Posts Tagged ‘Iowa’
Iowa becomes 11th state in US to allow sports gambling
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Six Iowa casinos began accepting bets on sporting events Thursday, making the state the 11th in the nation and first in the Midwest to allow…
Read MoreWNBA's Dallas re-sign AP Player of the Year, Wisconsin native, Megan Gustafson
NEW YORK (AP) — The Dallas Wings re-signed AP Player of the Year Megan Gustafson on Thursday. Gustafson, a South Shore High School graduate, close to the northernmost point in…
Read MoreYouth Iowa coach gets 180 years for molesting, abusing boys players
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — A judge sent an influential youth basketball coach to prison for the rest of his life on Thursday, saying he secretly collected sexual images of…
Read More2 Iowa tight ends likely to go in 1st round of NFL draft
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Talk about a culture change. Not long ago, drafting a tight end in the first round was taboo for NFL teams. On Thursday night, two might…
Read MoreIowa among handful of states poised to legalize sports betting
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — The number of states allowing sports betting is poised to expand. Governors in Montana and Iowa are considering measures that would allow residents to wager on…
Read MoreMLB investigating racist messages sent to Cubs’ Carl Edwards
CHICAGO (AP) — Major League Baseball is investigating racist messages sent to Chicago Cubs reliever Carl Edwards Jr. on Instagram this month. Edwards was optioned to Triple-A Iowa after he…
Read MoreWisconsin native, Gustafson, AP player of year, for U. Iowa
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Megan Gustafson rewrote the women’s basketball record book at Iowa. The 6-foot-3 Port Wing, Wis., native led the nation in scoring for the second consecutive season,…
Read MoreGustafson, Iowa blow past Missouri and into Sweet 16
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Megan Gustafson and the surging Hawkeyes are off to the Sweet 16. Iowa might evolve into a true Final Four contender if Gustafson can get…
Read MoreNo. 21 Wisconsin routs Iowa
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin coach Greg Gard said he had a feeling Ethan Happ would have a good game against Iowa. He was right. Happ did a little bit…
Read MoreWisconsin native, Gustafson, named Big Ten player of the year for U of Iowa
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa senior Megan Gustafson was named the Big Ten player of the year Monday, becoming the first Hawkeye to win the award twice. Gustafson was…
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