Category: Sports

IOWA CITY, Iowa — University of Iowa sophomore Nick Moore has been named Big Ten Wrestler of the Week, the conference office announced Tuesday. The weekly honor is the first of Moore’s

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MCLEAN, Va., Jan. 28 (UPI) — Kansas replaced Duke as the No. 1-ranked team in the USA Today Coaches’ poll Monday, with Michigan a very close second. Last week was another tough

LA JOLLA, Calif., Jan. 28 (UPI) — Tiger Woods struggled down the stretch but managed to hang on for his 75th career victory with an even-par 72 Monday to claim the Farmers

CHICAGO, Jan. 28 (UPI) — Jimmy Butler and Nate Robinson combined for 34 points Monday and the Chicago Bulls claimed their fourth win in five games with a 93-85 defeat of Charlotte.

IOWA CITY, Iowa – The University of Iowa women’s basketball team entered the national rankings this week, cracking the Associated Press Top 25 poll. The Hawkeyes are ranked No. 24 in the

IRVING, Texas- For the second time this season, Iowa State senior Will Clyburn was named Big 12 Rookie of the Week, announced today by the league office. Clyburn was picked by a

MELBOURNE, Jan. 27 (UPI) — Novak Djokovic defeated Andy Murray in four sets Sunday, becoming the first man in the Open Era to win the Australian Open three consecutive years. Djokovic broke

BOSTON, Jan. 27 (UPI) — Boston Celtics all-star guard Rajon Rondo has a torn knee ligament and will likely miss the rest of the season, the team announced Sunday. Rondo sustained the

ST. LOUIS, Jan. 27 (UPI) — Vladimir Sobotka tallied 2:16 into overtime Sunday, lifting the St. Louis Blues to a 5-4 decision over Minnesota. On the game-winner, Andy McDonald got the puck

HONOLULU, Jan. 27 (UPI) — Minnesota tight end Kyle Rudolph hauled down five passes for 122 yards and a score Sunday, pacing the NFC to a 62-35 defeat of the AFC in

BOSTON, Jan. 27 (UPI) — Paul Pierce notched a triple-double and hit a go-ahead basket in the second overtime Sunday, helping Boston snap a six-game skid with a 100-98 win over Miami.

LA JOLLA, Calif., Jan. 27 (UPI) — Tigers Woods held a six-shot lead at 17-under par Sunday when fourth-round play was suspended by darkness at the Farmers Insurance Open. Woods, seeking his

CARBONDALE, Ill., Jan. 27 (UPI) — Doug McDermott helped No. 12 Creighton break a two-game skid with 21 points and 10 rebounds Sunday in the Bluejays’ 81-51 pounding of Southern Illinois. Grant

CHARLOTTE, N.C., Jan. 26 (UPI) — Gerald Henderson hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 4.6 seconds left Saturday and Charlotte beat Minnesota 102-101 to break a 16-game home losing streak. Henderson finished with

MADISON, Wis., Jan. 26 (UPI) — Traevon Jackson’s jump shot with 2.1 seconds remaining Saturday hoisted Wisconsin over struggling 14th-ranked Minnesota 45-44 Saturday. The Badgers (14-6, 5-2 Big Ten) only hung on

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 (UPI) — Nene put in 16 points and Emeka Okafor was potent at both ends of the court Saturday in the Washington Wizards’ 86-73 victory over Chicago. Okafor finished

AMES, Iowa – Iowa State got a record-setting performance from Ese Okoro in the 400-meter dash and the Cyclone women rolled to a team victory in the Bill Bergan Invitational Saturday in

MINNEAPOLIS – The University of Iowa wrestling team outscored Minnesota, 41-33, in match points to defeat Minnesota, 16-15, today at Williams Arena. Iowa and Minnesota were tied 15-15 after splitting 10 bouts,

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The Iowa State wrestling team (5-3 overall, 1-1 Big 12) won nine matches on Saturday en route to a convincing 30-3 victory over West Virginia (1-7 overall, 0-3 Big

AMES, Iowa — Chris Klenakis, most recently the offensive line coach for three seasons at Arkansas, has been named to the same position at Iowa State, Cyclone head coach Paul Rhoads announced

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 (UPI) — Jordan Crawford led a strong shooting performance Friday that lifted Washington to its 10th victory of the season — 114-101 over Minnesota. The Wizards, who lost their

DETROIT, Jan. 25 (UPI) — Damien Brunner started a four-goal outburst in the second period Friday that sent Detroit to a 5-3 victory over Minnesota. The Red Wings equaled their entire goal

MELBOURNE, Jan. 26 (UPI) — Novak Djokovic goes for tennis history in the finals at the Australian Open but Andy Murray would add luster to a recently glowing resume with a win

  MASON CITY – NIACC freshman post player Lashae Brooks has been selected the ICCAC athlete of the week for the week of Jan. 13-19. Brooks (Nett Lake, Minn.) scored 23 points

MASON CITY – The NIACC softball team signed 13 players to letter of intents for the 2014 season. NIACC coach Tyler Sisco signed infielders Kalli Caldwell (Lodi, Wis.), Micah Chavez (Newman Catholic),

MELBOURNE, Jan. 25 (UPI) — Andy Murray earned his third Australian Open finals berth with a five-set win Friday over world No. 2 Roger Federer. Murray, the third-ranked player in the world,

Ames, Iowa – The Iowa State wrestling team heads east to Morgantown, W. Va. to face West Virginia for the first time ever in Big 12 competition on the mat. Wrestling begins

CEDAR FALLS – The UNI Panthers men’s basketball team (11-9 overall, 4-4 MVC) will take a two-game road swing to Indiana State on Saturday and Evansville on Tuesday. UNI and Indiana State

EVANSTON, Ill., Jan. 24 (UPI) — Jared Swopshire’s 16 points and a furious defensive effort Wednesday led to Northwestern’s 55-48 upset of No. 14 Minnesota. Minnesota had won 15 of its first

Park Ridge, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference will be well-represented on Sunday, Feb. 3, in Super Bowl XLVII in New Orleans. Nineteen former student-athletes and 11 coaches with conference connections appear

MASON CITY – Chris Davis scored 20 points and David Humphries scored 15 to lead NIACC to a 74-58 victory over No. 14 DMACC in the NIACC gym Wednesday night. NIACC (12-7

MASON CITY – Chelsey Jacox scored 15 points and Morgan Walker scored 12 points to lead the NIACC women to a 58-55 victory over No. 15 DMACC in ICCAC basketball action Wednesday

Courtesy: UNI Athletics Communications – CEDAR FALLS, Iowa – The University of Northern Iowa men’s basketball squad posted a 58-45 win over the Southern Illinois Salukis on Wednesday in a Missouri Valley

SAN DIEGO, Jan. 23 (UPI) — The family of former NFL linebacker Junior Seau is suing the NFL, claiming his suicide is linked to brain disease caused by football, court documents show.

ST. PAUL, Minn., Jan. 22 (UPI) — The Nashville Predators put the Minnesota Wild away 3-1 Tuesday with a pair of third-period goals by Martin Erat and David Legwand. Erat’s unassisted backhander

NEW YORK, Jan. 22 (UPI) — Trading for quarterback Tim Tebow wasn’t New York Jets owner Woody Johnson’s idea, as widely assumed, a man who interviewed to head the Jets’ front office