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• Where Is Caitlin Clark From? Everything To Know About Her Hometown, High School, and More
Discover Caitlin Clark's roots in Des Moines, Iowa—from her early days to a record-breaking high school career at Dowling Catholic....2025
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• Released WWE Star Hints at New Career Amid Wrestling Uncertainty
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• Can Iowa Get Back to Being a UFC Location After Des Moines Event?

AllTheBestFights.com posted: The UFC has arguably never been bigger, part of the multi-billion-dollar venture known as TKO Holdings. TKO also features professional wrestling giant, World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). In its most recent event, the UFC went to Des Moines, IA, the first time in the city’s history. Given the popularity of UFC, Des Moines locals have to ... Read more...2025
• Benjamin Kevan – 2025 NHL Entry Draft Profile
Benjamin Kevan 2024-25 Team: Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL)Date of Birth: Jan. 03, 2007Place of Birth: Fairfield, CA, USAHt: 6-foot-0 Wt: 175 poundsShoots: RightPosition: RWNHL Draft Eligibility: 2025 first-year eligible Rankings…...2025
• Cubs roster move: Caleb Thielbar returns from paternity list, Gavin Hollowell optioned

Photo by Matt Dirksen/Chicago Cubs/Getty Images The Cubs lefthander is back. Cubs lefthander Caleb Thielbar was placed on the paternity list before Friday’s game in New York: Caleb Thielbar and his wife welcomed a baby girl into the world today, Craig Counsell announced. Thielbar is going on the paternity list, and the Cubs are recalling Tom Cosgrove.— Maddie Lee (@maddie_m_lee) May 9, 2...2025
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• Mets 7, Cubs 2: Flush this one and move on

Brad Penner-Imagn Images It wasn’t Jameson Taillon’s night. Francisco Lindor hit Jameson Taillon’s third pitch of the night out of Citi Field. That produced this not-so-fun fact, from BCB’s JohnW53: The homer by Francisco Lindor was the fourth this season allowed by the Cubs to the first opposing batter of a game. Shota Imanaga did it at home vs. the Rangers on April 9. Ben Brown did it a...2025
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• Hymie Wiseman: The Corn Belt Ace

Hymie Wiseman was a drastically underrated bantam and featherweight from Des Moines, Iowa. After his career, he managed heavyweight contender Lee Savold and became mixed up with the mob.The middle child out of seven, Hyman Morton Wiseman was born on March 24, 1911 in Brooklyn, New York. His parents, Jacob and Rebecca, had immigrated to the United States from Russia in 1906 with their eldest daught...2025
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• BCB After Dark: What should Cubs fans expect from Cade Horton?

Cade Horton pitches against the Los Angeles Angels during Spring Training | Photo by Marison Bilagody/MLB Photos via Getty Images It’s been reported that the Cubs will call up their top pitching prospect. We’re having a wild day at the late-week, late-night, indie coffee shop where we are all stunned that the new Pope is from Chicago. It’s the talk of the bar where we’re mixing up any cock...2025
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• Merab Dvalishvili, Brandon Royval, and Others React to Cory Sandhagen Shredding Deiveson Figueiredo’s Knee in UFC Des Moines Win
Cory Sandhagen stops Deiveson Figueiredo via injury TKO at UFC Des Moines, prompting calls for a title shot after a dominant performance....2025
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• UFC Fight Night: Sanhagen vs. Figueiredo Results (5/3): Cory Sandhagen Stops Deiveson Figueiredo
UFC held its UFC Fight Night: Sanhagen vs. Figueiredo event on May 3rd from the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa. Full results are below. UFC Fight Night: Sanhagen vs. Figueiredo Results - Juliana Miller def. Ivana Petrovic by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) - Thomas Petersen def. Don’Tale Mayes by unanimous decision (30-25, 30-26, 30-26) - Quang Le def. Gaston Bolanos by submissio...2025
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• WWE Star Injured During Match On SmackDown

A WWE star suffered an injury during a match on tonight’s May 2 episode of WWE SmackDown in Des Moines, Iowa. Tonight’s SmackDown played host to a tag team match […]...2025
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• Cub Tracks sweeps the leg

