Rob Gray

It’s fitting that new Iowa State guard Keshon Gilbert, a transfer from UNLV, would choose “win” to describe his approach to the game because every move he makes on the court seems to embody it.

Robert Jones made a mere 40.3 percent of his free throws last season, but that proved to be a marked improvement. He’s developed a plan to turn progress into proficiency for the final stage of his Iowa State basketball career.

Former Iowa State and Iowa City High standout Ashley Joens is back in the professional ranks, as the Las Vegas Aces announced she’d been added to the team’s roster Wednesday afternoon.

When it comes to so-called “measurables,” Iowa State five-star freshman Omaha Biliew admirably exceeds the cut on each level — but that’s not what makes him a standout. Not to coach T.J. Otzelberger, anyway.

Answers to questions about Iowa State’s sports betting investigation are unlikely to bubble up from Thursday’s Big 12 Media Day, but there are plenty of others worth pondering as the Cyclones near the onset of fall camp.

Tre King, a 6-foot-7 senior from one of college basketball’s blue-blooded hot beds — Lexington, Ky. — is poised to make noise from the opening tip on Nov. 6. That’s both an exciting and inspiring prospect for Iowa State’s well-traveled and versatile big man.

Iowa State's Tamin Lipsey is one of the top rebounding guards in the Big 12 and it’s an inherent strength.

2-time NCAA qualifier will move up to heavyweight for junior season, focus on training and wrestling - not cutting weight

The Cedar Rapids Washington girls are Class 2A state team tennis champions for the third time after taking down West Des Moines Dowling, 5-2, on Tuesday.

When Iowa State lost its top-two scoring guards to graduation, it plucked three highly valued guards from the transfer portal. Here’s what head coach T.J. Otzelberger said about the newcomers during a Cyclone Tailgate Tour stop.

Six-foot-6 WNBA Draft pick Stephanie Soares returns to Iowa State as a graduate assistant as she continues to rehabilitate a torn ACL.

Lisbon’s boys’ track and field team won its first team title since winning three in a row from 2015-17. The girls’ 400-meter relay team won the school’s first title in the event, so in a span of about 15 minutes both Lisbon programs gave their fans a pair of milestones to savor.

Owen Douglas sprinted to a Class 2A 200-meter title Saturday during the state track and field meet at Drake Stadium, then anchored the Raiders’ gold medal-winning 400-meter relay. All those points proved to be highly consequential. Williamsburg tied Mediapolis for the 2A team crown — giving it its first state track and field team title since 2002.

Friday’s Class 2A boys’ state track and field roundup: Iowa football recruit Derek Weisskopf of Williamsburg repeated as the high jump champion.

Friday’s Class 1A state track and field roundup: Springville’s Nia Howard won the 400 hurdles, an event she nearly gave up. Midland’s Jaden Gatts won the high jump with a personal-best.