-
Ava Heiden scores career-high 27 and No. 13 Iowa women beat Nebraska 80-67 for a 20-win season

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Ava Heiden had a career-high 27 points and 11 rebounds, Taylor Stremlow added a career-high 17 points, and No. 13 Iowa beat Nebraska 80-67 on Monday to sweep the season series. Iowa (20-5, 11-3 Big Ten) secured its 10th straight 20-win season. Heiden helped Iowa build a 45-27 lead by halftime after scoring… Continue reading
-
Nate Heise hits go-ahead 3-pointer in No. 6 Iowa State’s 70-67 win over No. 2 Houston

Iowa State guard Nate Heise (0) celebrates after making a 3-point basket during the second half of an NCAA basketball game against Houston, Mon. Feb. 16, 2026, in Ames, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall) AMES, Iowa (AP) — Nate Heise hit a go-ahead 3-pointer and Tamin Lipsey came up with an offensive rebound in the final… Continue reading
-
Iowa State women’s basketball reaches 20-win mark wins 76-72 over Kansas State

Iowa State Cyclones’ center Audi Crooks (55) shoots the ball as Kansas State Wildcats guard Brandie Harrod (3) defends during the first quarter in the Big-12 conference women’s basketball on Feb. 15, 2026, at Hilton Coliseum, in Ames, Iowa.(Photo: Nirmalendu Majumdar/Ames Tribune) Tommy Birch | Des Moines Register AMES – When the Iowa State women’s… Continue reading
-
Weisbrod scores 18, Northern Iowa takes down Drake 86-62

Drake guard Owen Larson (1) knocks the basketball away from UNI guard Max Weisbrod (3) Feb. 15, 2026 during a Missouri Valley Conference game at the McLeod Center in Cedar Falls, Iowa. (Photo: Julia Hansen/Iowa City Press-Citizen) CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) — Max Weisbrod’s 18 points helped Northern Iowa defeat Drake 86-62 on Sunday. Weisbrod… Continue reading
-
NBA’s Adam Silver to consider changing draft lottery, revoking picks to stop teams from tanking

GREG BEACHAM | Associated PressINGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — NBA Commissioner Adam Silver believes teams are tanking more aggressively this season than the league has seen in recent years, and he is considering many possible remedies to ensure real competition, from taking away draft picks to making wholesale changes to the draft and the lottery. Silver… Continue reading
-
No. 5 Iowa State snaps No. 9 Kansas’ winning streak, 74-56

Iowa State forward Dominykas Pleta (21) and guard Killyan Toure (27) battle for a rebound with Kansas guard Melvin Council Jr. (14) during the first half of an NCAA basketball game, Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026, in Ames, Iowa. (AP Photo/Matthew Putney) JOHN BOHNENKAMP | Associated Press AMES, Iowa (AP) — Milan Momcilovic scored 18 points… Continue reading

