(Radio Iowa/Learfield Sports) – Wrestling is an individual sport but Iowa coach Tom Brands says his Hawkeyes are all in when it comes to team success. The top ranked Hawkeyes put their unbeaten dual record on the line Friday night at home against fourth ranked Ohio State.

Five Big Ten teams are ranked in the top ten and Brands says every dual is a challenge.

Iowa junior Alex Marinelli is ranked second at 165 pounds and says the competition makes everybody better.

(Radio Iowa/Learfield Sports) – Iowa State visits 16th ranked Auburn on Saturday as part of the SEC/Big 12 Challenge. The Cyclones are 9-9 after a win over Oklahoma State. Auburn is 16-2 after a win over South Carolina.

That’s ISU coach Steve Prohm. The Cyclones are still looking for their first road win of the season.

The Cyclones connected on 11 three pointers in the win over Oklahoma State.

Sophomore guard Tyrese Haliburton.

The AC/GC Chargers will host the CAM Cougars for a basketball doubleheader tonight in Guthrie Center and we will have coverage on KJAN, KJANTV, and the CAM Cougar Channel.

The girls contest will feature an 8-4 Chargers squad taking on the 11-2 Cougars. The Chargers have been led by two players averaging 10 points per game, Alaina Bunde and Kylie Young. Kennedy Young is averaging 9 points per contest. CAM has three players averaging in double figures; Sammi Jahde with 14, Zoey Baylor 13, and Marissa Spieker 10.

The boys game will feature the 5-7 Chargers against the 9-3 Cougars. The Chargers have won 3 of their last 4 games and have two players averaging in double digits scoring. Recent Grand View Football commit Quynton Younker is averaging 16 points and Bryce Littler has poured in 15 per outing. The Cougars opened up the season 7-0 but have since dropped three of their last five. The Cougars have been led by 10 points per game from Nathan Hensley and 9 per outing from Colby Rich.

AC/GC is also holding their Coaches vs. Cancer Pink Out night this evening against the Cougars to raise funds to support the American Cancer Society in the fight against Cancer.

You can catch coverage tonight on KJAN. Chris Parks will be joined by some CAM Cougar Channel students for the broadcast with pregame starting at 5:50 p.m. before the girls game at 6 p.m. You can tune in on AM 1220, FM 101.1, online at kjan.com. Live video will also be available on both KJANTV and the CAM Cougar Channel through the KJAN Video Network.

Lance Jones scored 20 points and Barret Benson scored 13 with six rebounds and Southern Illinois beat Northern Iowa 68-66. Jones’ basket gave Southern Illinois a 63-57 lead with 2:21 remaining. AJ Green’s 3-pointer brought the Panthers within 67-66. On the Salukis following possession, Green came up with a steal against Trent Brown, but he missed a jump shot with two seconds left and time expired. Marcus Domask and Trent Brown each scored 11 for the Salukis. Southern Illinois has won four of its last six. Trae Berhow led Northern Iowa with 22 points and nine rebounds.

(Radio Iowa) — The forecast calls for plenty of snow to fly over the next few days, but thousands of Iowans will be thinking of sunny, summer days ahead as they attend one of the biggest one-day bicycling shows in the  “You’re going to see bikes, gear, destinations and events,” Wyatt says. “Really, people come there shopping for their summer. If you want to check out what the latest trail is, if you want to check out what the bike shops have as far as new gear to offer, this is the event for you.”

If you’re shopping for a new bike, whether it’s a traditional two-wheel road bike, recumbent, tandem or electric, Wyatt says there will easily be hundreds of options. “There’s a bike demo area,” Wyatt says. “We’ve got four or five vendors who will let you take a bike over and give it a short ride, right in front of the events center on the floor, so that’ll be pretty cool.”

There will be educational seminars to help riders get in touch with bike advocacy, a legal workshop, and new product launches at the event. While Iowa has hundreds of miles of paved trails, the expo features representatives from a host of “destination” bike rides in other states, including Minnesota and Kentucky. “There’s a lot of interest in the Iowa bicycling community,” Wyatt says. “Certainly, they see it as economic development that they can import to their states. We know that we’ve got to continue to develop that economic impact on bicycling here in Iowa.”

