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ST. LOUIS, Mo., March 16, 2022 – The St. Louis Cardinals, in conjunction with Major League Baseball’s league-wide release this afternoon, announced their revised 2022 regular season schedule. The team’s Home Opener versus the Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday, April 7, at 3:15 PM CT remains unchanged.
Under the revised schedule, which features re-scheduled dates for five Cardinals road games originally slated between March 31-April 6, the regular season has been extended by three days with the final day of the season now scheduled for Wednesday, October 5.
The Cardinals originally scheduled three-game series at Pittsburgh on March 31-April 3 will now take place during the additional three days of the MLB regular season on October 3-5 at 5:35 PM (October 5th game time to be determined).
The Cardinals originally scheduled two-game series at Wrigley Field against the Chicago Cubs on April 4-6 will be made up as split-doubleheaders on two previously scheduled Cubs road dates; the first on Saturday, June 4, at 12:20 PM and the second on Tuesday, August 23, at 1:20 PM.
Additionally, start times for Cardinals home games vs. the Pirates on Monday, April 11 (previously 6:45 PM) and Sunday, October 2 (previously 2:15 PM), have changed to 1:15 PM.
An updated 2022 regular season schedule can be viewed at cardinals.com/schedule
IOWA CITY, Iowa — University of Iowa sophomore Caitlin Clark was named a first team AP All-American and senior Monika Czinano was named an AP All-America honorable mention, the Associated Press announced on Wednesday.
Clark and Czinano are two of nine Hawkeyes to be named AP All-Americans. Clark’s first-team honor is the second AP All-America recognition of her career after earning second-team honors as a freshman, and Czinano’s honorable-mention nod is the first of her career. They sit among Hawkeye greats Kathleen Doyle, Megan Gustafson, Samantha Logic, Jaime Printy, Kachine Alexander, Cara Consuegra, and Amy Herrig. P. Sue Beckwith, MD, Head Coach Lisa Bluder has coached eight of the nine AP All-Americans.
In 30 games this season, Clark, a Des Moines, Iowa, native leads the nation in assists per game (7.9), total assists (236), points per game (27.4), total points (821), free throws made (189), triple doubles (5) and 30-point games (11).
Clark registered five triple-doubles this season, leading the country in most career triple-doubles by an active player with six. Clark’s six career triple-doubles ties former Hawkeye Sam Logic’s Big Ten record (2011-15) for most in a career and ties for the fifth most single season (5) and career (6) triple-doubles in NCAA Division I history.
In January, Clark joined the likes of Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Russell Westbrook, James Hardin, Luka Dončić and Giannis Antetokounmpo as the only NBA, WNBA, Division I men’s and women’s basketball to record back-to-back 30-point triple doubles since 2000. She is one of 10 women’s basketball players (15 times) to register back-to-back triple doubles in their careers — the only NCAA player (male or female) to do so with 30-plus points in the pair.
Clark broke the 1,000-career point barrier against Evansville in early January and became the fastest Division I player (men’s or women’s) to reach 1,500 career points over the last 20 seasons, reaching the feat in 56 games.
Clark was named Big Ten Player of the Year and earned unanimous first team All-Big Ten honors and also was named a Nancy Lieberman Point Guard of the Year Finalist and to the WBCA Wade Trophy Midseason Watch List, John R. Wooden Award National Ballot Top-15 and a Dawn Staley Award Finalist.
In 30 games this season, Czinano averaged 21.1 points, 6.1 rebounds and led the country, shooting 67.8 from the field.
The Watertown, Minnesota, native registered two double-doubles. She ranks seventh in field goals made (259), 13th in points per game (21.1) and 14th in total points (611). Czinano also earned the third All-Big Ten honor of her career.
AMES, Iowa – Ashley Joens continues to make history, earning Second Team All-America honors by the Associated Press, the organization announced on Wednesday. Joens becomes the fourth Cyclone to make an AP All-America team, joining all-time greats Bridget Carleton (2018-19), Angie Welle (2000-01, 2001-02) and Stacy Frese (1999-00).
