but the spartans trail their rivals acros the wtaer---hampton is 3 and 0 in the meac after a 5 point win over bethune cookman---cnu---20 points from aaron mcfarland gets the win over wesley--their 12 and 1---ranked 13th in the nation. the 36th virginia duals wrapped up at the hampton coliseum today--- iowa state won the national college division. grassfield high school from chesapeake won the black and blue high school division oscar smith's trevon wrestler in the black and

spartans. spartans. fox 28 news begins tonight with the fight against violence in the corridor.good evening--karen is off tonight. i'm scott sanborn. sanborn.100 cases of shots fired in cedar rapids last year alone.it's a figure no one is happy about.so, right now, seven police chiefs, and the u-s attorney for the northern district of iowa are working together to end the violence. violence.fox 28 news reporter dora miller is live in cedar rapids with tonight's connects against crime report, dora? for more than three hours, law enforcement met here at the to focus on that issue -- what can stop the violence.here in cedar rapids, they're focusing on cooperation and communication. two heads are better than one...when it comes to gun violence, that's the route the cedar rapids police department is taking. taking."i don't think anybody holds the golden nugget that's gonna solve all this but that was one of the reasons that we got all these chiefs in the same room so we can discuss what they're seein

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the spartans were witout top player denzel valentine for that the hawkeyes know theyre gonna have to play "ya know the bottom line is you go on the road, play one of the over ya know you have to limit their key personnell under their averages. you cant make poor decision in shot selections." and this one got underway at 6 o and te 2015 heismatrophy winner as decided to turn pro... derrick henry the workhorse running back for the national champion alabama crimson tide announced today he will forgo his senior year, henry a 6 foot 3 242 pound bruiser ran for over 22 hundreeyards and 28 touchdowns this last season. what may be more impressive than that..his measurables... there are squatting 500 pounds... yea.. some scouts project him as a 2-3rd und pick in aarils draft. prince approach to coaching.. from philadelphia... to san fransico,california okay so its not quite like the clalasic 90s annoucned today the kelly would be the new head coach of the san fransico 49ers. kelly who wnt 26- 21 in his three years in philly, but was fired 5-11 this past season. the butterburger is made of jus

back come the spartans trying to chip away deyonta davis with a floater. but iowa able to salt this one away. jok off the pick and pop-- the valley grad leading iowa tonight with 23 points. then the dagger with just over 5 to play-- uthoff the jumper finds nothing but net-- iowa rolls over number 4 michigan state for the sweep of the spartans 76 to 59 the final and iowa showing the nation why overlooked. izzo calling the hawkeyes the tougher team tonight. jon: #2 south east polk is taking on unranked ankeny tonight. the rams will bring 3 defending state champion wrestlers to the mat and will be looking to keep their undefeated record alive as a team in duel meets. we start off in the 170 weight class with ankeny wrestler nick schmidt vs southeast polks cody wonderlick. wonderlick lands the take down early in the first period. he'd land a pin putting the first points on the board for southeast polk. on to 195 ryan gordon from ankeny taking on eric pingel from southeast polk. pingel taking down gordon late in the 2nd period. pingel eventual winning by fall f

the iowa hawkeyes beat the then number one ranked michigan state spartans... but that one was at carver- hawkeye arena and the spartans were without one of there top players. game this season and he made his presence felt right away first possession of he game comes off a few screens and burries a triple to start the game.... valentine getting the crowd involved. hawkeyes coming back though.... peter jok top of the key three ball of his own... iowa up 7 then its jarrod uthoff ya know he leads the big ten in scoring... and look at this three how deep is that... uthoff had 15 iowa up 16 next time down the court adam woodbury the big fella dishing it out and yea it was that kinda night for tom izzo... these hawkeyes are for real america the hawkeyes go on the road with a convincing 17 point win over michigan state 76-59 first time theyve swept the spartans in 23 years on the high school hardwood tonight denver hosting aplington parkersburg. first quarter nick waller nice take down the lane... gets it to go 3 point early lead. later check out the piroette like mov

the other semi-final game, roll tide roll.the alabama crimson tide destroyed the michigan state spartans in the cotton bowl classic.it was fairlylyclose in the first half, bama went up 10-nothing in the second quarter.but never looked back, beating the spartans 38-to-zero.alabama and clemson will alabama and clemson will play for the college football championship, a week from monday. a johnson county man is a johnson county m is safe and warm this morning, after falling through ice yesterday in the hawkeye wildlife area in oxford. 25-year-old jared bushell walked over what he thought to be frozen wetlands.fire officials in north liberty say he called 9-1-1 when he became stuck in mud d d waist deep water.two sheriff deputies broke through ice an inch and a half thick to get him out. they tell cbs 2 news that ice needs to be four inches thick for a-t-vs or least five for a-t-vs or vehicles.but ice is never 100 percent safe. chris kochanny, public education captain23:38:10 have a cell p pne, go with a partner, have a piece of rope or a ladder that if somebody were to fall through, you can

