bye-bye, little uni-baby. mommy wuv you. and don't mess with uni-baby's horn. it holds great power. ( sniffs ) gross! - she already pooped. - ( coos ) any more food. you poop too much. from now on you just get one small meal a day. ( chimes ) - ( high-pitched voice ) what the heck?! - ( baby laughs ) - ( chimes ) - you know what? i don't like you. i'm gonna hide this - until your parents come home. - ( crying ) babies are so dumb. ( groans ) - ( beeps, line rings ) - sockarang on the telephone! oooh, i love babies! i'll be right there. aw, man. flute cop has the best snacks. so, ugh, where's the, uh, where's the baby? i locked her in the closet because she poops and cries too much. - oop, smart. - now let's look around the house and see if there's anything cool to play with. - ( rustling ) - hey, sockarang, look what i drew. i call it magic world. - we should go there! - i know. - but how? - with... this! great! let's go to magic world! - oh wait, what about uni-baby? - she won't die. - she ate a small meal. - we can't just leave her here alone. no, but we can

uni-baby needs you. the world needs me. - ( grunts ) - ( screams ) flute cop, is it really you this time or are you a night creature? you tell me. muah. no night creature can kiss like that. anita, baby, listen to me, and listen good. the night creatures live in a secret cave in e center of the earth. they've put uni-baby inside a very special kind of moon rock to save her, we need to be very sneaky. like ninjas. now let's go save our daughter. what are you gonna buy with your cut of the money once we unload the sun? i'm gonna buy an ocean. fill it with good water. you know, none of that salty stuff. then i'm gonna train all the sharks to do tricks for me. you sure this is wherere your uncle told us to meet him? yeah, i'm sure. how can you be sure? we're in the middle of space. i know. that's exactly where he told us to meet him. he told you to meet him in the middle of space? he wasn't any more specific? wait wait. there's your uncle. on his flying dinosaur. uh, my uncle doesn't have a flving dinosaur.

the leading 3 point shooter in uni history.. matt bohannon with back to back trey's for a 9 point lead..bohanno n with 13. and then with time running down in the first half.. the pride and joy of waverly shellrock clint cararon with the nba came down the end..checkout wes washpun with the dunk of the night to give the panthers a 49-48 lead.. gotta look at this again.. wes with that 43 inch vertical with a full facial on the 6'10 center..wes had 14.. evansville wouldn't go away and took the lead back with h is runner off the glass.. but on the next possesion bohannon with another bomb to put the panthers on top 52-50.. the aces down one with a chance to take the lead.. but jeremy morgan with the block and uni wins their third straight beating evansville 57-54.. it was signing day and they had a ton of athletes sign letters of intent today at kennedy including thehe two future hawkeyes dalles jacobus who is a prefered walk on and shaun beyer who picked iowa over nebraska. the hawkeyes targeted the defensive side of the ball this y

coming up next -- the uni women's basketball looked to move a step closer to securing the top seed in the missouri valley conference -- while the hawkeyes hit the road at ohio state trying to avoid a third straight loss -- mark woodley joins us next. seed in the big ten tournament seem to be slipping away -- iowa would look to get back on track this afternoon at ohio state -- fran mccaffery's team a game and a half behind indiana at the start of this one -- mike gesell trying to get them closer -- check out the cross-over and the slam -- hawks up 2 in the first half -- but ohio state with a great finish before half -- keita bates-deop with the and 1 -- buckeyes would lead by 5 at the break -- hawks did not hit a 3 in the first half -- but they get one here -- jared uthoff the trey -- he had xx in the game -- iowa up 2 -- (13:47) but the buckeyes didn't go away -- final minutes -- kam williams with the long two -- part of an 7-0 run -- 63, 62 ohio state -- same score -- a minute to go -- williams -- makes it a 10 - oh run -- hawks loyola visiting the uni women -- first place panthers g

