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Twins Sign Former All-Star Orlando Arcia to Minor League Deal
Grant Mona | Roundtable Sports The Minnesota Twins finished with a 70-92 record last season, landing in fourth place in the AL Central after a year that saw the organization make sweeping changes at the trade deadline. Now, the front office is looking to add experienced depth to their roster as they head into 2026. Minnesota agreed Continue reading
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MMCRU girls win in sloppy War Eagle affair with Gehlen; No. 2 Royals remain unbeaten, top Jays’ boys 54-45
JEFF B | Iowa Prep Illustrated / Iowa Grandstand Sports LeMARS — As a fan if you came to watch a well rounded shooting performance you left disappointed. It was a below-par performance by both teams. Gehlen shot 19.4 percent (13-of-67) from the floor overall, and MMCRU was 20-of-63 (31.7%) overall. The two teams combined Continue reading
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Drake’s Jaehshon Thomas scores 18 to help Bulldogs slip past Evansville 66-65
Drake men’s basketball team earned its first Missouri Valley Conference win of the season on Sunday afternoon. EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) — Jaehshon Thomas had 18 points to help Drake hold on for a 66-65 victory over Evansville on Sunday. Thomas went 7 of 12 from the field (4 for 6 from 3-point range) for the Bulldogs (7-6, 1-1 Missouri Valley Conference). Continue reading
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Cherokee boys surrender 87 points in loss to Storm Lake; No. 3 Braves girls breakaway from Tornadoes
JEFF B | Iowa Prep Illustrated / Iowa Grandstand Sports STORM LAKE — A message of proceed with caution should have been issued to the Cherokee boys basketball team Tuesday as it was warming up for its Lakes Conference matchup against Storm Lake. Tornado Fieldhouse was the setting for the battle of uneaten and ranked Continue reading
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Former NASCAR driver Greg Biffle, family among dead in business jet crash
A business jet with the family of NASCAR great Greg Biffle on board crashed Thursday at a regional airport in (Iredell County) North Carolina, erupting in a large fire and killing seven people. ALLEN G. BREED and GARY D. ROBERTSON | Associated Press STATESVILLE, N.C. (AP) — A business jet carrying seven people, including retired NASCAR race Continue reading
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Iowa football center Logan Jones wins 2025 Rimington Trophy
Scout Springgate | Hawkeyes Wire After being named as one of three finalists for the 2025 Rimington Trophy earlier this week, Iowa football’s Logan Jones was named as the winner of the prestigious award presented annually to the nation’s most outstanding center through an announcement during the ESPN College Football Awards Show on Friday, Dec. 12. The winner of Continue reading
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Appelhans scores 30 points, Drake downs Western Illinois 108-57
Drake’s Braden Appelhans (0) drives past his Western Illinois defender on Dec. 2, 2025, at the Knapp Center in Des Moines. PHOTO/Cody Scanlan/The Register. DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Braden Appelhans made 10 3-pointers and scored 30 points to lead Drake over Western Illinois 108-57 on Tuesday night. Jaehshon Thomas shot 9 for 12, including Continue reading
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H.S. Sports Scores | Dec. 2
Iowa Grandstand Sports, formally Iowa Prep Illustrated will provide weekly high school football 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 Continue reading
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USA Gymnastics and Olympic sports watchdog failed to stop coach’s sexual abuse, lawsuits allege
RYAN J. FOLEY and EDDIE PELLS | Associated Press IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Two gymnasts who say they were sexually abused at an elite academy in Iowa filed lawsuits Monday against the sport’s oversight bodies, alleging they failed to stop Sean Gardner from preying on girls despite repeated complaints about the coach’s behavior. The lawsuits allege USA Gymnastics Continue reading
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Heiden scores 20, Stuelke records double-double, No. 19 Iowa women beat Miami 64-61
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — Ava Heiden scored 20 points on 9-of-11 shooting, Hannah Stuelke had 17 points and 12 rebounds, and No. 19 Iowa never trailed Saturday night as the Hawkeyes beat Miami 64-61 at the WBCA Showcase. Taylor McCabe hit three 3-pointers and finished with 11 points and eight rebounds for Iowa Continue reading
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