IOWA CITY — Wearing a T-shirt and shorts instead of a uniform and pads, Iowa linebacker Jack Campbell paced the field during the Hawkeyes’ open practice in April. It’s the way he was dressed the whole spring, when he was held out of practices as he rested and rehabilitated nagging ...
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Sacramento Kings selected Iowa forward Keegan Murray with the fourth overall pick in the NBA draft. A first-team All-American as a sophomore, Murray was the Big Ten’s leading scorer at 23.5 points a game and averaged 8.7 rebounds while playing alongside twin ...
AMES (AP) — Iowa State coach T.J. Otzelberger received a contract extension and a $500,000 raise Wednesday after leading the Cyclones to the NCAA Sweet 16 and the third-best turnaround in major college basketball history. “I’m grateful that we are able to reward that success with this ...
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — The New York Jets moved up in the NFL draft again and added another speedy playmaker to their offense. Iowa State running back Breece Hall was taken with the 36th overall pick Friday night after the Jets acquired it from the Giants for their second-round selection — ...
OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — The Baltimore Ravens did it again, trading a key player and picking up an extra first-round selection in the NFL draft for the second straight year. This time it was Marquise Brown, a 1,000-yard receiver last season, who was dealt away by the Ravens. General manager ...
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP The Associated Press IOWA CITY — Brody Brecht’s schedule is so full, sometimes he writes notes to himself to make sure he’s where he needs to be and when. The Iowa freshman is working double-duty this spring. He’s a pitcher on the baseball team and a wide receiver ...
IOWA CITY — When a team is coming off a season in which it had one of the worst offenses in the nation, all options are open to fix it. For Iowa, that means opening the competition at quarterback. The battle this spring is between veteran starter Spencer Petras and Alex Padilla. Petras, who ...
AMES (AP) - Jirehl Brock arrived at Iowa State ranked as a four-star recruit and one of the nation’s top running back prospects. For three seasons he waited his turn behind Breece Hall. Such patience is rare now with the transfer portal readily available to any player looking to bolt to ...
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — There will be quite a reunion when Kansas and Providence join Iowa State and Miami at the Sweet 16 in Chicago this week, and it perfectly demonstrates the transient nature of college basketball these days. The top-seeded Jayhawks, who face the Friars in the first ...
No one saw these Iowa State Cyclones coming, not after they won just two games and went 0-18 in the Big 12 last year. For all the NCAA Sweet 16 storylines this year, save for Saint Peter’s, there aren’t any more compelling than the No. 11 seed that was picked last in the conference again ...
IOWA CITY — Lauren Jensen found a new place last spring when she transferred from Iowa to Creighton. She came back into her former home on Sunday and knocked her ex-teammates out of the women’s NCAA tournament. Jensen scored 19 points, including the go-ahead 3-pointer with 12 seconds left ...
AMES — Lexi Donarski scored 20 points and third-seeded Iowa State raced to its first Sweet 16 appearance since 2010 with a 67-44 win over sixth-seeded Georgia on Sunday night. Emily Ryan had 15 points, nine assists and six rebounds for the Cyclones (28-6), and Ashley Joens added 12 points ...
MILWAUKEE — Gabe Kalscheur made a handful of big shots for Iowa State, and he helped the Cyclones put together another stellar defensive performance. No Minnesota nice for Kalscheur. Not in Wisconsin, anyway. Kalscheur scored 22 points and 11th-seeded ISU surprised Wisconsin in the ...
AMES (AP) — Ashley Joens scored a season-high 36 points and the third-seeded Iowa State women rallied to beat No. 14 seed UT Arlington 78-71 on Friday night in the first round of the women’s NCAA Tournament. The Mavericks were bidding to be the first 14-seed to ever win a game in the ...
IOWA CITY (AP) — The sound of Caitlin Clark hitting the floor and the sight of her limping when she got up was enough to quiet a sellout home crowd. Clark, the nation’s leading scorer, alleviated any fears with a wave of the hand, dismissing any sort of a substitution. “It’s all part ...
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Iowa State turned to Tyrese Hunter at the very end, and the freshman delivered. When it comes to Milwaukee in March, the Cyclones know exactly what to do. Hunter scored 23 points and Iowa State shined in Milwaukee once again, using its hard-nosed defense to beat No. 6 seed ...
By DAVE SKRETTA The Associated Press Keegan Murray has given Iowa a first-team Associated Press All-American for the third straight year, and Kofi Cockburn has made it two in a row for Illinois — not bad for a couple programs that haven’t had a whole lot of them. The Fighting Illini ...
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Creighton’s Ryan Hawkins is leading a charmed life as a basketball player, and he would be the first to tell you. No school except tiny Wayne State in Nebraska recruited him out of high school, and he planned to go there until a coaching change gave him an out. He ...
MOLINE, Ill. (AP) — Juliunn Redmond scored eight of her 21 points in the fourth quarter when Illinois State rallied to beat Northern Iowa 50-48 for the Missouri Valley Conference tournament title on Sunday. The fourth-seeded Redbirds (19-13) will make their sixth NCAA Tournament appearance ...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Rori Harmon scored 12 of her 30 points in overtime and No. 7 Texas outlasted No. 10 Iowa State 82-73 on Saturday in the Big 12 women’s semifinals. “I’ve been doing it a long time,” Texas coach Vic Schaefer said. “A lot of gut-wrenchers. This one today is ...