uni led 40-26 at halftime ... 2nd half action... bennett koch with the pump fake, and then puts it in... panthers up by 19 ... illinois state went on a 12-0 run.. but uni doesn't panic... washpun with the drive and that rolls in... he had a team-high 18 points... 53-46 uni ..then it's jeremy morgan with some incredible highlights... he gets somehow that shot falls down... then morgan puts on the exclamation point with the alley-oop dunk.....e had 13 as uni wins 75-66 ... in about 10 minutes, the iowa state men's basketball team will tip- off against tcu at hilton coliseum. the cyclones are coming off a toh overtime e ss to baylor on tuesday. isu defeated tcu earlier this season in fort worth, 73-60. ... the iowa state women's basketball team had a very tough game at 4th ranked baylor... the cyclones lost, 78-41... seanna johnson had a team-high 12 points... the cyclones have lost nine of their last 11 games. ... december 19th, that was the last time the cornell women's basketball team lost a game. since then, the rams have won 13 st

-- that 16 was the best defensive first half of the year --- second half -- uni up 5 -- 6 minutes to go -- wes washpun extends that lead -- 14 in the game -- the only panther in double digits today -- it -- down 3 in the final minute -- d-j balentine gets the deuce makes it a one point game -- and after a missed free throw -- they'd have a shot in the final seconds -- balentine's blocked by washpun -- but mislav brzoja (bruh-zoya) gets a second shot of it -- buzzer beater is off the mark -- uni wins 9 if their 10 in the regular season -- they finish the regular season knocking off evansville 54 - 52 -- three regular season games left for iowa state -- hosting k-state today -- and going on a run early -- matt thomas -- the foul -- and the three ball -- 4-point play -- state up 17 to 14 -- then thomas -- inside to georges niang -- caps a 13, nothing run -- iowastate with a seven point advantage -- but they couldn't shake the wildcats -- caribe ervin from downtown -- they came back to take the one point edge -- but just before half -- monte morris -- beats the buzzer -- cyclones up 31,

it was 25-16 uni at the break. second half uni pulls away. klint karlson makes a great fake and drive. that puts uni up by 11. back come the purple aces. final minute, they were down 4. wingin it. the lead is down to one. final seconds, uni had a two point lead. evansville ball. they get it to top scorer dj balieintine, who goes for the win. it's blocked by washpun. mislav bruhzoya gets the loose ball. he misses as well. uni wins again, 54-52. they finish 11-7 in the valley. they will either be the four or five-seed in the tournament, depending on tonight's southern illinois game. drake has struggled to a 1-16 record in the league. the regular season finale was a good one, hosting loyola. 30 seconds left, drake down three. reed timmer buries the triple. that tied the game at 48. there was also a foul. dom olenizak had a career-high 19 points, but missed the front end of the one and one. loyola came back down with a chance to win. milton doyle misses, then gets schlatter. it goes to ot where timmer takes over. timmer scored the first 6 of ot.

here he halftime of the uni game. harris "my family and i are well aware of uni's tradition both academically and athletically. you all have done a fantastic job building a foundation and it is our job to make it better." and congratulations to the cedar falls boys bowling squad taking home the state title down in des moines they finished first with 3,230 pins beating the second place team dubuque hempstead by 145 pins. avery bauer led the way for cf with a high score of 465.... thanks rick. what's all this nonsense about balls? pink balls, blue, yellow, red. it's hard to keep the whole thing straight. and all these so-called deals? well, they come with a lot of deal breakers. like when you leave the city the signal goes weak. u.s. cellular built a network to give you a stronger signal where the other guys don't. and as for deals? how's $300 back for every line you switch? $300! no ball nonsense. get $300 per line and a stronger signal, a final look at your forecast. >> steve: from studio 6b in of new york city, it's