Photo by Matt Dirksen/Chicago Cubs/Getty Images #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news, notes, and commentary, -four days a week, rain or shine. The Cubs sent the Dodgers on their way without a Chicagoland victory and prepare for Philadelphia to arrive. WELCOME to today’s episode of Cub Tracks news and notes™, a greatest-hits collection of Chicago-style beat writers and bloggers, ground from #Cubs, ...2025
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• Cub Tracks’ penmanship

Photo by Geoff Stellfox/Getty Images #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news, notes, and commentary, -3four days a week, rain or shine. A battle of the bullpens turned a tight game into a slugfest. One of the best games I’ve seen in a while. WELCOME to today’s episode of Cub Tracks news and notes™, a greatest-hits collection of Chicago-style beat writers and bloggers, ground from #Cubs, #MiLB, and #ML...2025
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• Get to know the Iowa Cubs

Moises Ballesteros | Cody Scanlan/The Register / USA TODAY NETWORK The Cubs Triple-A affiliate is loaded with prospects. The Iowa Cubs take the field tonight against the Omaha Storm Chasers at 7:08 Central Time at Principal Park in Des Moines. It’s the 45th season that Iowa will be the Cubs’ top farm team. The first thing to know about this Cubs team is that it is absolutely loaded with pr...2025
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• UNH Commits Update 3-28-2025: Spotlight on High-Scoring QMJHL Forward Jacob Newcombe

Jacob Newcombe (LW/C)2025 UNH Commit Player Spotlight Jacob Newcombe Left Wing/Center, 6'1", 215 lbs. Shoots Left Hometown: Sambro, Nova Scotia, Canada DOB: April 27, 2004; 20 years, 11 months old Neutral Zone Rating: 4.0 out of 5 Stars 2024-25 Team: Cape Breton Eagles (QMJHL) Committed to UNH in February, 2025 at Age 20 years, 10 months. ...2025
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• 6 men’s college basketball teams who could steal a bid come Selection Sunday

Wesley Hale-Imagn Images Will we see these teams make the field of 68 come Selection Sunday? Per usual, there will be a handful of tournaments this postseason where a heavy favorite goes down and a team no one expected to crash the Big Dance does so by claiming its conference’s automatic bid. In a few of these cases, the beaten favorite (or this year, favorites) will have a resume strong e...2025
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• Browns history: Kicking in Cleveland, college at Drake and more as we catch up with K Billy Cundiff

Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images 25 questions with a former Cleveland specialist Want to know something strange? Every NFL kicker, holder and long snapper wants to be involved in the last play of every game and the opportunity to kick the game-winning field goal. RELATED: 2014 – LIFE AS AN NFL KICKER Why is this odd? If they make the kick, then it is fun and games, rainbows and unicorns...2024
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• Cub Tracks’ stars and swipes
Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images Read all about it! #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news you can use, four days a week. Cubs visit the nation’s capital and are victorious behind Drew Smyly’s strong outing. Cody Bellinger is aggressive on the bases early ands sets the tone. Welcome to today’s episode of Cub Tracks news and notes™, a greatest-hits collection of Chicago-style beat writers and blo...2023
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• Cub Tracks’ Open Season
Photo by Jamie Sabau/Getty Images All the #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news you can use, four days a week. It’s here! Opening Day at Wrigley! Play Ball! Welcome to today’s edition of Cub Tracks news and notes™, a greatest-hits collection of Chicago-style beat writers and bloggers, ground from #Cubs, #MiLB, and #MLB baseball, overheated, steeped in writers’ tears, and then cold-brewed overnight f...2023
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• Cub Tracks’ best paw forward
Photo by Matt Dirksen/Getty Images All the #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news you can use, four days a week. Clark is looking for a Clark bar and a Clark station, on Clark St. Welcome to today’s edition of Cub Tracks news and notes™, a greatest-hits collection of Chicago-style beat writers and bloggers, ground from #Cubs, #MiLB, and #MLB baseball, overheated, steeped in writers’ tears, and then c...2023
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• Cubs fan gets World Series champs tattoo because of course he did
The Chicago Cubs enter the MLB postseason as the prohibitive favorites to win the World Series, but that doesn’t make a fan’s decision to tempt fate and awake curses by getting a tattoo prematurely touting the team as 2016 world champions necessarily the smartest thing. A guy named Noel based in Des Moines, Iowa, was the lucky “winner” of a contest held by 1460 KXNO where a Cubs fan would receive ...2016
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"Date: March 1 & 2, 2025 Location: Wells Fargo Arena, Des Moines Brackets – HERE Streaming – HERE Saturday, March 1st: A & B Divisions: Doors open at 7 AM & Wrestling begins at 8 AM C Division: Wrestling begins at the conclusion of A & B divisions, approximately 3:00 PM Sunday, March 2nd: Grand […]"