Joens had another strong campaign for Iowa State. The senior led Iowa State averaging 20.2 points and 9.5 rebounds per game en route to her third-consecutive unanimous All-Big 12 First Team selection. She also leads the team with a career-best 84 triples.
Joens’ appearance on an AP All-America team is the first of her career, earning honorable mention honors the last two seasons.
The Iowa City, Iowa native has helped Iowa State to a 26-6 overall record, while the Cyclones’ 25 regular season victories set a new program record. Iowa State has also been ranked in the AP Top-10 for much of the 2021-22 season, climbing as high as No. 6.
Joens also cemented herself as the most prolific scorer in Iowa State history with 2,307 career points and counting, holding Iowa State’s top mark in the record book and ranking ninth in the Big 12 record book. She also ranks third in school history with 1,052 career rebounds.
Last season, Joens was also named the Cheryl Miller Award winner, honoring the nation’s best small forward.
IOWA CITY, Iowa – University of Iowa utility player Keaton Anthony has been named the Big Ten Co-Freshman of the Week, it was announced Wednesday by the league office. It is Anthony’s second honor of the season.
The Hoschton, Georgia, native earned the distinction after hitting .500 (5-for-10) with five runs and four RBIs during Iowa’s three-game road series at UC Irvine. Anthony posted a .571 on-base and .800 slugging percentage on the weekend.
Anthony hit safely (and had a double) in all three games, running his hitting streak to 11 games and his on-base streak to 14 contests. He had multi-hit games in two of the three games, his sixth and seventh such games this season.
In game one, Anthony went 2-for-3 with two runs and two RBIs and he finished 2-for-4 with three runs and two RBIs in the Hawkeyes’ 12-10 win over the Anteaters in the series finale.
Anthony is leading the team in doubles (9) and is tied for the top on-base percentage (.507), while ranking second in batting average (.396), runs (15), RBIs (13), slugging percentage (.679), hits (21) and home runs (2).
Anthony was previously honored as the Big Ten Freshman of the Week on Feb. 23.
The Hawkeyes (8-7) return to action Friday, hosting No. 12/17 Texas Tech in the first of a three-game series at Duane Banks Field. The game is the first of a season-long eight game homestand.
IOWA CITY, Iowa – The 2022 NCAA First Round games set for Friday, March 18 in Carver-Hawkeye Arena are sold out. The announcement was made Wednesday by the University of Iowa Athletics Department.
No. 7 Colorado and No. 10 Creighton square off at 12:30 p.m. CT before No. 2 Iowa hosts No. 15 Illinois State at 3 p.m. It is the second women’s basketball sell out in Carver-Hawkeye Arena this season and the fourth women’s basketball sellout in program history (1985, 1988, 2022). Due to the removal of floor seating to accommodate the NCAA layout, capacity of Carver-Hawkeye Arena for this event is officially 14,382.
Doors will open 60 minutes prior to Friday’s first game. Below is a list of parking options for fans. For all the latest information, visit hawkeyesports.com/wbbgameday.
The tip time for Sunday’s NCAA Second Round game is still to be determined. Tip times will be announced at the conclusion of all of Friday’s first round games. For tickets, visit hawkeyesports.com/tickets.
BUFFALO, New York — University of Iowa men’s basketball sophomore Keegan Murray has been named second team All-America by the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) and first team All-America by The Athletic on Wednesday.
The NABC is one of four outlets used by the NCAA to determine its consensus All-America teams (Associated Press, United States Basketball Writers Association, Sporting News, and NABC). In addition to today’s NABC honor, Murray has already been recognized as first-team All-America by Sporting News and the Associated Press, with the USBWA expected to make its announcement later this week.
Murray is also a Naismith Trophy and Wooden Award Semifinalist, a Karl Malone Power Forward of the Year Finalist, and named to the Lute Olson National Player of the Year Midseason List.