The Iowa Bike Expo is free and runs Saturday from 10 AM to 4:30 PM at the Iowa Events Center in Des Moines.
More info. at https://iowabikeexpo.com/

Girls Corner Conference Tournament Semifinals @ Stanton

Stanton 47, East Mills 39
Sidney 46, Fremont-Mills 30

Finals on Friday, January 24th @ East Mills (Malvern)

Consolation: East Mills vs. Fremont-Mills 6:00pm
Championship: Stanton vs. Sidney (Following first game)

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(AP) – Luka Garza had 28 points and 13 rebounds as No. 19 Iowa held on in the closing seconds to beat No. 24 Rutgers 85-80. Connor McCaffery hit four free throws in the final 16 seconds, his only points of the night, to close out the win for the Hawkeyes. Iowa led by nine points three times in the second half before Rutgers rallied. Garza had his 11th double-double of the season. Ron Harper Jr. had a career-high 29 points for Rutgers. His previous best was 27 against the Hawkeyes last season.

Roman Penn had 14 points, eight assists and six rebounds, Wednesday, and Garrett Sturtz recorded 10 points and six rebounds as Drake romped past Evansville 73-50. Shamar Givancel led the Purple Aces with nine points.

Here is the latest Mid-America sports news from The Associated Press

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Luka Garza had 28 points and 13 rebounds as No. 19 Iowa held on in the closing seconds to beat No. 24 Rutgers 85-80. Connor McCaffery hit four free throws in the final 16 seconds, his only points of the night, to close out the win for the Hawkeyes. Iowa led by nine points three times in the second half before Rutgers rallied. Garza had his 11th double-double of the season. Ron Harper Jr. had a career-high 29 points for Rutgers. His previous best was 27 against the Hawkeyes last season.

CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) — Lance Jones scored 20 points and Barret Benson scored 13 with six rebounds and Southern Illinois beat Northern Iowa 68-66. Jones’ basket gave Southern Illinois a 63-57 lead with 2:21 remaining. AJ Green’s 3-pointer brought the Panthers within 67-66. On the Salukis following possession, Green came up with a steal against Trent Brown, but he missed a jump shot with two seconds left and time expired. Marcus Domask and Trent Brown each scored 11 for the Salukis. Southern Illinois has won four of its last six. Trae Berhow led Northern Iowa with 22 points and nine rebounds.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — The No. 19 Iowa women’s basketball team enters its home game against Ohio State on Thursday night riding a 30-game home win streak. That’s second-longest in Division I behind Baylor’s 49 consecutive home wins. Hawkeyes coach Lisa Bluder grew up in Iowa and understands the state’s passion for the sport. In-state rival Iowa State draws 9,500 fans per game in Ames to rank third in the nation. Iowa is 11th in attendance at more than 5,900. Last season, when the Hawkeyes made it to the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament, they averaged almost 6,800. Bluder said her team’s winning ways have fueled attendance.

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — The Big 12 has suspended four players from Kansas and Kansas State a combined 25 games for their roles in a melee that spilled off the court. The brawl erupted into a section of disabled seating in Allen Fieldhouse near the end of the third-ranked Jayhawks’ win over the Wildcats. Kansas forward Silvio De Sousa was suspended indefinitely by Jayhawks coach Bill Self earlier Wednesday. He was given a 12-game suspension by the league office. His teammate, David McCormack, was suspended two games while Kansas State forward James Love received an eight-game suspension and Antonio Gordon a got three-game suspension.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs saw value in a trio of players that were essentially castoffs from what was one of the least-successful franchises in the NFL over the past 10 years in Damien Williams, Matt Moore and Jordan Lucas. Their decision to pick them up when just about nobody else was calling is a big reason why they’re playing in the Super Bowl. Williams has turned into their top running back, Moore played crucial games when Patrick Mahomes was hurt, and Lucas has been a valuable player on special teams while providing depth at safety this season.

UNDATED (AP) — Brett Favre sees some of his own traits as a football player in Patrick Mahomes. The mobility and passing outside the pocket, usually on the run. The willingness to stick with a play and see if it can develop into something grand. The howitzer of an arm. The Hall of Fame quarterback, who is appearing weekly on SiriusXM NFL Radio for a third NFL season, isn’t exactly looking into a mirror when he watched Mahomes. But it isn’t far off.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Royals signed outfielder Alex Gordon to a $4 million contract for next season. The move gives the rebuilding club a veteran presence in what is expected to be a young lineup under new manager Mike Matheny. The Royals designated right-hander Heath Fillmyer for assignment in a corresponding roster move. The 35-year-old Gordon is a three-time All-Star and won his seventh Gold Glove last season to move within one of Frank White for the most in franchise history.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Matt Wieters has finalized a $2 million, one-year contract with the St. Louis Cardinals, a deal that brings back the 33-year-old to again back up Yadier Molina. Wieters was a four-time All-Star with Baltimore before spending two seasons with Washington and then joining the Cardinals. He was a non-roster invitee who wound up starting 54 games and appearing in 67 last season, hitting .214 with 11 homers and 27 RBIs while helping St. Louis win the NL Central.