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His right shoulder no longer throbbing, Monte Morris felt good about Iowa State?s ability to make amends Thursday.?The shoulder felt great. We?ve got a great training staff. They did everything for me these past weeks to get me back feeling good,? Morris said. ?Yesterday in practice it let me know mentally that I could shoot the ball at an efficient rate.?So, after a good night?s rest, he let it fly in warmups....

Looking ahead to Friday?s NCAA Tournament action and the best of Thursday?s games: CALIFORNIA FACING DISTRACTIONSOne of the most intriguing issues in Friday?s NCAA Tournament action is how California will respond after two major losses in the last few days.California fired assistant coach Yann Hufnagel on Monday for violating the school?s sexual harassment policy and lost its leading scorer when Tyrone ...

It was a big year for wrestling in the GTNS coverage area, highlighted by multiple state appearances.When the dust settled at the individual state wrestling tournament, five area wrestlers were competing for championships, with one pulling off the title victory. All five of those athletes were easy picks to the All-GTNS wrestling squad, while other weight classes were loaded with talent, which made decisions ...

The Iowa Girls? Coaches Association named their 2015-16 All-District teams and three area players made the cut.On the Class 4A Southeast team, two Fairfield players received recognition in Nicole Buch and Sami Fritz.Buch, the Trojans? leading scorer this year, averaged 16 points per game, led the team with 82 assists and 74 steals and made 43.5 percent of her shots from the floor. The sophomore piloted head ...

New York Yankees closer Aroldis Chapman agreed to accept a 30-game suspension under Major League Baseball?s domestic violence policy, a penalty stemming from an incident with his girlfriend last October.Under the discipline announced Tuesday, the four-time All-Star will serve the penalty from the start of the Yankees? season on April 4. He will lose 30 days of pay ? $1,856,557 of his $11,325,000 salary. The ...

The Tampa Bay Rays? exhibition game against Cuba?s national team in Havana on March 22 has been finalized, Major League Baseball?s first trip to the communist island nation since the Baltimore Orioles played there in 1999.MLB and the players? association announced the game Tuesday. It will be televised by ESPN and ESPN Deportes.Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred says ?during a time of historic change, we ...

Fairfield?s middle school and high school archery club members have participated in three tournaments this season up in Washington and come away with some pretty impressive scores.The archers shoot three scoring rounds at 10 meters apiece and three at 15 meters with a practice round before each flight. Each flight has five arrows shot and the score is tallied at the end of both.Gage Hook was Fairfield?s top ...

Fairfield stretched its winning streak to seven after a road win over the previously undefeated Notre Dame Nikes 73-53 on Thursday night.?It was a great road win versus a very good opponent,? said Fairfield head coach Mick Flattery. ?Our focus was tremendous. The girls along with our scout teams prepared well. We never gave [Notre Dame] many wide open looks and held them to 2-3 for three-pointers.?Kylie Kurtz ...

Cardinal?s only home wrestling meet of the season saw a split, as the Comets defeated Louisa-Muscatine 45-24 but fell to the Wapello Indians 43-24.Senior grapplers Dakota Miller and Kayvin Johnson and cheerleader Shelby Smith were recognized before the final dual.?Senior year has been pretty good to me, I?ve done a lot better than I expected to,? said Johnson. ?This year, I?ve placed in every tournament I?ve ...

On Friday, the Fairfield Trojan girls? basketball team will open the second half of its conference schedule with a large momentum boost after knocking off No. 1 Ballard on Saturday. Here?s what to watch for in Fairfield?s matchup with the rival Mt. Pleasant Panthers: THE NUMBERS:Fairfield: Record: 8-5; Points Per Game: 55.7; Points Allowed Per Game: 47.8. Streak: Won 2.Mt. Pleasant: Record: 3-7; PPG: 44.0; ...

The 2016 season has been a learning experience for the Trojan boys? basketball team to say the least. There have been games they should have won, games they shouldn?t, games they?ve surprised opponents and games that they?ve surprised their own fans with the way the team has played. Now, heading into the 12th game Friday in Mt. Pleasant, here?s what to watch for between the Trojans and Panthers for their second ...

The Chiefs? smothering defense was too much for Fairfield to handle on Tuesday night, as the Trojans fell 59-43 to conference foe Keokuk on the road.Not helping things was a breakout performance by Paige Kayvan, as the Keokuk senior hit on eight of her 13 shots from the field, including 5-7 from beyond the arc for a whopping 25 points.?She played really well and shot the ball fantastically,? said Fairfield head ...