spartans went inside to michael bun buchanan but jacksonville gets the win 77-68. presbyterian trailing u.n.c. asheville. we will have highlights at 11:00. patrick: panthers special at 7:00. a special weather trivia for panthers. they played tough games. thank you for watching news 4 at "nbc nightly news" is next. hey, guys, it's annie. now, if you're anything like me, you're always looking for ways to save money, especially when it comes to your weekly grocery trip. well, with walmart every day low prices, saving money while keeping the pantry full... that's easier than you think. in head-to-head shopping, the total at walmart beat that of bi-lo. greenville, the total amount saved at walmart vs. bi-lo was $23.17 on thihiweek's groceries - that's 17%. so head to walmart and see what you >>> on this saturday night, states of emergency as a massive blizzard roars through the eastern part of the country. more than three feet of snow in some areas as the nation's largest citit all by shut down. we have it all covered tonight up and down the east coast. >>> rdy to run?

and this one wasn't even close as the charles oliver and the spartans with this game, oliver scored 19 points against south carolina state on saturday and backed up tonight with 25 points. d'shon taylor---stops and drains the three pointer of his own---he added 14. and off the bench---how bout johnathan wade---he hits the three from the corner-- 14 for him--- norfolk state led by 32 at one point and would go on to win by 19---the spartans are now 5 and 1 in the meac---alone in second place, and this confrence race should be interesting down the stretch---- and don't forget the meac tournament returns to norfolk in early march at scope, always a great time (singing) i just can't wait to meet you, sweet child you're on the way, i'm filled with expectation, and you're growing everyday...

spartans down 55-53 with three minutes to go ... but mount vernon native jacob timm delivers the three... coe wins 71-58 ... mount mercy men's basketball hosting viterbo ... the mustangs controlled most of this game... great feed down low to mychael brawner for the easy deuce... mount mercy goes up by 20 ... later, mustangs move the ball around the wing and it's c.j. parker burying the three in the corner... mustangs lead by 16 ... but that lead vanished... viterbo trailed by just two at one point... but mount mercy gets some key buckets in the final minutes... tre wagner scores 2 of his 10 points... then alex houston finishes down low... mount mercy wins its 7th straight, 79-74 is the final ... let's switch to the high school level. scott westerberg has coverage in iowa city and cascade. head coach al marshall's final home regular season game after 47 with the cougars. his team was hosting beckman. and marshall's big man devin green had it going early on....green with the offensive rebound and put back....then the big fella shows o

the hawkeyes are the only team to beat the spartans this season. they'll look for the regular season sweep thursday night. jon: and the mid season wooden award top 25 players were announced today. iowa state's georges niang getting the nod for iowa state. he's averaging 19.9 points and 6.7 rebounds and senior forward jarrod uthoff for the hawkeyes making the list as well he's the big ten leading scorer right now aveaging over 18 points per game. jon: and today the ncaa announced football conferences no longer need 12 teams minumum to hold a conference championship game. they just have to have a round schedule. meaning iowa state and the big 12 could have a conference championship if the league chooses. nothing has been announced yet, but it has been a target for critics since the big 12 dropped to just 10 teams. jon/3shot (wrap sports) stephanie: jack: we'll be right back... you're watching local five news at 10. jack: lottery announcing that they have a winning ticket. jack: the california lottery tweeted out that a ticket with these numbers was s

much needed win for the spartans. in the big south, presbyterian playing the fighting camel of campbell. blue hose win it by 7. that's pc's first road win of the season. it's also their first win in the big south during the current campaign. they are playing three games in 4 days in manchester, new hampshire. the swamp rabbits managed to grab a 3-2 win over the monarchs. same two teams again tomorrow in new hampshire. patrick: thanks marc. and chris, you mentioned it is getting chilly. chris: it's getting colder, but i want to mention there is no rain for a while. i know, we needed. -- need it.