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"Incidentally, I know some of you were wondering, given the late-night finish Tuesday and day game today, how the Cubs got Wesneski (and Colten Brewer) from Des Moines to Phoenix in time for the game."

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"The West Des Moines native has been the most complete basketball player we’ve seen in years, and her chameleon-like ability to morph from scorer to distributor is second-to-none."

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"The longtime Mets right-hander has enough service time to reject an outright assignment in favor of free agency, but Tommy Birch of the Des Moines Register tweeted…"

2021
"It was one more American Hockey League bus ride, from Des Moines to Milwaukee."

2020
"Tommy Birch of the Des Moines Register first reported that Davis had landed a deal with the O’s (Twitter link)."

2019
"Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor is trying to quell speculation that Fred Hoiberg is in line for a coaching or front-office job with the organization, relays Danny Lawhon of the Des Moines Register."

2018
"They were strangers when Victor Caratini stepped into the batter's box to face Daniel Poncedeleon during a school-day game at Principal Park in Des Moines, Iowa, last May."

2017
"com/SportsDayDFW/status/828479711575683072 Des Moines Registerhttps://twitter."

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"Patrice Cormier's late goal lifts Manitoba Moose over Iowa Wild 3-2"

2015
"com in Des Moines, Iowa reported that Stewart donated a total of $1,400 to the grieving family."

2014
"Armstrong’s visits to Omaha FC and Sporting Lincoln came on the heels of his trip to Des Moines and Wichita in early October."

• Hymie Wiseman: The Corn Belt Ace
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• BCB After Dark: What should Cubs fans expect from Cade Horton?
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• Aleister Black already gets to beat a WrestleMania main eventer

Photo by Heather McLaughlin/WWE via Getty Images Aleister Black wrestles his first WWE match in almost five years. SmackDown airs tonight (May 2) with a live show emanating from Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa. This is the second episode of SmackDown during the three week build towards Backlash, which takes place on May 10. Aleister Black already gets to beat a WrestleMania main eve...2025
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• Cubs To Select Chris Flexen
The Cubs are selecting the contract of veteran righty Chris Flexen from Triple-A Iowa, reports ESPN’s Jesse Rogers. He’s been excellent through his first five starts in Des Moines and would’ve been able to opt out of his minor league contract tomorrow if not added to the 40-man roster. Chicago has a full 40-man roster,…...2025
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• Cubs Re-Sign Caleb Kilian To Minor League Deal
The Cubs re-signed righty Caleb Kilian to a minor league contract, reports Tommy Birch of The Des Moines Register. He’ll return to Triple-A Iowa after being released over the weekend. Chicago designated Kilian for assignment last Thursday when they acquired Tom Cosgrove in a trade with San Diego. Kilian was on the minor league injured list at…...2025
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• UNH Commits Update 3-28-2025: Spotlight on High-Scoring QMJHL Forward Jacob Newcombe
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• NCAA women’s basketball mid-major stars explain why they chose to stay rather than transfer

