- ben.hutchens
Joshua Jefferson has moved from crutches to a scooter. Here's what he said about his ankle sprain and the chance of playing Sunday against Kentucky.
- JIM NELSON Courier Sports Editor
Follow along from Cleveland as Lee Enterprises Jim Nelson, the Regional Sports Editor for the Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier and Mason City Globe-Gazette provides live updates from medal matches and tonight's NCAA finals.
- JIM NELSON Courier Sports Editor
Iowa State and Northern Iowa both had much loftier goals for this weekend's national championships, but both the Cyclones and Panthers are headed back home with their eyes on being better in St. Louis in March of 2027.
- JIM NELSON Courier Sports Editor
The Hawkeyes had seven wrestlers earn All-Americans and four of them can return in 2025-26.
- ben.hutchens
The Iowa State duo of Addy Brown and Audi Crooks has yet to reach the Sweet 16.
- ethan.petrik
The Iowa women's basketball team beat Fairleigh Dickinson in the first round of the 2026 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament on Saturday inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena.
- ben.hutchens
Iowa State is favored to beat Kentucky on Sunday. But there is a chance the Cyclones will have to do it without their best player.
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Iowa legislators are considering banning the plant-based stimulant kratom, classifying it as a Schedule I controlled substance.
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The four-sport senior series continues with Shenandoah's Abbey Dumler
DALLAS — March Madness often requires a kind of commitment that keeps you planted on the couch, eyes fixed on the TV, snacks within reach. For some men, that commitment may make it easier for them to do a certain procedure. It’s a well-documented phenomenon over the years that the rate of vasectomies — a form of permanent birth control for men — tends to rise during the NCAA men’s basketball ...
One stat jumped out to Iowa women's basketball head coach Jan Jensen following Saturday's NCAA Tournament win over Fairleigh Dickinson. Guard Chit-Chat Wright only attempted four three-points. Jensen wants more.
Iowa State's Kevin Dresser talks about the 285-pound final Saturday at the NCAA Wrestling Championships in Cleveland, Ohio.
Iowa head coach Tom Brands recaps the Hawkeyes' 2026 NCAA wrestling championship performance in Cleveland, Ohio.
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Long gone are the days where impulse buying meant grabbing an unplanned candy bar or magazine in the checkout line. Now, social media makes it quick and easy for us to purchase just about anything with the click of a button, whether or not it’s in the budget. And for some Americans, it’s hurting them...
Black Friday is fast approaching, and shoppers are gearing up. The National Retail Federation expects more than 183 million people to shop over the weekend spanning Thanksgiving to Cyber Monday this year. But fraudsters are preparing for Black Friday too, looking for opportunities to steal your money or personal information. Before you dive into holiday...
Holiday shopping season is upon us, and the pressure is on, or at least it feels that way for some parents. A new NerdWallet survey, conducted by The Harris Poll, finds that 48% of parents with children under 18 feel pressure to spend more money on holiday gifts than they’re comfortable spending.According to NerdWallet’s annual...
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