for the first time in more than 20-years.iia jumped out in front of the spartans early -- taking a 22 point lead to the half.the 16th-ranked hawkeyes didn't look back -- wiing 76-to-59. anototr round of n-f-l playoff action starts tomorrow -- and you can catch a pair of games right here on cbs 2. 2.tomorrow at 3-35 -- the nsas city chiefs will try to win their 12-th straight game when they travel to foxboro to challenge the reigning super bowl champion new england patriots. then on sunday -- after a wild win last weekend -- the steelers take on peyton brbrcos. kickoff for that game is at 3-forty. also on sunday, the seattle seahawks will try to work some more playoff magic, as they travel to carolina for a date with the top-seeded panthers. the game starts right ter on, you can watch that on our sister station fox 28. kids at a minnesota elementary school got a special visi from vikings kickerlair walsh.yesterday right hehe on cbs 2 this momoing we told you how this first grade class sent walsh letters and sympathy cards, after he missed a would-be game winning field goal last week.th

spartans up one with 20-seconds to go. ethan happ with the bucket for the badgers. 77-76 wisconsin.but here comes sparty. clock running. under ten seconds to play. the spartains danzel valentine goes for the the three pointer. they only need a two to win. but valentine can not connect. the ball winds up with the spartans matt castello. from the baseline for the win.won't go. wisconsin springs the upset over number four michigan that's 9 on your side at six for this sunday!updates on all the days top stories now on

head coach of the spartans women's team after coach deborah clark was reassigned last week. the athletic director had to make a change after his women's team last 17 games in a row, dating back to last years tournament semi final. so, he did, and he asked the former player to pull double duty. >> it was about two weeks ago, mr. miller walked past me and -- could i coach women. i laughed at first. i did not think he was serious. then i jumped on it. >> just going with the flow. there is a lot more to this story and i will have it for you tonight at 10:45 p.m. i will see you back here at 11:00. nicole: thank you. don: we could see us pringle during the evening hours and then we warm up slightly for tomorrow -- could see a sprinkled her new evening hours and then we warm up slightly for tomorrow. evening hours and then >>> tonight it's war. donald trump's big gamble that could steal the spotlight from fox and the gp debate holding its own time.

was back at echols hall for the first time in a month last night didn't take advantage of and the spartans against princeton in the final nonconference game before me act play takes on the way charles oliver here he had twenty two a game high for the spartans first for this game in the pre song especially the sean taylor had a really big first half love this basket is kind of frozen at their draws a foul and makes the movie of eighteen and was eleven point game and halftime france and then stress enough the twenty two point lead sports came back le still ended up losing eighty three seventy four they open conference play center a family who comes to apples whole baseball hall of fame ken griffey jr and mike got to get voted in this year ken griffey junior breaks time saves record for highest percentage of votes getting in the first time. ninety nine point three percent of the voters voted in on what the other three within the thirteen is now at six >>> tonight, the world headline. north korea claiming they have tested a hydrogen bomb. tonight, the seismic activity. the announcement on nort

in a road win against the spartans for the first time in 23-years. and new criticism for the republican front-runner in iowa... and this time its coming from inside his campaign. after the break... why ted cruz' state co-chair is disappointed in the candidate. and the republican expected to be the favorite.. .now hopes to to pull off the upset... after the break... how far jeb bush trails the frontrunner... and i'm connecting with voters and not deterred by polls, at all. i'll let the voters decide this." not deterred... but likely a little nervous.... the expected favorite is a heavy underdog in iowa and new hampshire. jeb bush and his super pac have spent more than 50-million dollars in his run for president.. more than any other candidate... but the dollars aren't leading to results... in today's iowa poll senator ted cruz is out front... three points ahead of donald trump. florida senator marco rubio is running third... bush is a distant sixth place with just 4-percent support. political director dave price joins us... dave... bush is struggling

iowa sweeps the spartans 76 to 59, and showing why they are not a team that should be overlooked. sabrina: the third thing you need to know before you walk out the door... sabrina: webster county assessor jeanette thanupakorn has been fired. county officials dismissed her for improperly handling a state assessment. this comes after accusations that she returned to her officer during paid leave to delete files from her computer. thanupakorn is suing the county for wrongful termination. number four... elias: seven republican presidential candidates took the stage last night in south carolina for their sixth debate... each pleading their case with the iowa caucus just 17 days away....with the leading candidates ted cruz and donald trump sharing heated exchanges over presidential eligibility, wall street loans, and new york values. sabrina: and finally in the top five... sabrina: the oscar nominees have been named with just over a month to go until the 88th academy awards. it could be a big year for leonardo dicaprio...his new movie "the revenant" leads the way with 12 nominations, in

