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It’s easy to say “who cares” when those shots keep plunging through the net. The third-ranked Cyclones (14-0) are shooting 41 percent from beyond the arc — their highest success rate from long distance since 2001. ISU’s also shooting 53.2 percent overall, which would shatter the single-season program record if that degree of accuracy can be maintained.

Girls basketball: An area reset as action resumes this week. Clear Creek Amana, Maquoketa Valley enter January at 7-0.

The Iowa Western roster lists a dozen players from Eastern Iowa high schools, including Cedar Rapids Kennedy, Cedar Rapids Prairie, Clear Creek Amana, Iowa City Liberty and Iowa City West.

The Hawkeyes picked up their first ranked win since 2021 in the 2025 New Year’s Eve bowl game against the SEC’s Vanderbilt.

Mark Gronowski threw for two touchdowns and ran for one as Iowa built a 21-3 second-half lead and knocked off 14th-ranked Vanderbilt in Friday’s ReliaQuest Bowl in Tampa, Fla. It’s Iowa’s first win over a ranked opponent since 2021.

It’s the final game of the season, taking place a month after Iowa finished its regular season in Nebraska. The Hawkeyes had one final chance to pick up a signature win against No. 14 Vanderbilt.

The Iowa Heartlanders hit the road Tuesday afternoon for their ECHL game Wednesday night at Kansas City. The ECHL and Professional Hockey Players’ Association officially ratified a new collective bargaining agreement

Live updates from Iowa vs. Vanderbilt football at Raymond James Stadium Wednesday, December 31, 2025