Tag Archives: Iowa

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is rallying hundreds of people in Iowa to try to gain access to the November elections

WEST DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. launched a one-day blitz on Saturday to gain entry into the presidential primaries in Iowa as an independent candidate. Whether he succeeded is an open question. Kennedy attempted to qualify by holding a convention with at least 500 eligible Iowa voters representing at least 25… Read More »

2024 NFL Draft: Top 10 offensive line prospects anchored by stars from Penn State, Notre Dame

With the 2024 NFL Draft approaching, let’s take a look at the rankings of each individual position. Here’s a look at the top 10 offensive linemen. [Nate Tice’s NFL Draft top 100 big board ⊥ Top QBs ⊥ Top RBs ⊥ Top WRs ⊥ Top TEs] Some of Fashanu’s blemishes can be attributed to injury… Read More »

Iowa-South Carolina is perfect ending to historic, memorable season: ‘You couldn’t ask for better’

CLEVELAND – The two teams that left the 2023 Final Four with high expectations that led to heartbreaking losses face a historic national title on the line in 2024. What’s better than that? In a postseason littered with tantalizing rematches, Iowa and Caitlin Clark will face undefeated No. 1 South Carolina in the 2024 national… Read More »

Caitlin Clark’s second-half surge leads Iowa past UConn in Final Four with the help of a late controversial call

Caitlin Clark and Iowa are one win away from a national championship. (C. Morgan Engel/NCAA Photos via Getty Images) A suffocating UConn defense held Caitlin Clark and Iowa to their worst first half of the season. It wasn’t enough. The Hawkeyes found their footing in the third quarter and then battled through the fourth to… Read More »

What can we expect from Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese next?

Even before millions of people tuned in to watch Caitlin Clark vs. Angel Reese, Part II, the match created a rivalry between Larry Bird and Magic Johnson. But chances are there won’t be many intense matchups between the two at the professional level. Having that kind of rivalry requires longevity, and that’s not so easy… Read More »

When the lights shine brightest, Caitlin Clark delivers – and she did so again in an epic showing against LSU

ALBANY, NY – Caitlin Clark sat in the confetti, not far from where she regularly shoots and hits from deep. The crowd of teammates, family and friends had obviously cleared an open spot, just as LSU cleared space for her to tie her career record of nine 3-pointers. She pulled down her new Final Four… Read More »

Blockbuster Monday: NCAA women’s tournament reaches fever pitch with 4 transcendent stars, 2 major showdowns

ALBANY, NY — Caitlin, Angel, JuJu and Paige. Oh my. Monday night’s Elite Eight doubleheader is a blockbuster event that fans no doubt dreamed of when the bracket dropped. But they shook it off in the morning as the wildness of it dawned on them. Waking. No viewership record is safe. Also, there is no… Read More »

South Carolina escaped a nervy Sweet 16 finish with a familiar formula: “How can you guard us?”

ALBANY, N.Y. – The Gamecocks survived as they used to thrive. They spread the task over the schedule. South Carolina didn’t return to one star as it clung to a slim five-point lead that was as large as 22 early in the third quarter of a Sweet 16 matchup with Indiana. In the final 2:03,… Read More »

Why many NCAA women’s basketball stars didn’t grow up watching the game

ALBANY, N.Y. – One of Hannah Hidalgo’s first memories of women’s basketball came in fifth grade. There was no special team involved, no phenomenal player or competition worthy of an instant classic. It was the way people talked about it, hated it and openly bashed it. It made Notre Dame’s freshman star not want to… Read More »

Bubble watch: Teams needing multiple conference tournament wins to make an NCAA tournament

Nearly every year, a team or two of strong arms enter the NCAA tournament field with a conference tournament performance. Can anyone make that happen this season? There are a handful of teams that are likely on the wrong side of the bubble heading into their conference tournaments. Teams like Villanova and Providence in the… Read More »