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By John Lowe, Detroit Free Press – OAKLAND, Calif. — The Oakland A’s home crowd is as wild as the story it is cheering. The Detroit Tigers heard the crowd and suffered the
AMES, Iowa – No. 22 Iowa State (9-6, 3-2 Big 12) will host its first conference match against West Virginia (8-11, 0-5 Big 12) on Wednesday night at Hilton Coliseum. The teams
AMES, Iowa – Iowa State libero Kristen Hahn made Big 12 history on Monday, becoming the first league player to ever earn four-straight Big 12 weekly awards in any category with her
From the Iowa State Athletic Department – Iowa State and Ohio State. That’s the entire list. The Cyclones and Buckeyes are the only schools in Division 1A football, who have defeated a
AMES, Iowa – Iowa State’s Student Athlete Advisory Committee and Cyclone student-athletes are holding a “Can the Cats” food drive Saturday before the Kansas State at Iowa State football game. Iowa State
By Jerry Zgoda, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) – MINNEAPOLIS — Timberwolves coach Rick Adelman ended each of his long training-camp practices in Mankato, Minn., last week the same way: He lined up his
By Vaughn McClure, Chicago Tribune – CHICAGO — Before coming to the Bears, free safety Chris Conte was somewhat familiar with Mike Brown. Then last season as a rookie, Conte got a history
By Bob McGinn, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel – INDIANAPOLIS — They never even try to hammer people, they can’t stop teams when it matters and even a patchwork secondary such as the one thrown
The offensive, defensive and special teams players of the week and freshman of the week in the Big Ten for games on Oct. 6 were announced this morning. Below are this week’s honorees:
AMES, Iowa – Iowa State junior Jennifer Dominguez had her second-straight two-goal match Sunday against Big 12-leading West Virginia, but the Mountaineers were able to escape with a 3-2 win at the
By Dan Wiederer, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) – MINNERAPOLIS — Amazing what success can do for a team’s confidence. Consider this scenario from midway through the fourth quarter Sunday at Mall of America
By D. Orlando Ledbetter, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution – LANDOVER, Md. — Most of the current Falcons aren’t really into historical relevance. But center Todd McClure, who’s been with the team since 1999,
By Anthony Fenech, Detroit Free Press – DETROIT — Back and forth, back and forth, back and — the Detroit Tigers are headed forth to Oakland with a two-game lead. Don Kelly
By Jeff Zrebiec, The Baltimore Sun – KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Baltimore Ravens can’t get out of Kansas City soon enough. It wasn’t a good performance by any means, but three
By Derrick Goold, St. Louis Post-Dispatch – ST. LOUIS — The St. Louis Cardinals’ offense had every opportunity to take Game 1 of the National League division series from the Washington Nationals
By Reggie Hayes, The News-Sentinel (Fort Wayne, Ind.) – INDIANAPOLIS — Reggie Wayne asked the Indianapolis Colts equipment manager to track down some orange gloves for him to honor ailing coach Chuck
B y Zach Berman, The Philadelphia Inquirer – PITTSBURGH — Through the season’s first month, the Philadelphia Eagles fostered a mind-set that they could win games like the one they lost on
By Adam H. Beasley, The Miami Herald – MIAMI — The Miami Dolphins finally made a late lead hold up. After blowing fourth-quarter advantages in each of the last two weeks, Miami
By Ron Green Jr., The Charlotte Observer – CHARLOTTE, N.C. — So much for turning things around. The Carolina Panthers’ disappointing season took another negative turn Sunday with a 16-12 loss to
By Anthony Fenech, Detroit Free Press – DETROIT — Back and forth, back and forth, back and — the Detroit Tigers are headed forth to Oakland with a two-game lead. Don Kelly
By Shannon Ryan, Chicago Tribune – CHICAGO — Rita Jeptoo raised her arms in celebration as she crossed the finish line of the Chicago Marathon, yet the Kenyan said she knew she
By Jim Souhan, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) – MINNEAPOLIS — Two theories have become popular among vocal Twins fans in the past few months. The first is that the franchise is too loyal
Courtesy: cyclones.com – FT WORTH, Texas – David Irving tipped a pass, intercepted it and ran 21 yards for a touchdown and Iowa State ended the nation’s longest win streak with a
By Alex Pavlovic, San Jose Mercury News – SAN FRANCISCO—A San Francisco Giants team that prides itself on resiliency was beaten at its own game Saturday night. The Reds lost Game 1 starter
LUBBOCK, Texas – Senior Rachel Hockaday exploded for 20 kills, tying a career-high, and 11 digs for her seventh double-double of the season Saturday at No. 22 Iowa State (9-6, 3-2 Big
By Mark Craig, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) – MINNEAPOLIS — Becoming a leader and the oldest offensive starter on a 3-1 team that has shocked the NFL isn’t something Vikings left guard Charlie Johnson
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By Tyler Dunne, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel – GREEN BAY, Wis. — His voice booms through the speakers on the sideline. It’s raspy, punctuated. And between nearly every play, Green Bay Packers special teams
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – Redshirt freshman quarterback Sawyer Kollmorgen has been named to the initial Watch List for the 2012 Jerry Rice Award, it was announced today. The Jerry Rice Award is given
UNI Athletics Communications – CEDAR FALLS, Iowa – Junior kicker Tyler Sievertsen has been honored by the Fred Mitchell Award for his excellence on the football field and in the community during
By Joe Strauss, St. Louis Post-Dispatch – ATLANTA — They were once America’s Team. Thursday they were the Experts’ Team. Friday night at upside-down Turner Field the Atlanta Braves became panicky road-kill
By Eduardo A. Encina, The Baltimore Sun – ARLINGTON, Texas — The Baltimore Orioles’ first playoff game in 15 years took them deep into the heart of Texas to face a team
AMES, Iowa – Iowa State junior guard Ashley Hagedorn has been awarded a scholarship by head coach Bill Fennelly. “Ashley has been awarded a scholarship for the 2012-13 season,” Fennelly said. “She
By Blair Kerkhoff, The Kansas City Star – Game of the week Georgia at South Carolina From a rankings standpoint, there hasn’t been anything like it in the SEC since 2008. Top-10 teams
Marc Morehouse, CR Gazette – IOWA CITY — Christian Kirksey got pinned by a fullback and Minnesota beat the Hawkeyes last season. Gophers quarterback MarQueis Gray took a shotgun snap and ran
By Joe Strauss, St. Louis Post-Dispatch – ATLANTA — Two teams that haven’t seen each other since May 30 confront each other anew on Friday. Cloaked in late afternoon shadows, the Cardinals and
By Phil Rogers, Chicago Tribune – National League wild-card playoff ——— Starters: Kris Medlen is the modern Greg Maddux, a modestly built right-hander with uncanny command. He’s on a roll. Kyle Lohse has
By Phil Rogers, Chicago Tribune – American League wild-card playoff: Rangers vs. Orioles ——— Starters: Yu Darvish was imported from Japan to win big games, and this is the biggest they’ve played since
By Helene Elliott, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES—The NHL season canceled its regular-season schedule through Oct. 24, carefully wording its announcement to say it wasn’t canceling games—in order to leave open the
By Jeff Wilson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram – ARLINGTON, Texas — The one thing the Texas Rangers probably needed most Thursday — a day off — was granted to them by manager Ron Washington.