Alyssa Hertel
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Drake men's basketball holds off Northern Iowa for regular-season sweep
Drake men improved to 13-4 in the Missouri Valley and handed the Panthers their sixth straight loss. → Read More
Drake men's basketball picks up first MVC win with 77-64 victory over UIC
Tucker DeVries had another 20-plus point game as the Drake men's basketball team won its first Missouri Valley Conference game in the 2022-23 season. → Read More
Abu Sama scores six touchdowns as Southeast Polk stuns Valley, 49-14, in Class 5A state football championship
Valley posted two upsets to get to the Iowa high school football state championship, but the Tigers were no match for Southeast Polk and Abu Sama. → Read More
Iowa State football vs. Oklahoma live score updates: Can Cyclones snap Big 12 skid against OU?
Iowa State hosts Oklahoma in a battle of Big 12 teams. Follow along here for live score updates, highlights and analysis from the Cyclones game. → Read More
Omaha Biliew commits to Iowa State basketball, becomes program's highest-rated recruit ever
Omaha Biliew is the first five-star player to ever commit to the Cyclones in the ranking era, and the highest-rated recruit to commit to Iowa State men's basketball. → Read More
Omaha Biliew commits to Iowa State basketball, becomes program's highest-rated recruit ever
Omaha Biliew is the first five-star player to ever commit to the Cyclones in the ranking era, and the highest-rated recruit to commit to Iowa State men's basketball. → Read More
Incoming Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark on expansion: 'The Big 12 is open for business'
Incoming Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark made it clear in his first media session that he'd be aggressive in building the Big 12's brand. → Read More
Sports Awards: Meet our Iowa high school players of the year for 2021-22
Here's our All-Iowa high school Athletes of the Year, honoring the top standout athletes from the 2021-22 summer, fall, winter and spring seasons. → Read More
4-star shooting guard Jelani Hamilton commits to Iowa State men's basketball
Jelani Hamilton, a four-star shooting guard out of the Cumberland Christian Academy, is the first commit in the Cyclones' 2023 class. → Read More
Jerry Kelly beats Kirk Triplett in a playoff at 2022 Principal Charity Classic on PGA Tour Champions
Jerry Kelly stayed composed through a weather delay and a playoff to win the 2022 Principal Charity Classic. → Read More
Fort Dodge, Assumption lead preseason Super 10 for Iowa high school softball
The Des Moines Register's Super 10 ranking for the 2022 Iowa high school softball season features five previous state champions and several other possible contenders this season. → Read More
Live updates, analysis from Day 1 of the Iowa high school state track and field meet
Get updates on all the action from the first day of the Iowa high school state track meet, where some of the state's top athletes will compete at Drake Stadium for the first time since the Drake Relays. → Read More
Iowa state wrestling live updates: It's almost time for state championship matches
It's the last day of the 2022 Iowa high school state wrestling tournament. By the end of Saturday night, we'll have our state champions. → Read More
Iowa high school state wrestling tournament results, recap from Day 2 at Wells Fargo Arena
The 2022 Iowa high school state wrestling tournament started Thursday in Des Moines and continues Friday with quarterfinals and semifinals. → Read More
The 2022 Iowa high school wrestling state championships are official. Here's a look at every matchup
The championships are set. Here's a look at every final matchup in the 2022 Iowa high school wrestling state tournament. → Read More
Iowa state wrestling tournament results, recap from Day 1 at Wells Fargo Arena
The first day of the Iowa high school state wrestling tournament concluded Thursday night in Des Moines. Here's what happened. → Read More
Iowa state wrestling tournament results, recap from Day 1 at Wells Fargo Arena
The first day of the Iowa high school state wrestling tournament concluded Thursday night in Des Moines. Here's what happened. → Read More
Here's what you need to know the United Soccer League, home to Des Moines’ new pro soccer team
The new team expands the ranks of second-tier pro sports teams in Des Moines. → Read More
Former Des Moines Public Schools basketball coach, Drake assistant Mel Green Sr. dies
Green was a longtime coach and teacher at Des Moines North High School, as well as other DMPS schools. He was also an assistant coach for Drake men's basketball. → Read More
Punches thrown after Nevada vs. Carlisle boys basketball game
A Carlisle player is seen punching a Nevada player twice during postgame handshakes in a 9-second video. → Read More