Photo by Erica Denhoff/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Transfers are the new NCAA norm. Here’s why some women’s basketball players stayed put instead. After her freshman season, Harmoni Turner was flooded with offers. The Harvard guard – and former five-star recruit – averaged 15.9 points, 6.5 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 2.5 steals per game in her first Ivy League campaign, and major progra...2025
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• Preseason Prep - February 27, 2025
Bryce Harper, 1B (PHI) Scary moment for the Phillies as Bryce Harper was hit on the arm by a pitch in Wednesday's Grapefruit League game against the Blue Jays. It was his first game of the spring as he missed time with an illness. The good news is the Phillies training staff is categorizing the injury as a triceps contusion and don't intend to send the slugger for X-rays. Philadelphia will undoubt...2025
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• BCB After Dark: What should Cubs fans expect from Cade Horton?
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• UFC Fight Night: Sanhagen vs. Figueiredo Results (5/3): Cory Sandhagen Stops Deiveson Figueiredo
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• UFC Des Moines results – Sandhagen vs. Figueiredo
Las Vegas – FightBook MMA has your results for UFC Des Moines: Sandhagen vs. Figueiredo. This... The post UFC Des Moines results – Sandhagen vs. Figueiredo appeared first on FightBook MMA....2025
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• WWE SmackDown Results – May 2nd, 2025

WWE held this week’s episode of SmackDown on Friday May 2nd, 2025 from the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa. The event aired live on the USA Network. Below are the quick results for WWE SmackDown – 5/2/25: (h/t Cagematch for the match times) Go to eatshroombar.com and use code Bodyslam at checkout for […] The post WWE SmackDown Results – May 2nd, 2025 appeared first on...2025
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• WWE SmackDown Results 5/2/25
WWE SmackDown returns live tonight from the Wells Fargo Center in Des Moines, Iowa. Live results coverage to begin momentarily. Stay tuned … Refresh this page often for the latest WWE SmackDown results!...2025
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• WWE SmackDown Results – May 2, 2025
The post WWE SmackDown Results – May 2, 2025 first appeared on PWMania - Wrestling News.WWE SmackDown returns live tonight from the Wells Fargo Center in Des Moines, Iowa. Live results coverage to begin momentarily. Stay tuned … Refresh this page often for the latest WWE SmackDown results!...2025
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• Aleister Black already gets to beat a WrestleMania main eventer
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• UFC Des Moines weigh-in results – Sandhagen vs. Figueiredo
Las Vegas – FightBook MMA has your weigh-in results for UFC Des Moines: Sandhagen vs. Figueiredo.... The post UFC Des Moines weigh-in results – Sandhagen vs. Figueiredo appeared first on FightBook MMA....2025
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• Cub Tracks sweeps the leg
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• Cubs roster move: Caleb Thielbar returns from paternity list, Gavin Hollowell optioned
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• Hymie Wiseman: The Corn Belt Ace
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• WWE SmackDown Crushes Network Competition in Key Demo on May 2
WWE SmackDown made a dominant impression in the ratings race this past Friday, continuing its momentum as a weekly television standout. Airing live on May 2nd, 2025, from the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa, the blue brand scored a major victory in the all-important 18-49 advertising demographic, surpassing...2025
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• UFC Fight Night: Sanhagen vs. Figueiredo Results (5/3): Cory Sandhagen Stops Deiveson Figueiredo
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• WWE SmackDown Results 5/2/25
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• WWE SmackDown Results – May 2, 2025
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• An evening watching the Omaha Storm Chasers