he had 14 as uni wins 66-44 to send the seniors out with a win the uni niors have been fun to watch. first class guys on and off the court. they have a new athletic director at uni. david harris will replace troy dannen. harris was the asssociate ad at iowa state and he knows he will face some financial challenges in cedar falls. we have to build those relationships in the community and then look at strategically what our plans our going to be. we are going to have revenue in order to make some decisions. we probably won't be to do everything we want to do but we will have to set some priorities. sot :20 oc: "priorities " bluders bunch on the road state 81-68, ally disterhoft the led the hawks with 21. and the iowa state women lost k-state 68-53. thanks scott. one last look at the forecast, joe... as a major winter storm moves east across the great lakes and ohio valley our weather remains gray, but quiet. highs pressure the upper midwest later on thursday. this allows our winds to diminish later thursday and sets us up for a great start to the weekend. sunshine is still in store for

david harris was named the new uni a-d. he's been a senior associate athletic director at iowa state. harris calls it the right time him --- and says uni is the perfect place. he talked about building a culture--- that puts an emphasis on winning "i want us to be excellent. i the community. i have core values that i believe are important. we will eventually find our core values. how we want to make decisions moving forward. harris calls iowa state athletic director jamie pollard the most influential person in his professional life. pollard was at yesterday's news conference at uni. march madness isn't all about basketball. a town in croatia is buzzing right now -- because star wars is on its way. several s senes for the next movie will be produced in croatia. crews will be there for about a week in march. jedi knights, rebels and storm fighting on the city walls, the nearby beach and in the city square. the time is how can drawing a clock tell you it's time to see the doctor? coming up -- that simple test -- and others -- t

the uni panthers looking to win three in a row... and what led to this young fans and the iowa hawkeyes looking to continue their dominance of the big ten they take on penn state head to your neighborhood enterprise car sales and let the people who buy more vehicles than anyone... flip your thinking about buying your next one. won two in a row.... their looking to make it a streak but to do so they have to take down the team second in the missouri valley conferecne ben jacobson and the uni panthers looking for their third win in a pick things up in the second christian benzon sneaking behind the d for the lay up aces up 1 unis bennet cook using his shoulder for some seperation hits the floater panthers take back the lead later cook looking backdoor to a streaking matt bohannon bo had 13 panthers up 40-39 then the panthers are down just one and wes washpun takes flight check out his young fans reaction.. puts uni back in the lead lets take another look because it deserves it... thats a 6-10 center wes next time down the court wes is d

but too much from uni...panthers are tough when they get rolling on offense. matt bohannon, another 3. uni wins 82-66 the 5th ranked iowa hawkeyes hit the road tomorrow to take on illinois. iowa is 18-4 overall, 9-1 in the big 10. indiana lost tonight so the hawks are alone at the top. opponent coaches say they're trying to mold their own program after iowa. 70's night with the energy, surge stayin alive. even the coaching staff going with the throwbacks. 1st q. kick out to terry whisnant, money from the after 1. more from iowa. andrew harrison driving, drives. up and in. energy 91 canton 102 the winter sports season is winding down and that means time for the top swimmers in iowa to shave those legs and get ready for the state meet. first districts... from summitt middle school in johnston. 200 individual medley. waukee's jackson kuhlers edges out connor neils of ankeny in a time of 1:56.93. 50 free. down and back sprint. waukee's josh waltman out- touches grant fuhr of johnston in 21.17. waltman also won the butterfly 100 freestyle. johnston's stephen fiolic

she had 17 as uni wins 63-52 & ... on the womees side, clarke takkg on indiana university northwest in the consolation... winner does move on to the naia tournament ... start of the 3rd quarter, clark goes right inside to bellvue native kelsey ersnt who gets the friendly roll ... a couple of possessionon later, crusaders in transition... molly kleppin with the bucket and one... clarke goes up 50-39 ... the crusaders outscored the redhawks 33-13 in the third quarter... ernst banks in another shot... she had 19 points and 11 rebounds... clarke is going to the naia tournament with the 95-73 win ... in about 10 minutes, the mount t rcy men's basketball team will play for the a.i.i. tournament championship. the mustangs face york college out of nebraska. mount mercy has already clinched a spot in the naia tournament. we'll have highlights coming up tonight at 10. missouri valley conference indoor track meet. scott saville has highlights from the uni dome. the day started with a bang do the uni women paige knodle fresh of he

