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Gilbert and Jones help No. 5 Iowa State outlast Dayton 89-84 in Maui

LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — Keshon Gilbert scored 24 points and Curtis Jones added 19 to lead No. 5 Iowa State to an 89-84 win over Dayton in the Maui Invitational on Tuesday. The Cyclones (4-1) rallied from a nine-point deficit late in the first half and held off the Flyers (5-2) in a game that ...

Drake men win title

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Wyoming transfer Cam Manyawu scored 18 points on 8-of-11 shooting with 11 rebounds and Bennett Stirtz had 16 points and 11 assists to help Drake beat Vanderbilt 81-70 on Sunday night to win the Charleston Classic. Mitch Mascari made 4 of 6 from the field, 3 of 5 from ...

Drake clinches PFL championship

DELAND, Fla. (AP) — Luke Bailey threw for 204 yards and three touchdowns with only five incompletions and Drake eased by Stetson 49-10 on Saturday to secure a second straight outright Pioneer Football League title. Davion Cherwin rushed for 161 yards on 11 carries and scored two times for ...

Northern Iowa sends Farley out a winner

CEDAR FALLS (AP) — Sergio Morancy returned a punt for a score and caught three touchdown passes while Tye Edwards ran for 229 yards to lead Northern Iowa past Indiana State 41-34 Saturday in Mark Farley’s final game as coach of the Panthers. Farley, 61, announced Nov. 10 that he would step ...

Crooks hits game-winner as ISU women clip Drake

By PAVLE MARKOVIC The Associated Press AMES — Former Bishop Garrigan star Audi Crooks hit the winning shot as time expired and a season-high 33 points as No. 8 Iowa State survived with an 80-78 win over Drake on Sunday afternoon. Addy Brown added 13 points and eight rebounds, Emily Ryan ...

Hawkeyes steamroll Maryland

By NOAH TRISTER The Associated Press COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Once Iowa’s running game started rolling, it never really stopped. That meant a bigger workload than ever for Kaleb Johnson. Johnson rushed for 164 yards and a touchdown on a career-high 35 carries, and Kamari Moulton scored on a ...

Cyclones put themselves in position

By JOHN COON The Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY — Carson Hansen ran for two touchdowns, including a 3-yard run with 1:31 left, to rally No. 22 Iowa State to a 31-28 victory over Utah on Saturday night. Rocco Becht threw for 256 yards and a touchdown to lead Iowa State, and Jayden Higgins ...

Iowa suffers first loss to Utah State

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Sophomore Mason Falslev scored 25 points to match his career high for the second straight game, adding 12 rebounds for his first double-double, and Utah State defeated Iowa 77-69 on Friday night in the Hall of Fame Classic. Falslev sank 9 of 15 shots from the floor, ...

Iowa trying to get back on track

By CHRIS JOHNSON cjohnson@messengernews.net COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Iowa looks to keep the streak alive. The Hawkeyes (6-4 overall, 4-3 Big Ten) have an opportunity to win at least eight games for a ninth consecutive season. After the game against the Terrapins (4-6, 1-6) on Saturday, Iowa ...

Cyclones try to stay in the hunt

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — After snapping a two-game losing streak, Iowa State still has a chance to play for a Big 12 title. But the No. 22 Cyclones cannot afford to lose against Utah on Saturday. Beating a Utes team mired in a six-game losing streak will be harder than it appears at first ...

UNI women shock No. 8 Cyclones

By JOHN BOHNENKAMP The Associated Press CEDAR FALLS — Maya McDermott scored a career-high 37 points and Kayla Laube added 21 as Northern Iowa beat No. 8 Iowa State 87-75 on Wednesday night. The Panthers (3-1) trailed 53-45 with 7:36 left in the third quarter before going on a 31-7 run over ...

Hawks move to 5-0 with rout of Rider

IOWA CITY (AP) — Payton Sandfort scored 22 points, Owen Freeman added 19 and Iowa beat Rider 83-58 on Tuesday night to move to 5-0. Payton Sandfort made 9 of 16 from the floor and Freeman shot 7 of 11. It was Payton Sandfort’s 20th career 20-point game. Seydou Traore added 12 points and ...

Cyclones get back in the win column

AMES (AP) — Rocco Becht threw for a score and ran for a score to lead Iowa State to a 34-17 win over Cincinnati on Saturday night. The Cyclones (8-2, 5-2 Big 12) used a second-half push to help overcome the tenacious Bearcats (5-5, 3-4). Stevo Klotz caught Becht’s only touchdown pass, a ...

Iowa pulls away from Washington State

MOLINE, ILL. (AP) — Owen Freeman scored 21 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, finishing one-point shy of his career-high, and Iowa pulled away late to beat Washington State 76-66 on Friday night. Payton Sandfort scored 18 points for the Hawkeyes (4-0). Iowa started 5-0 in the 2022-23 season, ...

Cyclones try to snap out of funk

By DANA BECKER dbecker@messengernews.net AMES — The Iowa State football team will look for a little Jack Trice Stadium good fortune on Saturday night when they return home to face Cincinnati. Coming off back-to-back losses, the Cyclones (7-2 overall, 4-2 in the Big 12) need a victory over ...

WNBA star Clark ready for golf pro-am in Florida

BELLEAIR, Fla. (AP) — Caitlin Clark has one goal when she plays in an LPGA pro-am. “I’ve tried to practice as much as I can,” Clark said Tuesday. “I’m just the average golfer. I’m going to hit some good, I’m going to hit some bad. ... Just going to try not to hit anyone ...

Hawkeye men pull away from USD

IOWA CITY (AP) — Josh Dix made 5 of 6 from 3-point range and finished with 23 points on 8-of-10 shooting to lead five Iowa players scoring in double figures Tuesday night and helped the Hawkeyes beat South Dakota, 96-77. Seydou Traore and Payton Sandfort scored 12 points apiece for Iowa ...