AMES, Iowa – Iowa State guard Izaiah Brockington has earned a spot on the NABC All-District 8 First Team after averaging 17.2 points and 7.1 rebounds in his first season in Ames.
Brockington, a senior from Philadelphia, was the Big 12 Newcomer of the Year and a first team all-conference selection for the Cyclones. He reached double figures in 27 of 32 games and posted seven double-doubles.
Brockington’s season high came against West Virginia when he poured in 35 points as the Cyclones rallied to defeat West Virginia at Hilton Coliseum.
Brockington and the Cyclones face LSU in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday at 6:20 p.m. (CT) at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
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Coach of the Year: Scott Drew – Baylor
Iowa Hawkeyes forward Keegan Murray (15) during a photo shoot at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, IA on Monday, September 13, 2021. (Stephen Mally/hawkeyesports.com)
IOWA CITY, Iowa — University of Iowa men’s basketball sophomore Keegan Murray has been voted a first team All-American by the Associated Press (AP). The announcement was made on Tuesday.
Joining Murray on the first team are Kofi Cockburn (Illinois), Johnny Davis (Wisconsin), Oscar Tshiebwe (Kentucky), and Ochai Agbaji (Kansas).
After going 52 years without an AP All-American, head coach Fran McCaffery has recruited and coached a first-team All-American each of the last three seasons (Luka Garza in 2020 and 2021; Murray in 2022).
The Associated Press is one of four outlets used by the NCAA to determine its consensus All-America teams (AP, National Association of Basketball Coaches, United States Basketball Writers Association, and Sporting News). Murray was named to the first-team All-America squad by Sporting News last week with USBWA and the NABC expected to make their announcements in the coming weeks.
Murray is also a Naismith Trophy and Wooden Award Semifinalist, a Karl Malone Power Forward of the Year Finalist, and named to the Lute Olson National Player of the Year Midseason List.
Murray (6-foot-8, 225 pounds) ranks first in the country in Player Efficiency Rating (38.2); fourth in points per game (23.6); 32nd in field goal percentage (.555); and 45th in blocks per contest (2.0) and double-doubles (10). His 23.6 points per game average is tops among players from a major conference.
Murray is the only player nationally to average 23+ points, 8+ rebounds, and 2+ blocks this season and one of three players from a major conference with those averages over the last decade.
Murray averaged 7.2 points per game last year and is averaging 23.6 this season (+16.4). The last Big Ten player to increase his scoring by 16 points per game from one season to the next was Illinois’ Rick Schmidt, who went from 3.8 ppg in 1972-73 to 21.4 ppg in 1973-74 (+17.6).
The Cedar Rapids, Iowa, native has tallied 20+ points 25 times and 25+ points 16 times this season, both of which rank first nationally. Murray was voted the Big Ten Tournament Most Outstanding Player after totaling a tournament record 103 points and 38 field goals made in four games in leading the Hawkeyes to their third tournament championship and first since 2006.
He has been named Big Ten Player of the Week a program-best six times this season (Nov. 22; Dec. 20; Jan. 3; Feb. 14; Feb. 28, March 6). Murray joins Ohio State’s Evan Turner (7 in 2009-10) and Purdue’s Caleb Swanigan (6 in 2016-17) as the only Big Ten players since the weekly award was introduced prior to the 1981-82 season to earn six or more weekly honors by the Big Ten in a single season.
Murray and the 16th-ranked Hawkeyes (26-9, 12-8) open NCAA Tournament play on Thursday against Richmond (23-12, 10-8) at approximately 2:10 p.m. (CT) at the KeyBank Center in Buffalo, New York.
Murray is also one of five players voted to the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) All-District 7 Team on Tuesday. The All-District honors are voted on by NABC-member coaches across NCAA Division I.
Murray joins Johnny Davis (Wisconsin), E.J. Liddell (Ohio State), Kofi Cockburn (Illinois), and Jaden Ivey (Purdue) on the first team.
