1+ week, 1+ day ago (217+ words) For the final time in 2025, the Iowa Hawkeyes are poised to take to the turf inside Kinnick Stadium. After back-to-back losses to Oregon and USC in heartbreaking fashion, the Hawkeyes look to finish strong with a big home win over the Michigan State Spartans before they hit the road for a Black Friday showdown with the Nebraska Cornhuskers. The Spartans come to Iowa City riding a seven game losing streak and are winless in Big Ten play. But make no mistake, this is a team capable of pulling off the upset. Just a year ago, a 5-7 Michigan State team took down the Hawkeyes 32-20 in East Lansing. On the other side of the ball, the Spartans have really struggled. Michigan State enters the weekend ranked 108th nationally in total offense and 90th nationally in scoring offense, averaging 335.8 yards and 24 points per game. To…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago (194+ words) AMES " The Iowa State women's basketball team's heavily anticipated season officially gets going Nov. 3. The 17th-ranked Cyclones open the 2025-26 campaign by facing St. Thomas at 11 a.m. Monday at Hilton Coliseum. It's the second chance fans get to see the Cyclones at Hilton, but the first time didn't officially count. Iowa State played an exhibition Oct. 28 and scored a 84-53 victory over UW-Oshkosh in an exhbition game. Audi Crooks scored 24 points and grabbed seven rebounds in the win for Iowa State. Cyclones star Addy Brown added 17 points, four rebounds and three assists. Watch Iowa State vs. St. Thomas on ESPN+ More: Iowa State women's basketball team puts a renewed emphasis on defense Date: Monday, Nov. 3 Start time: 11 a.m. CT Location: Hilton Coliseum in Ames Tommy Birch, the Register's sports enterprise and features reporter, has been working at the newspaper since 2008. He's the 2018, 2020 and 2023 Iowa…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago (231+ words) It's a Saturday night showdown. No. 19 Iowa faces Miami in the penultimate game of the WBCA Showcase. The Hawkeyes have the edge over the Hurricanes, defeating Miami four times in program history. However, the last game was in 2015. Ten years later, it's a new season and a new look, especially for the Hurricanes Miami has a near-completely new team, retaining just two players from the 2024-25 roster. Fortunately, it's hardly slowed it down. Senior Ra Shaya Kyle is the Canes' go-to players this season, averaging 15.0 points and 7.3 rebounds per game, both team-highs. For the Hawkeyes, it's the sophomore duo of Chazadi Wright and Ava Heiden paving the way offensively and defensively. It all goes down from Orlando. Here's how to tune into the game as Iowa takes on Miami at the WBCA Showcase. Iowa vs. Miami will not be broadcast, but…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago (339+ words) The 2025 Iowa high school football playoffs championship games begin Thursday, Nov. 20, and conclude on Friday, Nov. 21. Here's how to watch and buy tickets for IHSAA football: More: Previews, predictions for every Iowa high school football playoff championship game TV: Iowa PBS, check your Local listings Stream: IowaPBS.org, IHSAA website or Iowa PBS YouTube channel More: Our picks for 14 top Iowa high school football performers from the IHSAA state semifinals Ticket packages can be purchased here. The packages are sold separately for $13.50 each. Each package is good for one session. The first session includes all of Thursday's games (8-player, Class 1A and 4A), the second session is Friday's Class 2A and 3A games, and the final session is just Friday night's Class 5A game. The 2025 Iowa high school football playoffs finals begin Thursday, Nov. 20, and conclude Friday, Nov. 21. All games will be played at the…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago (283+ words) It feels like it is officially a new era in Iowa City with the rejuvenated Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team and head coach Ben McCollum. While it is just three games into the year, there is a different buzz and feeling around this team in comparison to previous Iowa teams. The playing style is different, Carver-Hawkeye Arena is filling up, and the highly-touted transfer portal additions, who came in with lofty expectations, are already looking the part and delivering on the court. Led by Bennett Stirtz, the former Drake Bulldog, who came to Iowa with Ben McCollum, the Hawkeyes are seeing great contributions from the transfer portal haul, which has earned an A- grade from CBS Sports. The numbers: 2-0, No. 42 on KenPom It's a bit interesting that Kansas State transfer'Brendan Hausen'hasn't