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Clark's March Madness marches on, Iowa women beat Colorado

Mar. 25, 2023 00:45 AM EDT

SEATTLE (AP) — Caitlin Clark felt it was all happening a little too quick and on the stage of playing in a regional semifinal, Iowa's star needed to slow down for a change. “I felt like I was playing a little frantic. I felt like I was rushed on offense," Clark said. ...

Iowa, Louisville bring March Madness experience to Seattle

Mar. 23, 2023 18:17 PM EDT

SEATTLE (AP) — While most of the Sweet 16 is filled with top seeds, the Seattle 4 Regional is the landing place for teams that pulled off NCAA Tournament upsets to advance. Caitlin Clark's second-seeded Iowa squad is the only one of the top four teams in this region to make it all...

Iowa governor signs gender-affirming care ban, bathroom law

Mar. 23, 2023 16:37 PM EDT

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds has signed a pair of laws restricting the bathrooms transgender students can use and banning gender-affirming medical care amid a flood of legislation nationwide targeting the trans community. Reynolds, a Republican, met with parents...

Soundtrack of this year's March Madness begins with 'CLANK!'

Mar. 23, 2023 13:35 PM EDT

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Folks across the country watching the first-round of the NCAA Tournament last week thought it rightfully funny when they saw a couple of stadium workers scurry up a ladder and place a construction level across the rim. Turns out Iowa State players, puzzled...

Man agrees to plea deal in deadly Iowa nightclub shooting

Mar. 23, 2023 12:25 PM EDT

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — A man has pleaded guilty to reduced charges in the fatal shooting of his ex-girlfriend and another man during a crowded birthday party at an Iowa nightclub where he was working security. Timothy Rush agreed this week in a motion to a deal in which he...

Sen. Scott poised to give 2024 'political update' to donors

Mar. 22, 2023 12:34 PM EDT

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Republican Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina is inching ever closer to a presidential bid in 2024, scheduling his latest swing through early-voting states before returning home afterward to give donors a “political update." According to an invitation obtained...

Presidential waiting game: GOP hopefuls hold off campaigns

Mar. 22, 2023 10:39 AM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — They are meeting with campaign donors and giving frequent interviews on cable news. They’re delivering speeches in early voting states like Iowa and New Hampshire and hobnobbing with local Republican groups. Some are even quietly discussing campaign jobs with political...

Transfer portal provided boost for most March Madness teams

Mar. 22, 2023 05:13 AM EDT

EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan State coach Tom Izzo is not a big fan of the transfer portal, lamenting that it gives young athletes an easy out instead of an opportunity to overcome challenges. “I’ll say until the day I die, I do not see anything good for the players in...

Super seniors lead the way into March Madness Sweet 16

Mar. 22, 2023 05:12 AM EDT

Jerome Tang took his time finding the right players to fit into the program he wanted to build at Kansas State. They meshed just right, taking Tang and the Wildcats to the Sweet 16 in a season that started with them being picked to finish last in the Big 12. Four have...

Arkansas restricts school bathroom use by transgender people

Mar. 21, 2023 23:53 PM EDT

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Tuesday signed a law prohibiting transgender people at public schools from using the restroom that matches their gender identity, the first of several states expected to enact such bans this year amid a flood of bills nationwide...