spartans down 55-53 with three minutes to go ... but mount vernon native jacob timm delivers the dagger for coe... buries the ... mount mercy men's sketball hosting viterbo ... the mustangs controlled most of this game... great feed down low to mychael brawner for the easy deuce... mount mercy goes up by 20 ... later, mustangs move the ball around the wing and it's c.j. parkrk buryingnghe three in the corner... mustangs lead by 16 ... but that lead vanished... viterbo trailed by just two at one point... but mount mercy gets some key buckets in the final minutes... tre wagner scores 2 of his 10 points... then alex houston finishes down low... mount mercy wins its 7th straight, 79-74 is the final ... let's switch to the high school level. scott weststberg has coverage ininowa city and cascade. head coach al marshall's final home regular season game after 47 with the cougars. his team was hosting beckman. and marshall's big man devin grgrn had it going earlyly on....g.gen with the offensive rebound and put back....then the big fella sh

jayce hillsman....fr beyond the arc..quickly 6-0 spartans 2. jalen jamegetting in othe act.....from three....it's good....9-0 san jose. 3. zach kur fighting back..a three of his own....12-3 4. was all spartans thgh..this time the baseline buet from brandon clark....and one... another tough ga for a force, they fall tsan jose.....75 to 54. some gh school action, rampart and sand creekoing at jackson ehrlin for the qck bucket..rampart up early. 2. ua kalec, thsteal and off to theaces..it's go....ramp pulling away. 3. d'n schwartz...ne move.....sand eek keeping things close. 4. kavac had it working tonight though.....the three ball, it's good. rampart cruises to t win in is o.....64 5 herty d palmer also on t hardwood tight 1. dalven brushier....pulls up fothree....gets it....doherty keeping it close. 2. wi ross r palmer....th reverse layud we're trading basket 3. tynan velasquez the dre down loand the bask....palmerooking to pull away. 4. d'angelo wlace....the biman battling, gets the foul d e..... but doherty foht their way get e win, 54 to 52 o

it also snapped a 9-game losing streak against the spartans. today, both teams met up again in east lansing. ... iowa hasn't won there since 1993... denzel valentine is in the starting lineup tonight for the spartans ... early highlights, mike geseel with the long pass to peter jok who's wide open for three... swish... hawkeyes up 5-3 ... little later, it's lansing native anthony clemmons wide open down low for the easy deuce... right now, iowa leads to ... we'll have much more tonight at 10 ... the uni men's basketball team lost to indiana state the panthers were up by as many as 12 points in the first half and led 37-30 at halftime. but they couldn't slow down brenton scott who finished with 30 points. "any time you go on the road, it doesn't matter who you're playing, it's going to be a dog fight. in the first half, we did a really good job of coming out and playing tough, getting loose balls, things like that. in the second half, things just started to go their way. things just started falling for them a little bit. and that's where we need

he joins us right now with the bone-chilling details of his it was a stomping of the spartans... coming up in sports... after a big win in east lansing... iowa basketball continues to roll on in the big ten... hear from the hawkeyes next... next..."cbs 2 news connects with you.call us at 1-800- 222-kganemail us at news at cbs 2 iowa dot comconnect with us on facebook at facebook/kgan cbs 2. for 23 years... the breslin center's been a house of horrors for hawkeye basketball... but it all changed last night... when iowa snapped an 18-game losing streak at michigan state... college basketball's big stage... the hawks moved to 4-0 in big ten play by stomping on the spartans for the second time this year... denzel valentine wasn't much of a factor in east lansing... instead... it was peter jok shooting the lights out... dom uhl pitching in off the bench... and the seniors finishing off one of the biggest wins of their career... i think everybody in that locker room... that's in there... believe that we can win this game... and compete with these guys.. we knew what they're gonna do...

they, the spartan is up five until mason cuts it to two. michigan state responds. forkers will drain the long from the three-point line. rebels not in action now until wednesday when they go to c.s. u. and here's a quick note. new mexico tonight beat fresno in fresno by 15. new mexico is not supposed to be any good. require don know what's happening with the mountain west, but hopefully the rebels can pull it together soon, randy, thanks very much. finally tonight we've all heard the term let sleeping bears lie, especially when they're lying in a tree in your neighborhood. barely a day into the new year this guy or gal showed up just outside new york city, perhaps sleeping off the new year's eve festivities. who knows, but police decided to let the bear be, as it slept through most of the attention. thanks for watching eve

spartans up one with 20-seconds to go. ethan happ with the bucket for the badgers. 77-76 wisconsin.but here comes sparty. clock running. under ten seconds to play. the spartains danzel valentine goes for the the three pointer. they only need a two to win. but valentine can not connect. the ball winds up with the spartans matt castello. from the baseline for the win.won't go. wisconsin springs the upset state, 77-76 is the final. hey, are you coming to the 9am? i'm on the phone with the cable company. we at time warner cable need to apologize to you. we no longer offer you an excuse to avoid that meeting. we're making a bunch of changes if you need to reach us, you don't even have to call. now you can chat with a live agent on your computer or mobile device 24/7 from virtually anywhere. or use the my twc app to schedule a time for us to call you. that's 9 on your side at 11 for this sunday.sports of all sorts is next!have a great night... and stay warm out