Photo by Matt Sullivan/NASCAR via Getty Images Ridin’ the storm out Is there any better value in America right now than minor league baseball? I think not. The stadiums are comfortable and intimate. Parking is cheap and accessible. The food and drink prices are reasonable and the talent on the field, is by and large, very good. And the ticket prices are excellent, especially considering ho...2025
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• NCAA women’s basketball mid-major stars explain why they chose to stay rather than transfer
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• Preseason Prep - February 27, 2025
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• Television report: Tony Stewart helps grieving family of accident victims
After overhearing of a family that suffered the tragic losses of three sons in a recent car accident in Iowa, Tony Stewart steps up to assist. WHOTV.com in Des Moines, Iowa reported that Stewart donated a total of $1,400 to the grieving family....2015
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• Nondrinker Harrison Barnes Reveals Steve Kerr Gave Him Tequila After Finals
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• Tyler Sash, Former Iowa and Giants Safety, Dies at Age 27
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• Patrice Cormier's late goal lifts Manitoba Moose over Iowa Wild 3-2
DES MOINES, Iowa - Patrice Cormier's power-play goal at the 14:32 mark of the third period as the Manitoba Moose edged the Iowa Wild 3-2 on Wednesday in American Hockey League action. Brenden Kichton and Darik Angeli also scored for the Moose......2016
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• Caitlin Clark is the biggest superstar of March, and it’s not even close
Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images If you’re not watching Caitlin Clark, you’re missing out. Caitlin Clark is on another plane of existence. Watching her feels like witnessing history. Somehow both these statements feel like hyperbole and understatement at the same time. Sunday night was a virtuoso performance from the Iowa superstar. The kind of game that halts Twitter in its tracks, p...2023
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• Maxime Fortunus leads Iowa Wild past Manitoba Moose 2-1
DES MOINES, Iowa - Maxime Fortunus scored near the midway point of the third period as the Iowa Wild edged the Manitoba Moose 2-1 on Wednesday in American Hockey League action. Zack Mitchell also scored for Iowa (18-30-7) toward the end of th......2016
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• Zac Dalpe's two goals lead Iowa Wild past Manitoba Moose 3-2
DES MOINES, Iowa - Zac Dalpe scored twice — including the late winner — as the Iowa Wild slipped past the Manitoba Moose 3-2 on Monday night in American Hockey League action. Dalpe's second goal came with just under two minutes to play as Iow......2016
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• Cubs Likely To Place Jorge Soler On DL, Promote Albert Almora
The Cubs will promote highly-touted outfield prospect Albert Almora for today’s game unless fellow outfielder Jorge Soler is able to fend off a trip to the disabled list, according to a report from Tommy Birch of the Des Moines Register (Twitter links). Almora will be on hand and ready, and expectations are that Soler’s hamstring will…...2016
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• Preseason Prep - February 27, 2025
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• The Linc - Jordan Brand pays Jalen Hurts’ fine for wearing mismatched cleats

Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images Philadelphia Eagles news and links for 12/21/24. Let’s get to the Philadelphia Eagles links ... Jalen Hurts fined for wearing mismatched cleats during Eagles’ win over Steelers, AP source says - CBS SportsPhiladelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts was fined $5,628 by the NFL for wearing mismatched cleats that were not “constitutional team colors,” a per...2024
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• Cub Tracks’ you know what comes after meatloaf

Benny Sieu-Imagn Images #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news, notes, and commentary, four days a week, rain or shine. Just desserts, yes? Le mot juste. Or a spur? WELCOME to today’s episode of Cub Tracks news and notes™, a greatest-hits collection of Chicago-style beat writers and bloggers, ground from #Cubs, #MiLB, and #MLB baseball, overheated, steeped in writers’ tears, and then cold-brewed over...2025
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• WWE SmackDown Crushes Network Competition in Key Demo on May 2
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• Cory Sandhagen vs Deiveson Figueiredo full fight Video highlights UFC on ESPN 67 – 2025

AllTheBestFights.com posted: Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2025-05-03, we are going to comment and rate the mma bout Cory Sandhagen vs Deiveson Figueiredo as soon as we watch the full fight. Figueiredo vs Sandhagen is scheduled to take place Saturday, May 3rd, at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines (Iowa, United States), in a 5-round bantamweight (135 lbs, ... Read more...2025
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• Reinier de Ridder vs Bo Nickal full fight Video highlights UFC on ESPN 67 – 2025

AllTheBestFights.com posted: Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2025-05-03, we are going to comment and rate the mma bout Reinier de Ridder vs Bo Nickal as soon as we watch the full fight. Nickal vs de Ridder is scheduled to take place Saturday, May 3rd, at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines (Iowa, United States), in a 3-round middleweight ... Read more...2025
• Santiago Ponzinibbio vs Daniel Rodriguez full fight Video highlights UFC on ESPN 67 – 2025