towards the finish -- uni opened the day as winners in 6 of their last 7 games -- today they'd look to take down illinois state with the valley tournament now less than 2 weeks away -- panthers have never lost to illinois state ii the mcleod center -- redbirds have dropped of those in the uni dome -- and they'd finish the first half strong -- wes washpun -- the lob to wwtt lohaus forrthe deuce -- panthers up 7 -- 29, 22 -- later in the half -- jeremy morgan drops home the triple -- -- second half -- they'd push that lead to 19 -- bennett koch 10 points 9 boards ii the game -- but illinois state would get back in this one -- tony willis from the arc -- big run has the redbirds within four -- (47-40) then -- paris lee -- gets the bucket and the foul - makes it a 3 point game -- but they got no closer -- wes washpun -- count the bucket -- washpun with 18 in the game -- and morgan put it away down the stretch -- how's this for luck -- gets the and one -- panthers back up 11 -- and here's the capper -- the oop to morgan -- he finishes with 13 -- panthers take down the second place redbirds

at a place like uni, that's gonna be even more extreme. so clearly coming in trying to find a way that as our coaches and our student athletes are coming to us saying these are

the uni panthers have turned it around -- tonight hosting missouri state, looking for a 5th straight win -- while the cyclones would go after a 4th straight big 12 road kwwl. "now, kwwl sports, presented by your local toyota dealer." february is huge for us. all our handcrafted classic footlongs the media is going a little crazy. "sub-mageddon" with an incredible amount of accumulation inside... that now seems... enjoy all our classic footlongs the iowa state cyclones opened the night looking for a 4th straight big 12 road victory for the first tie in 15 years -- the cyclones were once again without the services of center jameel mckay -- who remains on indefinite susppsion -- cyclones -- getting in to a bit of a groove in the first half -- simeon carter getting come of mckay's minutes -- drops the hammer -- 27, 22 iowa state -- downtown -- cyclones out to an 8 point advantage -- but devaughtah williams stroking it from the arc -- part of an 8-oh run -- game tied at 37 at half -- seconddhalf -- check out the perfect pass from monte morris to deonte burton -- highlight of the night --

uni, broken play, paul jesperson drops the 3. uni takes care of business. they have won 7 of 8 and is not giving up on march. wes: bennett is playing his best backs of all of the year. favorite team.

jordan: there may not be a hotter team in the country than uni. the panthers have won 5 in a row heading into this afternoon's battle at #25 wichita state. the shockers haven't lost at home in 43 games! uni down one. but clint carlson gets underneath in transition and lays it in panthers up one. then it's carlson. the bucket and one! then the open look for three. karlson had 12 points on the day . second half. wes washpun you are cleared for take off-- the one handed jam silencing the wichita state faithful. but the shockers fight back. down 3. 2 seconds left. conner francamp is left wide open! but it's off the mark. uni upsets wichita state. ending the shocker's 43 game home winning streak. "ben jacobson reacts to uni's win over other action from the valley. the drake men fall on the road to southern illinois 75-60. kale abrahamson had 15 off the bench. bulldogs back home wednesday versus evansville. finally boys state swimming. congrats go out to the waukee gents. they capture the school's first ever swimming state title in runaway fashion over

he had 16, deficit is down to 8 salukis now up 11, but uni continues to fight... karlson wide open for the easy two-handed flush... panthers trail 23-17 but they rally to win back to back games, 67-58 over southern illinois. women's scores from today. and it's sweep for the hawks. 79-64 the final. 5 players finished in double figures, led by chase coley's 19. freshman megan gustafson recorded her 2nd straight double double with 15 and 13. then in the valley, drake takes down loyola chicago, 81-65. lizzy wendell led all scorers with 25. and uni holds off bradley, 55-47. madison weekly led all scorers in that one with 18.