the hawkeyes are the only team to beat the spartans this season. they'll look for the regular season sweep thursday night. jon: the iowa wild have been on a hot streak as of late winning 4 out of their last 6 games. this comes as a much needed turn around from the winless month they faced in november. the wild have been able to step up and control the puck more often creating more scoring opportunities. in their last 6 games the wild have outshot opponents 196 to 171. wild will face a tough test in their next few games as they hit the road for chicago friday night then return home saturday and sunday to face the san jose barracudas and the stockton heat. two teams that they have yet to play this season. the wild will need to continue attacking at the offensive end of the ice and finding the back of the net if they hope begin climbing the central division rankings. " well i think that's getting back some players soem healthy players and being strong up the middle our center. gives us better puck possession time and we're getting more confident as th

the spartans' best player... and one of the best players in the country.. wasn't playing... michigan state senior denzel valentine missed the game in iowa city due to a knee injury... but he's back now... and his numbers don't lie - almost 18 points, 8 rebounds, and 7 assists per game... and he's gonna be a handful for the hawkeyes... it's a big challenge... because he can beat you in a lot of ways... scoring isn't his best feature... he can go ten assists... he can have ten rebounds... he's just a do- it-all type of player... he's one of the best players in our league.. so it presents a challenge for us... it's gonna be a lot of fun getting to play them with him in the lineup... as a player you want to play against the best guys... he's definitely one of them... last night's loss to texas, was a head scratcher for iowa state -- they trailed by 10 at the break, never led in the 2nd half, and yet still had a shot to leave austin with the "w" "w"bigger picture -- the cyclones are at the bottom of the big 12 after 2 straight losses -- but the cardiac clones don't think they're

andy: hawks and spartans tomorrow night at 6:00. loss last month. senior wrestler austin roberts collapsed after wrestling at a turn it, and died. the cause of death has not been determined, but his death left a hole in the town, the school and , in the lineup. last week spencer held their , first home meet since austin's death. spencer forfeited his weight class and then something special happened. the wrestler that was supposed shabbos, force it -- stacey: marco rubio. he ran for senate saying he opposed amnesty... then he flipped, and worked with liberal chuck schumer to co-author the path to citizenship bill. he threatened to vote against it. and then voted for it. he supported his own dream act and then he abandoned it. marco rubio. just another washington politician you can't trust. jeb bush. he's a leader, so you aays know where he stands. right to rise usa

mike mccormick is in spartans bird. mandy gaither is inhere. john: i've just seen those pictures from yesterday. three and a half inches yesterday. by this time tomorrow, blowing rock may be closing in a foot of snow. significant snow and i i in through this area, and even for you folks in newberry county, you are under a freezing rain advisory. that starts tonight and goes until noon tomorrow. winter weather advisory for a and a winter mix of rain, sleet, freezing rain, and snow. there is your advisory until 7:00 saturday, and for you folks in newberry county, freezing rain until noon tomorrow. notice temperatures above the freezing mark. at 7:00, rain comes in, but it quickly changes to frozen precipitation through themountains of north carolina and the foothills of north carolinana as we go through a cold night tonight, the rain starts to gradually mix with freezing rain. the eye 85 corridor, especially of the upstate, the rush hour does not look good, and then with mainly freezing rain. freezing rain and snow through most of the mountains.

mens basketball team...as they travel toeast lansing to take on the fourth ranked michigan state spartans. iowa has already given michigan state a loss....their only one in fact...back in december. tipoff off is at six tonight. sabrina: a major development in the joe lopez trial wednesday... sabrina: due to comments made by a witness, the judge halted proceedings....de claring it a mistrial. the 25-year-old lopez faces first degree murder and child endangerment charges. he was arrested in december 2014 after ... 20 month old ruby alvarez died at blank children's hospital. the toddler had a skull fracture and broken ribs. it was comments from ruby's mom on the stand that caused the mis-trial, ...and a new trial will elias: speaking of court...iowa's supreme court chief justice delivered the state of the judiciary address yesterday... chief justice mark cady shared concerns about racial disparities in the judicial system. three percent of iowa's population is african american, but they represent 20 percent of the prison population in this state. but the most applause came when cady talked a

