right-handed pitcher matt koch, was added to the arizona diamondbacks 40-man roster in november. that designation is for minor league players who have signed a major league contract and can be called up at any time. koch was traded from the mets organization in august. he went 5-8 with a 3- point-2 binghamton and mobile last season. two weeks ago, alex gordon said the royals had 'no shot' to re-sign him. today, gordon re- signed with the royals -- getting a four-year contract, worth 18- million dollars a season to remain with the world series champions. that nearly doubles his salary from last season gordon was the second overall pick of the royals in 2005 after an all- american career at nebraska. he's won four gold glove awards and played in the last three all-star games. ken griffey jr. has been elected to the baseball hall of fame with the highest percentage in history. griffey received 99- point-3 percent of the vote -- only 3 of the 440 voters left him off their ballot. junior's 630 homers rank sixth all-time and he's 13th in rbi's. he's the first number-1 draft pick in the

right-handed pitcher matt koch, was added to the arizona diamondbacks 40-man roster in november. koch was traded from the mets organization in august. he went 5-8 with a 3- point-2 era in double-a last season. tonight: areas of fog, drizzle, and freezing drizzle. low: 32 wind:

state -- they're not winning the valley first half -- the offense struggled -- but not bennett koch -- matt bohannon finds him down low -- and koch -- fires up the kitchen with the nice post movethen it's wes wasphun's turn -- the former washington warrior connects from deep for 3 of his 14 points -- he also had 7 dimes and 7 boardsspeaking of threes -- bo knows em -- bohannon hits another triple -- he finished with 14 pointsbut first half -- and couldn't stop ron baker -- he beats the buzzer -- for 2 of his game high 21 as the panthers lose their third straight -- 74 to 55 " it's tough, it's not fun to lose games, you always want to find the answer right away, and it's not always a quick fix. we've just got to keep working and keep pushing each day and try to figure out a way to put some points on the board and get some stops." "you've got to find some things to build on. that i think is the most important thing and we've got some things in that second half in particular that we can build on and take with us as we go on the road." two things have been bothering lisa bluder lately -- number

state -- they're not winning the valley first half -- the offense struggled -- but not bennett koch -- matt bohannon finds him down low -- and koch -- fires up the kitchen with the nice post movethen it's wes wasphun's turn -- the former washington warrior connects from deep for 3 of his 14 points -- he also had 7 dimes and 7 boardsspeaking of threes -- bo knows em -- bohannon hits another triple -- he finished with 14 pointsbut only scored 22 points in the first half -- and couldn't stop ron baker -- he beats the buzzer -- for 2 of his game high 21 as the panthers lose their third straight -- 74 to 55 55" it's tough, it's not fun to lose games, you always want to find the answer right away, and it's not always a quick fix. we've just got to keep working and keep pushing each day and try to figure out a way to put some points on the board and get some stops." "you've got to find some things to build on. that i think is the most important thing and we've got some things in that second half in particular that we can build on and take with us as we go on the road." two things have been botheri

state -- they're not winning the valley first half -- the offffse struggled -- but not bennett koch -- matt bohannon finds him down low -- and koch -- fires up the kitchen with the nice post movethen it's wes wasphun's turn -- the former washington warrior connects from deep for r 3 of his 14 points -- he also had 7 dimes and 7 boardsspeaking of threes -- bo knows em -- bohannon hits another triple -- he finished with 14 pointsbut only scored 22 points in the first half -- and couldn't stop ron baker -- he beats the buzzer -- for 2 of his game high 21 as the panthers lose theiei thirirstraight game in valley -- 74 to 55 this week has got a hurry up and wait feel to it -- with iowa's huge showdown with purdue on sunday at carver hahaeye arena -- - t there is a game before the game of the week -- road to face rutgers -- yeah, that rutgers team who's winless in the big 10 -- who's big wins are against fairliegh dickenson and central arkansaw -- and who got beat by purdue by 50 points on monday night -- but it's also a team iowa isn't overlooking. "you kinda gotta throw that game away, that was

the team is letting go the koch after a dispal season. matt keller is at levi stadium.ack monday came early in santa clara. >> it did. the end of the road further 49ers season and the end of the road for the coach 49ers stadium. it could not come without a little bit of controversy. mike shumann reported sources say c.e.o. let his players know before the firing that could only happen during his post-game press conference. it towns out either three was a great actor or was the last to find out. the team finished 5-11 after going 8-8, and the worst finish for the 49ers sensitive 25. a family feeling nostalgia for the past. >> reneed a new coach, we need harbaugh or montana. he would be an excellent coach. >> who could actually replace him? a big name is

bennett koch with the flush for 2 of his team high 18.. and matt bohannon had the hot hand from behind the arc with three triples and he finished with 11.. uni led by as many as 12 in the first half.. but it was a tail of two halves.. it was all sycamores in the second half they hit 12 3's and the panthers did not have an answer for brenton scott who torched uni for a game high indiana state win.. the panthers fall to 2-3 in the valley and 10-8 overall. bluders bunch was trying to snap a two game losing streak tonight in madtown. and the hawks came out firing on all cylinders in the first half. ally disterhoft with the baseline drive for two of her game high 18. allycat was 8-9 from the field.. and iowa led 30-25 at the break.. and a good start to the second half kali peschel connects from behind the e c and iowa led by as many as many 16 in the third quarter.. wisconsin came back and cut the lead to two but iowa holds on for the 57-54 win to raise their record to 3-2 in the big 10 and 13-4 overall. the iowa men will head into the lions den tomorro