uni lost to missouri state on january 6th... but the panthers get there offense going right away with paul jesperson hitting back-to-back triples they were feeling it from three-point range... iowa city west grad jeremy morgan dials long distance and connects... panthers up seven they hits 8 8 the first half... here's linn-mar grad matt bohannon hitting a deep three... uni led 49-38 at with 19 points and joed the 1,000 point c cb the papahers keep their foot on the gas to start the 2nd half... jeremy morgan buries another three... he had a career-high 21 points, panthers up 13 missouri state cut the lead to 3... but uni responds with a pair of dunks from bennett koch... there's putback dunk plus the foul... he had 19 points as uni wins its 5th straight with the 83-69 victory. "i've been here for awhile so, it' means a lot. it means a just shows timemeplay with your things, good thins quotes: "of course we're not at the top of where we want to be right now, but all we can do at this point is keep streaming them together. just foc

-- and the panthers would roll -- scoring 2 more on the double to left center from kristin lock uni rolls south dakota state 11 to 2 -- the daytona 5- hundred sits one week away -- and the gu who captured d he poll couldn't even legally celebrate with a beer -- 20-year-old chase elliott -- was fastest in qualifying today -- and will become the youngest ever driver on the pole at the great american race - - e elliott name e - of course -- is a familiar one at daytona -- tomorrow with a chance for snow tomorrow night into tuesday. we "the outdoorsman theme song" outdoorsman is brought to you and by outdoorsman internationana visit

-- knodle set a new mvc meet record winning the 60 meter hurdles in a time of 8-point-24 seconds -- uni another great performance in the 8-hundred meters -- amber clock and brette corey would go go on to finish first and second respectively -- another record on the men's side -- brandon carnes took down the meet mark in the 60 meters -- 6.69 seconds -- carnes also grabbed the championship in the 2-hundred -- in the team race -- the panthers finished 5th overall -- wichita state grabbed the conference championship -- the uni women took 3rd on the team side -- illinois state came away with the missouri valley title -- to the mat -- d-3 central regional in dubuque -- finals night -- and wartburg got it started right -- arulfo olea at 125 pounds -- pins central's cj pestano for the title -- he's off to nationals -- that's where connor campo is headed for the third straight year decision over cornell's phillip- opelt -- heavyweight lance evans -- dominant all day -- had 2 pins earlier -- finished it with a major decision on luther's connor herman -- wartburg won titles in 7 of the ten weight

uni coshz are mitch a call. leading the highway patrol and area residence on a chase that lasted more than three hours. heartbreaking for jew lie et's best friend ch with the hell copper to sning the spot line. rene road in on herorse shade divment old friends of juliet. with no one hurt, a fairy tale ending for this ponyy but according to tai tum. she has explaining to do. the photographer who dresses the pony like that mitchall creature says julia is okay because she is a little sore baw she ran 5-mile. probe. >> lynn: rob probably had the time of her life. sphrie snie freedom. >> lynn: and she came back with her uni torn thing. >> danielle: sthe wouldn't take thaha off. >> lynn: thank for watching. i'm lynn martinez. >> danielle: i'm danielle knox. 7 news at 6:00 begins now. >> nowing on 7 news, another b b break in the murder of a 6-year-old and after a gut wrench week friends and family gager to say goodbye. a busy south florida highway forced to shut down. causing headaches. it will be a cold start to the

uni was just unconcious shooting. matt bohannon drills the three. lead up to 11. then it's jesperson splashing in another triple. panthers lead by 14. more from bohannon. again from beyond the arc, drops in another for three. and then one more from jesperson. he led all scorers with a game high 21 points, including 5 three pointers. every single player that attempted at least one shot for uni shot 50% or better from the floor. uni makes it 4 straight wins, 82-66 and appears to be getting back to that team we saw beat unc and iowa state earlier this year... "i don't think there's any question. i think what we've seen in the last couple. the way we defended southern, the way we defended evansville, the way we played offensively today and not just with two or three of our guys. we're getting there now through our whole roster where guys are playing with some confidence again little different bounce in our step on offense and we've got a different determination to us defensively. and we've got a good team, and when we're doing those two things, when we've got those tw