iowa got their first win at michigan state since 1993 -- and swept the spartans for the first time in 23 years. the hawks also stayed in first place in the big ten standings at 4 and 0. iowa beat the fourth- ranked spartans 76-59 to improve to 13-3 overall with their sixth win in a it was the hawkeyes largest margin of victory in east lansing in 33 years. iowa has now won ten straight big ten regular season games, going back to last season -- that hasn't happened since 1970. peter jok led iowa with 23 points and jarrod uthoff had a double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds. all in all, it was a very satisfying night. "we got to go through michigan state if you want to win the big ten championship," said peter jok. "it just showed how good we are. beating them is going to give us more confidence moving forward so it was great." "just going back to toughness," said senior jarrod uthoff. "we knew we were the better team from the get- go and we wanted to come out and prove it and we did." iowa is back home on sunday at 3-30 to play michigan. the wolverines are 3-1 in the big ten, and 1

the spartans are 8-0 at home this season, winning by an average of 26 points. michigan state will also have denzel valentine back -- he missed the first meeting with an injury and is averaging nearly 18 points per game. "denzel's the type of player that just makes everyone around him better," said iowa senior mike gesell. "he's a big part of their offense when he is playing. as a player, you want to go against the best players every single night so it's going to be a good matchup for us. we're going to have a lot of different guys on him. it will be a fun matchup." iowa and michigan state tipoff at 6 o'clock former nebraska and nfl running back lawrence phillips has been found dead in his prison cell, and officials suspect suicide. guards found the 40-year- old in his cell shortly after midnight. he had been in isolation for nearly three years after he was suspected of killing his cellmate. he was convicted of choking his girlfriend and driving his car into three teens in 2005. phillips ran for over sophomore at nebraska -- helping the huskers win national titl

how about a flying spartan? here is eric carter along with our special olympics reporter. >> reporter: i am out here at copper mountain hanging out with hannah. athletes and volunteers out today. and we asked about his success. >> two, one! >> my nickname is the flying spartan.>> the 23-year-old snowboarder, cody field, is loud and proud. >> i love being noticed, baby! yeah! >> and this special all the late -- athlete has been getting years. ! >> i never expected to get three gold medals smacked down! >> finding out cody once again qualified for the x games later this month. secret for this thrillseeking, snowboarding machine. >> i allays have fun and i always keep my optimism up. they all adore me and i adore them. >> his enthusiasm is over the top and he is also really great at trying to help out the other borders. he is taking boardiig lessons. >> his advice, you don't want to give up and you ever, ever lose hope on what you do best.>> a great story. for all of their stories, you can logon to the denver chann

. >>> it was an exciting day for our flying spartan at the x games in aspen. special olympics athlete cody field snaged fifth place. denver7 introduced you to cody last weekend. once you meet him, you won't forget that, we promise that. to see his story see why he's called the flying spartan, head over to thedenverchannel.com. next friday morning we'll meet our next athlete. is out for the x games. shaun white won't be competing this year. apparently he wasn't invited to compete. whithas 23 x games medals, 15 are gold and a record. the x games not saying why he wasn't asked to compete. web site's camp not saying much either. very strange. >> yeah. what's the real story? >> we'll find out hopefully. >> it will come out. >> huge star. people love watching him. >> we'll find out. >>> this next story is one of group of denver sheriff's deputies going beyond the call of duty. >> jeffrey mendez is homeless and was arrested earlier this month for having an illegal police officer. his dog was taken to the animal shelter. he was in jail30 days. to have bonnie held at a

the streak tonight and sweep the spartans -- and stay in first place in the big ten. iowa beat michigan state, 83-70, on december 29th in iowa city. it's still the only loss for the fourth-ranked spartans, who are 16 and 1 and have won all eight of their home games. the hawkeyes have won nine straight big ten regular season games, going back to last season. the key to winning on the road is playing mistake-free basketball. "you go on the road and play one of the best teams in the country, you have to execute," said iowa coach fran mccaffery. "you have to defend, you have to rebound, you can't turn it over. you've got to limit their key personnel under their averages." "it's a lot of fun to play there," said senior mike gesell. "this is one of the reasons you sign up to play college basketball is to get to play in games like this." the game is just underway. we'll have the highlights at ten. sioux city west and bishop heelan have fallen out of the new iowa girls basketball rankings. the crusaders are home tonight against the number-1 team in south dakota, sioux falls w

including the tennis rackets which feature a spartan logo. the coach is hoping if someone spots a stolen item, they will give something that you don't really see very often and when it happen it's the coach says one of the credit cards that was stolen was used twice in the hours after the theft... she and the team are hoping that will help police track down the thieves the coach says one of the she and the team are hoping that will help police track down the thieves a british airways flight going chicago had to turn after a mechanical issue yesterday. the issue occurred two hours into the flight the pilot sucessfully landed the plane despite issues with the landing after making it's return to londonpassengers transferred to to chicago. talk about some cool video from norway. a spanish red bull athlete professional paraglider skills to dance with the northern lights earlier this month. in the video - you're able to see the paraglider along the beautiful backdrop. the feat - a beautiful one - easiest for the paraglider. freezing temperatures, s

