Category: Sports

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

By Vaughn McClure, Chicago Tribune – CHICAGO — The image of Brian Urlacher lunging forward in a helmet and shoulders pads was something the rest of the Bears sorely missed. It was

An Interview With: COACH KIRK FERENTZ September 4, 2012 COACH FERENTZ: First of all, just our condolences to the Vincent family. I know he was a tremendous football player and really a

IOWA CITY, Iowa – Former University of Iowa halfback Eddie Vincent passed away Friday in Inglewood, Calif. He was 78. Edward Vincent, Jr. was born June 23, 1934 in Steubenville, Ohio. Vincent

By Tom Silverstein, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel – GREEN BAY, Wis. — Last year, the Green Bay Packers scored the most points of any team in Week 1. Three weeks later they had

AMES, Iowa – The No. 15 Cyclones (2-3, 0-0 Big 12) will open their home season on Wednesday night, hosting No. 23 Northern Iowa (4-2, 0-0 MVC). UNI will be the last

By Derrick Goold, St. Louis Post-Dispatch – ST. LOUIS — Rookie Joe Kelly gave the Cardinals the start they have needed, first baseman Matt Carpenter produced the situational hitting they have lacked,

By Stefan Stevenson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram – Texas coach Mack Brown channeled the famous Roy Scheider line from “Jaws” on Monday after seeing Big 12 offenses average 48.5 points the opening weekend.

By Jeff Potrykus, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel – MADISON, Wis. — In the wake of Wisconsin’s five-point victory over Northern Iowa, the message Chris Ash delivered to the members of UW’s defense was

By Diane Pucin, Los Angeles Times – NEW YORK — Serena Williams was scary good playing tennis Monday. The fourth-seeded Williams advanced to the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open with a 6-0,

By Ken Sugiura, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution – BLACKSBURG, Va. — Georgia Tech’s season opener Monday night revisited two of the more painful elements of the 2011 season. Late-game shortcomings and overtime loss.

Marc Morehouse – CR Gazette – This week’s two deeps. Junior corner B.J. Lowery is in the two deeps. He left last week’s game in the second quarter with bruised ribs. OFFENSE

Offensive Co-Players of the Week Le’Veon Bell, Michigan State Jr., RB, Columbus, Ohio/Groveport Madison · Recorded career-highs with 210 rushing yards and 44 carries, scoring two touchdowns to help Michigan State defeat

By Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times – In order of predicted finish by division: EAST DIVISION NEW YORK GIANTS 2011: 9-7, 1st in East. 2011 playoffs: Beat New England Patriots, 21-17, in Super

By Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times – In predicted order of finish by division: AFC EAST NEW ENGLAND 2011: 13-3, 1ST in East. 2011 playoffs: Lost to New York Giants, 21-17, in Super

NIU Head Coach Dave Doeren On executing against Iowa… “Playing against a team like Iowa, you have to execute to have a chance.  And I know there were a couple plays offensively

Bill Haisten, Tulsa World, Okla. – AMES, Iowa – Through the first quarter of the first game on the University of Tulsa’s 2012 football schedule, the situation seemed exceedingly positive. The Golden

By Tom Silverstein, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel – GREEN BAY, Wis. — Green Bay Packers general manager Ted Thompson is gambling that for now he can go with just seven offensive linemen. Thompson did

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Iowa State freshman Mackenzie Bigbee exploded for 25 kills, tying a Cyclone freshman record, on Saturday as No. 15 Iowa State (2-3, 0-0 Big 12) came back to beat

MASON CITY, Iowa – Two words can describe the 13th-ranked NIACC soccer team this season. The first is change:  only head coach Jonathan Platt returns from last year’s squad after being an

By Patrick Reusse, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) – We will be hearing much about the Vikings’ youth in the weeks ahead, as if this is something for the organization to be proud. The example

By Fred Mitchell, Chicago Tribune – CHICAGO — The ominous dark clouds that hung over Soldier Field before Saturday’s Iowa-Northern Illinois game gave no immediate indication which team might be doomed. In the

By Diane Pucin, Los Angeles Times – NEW YORK — Serena Williams called herself “motivated” during her 6-4, 6-0 third-round win Saturday at the U.S. Open over Russia’s Ekaterina Makarova. Sometimes “motivated” is

By Terez A. Paylor, The Kansas City Star – COLUMBIA, Mo. — All offseason long, Missouri’s players and coaches have insisted they can hang with the strength and speed of teams in the

By Joe Strauss, St. Louis Post-Dispatch – WASHINGTON — For four days and four losses the St. Louis Cardinals’ offense consisted of torpor, frustration, a grand total of three extra-base hits and one