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^IOWA STATE-SPRING PRACTICE
Arnaud, Bates battle for ISU QB job
AMES, Iowa (AP) _ There‘s a battle for quarterback at Iowa
State.
It‘s between sophomores Austen Arnaud (are-NAWED‘) and Phillip
Bates.
The Cyclones, fresh off a 3-9 record in coach Gene Chizik‘s
first year in Ames, are looking for a replacement for Bret Meyer.
Arnaud was Meyer‘s heir apparent last fall, but from the looks
of things, he‘ll have to earn it in practice.
Bates threw for almost 3,000 yards at Omaha North High School in
Nebraska, but Chizik put him receiver last season because he
couldn‘t keep him off the field.
Arnaud and Bates have spent the past two weeks of spring
practice learning the playbook and trying to impress the coaches --
and the coaches haven‘t ruled out the possibility that both could
see action at quarterback.
The Cyclones open the season against South Dakota State in Ames
on August 28th.
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^UNI SCHEDULE<
Northern Iowa releases 2008 football schedule
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) _ Northern Iowa is out with its 2008
football schedule.
The Panthers will open the season at Brigham Young on August
30th. The Cougars beat UCLA 17-16 in the Las Vegas Bowl last
season.
UNI‘s home debut is September 6th against South Dakota.
The Panthers are coming off one of their most successful seasons
in history. They posted an 11-0 record in the regular season and
climbed to the top spot in the national rankings for six straight
weeks. UNI lost to Delaware in the quarterfinals of the FCS
playoffs.
Here‘s the schedule:
Aug. 30 at Brigham Young.
Sept. 6 South Dakota
Sept. 20 South Dakota State
Sept. 27 at Southern Illinois
Oct. 11 Illinois State
Oct. 18 North Dakota State
Oct. 25 at Youngstown State
Nov. 1 at Western Illinois
Nov. 8 Missouri State
Nov. 15 at Indiana State
Nov. 22 at Southern Utah
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^IOWA STATE-ROSS<
Iowa State‘s Toccara Ross granted medical hardship
AMES, Iowa (AP) _ The NCAA has granted Iowa State senior Toccara
(ta-CAR‘-uh) Ross a medical redshirt.
The decision means the forward on the women‘s basketball team is
eligible to return to the Cyclones for the 2008-2009 season.
The Big 12 Conference made the announcement on Monday.
Toccara played in just nine games last season, averaging 6.4
points and 3.7 rebounds. She tore the ACL in her right knee in a
Dec. 21 game at Minnesota.
With the return of Ross and junior center Nicky Wieben, who‘s
also coming back from ACL surgery, Iowa State will return the
entire team that went 21-13 last season and made the second round
of the NCAA Tournament.
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^HUBALEK-NBA SCOUTS
Iowa State‘s Hubalek invited to Portsmouth Invitational
AMES, Iowa (AP) _ Iowa State‘s Jiri Hubalek (YOUR‘-ee
oo-BAHL‘-lik) has a shot at the NBA.
Hubalek, who led the Cyclones in scoring and rebounding last
season, is one of 65 players invited to the Portsmouth Invitational
Tournament in Portsmouth, Virginia.
The tournament, which starts tomorrow, is a showcase for some of
the best seniors in college basketball in front of NBA scouts.
Hubalek, who graduated in December, finished his 3-year Cyclone
career with 936 points and 522 rebounds.
He joins a long list of Cyclones to play in Portsmouth,
including Paul Shirley and Jackson Vroman.
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^PRINCIPAL CHARITY CLASSIC<
Cook, Sluman to play in Principal Charity Classic
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) _ John Cook and Jeff Sluman have committed
to play in the Principal Charity Classic.
Sluman and Cook are both rookies on the Champions Tour.
Cook owns 11 PGA Tour victories along with one Champions Tour
win, the 2007 AT&T Championship. He‘s 10th on the Champions Tour
money list at almost $329,000.
Sluman won six times on the PGA Tour. He‘s 31st on the money
list with about $137,000.
The tournament is set for May 30 to June 1 at Glen Oaks Country
Club in West Des Moines.
Other senior golfers expected are Nick Price, Jim Thorpe, D.A.
Weibring and defending champion Jay Haas.
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^GAME CANCELED<
Nebraska, Iowa baseball game canceled
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) _ Nebraska‘s baseball game against Iowa has
been canceled because of rain and cold temperatures in the Iowa
City area.
The game had been set for last night. Nebraska officials say it
will not be rescheduled this season.
It‘s the second road game for Nebraska to be canceled the season
because of bad weather.
^STARS MOVES<
Stars bring up defenseman Baumgartner from Iowa
DALLAS (AP) _ The Dallas Stars have recalled defenseman Nolan
Baumgartner from the minor leagues.
The 32-year-old has 24 points in 74 games for Manitoba and Iowa.
He had two assists in seven games for Dallas last season, when he
was picked up on waivers from Philadelphia.
^PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE<
^Tuesday‘s Games=
Albuquerque at Iowa, ppd, Rain
Omaha 2, Round Rock 1
Colorado Springs at Las Vegas
Fresno at Tacoma
Memphis at New Orleans
Nashville at Oklahoma
Sacramento at Portland
Salt Lake at Tucson<
^Wednesday‘s Games=
Albuquerque at Iowa
Colorado Springs at Las Vegas
Fresno at Tacoma
Memphis at New Orleans
Nashville at Oklahoma
Round Rock at Omaha
Sacramento at Portland
Salt Lake at Tucson<
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^MIDWEST LEAGUE<
^Tuesday‘s Games=
Beloit at Peoria, ppd, Rain
Burlington at Kane County, ppd, Rain
Clinton at Wisconsin, ppd, Rain
Dayton 5, Fort Wayne 4
Great Lakes 5, West Michigan 1
Quad Cities at Cedar Rapids, ppd, Rain
Lansing 9, South Bend 3<
^Wednesday‘s Games=
Beloit at Peoria
Burlington at Kane County
Clinton at Wisconsin
Fort Wayne at Dayton
Great Lakes at West Michigan
Quad Cities at Cedar Rapids
South Bend at Lansing<
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