The metro baseball teams opened their annual tournament Wednesday at Columbus Catholic on Sulentic Field.
CHICAGO — Northwestern University announced the Wildcats will be taking on the Ohio State Buckeyes and the Illinois Fighting Illini at Wrigley Field during the 2024 football season, according to a news release from the university. Those games, on Nov. 16 and Nov. 30 respectively, will be the…
Even though the Super Bowl rematch between the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers will not occur until almost the midpoint of the season, NFL fans will be treated to a pair of playoff rematches on the opening weekend. Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs begin their quest for an unpreceden…
The Quad City Steamwheelers' offense has averaged 55.5 points per game in their last four contests despite getting off to slow starts. The club hopes to change that trend in Friday's home game against Iowa.
Following the lead of the NBA, the NASCAR Cup Series is planning a five-race, bracket-style tournament in the midst of the 2025 season, beginning with a night event at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
How much has golf changed in the 10 years since the PGA Championship was last at Valhalla? Rory McIlroy is the No. 2 player in the world ranking then and now. He is coming off two straight wins just like in 2014. Tiger Woods had health questions, just like now. But there are plenty of differ…
LOS ANGELES — Harrison Butker is a three-time Super Bowl champion and one of the most accurate field goal kickers in NFL history. As such, the Kansas City Chiefs kicker was given a platform to express his views as the commencement speaker at Benedictine College. The devout Christian used the…
Oklahoma begins its quest for an unprecedented fourth consecutive national softball title on Friday. The Sooners open regional play against Cleveland State. The Sooners appear to have a shot. They have claimed the No. 2 overall seed and beat No. 1 seed Texas for the Big 12 Tournament title. Texas won the Big 12 regular season title and claimed the top overall seed for the first time. Reese Atwood was Big 12 Player of the Year after racking up a nation's best 83 RBIs. She headlines a Texas squad that leads the nation with a .379 batting average.
Rory McIlroy has all the momentum he could want heading into the PGA Championship as he tries to end a drought in the majors that has lasted a decade. He also has a major distraction. McIlroy is hopeful of ending a decade without a major in his return to Valhalla. But the distraction is a divorce from his wife of seven years. That petition was filed in Florida on Monday, right after he won at Quail Hollow and before flying up to Louisville for a major. McIlroy has a history of being able to separate personal life from work.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker is getting attention for comments he made during a commencement address at Benedictine College last weekend in which he congratulated the women receiving degrees, but then said most were probably more excited to get married and have children.
Jan Jensen had numerous head coaching opportunities in her 24 years as an assistant on Lisa Bluder’s coaching staff at Iowa.
The stars have aligned for the WNBA with Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese joining the ranks of A'ja Wilson, Breanna Stewart, Diana Taurasi and others. The league is getting unparalleled attention. Now the challenge for the WNBA is to translate this hype and hoopla into a movement and not just a moment in its history.
Formula One driver Alex Albon has signed a multiyear contract extension with Williams to end speculation about his future. Team principal James Vowles called it "a huge vote of confidence" in the once-dominant team's rebuild. Williams says the new deal will keep the 28-year-old Albon at the team "into the new era of Formula 1 regulations," which start in 2026. It did not give more details. The announcement came ahead of the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix this weekend. The British-born Thai driver had been linked with moves to both Red Bull and Mercedes. He was under contract at Williams through 2025.
Pato O'Ward picked up his first trophy in nearly two years when he arrived at Arrow McLaren's team lounge in Indianapolis last weekend. It wasn't the victory celebration he'd planned for his first IndyCar win since July 2022, but it was unusual: He won by default when Josef Newgarden was disqualified for cheating.
The metro baseball teams opened their annual tournament Wednesday at Columbus Catholic on Sulentic Field.
The Wolverine girls earned their first ever state tournament appearance with a victory over Decorah, while the Sailors advanced for the 42nd time.
Scores from around Northeast Iowa from Tuesday, May 14, 2024.
Scores from Tuesday night's substate, regional and regular-season play across Northeast Iowa.
CHICAGO — Northwestern University announced the Wildcats will be taking on the Ohio State Buckeyes and the Illinois Fighting Illini at Wrigley Field during the 2024 football season, according to a news release from the university. Those games, on Nov. 16 and Nov. 30 respectively, will be the final two home games of the season. Northwestern lost 10-7 to Iowa at Wrigley Field on Nov. 4 last ...
LOS ANGELES — Harrison Butker is a three-time Super Bowl champion and one of the most accurate field goal kickers in NFL history. As such, the Kansas City Chiefs kicker was given a platform to express his views as the commencement speaker at Benedictine College. The devout Christian used the opportunity to give some radical thoughts and controversial opinions during a 20-minute speech ...
Oklahoma begins its quest for an unprecedented fourth consecutive national softball title on Friday. The Sooners open regional play against Cleveland State. The Sooners appear to have a shot. They have claimed the No. 2 overall seed and beat No. 1 seed Texas for the Big 12 Tournament title. Texas won the Big 12 regular season title and claimed the top overall seed for the first time. Reese Atwood was Big 12 Player of the Year after racking up a nation's best 83 RBIs. She headlines a Texas squad that leads the nation with a .379 batting average.
Jan Jensen had numerous head coaching opportunities in her 24 years as an assistant on Lisa Bluder’s coaching staff at Iowa.
Even though the Super Bowl rematch between the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers will not occur until almost the midpoint of the season, NFL fans will be treated to a pair of playoff rematches on the opening weekend. Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs begin their quest for an unprecedented third straight Super Bowl title when they host the Baltimore Ravens on Sept. 5 in the Kickoff Game while the Los Angeles Rams are at the Detroit Lions in the Sunday night game on Sept. 8. The two playoff rematches on Week 1 are among nine on this year's regular schedule, which was released by the league Wednesday night.
The Quad City Steamwheelers' offense has averaged 55.5 points per game in their last four contests despite getting off to slow starts. The club hopes to change that trend in Friday's home game against Iowa.
Following the lead of the NBA, the NASCAR Cup Series is planning a five-race, bracket-style tournament in the midst of the 2025 season, beginning with a night event at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
How much has golf changed in the 10 years since the PGA Championship was last at Valhalla? Rory McIlroy is the No. 2 player in the world ranking then and now. He is coming off two straight wins just like in 2014. Tiger Woods had health questions, just like now. But there are plenty of differences. The purse was $10 million. At the time that was a record for a major championship. Now it's half of what a signature event is on the PGA Tour. And Dustin Johnson was absent while on a curious leave of absence.