Category: Sports

By Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES—The New York Jets have the potential to be a dumpster fire. Tim Tebow is an exciting player, but trading for him — and further

By Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune – PITTSBURGH — Jeff Samardzija threw his last pitch of the 2012 season Saturday night at PNC Park, but really isn’t finished playing baseball. Manager Dale Sveum said

By Sheldon Ocker, Akron Beacon Journal – MINNEAPOLIS — The Cleveland Indians made it easy on their fans, who had only one thing to watch Saturday night. It appeared that Indians batsmen were

By Mark Snyder, Detroit Free Press – ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Most of the Michigan football team was glad to see Air Force fly away Saturday night. The only exception: Denard Robinson. Saturday’s

COACH FERENTZ:  First of all, just give Iowa State credit.  They outplayed us today and deserved to win the football game, it was hard fought, both sides.  We are certainly disappointed to

By Phil Miller, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) – MINNEAPOLIS — MarQueis Gray strides into the huddle with an all-business air, looks his teammates in the eye, and utters with palpable gravity: “Oprah Winfrey? Or

By Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel – COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Texas A&M’s 12th man was rocking Kyle Field, coach Kevin Sumlin’s hyperdrive offense was rolling and the Florida Gators led by sophomore quarterback

By Amelia Rayno, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) – MINNEAPOLIS — When all else failed in stunning fashion, Taj McWilliams-Franklin suggested it was time the Lynx go back to their roots. Down 25 during an

By Bill Scott – NEW YORK — Andy Murray braved unpredictable winds to post a grueling 5-7, 6-2, 6-1, 7-6 (9-7) defeat of Tomas Berdych on Saturday, but will not know his

By Norm Wood, Daily Press (Newport News, Va.) – CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Standing on the sideline early in the fourth quarter Saturday with his team trailing by a field goal and backup quarterback

By Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — Their season hasn’t even started, and already the New Orleans Saints have notched a significant victory. The suspensions of four players involved

By Joe Christensen, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) – MINNEAPOLIS — Twins rookie Liam Hendriks turned his head in disgust, or maybe it was disbelief. Another squib hit. Another lead evaporated. Another easy road

AMES, Iowa – The Iowa State volleyball team won a pair of matches Friday at the Iowa State Challenge in Hilton Coliseum. The No. 18 Cyclones (5-3, 0-0 Big 12) defeated both

By Blair Kerkhoff, The Kansas City Star – The Big 12’s revival is complete. With Friday’s announcement of a contract with ESPN and Fox Sports Media Group that’s been in the works

By Bob McGinn, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel – GREEN BAY, Wis. — Ted Thompson, the old career special-teamer for the Houston Oilers, has spoken many times about pro football being a tough, hard

By Carlos Arias, The Orange County Register – UFC Hall of Famer Tito Ortiz is teaming up with boxing and MMA promoter Roy Englebrecht to launch the Fight Club MMA “Rising Stars”

Mike Hlas – CR Gazette – Sports has its constants. Like cheaters winning the Tour de France. And grown men pushing children out of their way to pursue foul balls at big-league

By Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune – CHICAGO — Andrew Luck called the Bears’ defense he will face in his NFL debut Sunday in Soldier Field “historically great.” Luck doesn’t need a primer

By Dan Wiederer and Mark Craig, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) – MINNEAPOLIS — Adrian Peterson continues making it clear, both to the outside world and to everyone within the Vikings’ organization, that he

By Bill Scott – NEW YORK — Defending champion Novak Djokovic and tenacious Spanish fourth seed David Ferrer spent nearly eight combined hours on court Thursday as both earned marathon wins to

By Charles F. Gardner, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel – MILWAUKEE — The Milwaukee Bucks had it going in the 1980s. Coach Don Nelson ran a finely tuned “Green Machine” that reached the playoffs

By Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune – WASHINGTON — When Dale Sveum went wild during an argument with umpire Larry Vanover on Wednesday night at National Park, it was seem as an anomaly

By Blair Kerkhoff, The Kansas City Star – Game of the week Georgia at Missouri Turns out Missouri and others in the Big 12 last season faced several quarterbacks who are good

Mike Hlas, CR Gazette – Ten Things you absolutely must know about the Iowa State and Iowa football programs: 1. Iowa’s 18-17 win over Northern Illinois last Saturday was its 31st game

Mike Hlas, CR Gazette – September is still summertime, and the livin’ is easy for most BCS conference football programs when it comes to scheduling. Play some patsies at home, get that

Marc Morehouse, CR GAzette – 1. Good story I – Iowa defensive end Joe Gaglione had a week to remember against Northern Illinois. He made six tackles, including three for loss and

IOWA CITY, Iowa – Former Hawkeye All-American defensive end Matt Roth will serve as Iowa’s Honorary Captain this weekend as the University of Iowa opens the home season by hosting Iowa State

AMES, Iowa – No. 18 Iowa State (3-3, 0-0 Big 12) prevailed in four sets (25-18, 23-25, 25-14, 27-25) over No. 25 Northern Iowa (3-3, 0-0 MVC) on Wednesday night in front

AMES, Iowa – No. 18 Iowa State (2-3, 0-0 Big 12) will host its annual Iowa State Challenge this weekend, welcoming teams from Eastern Washington, Syracuse and Iowa to Hilton Coliseum. The

IOWA CITY, Iowa — Thousands of fans will have a chance to prove they were present at the Cy-Hawk Series football game, Saturday, September 8th, when the Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series FanCam

By Amelia Rayno, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) – MINNEAPOLIS — In the moment, Seimone Augustus’ fourth-quarter three-pointer was simply the shot that piled on. The Lynx had long cooled the Sparks, their first-quarter

AMES, Iowa — Iowa State punter Kirby Van Der Kamp has been named the Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week. The junior played a major role in Iowa State’s 38-23

By La Velle E. Neal III, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) – CHICAGO — The Minnesota Twins don’t try to explain it. They just enjoy it. Especially Scott Diamond. The Twins pounded an opponent

By Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times – EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The New York Giants, eager to pick up where they left off last season, have adopted the slogan “Build the Bridge”

IOWA CITY, Iowa — The University of Iowa field hockey team moved up to No. 10 in the Penn Monto/National Field Hockey Coaches Association Division I National Coaches Poll. The Hawkeyes, who

AMES, Iowa – The Iowa State soccer team scored early and often in a 7-1 rout of Northern Iowa Tuesday night at the ISU Soccer Complex. The Cyclones’ seven goals were the