AllTheBestFights.com posted: Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2025-05-03, we are going to comment and rate the mma bout Santiago Ponzinibbio vs Daniel Rodriguez as soon as we watch the full fight. Rodriguez vs Ponzinibbio is scheduled to take place Saturday, May 3rd, at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines (Iowa, United States), in a 3-round welterweight (170 lbs, ... Read more...2025
• Montel Jackson vs Daniel Marcos full fight Video highlights UFC on ESPN 67 – 2025

AllTheBestFights.com posted: Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2025-05-03, we are going to comment and rate the mma bout Montel Jackson vs Daniel Marcos as soon as we watch the full fight. Marcos vs Jackson is scheduled to take place Saturday, May 3rd, at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines (Iowa, United States), in a 3-round bantamweight (135 lbs, ... Read more...2025
• Bo Nickal: I Would Love To Be A Champion In Amateur Wrestling, MMA And WWE
Bo Nickal aims to be a champion in three different sports. In recent years, pro wrestling has seen an influx of former MMA fighters like Ronda Rousey, Shayna Baszler and more as the fighters transition into the world of wrestling. While speaking to Khel Now TV in a new interview, UFC fighter Bo Nickal would be asked about possibly performing in WWE, with Nickal being enthusiastic about the possibi...2025
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• Updated Card For This Month’s WWE Backlash 2025 PLE
The post Updated Card For This Month’s WWE Backlash 2025 PLE first appeared on PWMania - Wrestling News.During Friday night’s episode of WWE SmackDown on the USA Network, which took place at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa, a new match was added to the lineup for this month’s Backlash 2025 Premium Live Event (PLE). SmackDown General Manager Nick Aldis announced in a backstage...2025
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• Remembering the life of Fay Vincent

Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images Baseball’s eighth commissioner . When I was aspiring to be a writer, I began keeping magazine and newspaper articles of stories I found of interest. Over the years I accumulated a pile of stories which soon found their way into alphabetized file folders. I now have a box of accumulated stories and two of my favorite files are titled: Baseball and Good w...2025
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• Caitlin Clark’s crossover superstardom is the greatest show in sports

Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images Caitlin Clark’s transcendence is changing women’s sports for the better. When Michael Jordan arrived in Paris in 1997 for a preseason corporate showcase known as the McDonald’s Championship, the French press treated his appearance with Christ-like reverence. “Michael Jordan is in Paris,” wrote the local tabloid France-Soir, as memorialized in David Halb...2024
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• Thoughts & Jots: From Donovan Peoples-Jones to the Bengals to Colin Kaepernick

Photo by Norm Hall/Getty Images Things on my mind 1. I was expecting to see Chase Young be traded but for a single third-round pick? His teammate Montez Sweat was traded to Chicago for a second. Young joins a playoff contender whereas Sweat will go to a team that is competing for the first overall draft pick. Both players would have been free agents this off-season so at least Washington g...2023
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• Cub Tracks strikes back
Photo by Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news you can use, four days a week. Cubs pile it on again and force the issue. Welcome to today’s episode of Cub Tracks news and notes™, a greatest-hits collection of Chicago-style beat writers and bloggers, ground from #Cubs, #MiLB, and #MLB baseball, overheated, steeped in writers’ tears, and then cold-brewed overnight for maxi...2023
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• Glen Taylor: Timberwolves not considering Fred Hoiberg for head coach
Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor is trying to quell speculation that Fred Hoiberg is in line for a coaching or front-office job with the organization, relays Danny Lawhon of the Des Moines Register. Hoiberg, who was fired by the Bulls last month, has past experience with Minnesota, both as a player and an assistant general manager. But during a trip to Iowa Wednesday to see the team’s G League affil...2019
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• Jury: Univ. of Iowa discriminated against athletic official
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) A jury on Thursday awarded more than $1.4 million to a former University of Iowa athletic administrator, ruling that the university had discriminated against her because of her gender and sexual orientation....2017
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