the World Baseball Classic with a 9-4 win over Canada. With

MINNEAPOLIS, March 10 (UPI) — Vince Carter sank four 3-pointers Sunday, finishing with 22 points in the Dallas Mavericks’ third straight win, a 100-77 rout of reeling Minnesota. Dirk Nowitzki helped out