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Unbeaten Cyclones head to Houston

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HOUSTON — No. 18 Iowa State begins Big 12 play on Saturday riding high after opening the season with three straight wins. The Cyclones (3-0) were picked to finish sixth in the conference, but they have an opportunity to do much more. Iowa State coach Matt Campbell knows winning is not ...

Iowa’s Olson, Stuelke are preseason all-Big Ten

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IOWA CITY — University of Iowa senior guard Lucy Olsen and junior forward Hannah Stuelke were named Preseason All-Big Ten by the coaches and media, the conference announced on Thursday. Olsen competed the previous three seasons at Villanova. She was third in the country in scoring (23.3 ...

SPORTS SHORTS: Bobcat boys win at Cardinal Invite

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NEWTON — Marshalltown boys cross country had three runners in the top five overall to win the team title at the Steve McDermott Cardinal Invite at Maytag Park on Tuesday. Preston Johnson led the way for MHS as individual medalist, the first across the finish line in 16:37, followed by John ...

Bobcats end daunting stretch with 8th at Southeast Polk Invite

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PLEASANT HILL — A grueling stretch of 54 holes in three days ended with the Marshalltown boys’ golf team taking eighth at the Southeast Polk Invite on Wednesday at Copper Creek Golf Club. The Bobcats shot a collective score of 319 to round out a run of three meets in three days. “We ...

Clark’s rookie campaign ends

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UNCASVILLE, Conn. — Caitlin Clark did all she could to help the Indiana Fever stave off elimination. It just wasn’t enough. The sensational rookie scored 25 points and had nine assists in Indiana’s 87-81 loss to Connecticut in Game 2. A much better night than her playoff debut when she ...