Murray (6-foot-8, 225 pounds) ranks first in the country in Player Efficiency Rating (38.2); fourth in points per game (23.6); 32nd in field goal percentage (.555); and 45th in blocks per contest (2.0) and double-doubles (10). His 23.6 points per game average is tops among players from a major conference.
SAN DIEGO – A six-run first inning propelled the University of Iowa baseball team to a 6-4 victory over San Diego State on Tuesday night at Tony Gwynn Stadium. The win was the Hawkeyes’ second straight and moved the team’s record to 8-7 heading into an eight-game homestand.
Iowa started fast against Aztec starter Cole Carrigg as Michael Seegers drew a leadoff walk and Anthony Mangano doubled to start the game. Redshirt sophomore Peyton Williams made the score 3-0 with one swing of the bat, as he belted a 1-2 pitch to center for a three-run homer – his team-leading fourth of the season.
The Hawkeyes put two more base runners on via walks before Kyle Huckstorf singled home a run and senior Brett McCleary’s two-run double to left center pushed the lead to 6-0.
Iowa’s pitching staff struck out the side in three of the first four innings before San Diego State plated two runs in the fifth. The Aztecs added a single run in the eighth and brought the game-tying run to the plate, but redshirt sophomore Luke Llewellyn fanned Trevor Hazelhurst to end the threat.
San Diego State plated one run in the ninth, before redshirt sophomore Casey Day got a strikeout and ground out to end the game and notch his second save.
Redshirt junior Duncan Davitt (2-1) got the win, allowing one hit and fanning five over two shutout innings. Ten different Hawkeye pitchers limited the Aztecs to three runs on eight hits in the game, while striking out 20, tying a season high.
Williams led Iowa at the plate, finishing 4-for-4 with three RBIs, tying a career-high for hits. The Johnston, Iowa, native reached safely in all five plate appearances. McCleary also had a multi-hit game, finishing 2-for-3 with two RBIs.
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The Hawkeyes will host No. 12/17 Texas Tech for a three-game series this weekend at Duane Banks Field. Friday’s opener will begin at 4:05 p.m. (CT).
(Radio Iowa) – Basketball fans love tournament time in March and there’s no doubt sports gambling companies in Iowa do too. Racing and Gaming Administrator, Brian Ohorilko, says March is the top seed when it comes to money wagered on sports. “Last year, March was our highest month of handle. Of course the year before that it was disrupted by the pandemic — but 2021 was the largest month for the fiscal year,” Ohorilko says.
Sports betters wagered more than 161-million dollars last March. Ohorilko says that could be eclipsed this year as there are more sports gambling companies licensed — and lots of Iowa representation in the post-season tournaments. “Generally with more operators it’s reasonable to assume that we’ll have increased revenue from last year at this time,” he says. “The other factor is we have success from the Iowa teams. When there are Iowa teams participating it will draw the more casual fan and increased traffic.” He says that school spirit may make some people place a bet on their favorite team. “March Madness is a time when we’ll see people fill out their brackets and maybe make an occasional bet — even though they may not have done that in some time,” Ohorilko says.
The sports gambling companies offer what are know as prop bets — betting on things like how many points a player can score — along with bets on which team will win. Ohorilko says prop bets are one area where your favorite Iowa team is out of play. “The one exception will be if the game involves an Iowa college team. In those instances, prop betting on individual athletes is not permitted. But those would be limited to the games that Iowa teams are participating in,” according to Ohorilko.
Ohorilko reminds everyone to not get carried away with March Madness. “Sports wagering — no different than casino gambling or probably any form of wagering — it really is something that should be fun, should be discretional income, and certainly not something that should be done if someone is susceptible to tendencies to wager too much,” he says. Ohorilko says sports gambling companies offer controls on their apps where you can set betting limits. If you think you may have a gambling problem — you can get free help at 1-800-Bets-Off.
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