Rob Gray
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Ashley Joens ‘outstanding’ at Iowa State takes Big 12 title
Former Iowa City High standout Ashley Joens led Iowa State to a Big 12 tournament title in a 61-51 win over Texas. → Read More
Iowa State opens NCAA tournament in Greensboro
Men’s basketball: Cyclones are seeded sixth and will play either Pittsburgh or Mississippi State in the first round → Read More
ISU worried, but not worried
Prognosticators vary, but the general consensus has the Iowa State men’s basketball team anywhere from a No. 5 seed to a No. 7 seed in the NCAA Tournament going into Selection Sunday. → Read More
Big 12 title shot for Joens, Iowa State
Senior reaches 3,000 points as Cyclones upset No. 14 Oklahoma in Big 12 semifinals → Read More
ISU worried, but not worried
Cyclones getting a spot in the NCAA tournament, but the question is where, and what seed? → Read More
Iowa State basketball hangs tough early, wilts late in Big 12 tournament loss to No. 3 Kansas
The Iowa State Cyclones erased an eight-point halftime deficit in Saturday’s Big 12 tournament semifinal against No. 3 Kansas, but couldn’t sustain that energy and fell, 71-58, at the T-Mobile Center. → Read More
Iowa State beats up No. 10 Baylor for first Big 12 tournament win since 2019
The once-struggling Iowa State men’s basketball team has beaten Baylor in back-to-back games after dropping six of its previous seven. The Cyclones advanced to the Big 12 tournament semifinals with a 78-72 win Thursday. → Read More
Iowa State begins play Friday in Big 12 women’s basketball tournament with many title hopefuls
Iowa State women’s basketball coach Bill Fennelly is convinced most of the league’s teams could potentially challenge for the Big 12 tournament title. → Read More
A year after stunning turnaround, Iowa State builds another NCAA tournament team
Gabe Kalscheur wasn’t surprised the revamped Iowa State men’s basketball team — which starts Big 12 tournament play at 11:30 a.m. Thursday against No. 10 Baylor — could come together and have success on a scale few viewed as possible. → Read More
Ashley Joens notches 62nd double-double as No. 23 Iowa State rolls past Texas Tech on Senior Day
Ashley Joens recorded her 62nd career double-double to help the No. 23-ranked Iowa State women’s basketball team lambast Texas Tech, 76-52, before a Hilton Coliseum Senior Day crowd of 11,858. → Read More
‘Underdogs again,’ Iowa State hopes to rekindle early-season ‘spirit’ in regular-season finale
Adversity comes in a variety of forms — and the Iowa State men’s basketball team in the teeth of it as it prepares for Saturday’s regular-season finale at No. 11 Baylor. → Read More
Senior Day No. 2 is here for Iowa State women’s basketball star Ashley Joens
Ashley Joens — who rewrote the Iowa State women’s basketball record book — has become the program’s all-time leading scorer and rebounder by a wide margin and will play her last regular-season game at Hilton Coliseum on Saturday. → Read More
Caleb Grill dismissed from Iowa State men’s basketball team
Iowa State men’s basketball coach T.J. Otzelberger announced Wednesday afternoon in a statement that Caleb Grill had been dismissed from the team “due to a failure to meet the program’s expectations.” → Read More
Iowa State collapses in 2nd half, loses at home to last-place Oklahoma
The reeling Iowa State men’s basketball team lost for the fifth time in the past six games, 61-50 at home against last-place Oklahoma. → Read More
Morgan Kane is shining in her latest role with Iowa State women’s basketball
Morgan Kane’s been asked to play many roles in her Iowa State career. She’s back in the spotlight, coming off a season-high 16 point-performance in the Cyclones’ 73-68 loss Wednesday at Oklahoma State. → Read More
No. 23 Iowa State looks to end 2-game skid Saturday against Oklahoma
The travel-weary and 23rd-ranked Iowa State Cyclones seek to solidify themselves in the top half of the Big 12 men’s basketball conference by winning two straight at home, beginning with Saturday’s 11 a.m. matchup with last-place, but dangerous Oklahoma. → Read More
Stability, coupled with a little change, key for Iowa State’s defense in 2023
While Iowa State’s offensive staff underwent an overhaul in the offseason, the defensive coaches remained largely the same. → Read More
Iowa State women’s basketball aims for season sweep of red-hot Oklahoma State
One thing the Iowa State women’s basketball program had never done is avoid getting swept in the regular season by one or more Big 12 foes. Until now. And that’s not a trivial matter as the Cyclones prepare for a tough four-game stretch to close the regular-season slate. → Read More
Union starts boys’ state wrestling finals with a pair of championships
Class 2A boys’ state wrestling finals recap: Union Community’s Jace Hedeman is halfway to history, but after winning his second straight Iowa high school boys’ state wrestling tournament title, he turned the Saturday night spotlight elsewhere: To his teammate and sparring partner, Brayden Bohnsack. → Read More
West Delaware wrestler Logan Peyton is a portrait of his family’s perseverance
West Delaware senior Logan Peyton carved through the consolation bracket, racking up four consecutive wins to place at state for the third straight season. His father beamed and clapped before sharing a long embrace that embodied their family’s love, faith and grit. → Read More