koch with the inside track... he goes off the window to tie it up 21-21 ... later in the first half, matt bohannon kicks it out to wes wasphun in the corner... play that string music... panthers down 3... they trailed 40-38 at the break ... 2nd half, washshn goes to work....he drills another deep three from the top of the key... uni down 43-41... the former cedar rapids washington grad had a team-high 23 points as he drives for two more... panthers still down two ... but it was all illinois state after that... mikyle mcintosh hits a three to beat the shot clock... uni's ... iowa state women's basketball hosting 4th ranked baylor at hilton coliseum ... it was back and forth in the first quarter... south tama grad madison baier powers her way through for the deuce... cyclones lead 12-9 ... baylor led 37-26 at halftime... iowa state tries to come back in the third... jadda buckley with the catch and shoot three- pointer ... next possession, seanna johnson dialal long distance and connects for three of her 22... cyclones down by six ... but it was all baylor after that... iowa state falls, 77

bennett koch with the flush for 2 of his team high 18.. and matt bohannon had the hot hand from behind the arc with three triples and he finished with 11.. uni led by as many as 12 in the first half.. but it was a tail of two halves.. it was all they hit 12 3's and the panthers did not have an answer for brenton scott who torched uni for a game high 30 points in a 74-60 indiana state win.. the panthers fall to 2-3 in the valley and 10-8 overall. bluders bunch was trying to snap a two game losing streak tonight in madtown. and the hawks came out firing on all cylinders in the first half. ally disterhoft with the baseline drive for two of her game high 18. allycat was 8-9 from the field.. and iowa led 30-25 at the break.. and a good start to the second half kali peschel connects from behind the arc and iowa led by as many as many 16 in the third quarter.. wisconsin came back and cut the lead to two but iowa holds on for the 57-54 win to raise their record to 3-2 in the big 10 and 13-4 overall. the iowa men will head into the lions den tomorrow night

stronger in the first half -- matt bohannon from the arc -- uni quickly out to a 4 point edge -- wes washpun -- with a solid outing -- 23 in the ballgame ---- and bennett koch -- keeping things going -- panthers up 8 in just the first 7 minutes -- but illinois state -- finshes the half strong -- tony wills from downtown -- redbirds would lead 40, 38 at the half -- second half -- panthers down 2 -- washpun hits the j to knot things at 43 apiecece-- devaughn akoon- purcell -- the board and the bucket -- part of an 8-oh runun-- anan it's another tough one for uni -- they fall 76-67 -- oklahoma -- still number one for the time being -- at 13th ranked baylor -- looking to bounce back from theirr loss in ames -- and doing it with the longball -- jordan woodard on fire in the ballgame -- 5 of 8 from the arc -- 20 points -- sooners led by 7 at the break -- and idn't slow down in the second half -- ryan spangler from downtown -- oklahoma comes back with 16 treys -- impressive win at baylor today 82 to 72 -- baylor women also in action today as iowa state played host to the number four bears -- and the cyclones fell behind early -- alexis prince hits the trey -- bayl

koch with the inside track... he goes off the window to tie it up 21-21 ... later in the first half, matt bohannon kicks it out to wes wasphun in the corner... play that string music... panthers down 3... they trailed 40-38 at the break ... 2nd half, washpun goes to work... he drills another deep three from the top of the key... uni down 43-41... the former cedar rapids washington grad had a team-high 23 points as he drives for two more... panthers still down two ... but it was all illinois state after that... mikyle mcintosh hits a three to beat the shot clock... uni's losing streak is now 4 with the 76-67 loss ... iowa state women's basketball hosting 4th ranked baylor at hilton coliseum ... it was back and forth in the first quarter... south tama grad through for the deuce... cyclones lead 12-9 ... baylor led 37-26 at halftime... iowa state tries to come back in the third... jadda buckley with the catch and shoot three- pointer ... next possession, seanna johnson dials long distance and connects for three of her 22... cyclones down by six ... but it was all baylor after that... iowa st

koch wittthe inside track... . goes off the ndow to tie it up 21-21 ... later in the first half, matt bohannon kicks it out to wes wasphun in the corner... play that string music... panthers down 3... they traileded 40-38 at the brbrk ... 2nd half, washpun goes to work... he drills another deep three from the top of the key... uni down 43-41... the former cedat rapids washington grad had a team-high 23 points as he drives fofo two more... panthers still down two ... but it was all illinois state after that... mikyle mcintosh hits a three to beat the shot clock... uni's losing streaks now 4 with the 76-67 loss ... iowa state women's basketball hosting 4th ranked baylor at hilton coliseum ... it was back and forth in the first quarter... south tama grad madison bar powers h h way through for the deuce... cyclones lead 12-9 halftime... iowa state tries to come back in the third... jadda buckley with the catch and shoot three- pointer ... next possession, seanna johnson dials long distance and connects for three of her 22... cyclones down by six ... but it was all baylor after that... iow