he was great down the stretch. 76-59, getting the season sweep of the spartans. >> equity tries to all those things together, and it is rare you can do those things in every game. >> we are 4-0, and that is terrific. it is great to be on the road and win. in terms of rpi, and things like that. but it makes the next one tough. andy: they will be playing tough on sunday when the hawkeyes play host to michigan. the wolverines just beat number five maryland at home and now they are coming to iowa city. iowa energy get a great win tonight. tonight, 20 points, 14 rebounds and the game-winning dunk as the energy knockoff sioux falls 101-99. tomorrow night's pro wrestling night with the iowa energy. the dealing team found one of the best spokesmen they could find. and in color tomorrow night with andy: doesn't get better than rick flair. the house today. if you want to go and see the nature boy in living color, you can check him out at the arena tomorrow. there are $100 the ip tickets still available for meet and greets. the game. if you go wearing a robe, it is 50% off your game tickets. >> i

usa 1993 -- - at was the last time iowa won at michigan state -- that's 18 straight losses to the spartans in east lansing -- so history was already against the hawks -- and so was one of the beststplayers in college basketball basketballdenzel valentine back in the starting line for m-s-u -- remember he was out in the first meetingwouldn't matter -- iowa shot the leather off the ball -- and peter jok - simply unconsious -- everything he shot up -- was like that young jok song -- it's going down -- jok dropped in a game high 23 -- including 3 triples -- that one put the hawks up 11 the op -- was as bigigs the ocean in the first half for shoots that one from iowa city -- the hawkseyes sunk 9 threes in the first 20 minutesand anthony clemmons finally gets a win back home -- he finishe th 13 -- the hawks sweep the spartans in the regular season seasonfor the first time since 1993 -- 76 -- 59 the final -- iowa's 4 and oh in the big 10. "it's not one thing. evevyone tries to do all of those things together -- and it's rare that you can put them all together in one game -- we were able to do tha

valentine and the spartans, trying to keep iowa winless at breslin since 93. hawks with the 3 point lead but look at this slam...eron harris goes baseline and this dude can fly. oh my goodness one point game. midway through the half though, peter jok drills the triple to put iowa up 11...that forces a timeout and tom izzo...well he's not real happy. he wouldn't be for most of the half...adam woodbury kicks it out to dom uhl...3 of his 10 points off the bench right here, iowa led by 22 at the break. in the second half, mike gesell to jarrod uthoff...he's borderline unguardable...he had a double- double, 15 and 10 toght. peter jok led the way though...he had 23 and the hawkeyes sweep michigan state for the first time since 93, 76-59. chris: the past couple been kind to west or hinton. the blackhawks have dropped two straight, the wolverines? four in a row. tonight, one of those streaks was coming to an end as they met up on the westside. early on...tre wickey...on the inbounds to noah mcwell...silky smooth shot puts 4. james king and get out of his way...he barr

much needed win for the spartans. in the big south, presbyterian playing the fighting camel of campbell. blue hose win it by 7. that's pc's first road win of the season. it's also their first win in the big south during the current campaign. they are playing three games in 4 days in manchester, new hampshire. the swamp rabbits managed to grab a 3-2 win over the monarchs. same two teams again tomorrow in new hampshire. patrick: thanks marc. and chris, you mentioned it is getting chilly. chris: it's getting colder, but i want to mention there is no rain for a while. i know, we needed. -- need it. patrick: thank you for watching wyff news 4 at 11:00. the news continues at 5:00 a.m. remembererhat we are always on www.wyff4.com and right on your smartphone on the app. have a great evening. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy.

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the spartans took this one - 86-76 the landstown eagles were up in richmond for the vantage hoops showcase at lc bird today taking on the meadowbrook monarchs. bryson stukes - remember this guy from the football field - hes pretty good on the hardwood too. he leads the eagles to a 77-58 win over the monarchs another local match up at the vantage showcase - the norcom greyhounds taking on lc bird. norcom led by kevin davis - he had three triples in the first half alone. the greyhounds up 20-15 after one in a row - but the second half bird turned it on - norcom drops a close one 59-57 putting an end to the 26 game winning streak. were getting closer and closer! the panthers - getting ready for the big game. tomorrow they leave for san francisco and they couldnt have gotten a better send off! check out this pep rally - hundreds of people were out in charlotte yesterday to wish them good luck. alright so the actual game is in a little over a week - but the celebration begins tonight. annie makovec is in san francisco as super bowl city comes to life it )s day one of the nine-day fan fest known