with 2.5 seconds left, uni up 53-50... wichita state's conner frankamp is left wide open for three... bubu it's no good and uni ends wichita state's 43 home-game winning streak with the 53-50 win "we got them off balance just a little bit. defensively, we h hen't played a lot of that three-quarter court press. we haven't played a lot of zone. that slowed the game down enough the last six to eight minutes of the first half. we had some good offensive plays, so we had a lead at halftime. the longer you can go with the crowd a little bit quiet, it certainly helped our team." trt: 21 oc: "helped our team" ... the iowa state women's the road to tcu, 79-69. meredith burkhall led the cyclones with 18 points. ... the iowa city west boys swimming team was going for a three-peat in the state tournament. john campbell has more from marshalltown . ... team results, waukee won the state title, iowa city west came in 2nd and bettendorf took 3rd. ... team results, waukee won title, iowa city west came in 2nd and bettendorf took 3rd. ...

uni answers back at 157... waverly-shell rock grad bryce steiert won his match 2-0 based mostly on iowa statbeat central michigan ... and tomorrow for on iowa live, former hawkeye josh oglesby and the marion girls basketball team will join us at the first avenue draught house. thanks josh. and now to first alert storm team meteorologis following is a production of learfield sports. announcer: uthoff hits a stand-still three. >> gesell, his three is good. excellent ball movement again. hawks have numbers. three on two, clemmons the lob to uthoff, stuffs it through.

uni answers back at 157... waverly-shell rock grad bryce steiert won his match 2-0 based mostly on riding time... very close match, uni falls 18-17... iowa state beat central michigan ... and tomorrow for on iowa live, former hawkeye josh oglesby and the marion girls basketball team will join us at the first avenue draught house. on our citycam. it's february first and this is what you need to know today. 20-16 g-o-p presidential

the red hot uni panthers prepare to take the court against loyola coach jake gives his take on uni's recent success. and find out which area schools advance to the finals at the state wrestling duals in des moines. wrestling competition underway in des moines.... today some of the top teams in iowa are competing in the annual state wrestling duals at wells fargo arena. kwwl's zach grant is matside and he let's us know how teams from eastern iowa fared. yea rick its stated duals semi finals well start at 1a with alburnett well start at 152 pounds chris paulsen of don bosco pinning him in the second period matchup and it came down to 132 and halblom seals it with a pin that made it 37-30 pirates win 43-30 sot drake "and i knew if i got the pin we had the win no matter happier. " elsewhere in 1a lisbon taking on sibley- ocheyedan, lisbon earns a big win from ryne mohrfeld at 113... cooper siebrecht followed with a pin and lisbon wins 47-22 sot ryne mohrfeld lisbon freshman 113 lb: "it just creates energy you wanna go out and do exactly as the guy did before just keep adding bounus point

next -- a thriller in kansas -- we've got highlights as the uni panthers end wichita state's 43 game home court winning streak -- plus -- the cyclones looked to get back to their winning ways hosting 24th ranked texas tonight -- scott! ready to hit some balls? ooh! hey buddy, what's up? this is what it can be like to have shingles. oh, man. a painful, blistering rash. if you had chickenpox, the shingles virus is already inside you. 1 in 3 people will get shingles in their lifetime. after almost 3 weeks, i just really wanted to give it a shot. you know, i'm not feeling it today. talk to your doctor or pharmacist today about a vaccine that can help prevent shingles. the uni panthers would have to conquer the monumental task of ending wichita state's national best 43 game home court winning streak -- nobody else has won in koch arena in nearly 3 years -- sophomore klint carlson -- playing there the first time didn't seem fazed -- drops the trey -- 10 points in the first half -- panthers up 11 at the caps off a 16, nothing uni run -- panthers up 15 -- but the shockers rally markie mcduff

