Category: Sports

NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 22 (UPI) — Sean Payton was reinstated, effective immediately, as head coach of the New Orleans Saints, the National Football League announced Tuesday. Payton is free to rejoin the

COLUMBUS, OH – Iowa trailed by 24 points at one point in second half against Ohio State and couldn’t pull out of the hole, dropping a 73-63 decision to the #14 Buckeyes.

IOWA CITY, Iowa — Fans purchasing season or single game tickets for the seven home games to be played by the 2013 University of Iowa football team will pay the same per

CHICAGO, Jan. 22 (UPI) — Kirk Hinrich netted 22 points and Marco Belinelli added two key 3-pointers Monday, boosting Chicago over the reeling Los Angeles Lakers 95-83. Hinrich provided eight assists and

MEN’S BASKETBALL What’s next: The NIACC men’s basketball team (11-7 overall, 0-4 in the ICCAC) returns to action Wednesday at home against No. 14 DMACC (13-6, 2-3). Game time is set for

ATLANTA, Jan. 21 (UPI) — Newly signed Jannero Pargo scored 14 of his 16 points in the fourth quarter Monday and the Atlanta Hawks came away with a 104-96 win over Minnesota.

ST. PAUL, Minn., Jan. 20 (UPI) — Zach Parise scored his first goal for Minnesota and Josh Harding recorded a shutout Sunday in the Wild’s 1-0 victory over Dallas. Parise — signed

FOXBOROUGH, Mass., Jan. 20 (UPI) — Joe Flacco fired three scoring passes for Baltimore Sunday, leading the Ravens to the AFC championship with a 28-13 win over New England. Flacco (21-of-36, 240

ATLANTA, Jan. 20 (UPI) — Frank Gore scored two second-half touchdowns for San Francisco Sunday and the 49ers rallied for a 28-24 win over Atlanta for the NFC championship. Gore capped a

STILLWATER, Okla. – The No. 24 Iowa State women’s basketball team (13-3 overall, 4-2 Big 12) had fought back to trail No. 17 Oklahoma State (14-2 overall, 3-2 Big 12) 31-21 at

EAST LANSING, Mich. – The University of Iowa wrestling team improved to 4-0 in the Big Ten with a 27-12 win over Michigan State today at Jenison Field House. The Hawkeyes (14-1,

An Interview With: COACH FRAN McCAFFERY, Wisconsin post-game – January 19th, 2013 Q. Talk about going against a team like this and coming so close. COACH McCAFFERY: I think it’s important, but

IOWA CITY, Iowa — The University of Iowa baseball program has expanded its camps and clinics through the offerings of the newly-created Iowa Baseball Academy. The year-round training programs, camps and instruction

MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. 19 (UPI) — Andrei Kirilenko fired in 21 points Saturday and the Minnesota Timberwolves ended a five-game losing streak by dominating Houston 92-79. The Timberwolves got double-digit scoring performances from

ST. PAUL, Minn., Jan. 20 (UPI) — Minnesota’s Dany Heatley scored two power-play goals Saturday and the Wild began their season with a 4-2 victory over Colorado. Zach Parise — signed as

CHICAGO, Jan. 20 (UPI) — Marc Gasol put in 19 points for Memphis Saturday and the Grizzlies shook off a fourth-quarter collapse to outlast Chicago 85-82 in overtime. Zach Randolph returned from

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — The fourth-ranked University of Iowa wrestling team downed No. 18 Michigan, 33-10, tonight inside Cliff Keen Arena. The Hawkeyes won three of four matches against ranked individuals and

AMES, Iowa – Iowa State’s Edward Kemboi set a Cyclone school record in the 1,000-meter run, winning the event with a time of 2:22.71 Saturday in the Lied Center. It was the

WICHITA, Kan., Jan. 19 (UPI) — Carl Hall provided 17 points and 13 rebounds Saturday, sparking Wichita State to a 67-64 upending of 10th-ranked Creighton. Malcolm Armstead (15 points, six rebounds, five

BOSTON, Jan. 18 (UPI) — Kirk Hinrich saved Chicago in the fourth period Friday and Marco Belinelli’s jumper with 3 seconds left in overtime gave the Bulls a 100-99 win over Boston.

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 19 (UPI) — San Francisco police said Friday they interviewed 49ers wide receiver Michael Crabtree about an alleged sexual assault after Sunday’s game against Green Bay. “The San Francisco

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 19 (UPI) — Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te’o said he hoped the alleged hoaxer he says invented his Internet girlfriend learns a lesson from the embarrassing incident. In his

AMES – The NIACC men’s distrance medley relay team qualified for the NJCAA national indoor meet Saturday at the Iowa State Open. The Trojans’ Matt Bowman (Charlotte, Ia.), Brock Schultz (Rockwell, Ia.),

MASON CITY – The NIACC wrestling team will host the regional duals on Saturday. The first round of matches starts at 10 a.m. NIACC wrestles No. 5 Iowa Western at 11:30 a.m.

MASON CITY – NIACC sophomore Mikayla Smith has signed a national letter of intent to play golf next season at Mount Mercy University in Cedar Rapids. Mount Mercy is an NAIA school

MASON CITY – The NIACC wrestling team will host the regional duals on Saturday in the recreation center. The duals start at 10 a.m. Wrestling in the duals, which start at 10

Men’s basketball What’s next: The NIACC men’s basketball team (11-6 overall, 0-3 in the ICCAC) returns to action Saturday at home against Southwestern Community College (7-8, 2-1). Game time is set for

AMES, Iowa – Hallie Christofferson equalled a career high with 24 points and Nikki Moody posted her third double-double of the season as No. 24 Iowa State (13-2 overall, 4-1 Big 12)

AMES, Iowa – The Iowa State women’s basketball team faces Oklahoma Tuesday evening at Hilton Coliseum in a battle of nationally ranked Big 12 foes.  The Cyclones are No. 24 in the

AMES – Iowa State (11-4, 1-1) and West Virginia (8-7, 1-2) will meet for the first time when they play at Hilton Coliseum Wednesday night. Iowa State boasts one of the nation’s

AMES – A backup point guard with the Iowa State Cyclone men’s basketball team who had been accused of sexual abuse has been cleared of the charges and will be re-joining the team

OMAHA, NE – The Northern Iowa men’s basketball team is heading to Omaha to take on nationally-ranked Creighton on Tuesday. The Panthers are 9-8 overall and 2-3 in Missouri Valley Conference play.

IRVING, Texas- Iowa State freshman Georges Niang was named Big 12 Rookie of the Week, announced today by the league office. Niang was picked by a select panel of media who cover

Courtesy: UNI Athletics Communications – COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The University of Northern Iowa spoiled the perfect dual records of five wrestlers from Air Force but ultimately fell to the Falcons in