MLB plan would have all 30 teams returning to their spring-training sites in Florida and Arizona, playing regular-season games only in those two states and without fans in an effort to reduce travel and minimize risks in the midst of the COVD-19 pandemic.
Baseball Hall of Famer Hank Aaron, who battled racial prejudice and hatred on his way to breaking the major leagues' career home run record, died Friday morning at the age of 86, according to two people with knowledge of his death.
“We kept everybody on full pay and benefits the whole time. We lost $4 million, but they needed the money more than I did,” Iowa Cubs owner Michael Gartner said.
Scott Tibbetts nearly missed BGM's season opener on Friday, just days after learning his sister was murdered. But the younger brother of Mollie Tibbetts managed to suit up for the Bears and led them to victory.
NBA MVP Russell Westbrook was seen at a popular Des Moines bar last night while in town for Iowa native and Oklahoma City Thunder teammate Nick Collison’s retirement party.
Northern Iowa offensive lineman Spencer Brown could have transferred to another school before his senior season. But if he was going to make it to the NFL, he was going to do it as a Northern Iowa Panther.
@TommyBirch
explains why.
WATCH: Cold-blooded.
Simpson College (
@scstormfootball
) went reverse-pass on a 2-point conversion in overtime to win an NCAA Division III rivalry game on the road at Wartburg.
Carson King thought he might get a few bucks for beer by holding up a sign. After netting thousands, he's now donating the proceeds to the UI Stead Family Children's Hospital: "We’re all Iowans, and Iowans take care of each other."
She's been ranked No. 1 in the class of 2020 by ESPN's HoopGurlz, was a member of the Team USA U16 squad last summer and appears headed toward basketball stardom.
On Des Moines as a host sites for the
#NCAATournament
, basketball legend Reggie Miller didn't beat around the bush:
"This place ranks up there with some of the best."
#MarchMadness
#catchdsm
Michael Joseph was a bench warmer in high school who convinced Division-III Dubuque to give him a shot with a (very short) highlight film. Now he's months from being drafted in the NFL.
#NFLDraft
The U.S. women are as badass off the field as they are on it, and are a group the entire country should be proud to call its own.
@usatodasports
Columnist
@nrarmour
's latest:
Retiring Norwalk boys basketball coach Chris Larson leaves legacy of community and pride: “The last four to five years have been every coach’s dream. To know what it took to get to that mountain top, and it’s not just that we won, but how we won."
Caitlin Clark was presented with the Naismith Trophy on Wednesday in Dallas. The award goes to the nation's most outstanding women's basketball player.
It's not every day that a former NFL star shows up at your house to challenge your video-gaming skills — but that's exactly what happened to 18-year-old Reese Skinner on Monday. “He was just like a member of our squad for the day."
Top-seeded Iowa City Liberty had lost just four times all year and went perfect in October. But that didn't matter Monday, as
@JCSD_Volleyball
pulled a five-set stunner in the 5A quarters.
#iahsvb
Before having his legs amputated this spring, Iowa State fan Nick Bassett promised himself that he would return to Jack Trice Stadium for
#Cyclones
football. He had some help in making that goal come true -- from Iowa State coach Matt Campbell.
NASCAR champion Tony Stewart will make a rare driving appearance Saturday at Knoxville Raceway.
@ChadLeistikow
has that story and more ahead of a big weekend of racing in Iowa.
This week, Lee outscored his five
#NCAAWrestling
opponents by a combined 55-7 and continued a track record at Iowa that already ranks up as one of the best in the program's history.
Iowa superstar Caitlin Clark had one offer as an eighth-grader.
What if I told you a current Iowa eighth-grader already has 18 offers?
Get to know local hoops prodigy
@JenicaRaine10
, a 14-year-old with sky-high goals and the talent to reach them.
Props to Cedar Rapids, Iowa, native and Drake grad
@ZachJohnsonPGA
, who was announced as the PGA Tour's Payne Stewart Award winner Wednesday. The honor goes to the golfer who best exemplifies Stewart's values of character, charity and sportsmanship.
Harrison Gibson didn't even play football last year. But this season, he's one of the Rams' top rushers, and a big reason why SEP is back in the
#iahsfb
state semifinals.
@codygoodwin
has the story on why Gibson left and then returned to football:
Pryce Sandfort, a 6-foot-7-and-growing talent who played in the shadows of Division I teammates the past two years, has blossomed into a superstar and must-have recruit.
@AlyssaHertel
tells his story here.
The 11-0
@DrakeBulldogsMB
gained national attention this week.
@DickieV
gave the Des Moines school some top-25 love and a bit of the spotlight. "I like to always try to give support to the mid-majors. I was there. I know the pain many times they feel."
This
@WaukeeGirlsBB
season had it all. In leading the Warriors to championship glory, Chris Guess has been named the 2021 All-Iowa girls' basketball COY.
#iahsbkb
The
@GUjackets
are headed to the
@NAIA
Division 1 men's basketball title game Tuesday after an 87-80 semifinal win tonight over top-seeded LSU-Shreveport.
There's a new guy in charge of
@sepwrestling
: Meet Jake Agnitsch. He's excited for the opportunity to keep the Rams at the top of
#iahswr
.
"I think pressure’s a good thing, and I’m excited to see what I can give to this program."
A big one in Iowa is off the board! Des Moines North PG Tyreke Locure commits to South Alabama.
@locuretyreke3
Was an
#AllIowa
Elite team selection in
#iahsbkb
.