balentine goes off the glass to make it 53-52 uni ... evansville would get the ball back with about eight seconds left... balentine with an open look, but wes washpun comes up with the block... evansville had another chance to win... no... uni hangs on to win 54-52... next up is the mvc tournament in st. louis ... t iowa state men's basketball team is looking for some consistency with three regular season games left. during the month of february, the cyclones win one, then lose one and it just keeps on repeating. ... cyclones hosting kansas state at hilton coliseum... zz top apparently stands ... matt thomas has made a three in 18 consecutive games this season... now make that 19 straight... cyclones down 2 ... then off the inbounds... thos with another three, gets help p om the iron gogoand he's fouled... the 4-point play gives the cyclones a 3 point lead ... still in the first half, abdel nader misses the layup, but jameel mckay is right there for the putback jam... iowa state to ... this has been a tough season for the iowa women's ba

yesterday, uni added to their list of impressive conquests with a 53-50 win over 25th ranked wichita state, who had won 43 straight at home, which was best in the division one basketball. --not a single uni starter scored in double figures, but an outstanding defensive effort and a couple of unlikely heroes propelled the panthers to their sixth straight win. waverly native klint carlson came off the bench to lead uni with 12 points and former iowa city west all-stater wyatt lohaus pitched in with his best game of the season...11 points and a team-high 4 assists. after the game, coach ben jacobson praised wyatt's ability to over-come adversity this season and rise to the occasion. "he works like crazy. he's in the gym as much as anybody, but he is an ultra-competitive kid, so being out there in that game doesn't bother him at all. the crowd and the magnitude and the tie game, that doesn't bother him just cause he's such a competitive kid. i give him a lot of credit. he hasn't played as much this year as he thought he was going to or as i thought it's just worked out that way. i give h

harris will begin his duties at uni on march 28th. former iowa state head football coach paul rhoads has been hired by arkansas as its defensive backs coach. rhoads was fired by isu in november after seven seasons, where he had a 32-55 record, including 3-9 in his final season. before that he spent nine seasons as a defensive coordinator at pittsburgh and auburn. while at pittsburgh, rhoads coached six defensive backs who were picked in the nfl draft. it seems like the hawkeyes haven't played a game in a long time, but it's only been seven days. eighth-ranked iowa will host being upset at penn state last wednesday. the badgers have won eight of their last nine. wisconsin has also won five straight against the hawkeyes, and swept iowa last season. the hawks haven't beaten the badgers in over three years. these games always seem to be close -- five of the last seven meetings have been decided by five points or less. wisconsin has three players averaging double figures in points. "you know what you're going to get out of koenig and hayes

uni's second half offense coming from paul jesperson. he buries the three giving uni a 32-29 lead. moments later -- jesperson again pushing that lead to five. he had 16 on the night. but the panthers streak ends at 6. loyola knocks off uni for the second time this year -- winning by three -- 59-56. the panthers are back home on saturday against illinois state. how do you keep a secret like this? powerball winners in florida closest friends -- how the world was looking for them. this week, they stepped forward. david and marueen had one of three winning tickets for the record-setting one and a half billion dollare powerball jackpot. that's about 529 million for them -- or 328 million after they chose the lump sum. david's an engineer -- and since the drawing, he's been going to work. by the way, no one won last night's powerball drawing. saturday's jackpot now stands at 212 million. the video looks like a scene out of field of dreams. but instead of shoeless joe disappearing into the corn -- someone vanishes into a field of this: tumbleweeds. they are covering a town in australia. t

