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Iowa State Walks It Off, Texas Tech Bounces Back & Yormark Is Out
Jake Brend and Derek Duke recap another chaotic Big 12 weekend, led by Iowa State's thrilling walk-off win over Oklahoma State. They also break down Texas Tech's bounce-back, Cincinnati's roller coaster, UCF's struggles, Kansas' loss to TCU, Brett Yormark's departure, and their picks for the upcoming Big 12 slate. Presented by WealthCharter Retirement + Tax.
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Iowa women's basketball tonight: How to watch Hawkeyes vs. Towson
No. 10 Iowa women's basketball opens its 2026-27 season on Monday, Nov. 2 from inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena. The Hawkeyes feature an exciting group, including standout returnees in point guard Chit-Chat Wright and center Ava Heiden. Heiden led the Hawkeyes in scoring last season, averaging 18.0 points per game on 64.1% shooting. Wright averaged 12.5 points per game and shot 44% from 3-point range. Iowa added four transfers to its roster, including former Georgia guard Dani Carnegie, who scored 30 points in the Hawkeyes' 124-67 exhibition win over Maryville. Watch Iowa vs. Towson As tipoff arrives, here's where and when Hawkeye fans can watch Iowa opens its season against Towson: How to watch Iowa women's basketball vs. Towson Date: Monday, Nov. 2 Time: 7 p.m. CT Live stream: B1G+ Luke Jorden and Karch Smith have the call from inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Fans can also tune into Rob Brooks (play-by-play) and Kathryn Reynolds (color) on the Hawkeye Radio Network . Iowa's 2026-27 regular-season schedule Thursday, Oct. 29: Iowa 124, Maryville 67 Monday, Nov. 2: vs. Towson Thursday, Nov. 5: vs. Eastern Illinois Sunday, Nov. 8: at UConn Thursday, Nov. 12: vs. Northern Iowa Sunday, Nov. 15: vs. Vanderbilt (Sioux City) Thursday, Nov.
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Cedar Rapids Gazette
Iowa State kicks off head coach Bill Fennelly's final season with frame-worthy 90-61 win
AMES — Bill Fennelly famously framed the box score from his first game as Iowa State’s women’s basketball coach. The attendance number read “310” and Fennelly keeps it as a reminder of where the program sat then, and how it’s climbed in terms of both results and fan support in the three-plus decades since. Now — after his team’s 90-61 season-opening win Monday over Grambling State at Hilton Coliseum — Fennelly’s seeking yet another frame to encase a powerful memory. That’s because before the game he unexpectedly received a folded, handwritten note before the Tigers’ head coach, Courtney Simmons. “She said, ‘Don’t read it until after the game,’” Fennelly said after kicking off his 32nd and final season at the helm. But what did it say? Fennelly didn’t want to reveal the exact contents of the frame-worthy message, calling it “personal.” Here’s the gist of it: “Basically, thanks for what I’ve done to help promote the (women’s) game and (having an) impact some young people,” said Fennelly, whose new-look Cyclones grabbed an astounding 61 rebounds — eight shy of the single-game team record. “I’m kind of stunned by it. I don’t know if I’ve ever gotten that before. Not from
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Norwalk 25-25-28-25, Ballard 15-28-26-12
Elle Hatlevig had 32 kills and top-seeded Norwalk held off eighth-seeded Ballard 25-16, 26-28, 28-26, 25-12 on Monday in the first round of the Class 4A state volleyball tournament at Xtream Arena. Hatlevig hit .528 and had four aces for the Warriors. Delaynee Steele added 17 kills on 25 attacks...
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Ankeny Fanatic’s breakdown of the Class 5A state volleyball tournament
The top eight teams in the final Class 5A rankings all advanced to the state volleyball tournament, which gets under way on Monday with four quarterfinal matches. Will the chalk continue to win at Xtream Arena in Coralville? That’s just one of the questions that will be answered over the next four days.
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Game MVP: Aiden Flora carves up OSU defense, leads ISU to upset
If one word describes Oklahoma State’s game in Ames on Saturday, it’s heartbreak. The Cowboys fell just short on Halloween night, largely thanks to the man in Iowa State’s backfield. Aiden Flora rushed for 221 yards and two touchdowns, both of them coming at critical junctures to hand the Cyclones the win.
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‘We all gave everything we had’: Jaguars’ team effort results in runner-up finish
It took a team effort for the Ankeny Centennial girls’ cross country squad to make some history. The second-ranked Jaguars placed three runners in the top 15 and had two more in the top 40 to earn a runner-up trophy in the Class 4A state meet on Saturday at Lakeside Golf Course in Fort Dodge. It was the highest finish in program history, surpassing a third-place effort in 2020.
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Madrid drops first loss of the year in second round of playoffs
(Madrid) -- Madrid football’s season ended Friday night in a second-round postseason loss to Maquoketa Valley. The Tigers struggled offensively throughout the night, which led to a 34-0 win for Maquoketa Valley. “Shout out to Maquoketa Valley,” Madrid head football coach Brock Hinkel told KMA Sports. “They're a really...
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Field Level Media Top 25: No. 17 Iowa State
Field Level Media college basketball writers submitted ballots for their Top 25 men's basketball teams entering the 2026-27 season. The poll results are in: Here's a closer look at No. 17 Iowa State. 17. Iowa State 2025-26 record: 29-8 Outlook for 2026-27: It's not a brand-name program, but T.J. Otzelberger has transformed Iowa State into a team no one wants to play in February, least of all in Ames. The next step is to get deeper into March. What we like: Iowa State returns 52.9% of its minutes, a mark only a handful of high-majors can say they've hit. Killyan Toure and Blake Buchanan are fine Big 12 players, but everything comes back to the scoring, passing, defense and all-around steadiness of fifth-year guard Tamin Lipsey. Toure underwent surgery on a shoulder injury in August and is not expected back until mid-to-late January. Trouble ahead: With 3-point marksman Milan Momcilovic off to Kentucky, how much shooting the Cyclones have remains to be seen. Do-it-all forward Joshua Jefferson, a first-round draft pick, may be even harder to replace. Top newcomer: Bradley transfer Jaquan Johnson may only be 5-foot-11, but he was one of mid-major basketball's most multitalented guards last year, when
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KMAland Small Class Football (10/30): Treynor, Underwood, St. Albert, Kuemper, Van Meter advance to state quarterfinals
(KMAland) -- Five KMAland football teams advanced to the Iowa state quarterfinals Friday night with victories in the Class A, 1A and 2A playoffs. Treynor shut out Shenandoah 35-0, Underwood defeated South Central Calhoun 32-14 and St. Albert edged Riverside 19-16 in a trio of KMAland second-round matchups. Kuemper Catholic rolled past PCM 42-21 and Van Meter handled Centerville 42-20 to round out the area's five quarterfinal qualifiers across the three classes.
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Wise closes out her Ankeny cross country career as Heim shows off bright future
On a day when Ankeny senior Vanessa Wise closed out her high school cross country career with a frustrating race, one of her younger teammates offered a tantalizing glimpse of her bright future. Freshman Mia Heim raced to a 39th-place finish in the Class 4A state meet on Saturday at...