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Jeremiah Smith scores 2 TDs in 1st half and helps No. 3 Ohio St pull away and rout Michigan St 38-7
EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Ohio State looks like it might have its next great receiver. Jeremiah Smith had a 19-yard touchdown run and made a one-handed, 17-yard catch for a score in the second quarter, helping the 3rd-ranked Buckeyes pull away and rout Michigan State 38-7 on...
Utilities complete transmission line linking Iowa and Wisconsin
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Construction work on a high-voltage transmission linking Iowa and Wisconsin has been completed and the line is fully operational, a group of utilities announced Friday. American Transmission Company, Dairyland Power Cooperative and ITC Midwest began work on the...
No. 18 Iowa State looks to improve to 4-0 for first time since 2000 in visit to struggling Houston
HOUSTON (AP) — No. 18 Iowa State begins Big 12 play on Saturday riding high after opening the season with three straight wins. The Cyclones (3-0) were picked to finish sixth in the conference, but they have an opportunity to do much more. Iowa State coach Matt...
Howard, No. 3 Ohio State excited to open Big Ten season at Michigan State
EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Ohio State quarterback Will Howard grew up in Pennsylvania watching Big Ten football on television and Saturday he will finally get his first conference test when the third-ranked Buckeyes visit Michigan State. “Man, I’m excited,” said Howard, who...
No. 18 Iowa State looks for 1st 4-0 start since 2000 when Cyclones visit Houston Cougars
No. 18 Iowa State (3-0, 0-0 Big 12) at Houston (1-3, 0-1), Saturday, 7 p.m. ET (FS1) BetMGM College Football Odds: Iowa State by 13 1/2. Series record: First meeting. WHAT’S AT STAKE? Iowa State looks to open a season 4-0 for the first...
Capitol rioter mistakenly released from prison after appeals court ruling, prosecutors say
The federal Bureau of Prisons mistakenly released an Iowa man from custody before he finished serving his 30-month sentence for storming the Senate chamber during a mob's attack on the U.S. Capitol, Justice Department prosecutors said in a court filing this week. Leo Christopher...
‘Short corn’ could replace the towering cornfields steamrolled by a changing climate
WYOMING, Iowa (AP) — Taking a late-summer country drive in the Midwest means venturing into the corn zone, snaking between 12-foot-tall green, leafy walls that seem to block out nearly everything other than the sun and an occasional water tower. The skyscraper-like corn is a part...
Banned Books Week starts with mixed messages as reports show challenges both up and down
NEW YORK (AP) — Two reports released Monday provide a mixed but compelling outlook on the wave of book removals and challenges as the annual Banned Books Week begins for schools, stores and libraries nationwide. The American Library Association found a substantial drop in 2024 so...
Brayden Schager throws for 374 yards, 4 TDs as Hawaii beats N. Iowa 36-7
HONOLULU (AP) — Brayden Schager completed 35 of 43 passes for 374 yards and four touchdowns Saturday night to help Hawaii beat Northern Iowa 36-7. Caleb Brown forced a fumble on the opened drive that was recovered Jamih Otis and six plays later Schager hit Jonah Panoke for a...
Iowa takes back Floyd in 31-14 trampling of Minnesota behind Kaleb Johnson's 206 yards
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Kaleb Johnson rushed for a career-high 206 yards and three touchdowns, with two scores in a dominant third quarter that propelled Iowa past Minnesota for a 31-14 victory that gave the bronze pig trophy back to the Hawkeyes on Saturday night. Having bitterly...