• February 23, 2026

    No. 12 TCU women rally past Iowa State 80-73

    No. 12 TCU women rally past Iowa State 80-73

    FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Olivia Miles scored 15 of her 26 points in the final 5:21 and finished with her fifth triple-double this season, rallying No. 12 TCU to an 80-73 victory over Iowa State on Sunday and extending the Horned Frogs’ winning streak at home to 41. TCU trailed 66-53 with 7:35 remaining… Continue reading

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    basketball, ncaa, news, sports
  • February 21, 2026

    Former Purdue, Vikings receiver Rondale Moore dead today at 25

    Former Purdue, Vikings receiver Rondale Moore dead today at 25

    Jack Baer | Yahoo Sports Staff writer Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Rondale Moore died on Saturday in southern Indiana, according to The Athletic’s Dianna Russini and Fox 9’s Ahmad Hicks. He was 25 years old. According to Hicks and WHAS11, New Albany police chief Todd Bailey said Moore was found in a garage with a gunshot wound suspected to be self-inflicted.… Continue reading

    Professional
    news, sports
  • February 14, 2026

    H.S. Girls Basketball Rankings (Final Edition)

    H.S. Girls Basketball Rankings (Final Edition)

    Iowa Prep Illustrated released Saturday its FINAL Iowa Girls High School Basketball Rankings for the 2025-2026 season. The IGHSAU released their last rankings on Wednesday Feb. 11. Records reflected through Feb. 13 games. Class 1A Cur. Rank | IGHSAU Rank Team | Record Prv. Ranking 1 – 1 Algona Garrigan (19-2) 1 2 – 4… Continue reading

    High School
    basketball, news, sports
  • February 10, 2026

    MLB TV is coming to ESPN. Here’s what to know about subscription prices

    MLB TV is coming to ESPN. Here’s what to know about subscription prices

    Bob Nightengale | USA TODAY Major League Baseball and ESPN may have ended their Sunday night marriage, but they remain a couple with the announcement Tuesday that ESPN will be the streaming home for MLB.TV. “We’re really excited about this partnership,” Rosalyn Durant, ESPN executive vice president of programming & acquisitions, tells USA TODAY Sports. “I… Continue reading

    Professional
    baseball, mlb, news, sports
  • January 30, 2026

    Overall & Conference H.S. Basketball Standings

    Overall & Conference H.S. Basketball Standings

    Boys Lakes Conference Standings (Jan. 30) Team Overall Conference Pt. Differential Storm Lake 13-1 6-0 +29.3 Cherokee 10-5 4-2 +5.3 Spencer 3-10 2-3 -5.5 Spirit Lake 2-14 1-4 -16.4 Estherville-LC 5-11 1-5 -13.4 Boys Missouri River Conference Standings (Jan. 30) Team Overall Conference Pt. Differential Co. Bluffs Abe Lincoln 13-1 10-0 +20.1 Sioux City Heelan… Continue reading

    High School
    basketball, news, sports
  • January 14, 2026

    H.S. Sports Scoreboard | Jan. 13

    H.S. Sports Scoreboard | Jan. 13

    Iowa Prep Illustrated / Iowa Grandstand Sports will provide weekly high school Basketball & Wrestling scores. Please report your results via email or by text message: Our email is: jbiagrandstand@yahoo.com and our phone is: 712-661-8004. We’ll post scores for schools from the Lakes, Missouri River, Siouxland, Twin Lakes, War Eagle, and Western Valley Conference. Rankings for girls basketball are those… Continue reading

    High School
    basketball, High School, news, sports
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