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the hawkeyes haven't won at michigan state since 1993 and the spartans are 8-0 at home. add in -- that the spartans were trying to avenge their only loss to iowa, and had star denzel valentine back -- the hawks had to be at their best. mike gesell only played two minutes in the first half because of foul trouble, but iowa dominated anyway. peter jok was on fire from the start -- that's 3 from the top of the key. he had 19 in the first half. iowa made 8 of their first 12 three point tries -- there's no defense for that bomb from jarrod uthoff. iowa up by 16 points. the lead got to 20 -- adam woodbury more. uhl had 10 points off the bench just before the half -- christian williams steals the pass -- and passes ahead to jok for the dunk. 47-25 at the half. jok had 23. more -- uthoff had a double-double, 15 points and 10 rebounds tom izzo couldn't watch -- as iowa wins easily 76-59. it's their biggest margin of victory in east lansing since since peaking at number-4 in the rankings, iowa state has slumped in big 12 play. the cyclones are 1-3 in the conference and are in dang

twenty three to lead the way try once a third straight seventy eight to sixty the norfolk state spartans led by robert jones they were hosting florida and am this evening charles oliver they were trying to avoid a four game stop a four game losing streak oliver hoop and harm to his twelve points to sean taylor impressive outing tonight thirteen points muscle in his way inside and of course led by jeff sure he was doing his thing fifteen points as a role seventy seven to fifty six the hampton pirates they were home this afternoon taking on with whom cook men early on a chemo mitchell working inside with a baby hook as a token early to nothing advantage then mitchell feeding brian darden the former hampton crab or with three of his seventeen points reggie johnson during the break led with eighteen will flank when chivas for the bucket and a to seventy when other action around the area that is marcus evans of rice they were taken on or tech and texas. of course evans from out of virginia beach cape every second leading freshman in the country in scoring behind ben simmons gets the bucket an

the spartans are 8-0 at home this season, average of 26 points. michigan state will also have denzel valentine back -- he missed the first meeting with an injury and is averaging nearly 18 points per game. "denzel's the type of player that just makes everyone around him better," said iowa senior mike gesell. "he's a big part of their offense when he is playayg. as a player, you want to go against the best players very single niiht so it's going to be a good matchup for us. we're going to have a lot of different guys on him. it will be a fun matchup." iowa and michigan state tipoff at 6 o'clock thursday on espn. former nebraska and nfl running back lawrence phillips has been found dead in his prison cell, and officials suspect suicide. guards found the 40-year- old phillips unresponsivivin his cell shortly after midnight. he had been in isolation for nearly three years after he was suspected of killing his cellmate. he was convicted of choking his girlfriend and driving his car into thrhr teens in 2005. phillips ran for over 17- hundred yards as a

they'll face the spartans in east lansing. the experience now that the environment's not been good to us, but it's a lot of fun to play i mean this is the reason you sign up to play college basketball is to play in games like this. you get to go in environment's like that. the hawkeyes haven't won at michigan state in 23 years. but they did beat the spartans last month, in iowa city...though michigan state was without its best player. it remains michigan state's only loss. iowa will try for a repeat win tonight, with tip off at 6. iowa's jarrod uthoff has made college basketball's "wooden award mid season watch list." the list consists of only 25 players... uthoff averages 19 points and 3 blocks. iowa state's georges niang also made the cut, with an average of 20 points and 7 rebounds. the wooden award goes to college basketball's best player. a pennsylvania bowler is worthy of an award of his own... i never really concentrated on the score, i was actually talking to my teammates, every single time, and when i was my time to g

spartans drive but cook would like it back. spartans best scoring opportunity all night.t the half. third quarter coke floats 6 yard to ridly and they call this a catch. upon further review ridly 138 yards receiving. 2 scores. the jones had the pec peck. look at this move. 57 yards in punt return. 28 second half points for alabama. michigan state not ainge is el crooked number on the scoreboard. 38 nothing it will be alabama clemson and phoenix for the national championship on january 11th. as far as individual accomplishment go jared did it all in the 3 seasons starting quarterback at cal. broke 26 records. top 10 pick of the april draft. he did what everyone expected him to did today. announcing his intention to play on sunday next year. >> lastly most importantly i want to thank my team mates over the past three years we have been through so much together that it only brought us closer an i have formed life long friendships with so many of my fellow student athletes on the team. >> came down to i felt ready. i felt like i have done great here and ready to at that time