In my initial report on the Cubs I indicated that new managements emphasis is on quality, depth, youth and speed. Of the 40 man roster, 21 are pitchers. The average age is just over 27. Only 2 of the pitchers are over 30, Ryan Dempster and Kerry Wood. As I indicated in my first report, management went with 8 starting pitchers to compete for the starting 5
106 Forfeit to Eduardo Diaz
113 Kelly Nutt Lost by Fall to Dylan Tornabane 5:20
120 Forfeit to Juan Figueroa
126 Forfeit to Sergio Lopez
132 Forfeit to Eric Munoz
138 Forfeit toMoises Castro
145 Forfeit to Juan Estrada
152 Forfeit to Juan
Each week during Spring Training our Spring Training Reporter, Jim Copeland, will lend his expertise and analysis to KCIM. Jim will also call in reports from Arizona throughout Spring Training. Here is Jim's first report.
The University of Iowa wrestling team won nine of 10 bouts to top Wisconsin, 39-3, Sunday afternoon inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena. The Hawkeyes scored the first 33 takedowns and finished the day with a 36-2 takedown advantage. The dual was Iowa's final home contest of the regular season. Iowa finished the home schedule averaging a national record 9,014 fans in six home dates, breaking its
Iowa State forward Chelsea Poppens was named the Phillips 66 Big 12 Women's Basketball Player of the Week for the second time this season. Poppens posted double-doubles in each of Iowa State's home wins over Oklahoma State and Texas last week.
The junior had one of the best games of her Iowa State career Saturday in Iowa State's 71-56 win over Texas. Poppens went off for
Iowa’s Aaron White has been named the Big Ten’s co-freshman of the week. The six-eight forward averaged 13 points and eight rebounds in victories over Minnesota and Penn State.
Iowa coach Fran McCaffery says White’s line of 17 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists showed the many ways he can impact the game.
The AIB women held off a second-half Viterbo rally, and defeated the Hawks, 83-75, Saturday afternoon at the AIB Activities Center.
The Eagles (11-15, 4-10 MCC) led 35-28 at the break and started the second half with a 13-4 run to stretch the advantage to 48-32 with 15:18 remaining. AIB grabbed its biggest lead of the game at 52-34 on a layup by sophomore Megan Howard (Elkhart, Iowa/North
Guard Demarco Turner (senior, Des Moines, East HS) poured in 29 points as the Central College men’s basketball team outshot Cornell College 83-50 Saturday.
One of three players to reach double digits, Turner hit nine-of-16 from the field and had six 3-pointers, including four in the first half. Forward Jack Bruns (senior, Story City, Roland-Story HS) had 14 points and nine rebounds
No. 13 Creighton discovered a lesson
nearly as old as college hoops itself. When you're playing a league
game on the road against a team hitting its shots, you're probably
in trouble.
Antoine Young and the Bluejays did nearly everything they could
to stave off the upset, but Anthony James buried a 3 as time
expired as Northern Iowa upset the Bluejays 65-62
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