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By Charean Williams, McClatchy Newspapers – LONDON — Dana Vollmer accomplished everything she wanted to Saturday: She got an Olympic record, an American record and the top seed for Sunday’s final when
Marc Morehouse, CR Gazette – Here’s the transcript for Kirk Ferentz’s two hours at the table during Big Ten media days Friday in Chicago. I teamed up with HawkeyeNation’s Jon Miller to
By Mark Purdy, San Jose Mercury News – LONDON — You can always count on a few things at an Olympic opening ceremony: 1. Bermuda’s team will march into the stadium wearing
By Joe Christensen, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) – MINNEAPOLIS — With the Minnesota Twins buried in the standings, General Manager Terry Ryan has said he’ll listen to offers for practically anyone leading up
By Joe Strauss, St. Louis Post-Dispatch – CHICAGO — The St. Louis Cardinals chose to flex Friday at the corner of Clark and Addison. To those who might have forgotten the pose,
by Charean Williams, McClatchy Newspapers – LONDON — Dana Vollmer still doesn’t have the world record she has coveted for a while now. But she does now have the Olympic record, while
By Jason Lloyd, Akron Beacon Journal – CHICAGO — Whenever it rains over Doyt Perry Stadium, the water drips down from the ceiling onto the table inside the offensive coaches’ meeting room
By Charean Williams, McClatchy Newspapers – LONDON — Michael Phelps isn’t after eight gold medals this Olympics, but he wouldn’t mind seven. That task got harder after Saturday morning. Phelps barely qualified
July 26, 2012 THE MODERATOR: We’re joined by Iowa Head Coach Kirk Ferentz. COACH FERENTZ: I’m sure, like everybody, really excited to have an opportunity to get back on the field with
Marc Morehouse, CR Gazette – Iowa football recruit Trevon Young was among six people arrested Wednesday for third-degree burglary and interference with official acts, according to Des Moines Police records. Young, a
AMES, Iowa – The Iowa State men’s basketball team’s national resurgence has increased its opportunities for more exposure. The Big 12 Conference announced its 2013 ESPN/Big Monday schedule today, and the Cyclones
By Patrick Reusse, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) – MINNEAPOLIS — The age for sincere emotional involvement with a sports team is 12. Anyone whining over the result of a game before that is
By Kent Youngblood, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) – MINNEAPOLIS — With a flurry of activity on Wednesday, the Timberwolves completed their part in a three-team trade with New Orleans and Phoenix and were
By La Velle E. Neal III, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) – CHICAGO – This used to be such a fun rivalry. Twins-White Sox games once were more competitive. Players accused the opponent of
By Josh Robbins, The Orlando Sentinel – Orlando Magic general manager Rob Hennigan and assistant general manager Scott Perry met with All-Star center Dwight Howard and members of Howard’s inner circle in
By Dan Wiederer, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) – The Vikings report to training camp Thursday and will hold their first full practice Friday afternoon at Minnesota State University in Mankato. That means the
By Blair Kerkhoff, McClatchy Newspapers – DALLAS — Interviewers gathered around, and when one group moved on, another group moved in. West Virginia is thrilled about being in the Big 12, the
By Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune – BOURBONNAIS, Ill. — They don’t hand out trophies based on flashy offseason moves and they don’t issue them as training camps commence in the summer. But
By Master Tesfatsion, The Seattle Times – The U.S. women’s soccer team made its memorable run to the Women’s World Cup final a year ago in Germany. It included a thrilling quarterfinals
By Michael Lev and Dan Woike, The Orange County Register – Two summers ago, USC coach Lane Kiffin lamented how “free agency” brought on by NCAA sanctions had crippled his club. The
By Linda Robertson, McClatchy Newspapers – American athletes saw the Stars and Stripes rise 110 times in Beijing as they won the medal count for the fourth consecutive Olympics. But host China
By Matt Gelb, The Philadelphia Inquirer – PHILADELPHIA — They wanted to dash from their seats, whether from the stands at Citizens Bank Park, at home watching on TV, or inside the
By Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune – PITTSBURGH — Paul Maholm spent seven years in Pittsburgh pitching for lousy Pirates teams before joining the Cubs this offseason as a free agent. As luck
By Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune – PITTSBURGH — The long goodbye for Ryan Dempster may head into overtime after the Cubs’ veteran said Tuesday he would take his time to make a
By Mark Gonzales, Chicago Tribune – CHICAGO — Jose Quintana suffered his second rough start of the second half Tuesday night. But he escaped with no decision because the offense regained its
AMES, Iowa- The Iowa State University Athletics Department announced today that it is bringing back one of the department’s most popular prior marketing initiatives by unveiling a new billboard campaign throughout the
By La Velle E. Neal III, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) – CHICAGO – Scout summits take place at ballparks across the major leagues at this time of year, and there was a big
By Derrick Goold, St. Louis Post-Dispatch – ST. LOUIS — Ten days into his return from knee surgery, Cardinals first baseman Lance Berkman has felt his timing start to return at the
By Phil Rogers, Chicago Tribune – CHICAGO — Checkmate? That’s not a word you really can use in baseball, especially not on July 24. But the Tigers’ trade with the Marlins for
By Chip Minemyer, McClatchy Newspapers – STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Faced with the prospect of the death penalty for his school’s football program, Rodney Erickson signed the agreement announced Monday by the
By Derrick Goold, St. Louis Post-Dispatch – ST. LOUIS — It didn’t take long for the afterglow from the St. Louis Cardinals’ jubilant sweep of the rival Chicago Cubs over the weekend
By Matt Morgan, McClatchy Newspapers – STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Loud groans echoed through the HUB-Robeson Center lounge Monday as NCAA President Mark Emmert announced each sanction against Penn State. But when
By Marcus Thompson II, Contra Costa Times – As he looked back on the craziest year he could imagine, Bay Area native Jeremy Lin conceded to the truth of hindsight. He did
By Susan Miller Degnan, McClatchy Newspapers – GREENSBORO, N.C. — Florida State, which has not won an ACC title since 2005, was the consensus choice by the media to win the Atlantic
By Bryan Burwell, St. Louis Post-Dispatch – Sometimes when you’re in the midst of a tumultuous moment, it’s difficult to peer outside the storm and consider what a particular event will mean
Mike Hlas, CR Gazette – Penn State’s football team went 9-3 in the 2011 regular-season. Iowa went 7-5. Iowa was invited back to the Insight Bowl to play Oklahoma. Penn State, passed
By Matt Marquardt – DES MOINES – The Mason City Redhawks 8U baseball team took 5th place this weekend in the Global Sports World Series. The tournament, being played at the James
By Joe Strauss, St. Louis Post-Dispatch – ST. LOUIS — They failed to gain ground within the division, but they managed to adjust the landscape. Sunday afternoon at Busch Stadium, the Cardinals
By La Velle E. Neal III, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) – KANSAS CITY, MO. — Of the many decisions a manager makes on a daily basis, the first ones deal with who is
By Stefan Stevenson, McClatchy Newspapers – FORT WORTH, Texas — No offense to Texas A&M and Missouri, two fine institutions with historic athletic programs, but the Big 12 Conference, at least in