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Losses All Around For Mother Lode Teams
All the local teams went down in defeat on the high school football gridiron.
No. 19 Iowa rallies to beat Iowa State, 18-17
AMES, Iowa — Nate Stanley threw for 201 yards and ran for a score, and No. 19 Iowa made a big fourth-down stop late in the game, allowing the Hawkeyes to beat Iowa State 18-17 on Saturday night for their fifth straight win over the…
NFL At 100 Fantasy football all too real in sports culture
Kyle Rudolph is now in his ninth season with the Minnesota Vikings, the team that drafted him in 2011. He's had a stable career with just that franchise, but he was involved in at least one significant trade.In his father's fantasy football…
Gasol, Spain to meet Argentina in World Cup final
BEIJING — Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen, Lamar Odom, LeBron James and Kyrie Irving.Those are the only five players to win an NBA title and a gold medal in the same year, whether it was in FIBA or Olympic competition, with Pippen doing it…
Wild sign defenseman Spurgeon to 7-year, $53M extension
ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota Wild signed defenseman Jared Spurgeon to a $53.025 million, seven-year extension Saturday that will begin next season and go through the 2026-27 season.The deal carries an annual value of $7.575 million.The…
LEADING OFF Syndergaard and Ramos? Brewers roll, Yanks hurt
A look at what's happening around the majors Friday:OH, NOAH!Noah Syndergaard is set to pitch — "likely" to Wilson Ramos, manager Mickey Callaway says — when the playoff-contending Mets open a weekend series at home against Clayton Kershaw…
Staley preps for USA national team camp, FIBA tournament
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Dawn Staley is ready to coach the game's best, just not yet.Staley, the U.S. national women's coach and head coach at South Carolina, will leave Monday for Miami for a quick mini-cap before the Americans head to Puerto Rico…
Billionaire Mansueto buys full ownership of Chicago Fire
BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. — Billionaire Joe Mansueto has purchased full ownership of the Chicago Fire.The team announced Friday that Mansueto — the founder and executive chairman of Chicago-based financial services firm Morningstar Inc. — bought the…
South Korea calls for ban of ’rising sun’ flag at 2020 Games
TOKYO — South Korean Olympic officials have called on Japan to ban its "rising sun" flag at the 2020 Tokyo Games after claiming it represents a "militaristic and imperial past."Kim Bo-young, an official from the Korean Sport and Olympic…
