Jeff Johnson

The Kernels were shut out by Beloit 4-0 Sunday, but they don’t have to worry about making ends meet.

The High-A Central League has stopped employing its experimental rule in which all pitchers must step off the pitching rubber before attempting any pickoff move.

Checking in with former area preps and Iowa Hawkeyes in Minor League Baseball.

Cedar Rapids has had a legit chance to win every game the last three weeks.

Cedar Rapids Kernels pitcher Jon Olsen, who has dealt with tons of adversity, picked up his first win as a professional.

Cedar Rapids Prairie scored four runs in the sixth to earn a Class 4A state tournament bid via a 4-2 substate win over Cedar Falls.

Alburnett socred 12 unanswered runs in a 12-2, 6-inning substate final win over North Mahaska.

Marion beat Center Point-Urbana and will play Benton Community on Wednesday night for a chance to make the state baseball tournament.

Lisbon beat Hillcrest Academy, 4-2, in a Class 1A district baseball final.

Eastern Iowa high school football teams participate in 7-on-7 workouts in Cedar Rapids during the summer to get ready for the season.

Sophomore outfielder Carter Freidhof’s first varsity hit is a home run that supported pitcher Michael Morgan in West’s 3-2 substate opener win over Waterloo West.

MLB will conduct a ticket lottery for the Aug. 12 game between the New York Yankees and Chicago White Sox.

City High scored three times in the first inning of a 5-2 win over Prairie to reach the state softball tournament for the third time in four years.

Trenton Wallace was picked by the Toronto Blue Jays, Drew Irvine by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the MLB Draft on Tuesday.

Former fourth-round draft pick Breckin Williams was released last month, but picked up the win Sunday as his team swept Peoria, 2-1.