pass to bennett koch for a 49, team high 21 tonight -- panthers roll 77, 44 -- iowa state going after a couple straight big 12 wins, hosting baylor -- cyclones came hot out of the gate -- matt thomas drills the trey for an early 12 point edge -- later in the half -- georges niang with the lob to abdel nader -- iowa state would hald a 4 point lead at the break -- but things went south in the second half -- johnathan motley from the corner -- three-ball cuts the lead down to 5 -- later -- bears down 2 -- that's lester medford on the opposite half -- cyclones drop their first game at hilton -- they fall 94 to 89 -- we learned prior to the rose bowl that kirk ferentz would be honored with the eddie robinson award -- and tonight that happened -- as he received the prestigous coach of the year honor in arizona ahead of monday's national title game -- ferentz is the first hawkeye to and oh regular season and the team's first rose bowl since 1991 -- waterloo native, former uni assistant chris klieman looking to lead north dakota state to a 5th straight fcs championship -- facing jacksonville state today -- quarterback carson wentz hadn't played since october -- but looked pretty go

bennett koch wakes up the mc-leod center with the hammer -- minutes later -- wes washpun finds klint carlson -- 2 more high precentage points for uni -- panthers down 3 -- but not after this -- matt bohannon from the corner -- drops one home -- ties it at 25 panthers rally from a 10 point deficit for a 67 to 58 win -- panther wrestlers looking to go one and one on the weekend hosting dylan peters -- his first weekend back in a couple months after an injury -- looked great today -- gets the 33rd p panthers to another win at 157 -- only needed an escape plus riding time for a 2-, nothing decision -- but overall -- the panthers fell just short in the match -- ohio squeaks it out 18, 17 -- more than 150 young wrestlers descended on waterloo east high school for the third annual willie gadson youth tournament this morning -- the meet -- put on by the future trojan wrestling club -- honors the memory of long-time trojan coach -- the late willie gadson -- and featured a message from his son -- kyven -- the ncaa champion now training for the upcoming olympic trials -- and kyven says the event has been a great way to keep his father's memory alive -- it's just awesome to know that here an

bennett koch wakes up the mc-leod center with the hammer --22 for washpun finds klint carlson -- 2 more with a 2-handed flush -- panthers down 3 -- but not after this -- matt bohannon from the corner -- drops one home -- ties it at 25. uni gets a much needed win, over the salukis drake women, win again. 81-65 over loyola. lizzy wendell 25 points. bulldogs now 7 and 2 in the valley tied for 1st. wrestling from ames. 14th ranked iowa state and central michigan. 165. 9th ranked tanner weatherman 2 nearfall points. weatherman a winner 8-3 to tie the match at 12. 197. freshman marcus harrington, the ankle pick, plus back points! harrington wins 11-10. iowa state wins the dual 24-12 steven michael-eck is not a household hockey name. in fact michaelek made his ahl debut yesterday in goal for the wild. michaeleck stopped 32 shots, helped iowa win 5-1, but his debut will be remembered more for this. a goalie fight with charlotte goalie dan altshuller. michaelek says its the first fight he's gotten in to. but its 1 game and done for steven, he has been assigned back to quad city. he was rated a+ by the nra. not for his promises, but for defending the second amendmen

first half -- matt bohannon from the arc -- uni quickly out to a 4 point edge -- wes washpun -- with a solid outing -- 23 in the ballgame -- jumper pushes the uni lead to 10-4 -- and bennett koch -- keeping things going -- panthers up 8 in just the first 7 minutes -- but illinois state -- finishes the half strong -- tony wills from downtown -- redbirds would lead 40, 38 at the half -- second half -- panthers down 2 -- washpun hits the j to knot things at 43 but it fell apart from there -- devaughn akoon- purcell -- the board and the bucket -- part of an 8-oh run -- and it's another tough one for uni -- they fall 76-67 -- baylor women also in action today as iowa state played host to the number four bears -- and the cyclones fell behind early -- alexis prince hits the trey -- baylor held a 37, 26 lead at the break -- (35-24) but iowa state put together a run early in the second half -- jadda buckley from downtown -- triple pulls the cyclones within 8 (39-31) forty seconds later -- it's seanna johnson -- johnson with 22 in the game -- iowa state makes it a 5 point game (39-34) but it was all baylor down the stretch -- kristy wallace from deep -- part of a 12 - oh run -- (66-45)

state -- they're not winning the valley first half -- the offffse struggled -- but not bennett koch -- matt bohannon finds him down low -- and koch -- fires up the kitchen with the

state -- they're not winning the valley first half -- the offense struggled -- but not bennett koch -- matt bohannon finds him down low -- and koch -- fires up the kitchen with the nice post movethen it's wes wasphun's turn -- the former washington warrior connects from deep for 3 of his 14 points -- he also had 7 dimes