been a big part of this plan yet. He's operating…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago (286+ words) Central Florida gets a taste of some good college basketball when it hosts the WBCA Showcase. Facing off in Orlando includes Iowa and Baylor, two of the top programs in the women's game. The Hawkeyes and Bears will play Thursday night. The third ever game between the two, it's the first one since 2019. Who will get a big ranked victory at the Women's College Basketball Showcase? Iowa has never beaten Baylor, but third times a charm, right? It won't come easy as the Bears mark the Hawkeyes' biggest opponent of the season yet. Fortunately, they've been dominate thus far thanks to their top two scorers in Chazadi Wright and Ava Heiden. The sophomore duo have a tough challenge ahead of them against Baylor's top scorer Taliah Scott, who leads the team with 24.5 points per game. Add Darianna Littlepage-Buggs and her…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago (561+ words) The new era of Iowa basketball officially arrives tonight as the Hawkeyes host Robert Morris. First-year Iowa head men's basketball coach Ben McCollum makes his debut alongside an almost entirely different cast of Hawkeyes. Only guard Jacob Koch and forward Cooper Koch return from last season's team. A group of seven transfers headline this new-look Iowa basketball roster. Guard Bennett Stirtz, a preseason Naismith Trophy watch list selection, is joined by fellow Drake transfers Tavion Banks, Kael Combs, Isaia Howard, and Cam Manyawu, Kansas State transfer Brendan Hausen, and Robert Morris transfer Alvaro Folgueiras. Follow along here for live updates, including the latest score and highlights: As a nod to the debut of new head coach Ben McCollum, gold Hawkeye ties have been placed on a select number of seats within Carver-Hawkeye Arena for Iowa's season-opener. Hours before tip-off, Iowa…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago (313+ words) The third-ranked Iowa wrestling squad returns to action on Saturday and Sunday with its trip to Tulsa, Okla., for the inaugural National Duals Invitational inside the BOK Center, presented by Paycom. Iowa (1-0) opened its season with a 40-0 shutout victory over Bellarmine on Nov. 6 on Mediacom Mat at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. The Hawkeyes had 31 takedowns to Bellarmine's one. Iowa tallied five bonus-point wins, including closing out the dual with four matches ending early as they outscored the Knights in total match points, 120-27. Iowa opens the National Duals Invitational against No. 16 Missouri (3-0) in Session 1. The Hawkeyes own a 4-2 all-time record against Missouri. Iowa's last meeting against the Tigers was in 2015 in the National Dual finals, which Missouri won, 18-12. Iowa opens the first round of the National Duals Invitational against No. 16 Missouri. If Iowa tops Missouri, it would face the winner of No. 15 Illinois…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago (423+ words) Ok, everyone, it's the big one. Iowa-Oregon. Don't get scared now. What I mean is, don't get scared of the weather. Because oh my GOD this weather forecast for Iowa City looks horrendous tomorrow. Right now, Friday looks great. High of 66. A little windy but nothing crazy. Chance of precipitation at 2 percent. Lovely! Tomorrow? Not lovely. Not at all. You need to dress warm and find your rain gear. Find your rain gear now. The day starts in the upper 30s, climbs into the low 40s'and then the rain comes. And it will rain all day. The forecast when this game kicks off?42 degrees with a 99 percent chance of rain. YO. So again " stay warm and bring rain gear. DO NOT GET SCARED AWAY BY THE RAIN! To the game. This is the biggest game at Kinnick Stadium since at least…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago (357+ words) Temperatures will reach into the low to mid 50s at kickoff and stay there throughout the game. Skies will be clear with winds out of the south-southwest at 10-15 miles per hour. What a nice, ... After a bad weather week against Oregon, then another bad weather week against USC in the Coliseum " go west, they said; the weather will be great, they said " Iowa returns to action in Kinnick Stadium. We have a nice forecast this week! We have that going for us, which is nice! Temperatures will reach into the low to mid 50s at kickoff and stay there throughout the game. Skies will be clear with winds out of the south-southwest at 10-15 miles per hour. What a nice, refreshing forecast for the final football Saturday in Iowa City. This game will be a test of whether Iowa can get up off…...