CEDAR FALLS (AP) — AJ Green had a career-high 35 points as Northern Iowa extended its home winning streak to eight games, edging past Bradley 69-64 on Saturday night. Austin Phyfe had 10 points for Northern Iowa (12-2, 1-1 Missouri Valley Conference). Tywhon Pickford added 5 points and 16 ...
By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA — Lamar Stevens punctuated a late bucket that assured Penn State would leave the steamy Palestra triumphant with a yell of “This is my city!” “It was just some emotions that came out,” Stevens said. No sense holding them in, not after a ...
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — R.J. Nembhard remembered being near the same spot on the floor the first time he rescued TCU with a 3-pointer this season. Nembhard forced overtime by banking in a 3 from near the center court logo with 1.7 seconds remaining and scored the first four points of the ...
By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO — A tough month for the Iowa Hawkeyes ended with a rousing Holiday Bowl victory over Southern California that would have made Hayden Fry and Bump Elliott proud. Ihmir Smith-Marsette scored on a 6-yard run, a 98-yard kickoff return and a 12-yard ...
By FRED GOODALL AP Sports Writer ORLANDO, Fla. — So much for the notion that No. 14 Notre Dame didn’t have anything to play for in the Camping World Bowl. A year removed from an appearance in the CFP national semifinals, the Fighting Irish closed out another double-digit win season with ...
IOWA CITY (AP) — Sometimes, Iowa coach Fran McCaffery said, teams can come back from Christmas break and not be focused. He knew that wasn’t going to happen with the Hawkeyes in Sunday’s game against Kennesaw State. The No. 25 Hawkeyes were sharp in a 93-51 home win to close the ...
By JOHN JACKSON Associated Press CHICAGO — Despite losing a 15-point second-half lead, the Iowa players say they never had any doubts. They played like it down the stretch. CJ Fredrick had 21 points, Joe Wieskamp had 16 and Luka Garza had 12 points and 13 rebounds as the Hawkeyes pulled ...
AMES (AP) — With Christmas just days away, Iowa State was in a giving mood. The gifts were well received, too. The Cyclones used a hot hand, which turned passes into 26 assists on Sunday and head into the Christmas break off an 89-59 win over Purdue Fort Wayne. Tyrese Haliburton drained a ...
By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer Hayden Fry, the Texan who revived Iowa football and became a Hawkeye State institution over two decades as a Big Ten coach, has died. He was 90. Fry’s family announced through the University of Iowa that the former coach died Tuesday with his ...
AMES (AP) — Seniors Kathleen Doyle, Makenzie Meyer and Amanda Ollinger made certain that they’d leave Iowa without ever losing to the rival Cyclones. Doyle scored 21 points, Monika Czinano had 20 and the Hawkeyes beat Iowa State 75-69 on Wednesday, their fourth straight victory over the ...
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Associated Press AMES — Sixteen years, Iowa guard Joe Wieskamp said, is a long time. That’s how long it had been since the Hawkeyes won on the road against in-state rival Iowa State. That changed on Thursday night. Luka Garza had 21 points and 11 rebounds and led ...
By LUKE MEREDITH AP Sports Writer IOWA CITY — After losing multiple contributors from last season’s NCAA Tournament team, Iowa planned to lean on junior center Luka Garza more than ever in 2019-20. Garza has responded with an All America-type start to the season. The 6-foot-11 Garza ...
By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas — Tyrese Haliburton brought plenty of flair at the helm of Iowa State’s attack, from flashing a hand sign to his ear like he was talking on the phone to another as though he was looking through binoculars after a nifty opencourt ...
By ADAM SOBOLESKI Associated Press LAS VEGAS — Jordan Bohannon had 20 points and six assists, Luka Garza added 17 points and 12 rebounds, and Iowa held off No. 12 Texas Tech 72-61 on Thursday in the third round of the Las Vegas Invitational. Iowa (5-1) will play in the championship game ...
By ERIC OLSON AP College Football Writer LINCOLN, Neb. — Iowa’s run of success against Nebraska has been predicated on its ground game. Recently, it hasn’t been working so well. The 19th-ranked Hawkeyes have rolled up more than 260 yards rushing in each of the last three meetings with ...
AMES (AP) — With a chance to finish off the surprisingly tough Jayhawks, Iowa State coach Matt Campbell put the game in sophomore quarterback Brock Purdy’s hands. Purdy made Campbell look like a genius, closing the door on Kansas with a fourth-down touchdown pass with 1:09 left. Purdy ...
IOWA CITY (AP) — Iowa’s defense made sure the team that was leading the nation in turnover margin gave up the ball. The No. 19 Hawkeyes forced three turnovers in Saturday’s 19-10 win over Illinois, another stout performance from a defense that has been shutting teams down all ...
By LUKE MEREDITH AP Sports Writer AMES — With three games left, Iowa State is in position to put up the best offensive season in school history. The Cyclones (6-4, 4-3 Big 12) enter Saturday’s home finale against Kansas (3-7, 1-6) — which has the league’s worst defense — with a ...
By LUKE MEREDITH AP Sports Writer AMES — Despite some continued struggles from 3-point range, Iowa State had no trouble blowing past Southern Miss. The stakes get much higher next week, starting in eight days against Michigan in the Bahamas. Solomon Young scored 14 points, Prentiss Nixon ...
By LUKE MEREDITH AP Sports Writer IOWA CITY — Longtime Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz has been more open to giving freshmen a shot at playing time in recent years. The shift might have saved the Hawkeyes’ offense this fall. Redshirt freshman receiver Tyrone Tracy and true freshman running back ...