4 point bears lead -- panthers stick with it -- sharnae lamar -- nice feed to stephanie davison ahs uni back within one -- but they'd fall just short in this one -- missouri state gets the win in overtime 78 to 75 -- the union girls -- at dike-new hartford tonight -- looking to finish a perfect 16 and oh run through the nicl east conference -- union striking early from beyond the arc thats courntey poweel hedges great pass inside to madison dove who finishes for the duece things tied at 4 early later same spot on the floor for powell and she drains it again.. shes had six of the knights cuvelier through the lane she knocks it down -- wolverines down one after one -- and they'd get it done more nice passing from the wolverines josie hill to hannah dove this time dike new hartford holds on for the 29-27 win. on the boysside -- 10thhranked cedar falls hosting waterloo east -- it was all tigers in the early going -- tra'von fagan gets the inside 2 -- cf well in control 8 to 13 -- east gets a little something going in the seccd -- avree clark dials in the triple -- gets the lead under 20 poi

you're right it's a uni corm. several motorist reporting to police that a unicorn was running in the streets in fresno. the officers tracked it down to refeel veel it was a regular pony in the costume. and the pony wearing a pink hall ter. like a pink. i don't next it had this uni corm corn thing on. went open the run after escape fraig birthday party because she had enough of wearing that dumb thing. i'm sorry uni corm. >> now 7 weather with chief meteorologist phil ferro. >> phil: all raght. the weekend is here. and it promises to be on the chilly side. right now temperatures across northern florida basically from tampa all the way through jacksonville and pensacola in the 50s. 60s every place else. miami the warm spot. now, thihiis the radar showing that everything is nice and dry. and if we do get shower activity it could be bit middle of next week when we warm up again cold air is moving in. it will snelt across the area over night. the coldest temperatures usually senior detected right before sunrise and sun

-- wes washpun hard to the hoop -- the hammer caps off a 16, nothing uni run -- up 15 -- but the good times would end -- fred van vleet from downtown -- part of an 11, nothing shocker run to pull back within four -- markie mcduffie -- pushes that run to 17 to 2 -- ties it up at 44 apiece -- panthers with just 3 buckets in the first 12 minutes of the second half -- but another sophomore puts the 11 huge points in the ballgame -- a senior helps put this one away -- matt bohannon from downtown -- uni's defense -- outstanding -- shockers hit just 2 of their last 17 shots -- panthers bust up the nation's longest winning streak -- 53, 50 -- panthers have now won 6 in a row iowa state -- meanwhile -- coming off that upset loss at texas tech -- returns to the friendly confines of hilton coliseum tonight to host texas -- and it will mark the return of jameel mckay -- coming off a 2 game suspension for a violation of team rules -- should be a big spark for iowa state -- which has beaten the longhorns in all of their last 4 trips to ames -- game tips at 7:30 -- kansas won a triple o-t thriller a

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and uni raises their record to 9-7 in the valley with the 75-66 win.. from the mclead center ... thank you, scott. we'll be right back after the break. stay with tv9.

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late in the first half -- minutes later it's klint karlson from beyond the arc -- uni led 25-16 ththt 16 was the best defensive first half of the year --- second half -- things tightened up -- wes washpun for 2 -- 14 in the game -- only panther in double digits today -- and evansville never went away -- they'd have a shot in the final seconds -- d-j balentine's blocked by washpun -- but mislav brzoja (bruh-zoya) gets a second shot of it -- buzzer beter is off the mark -- uni wins 9 i i their 10 in the regular season -- they'll get the 4- seein the mvc tournament winning today 54, 52 -- the wartburg knights taking on the central dutch in the iowa conferene title game winner gets an automatic bid the the tournament dutch came out hot this three from pete walker jr gave them an 8-2 early lead nick weber keeping the kniggts in it... nic crossover through the land for the lay in knights down 8 but walker junior and the dutch kept the foot down... here he gets a three point play the old fashioned way giving the dutch a ten point lead. knights were able to chip away jaranansabus hes good fro

uni led 38-27 at halftime ... wichita state came back in the 2nd half using a 17-2 run... the alley-oop to markis mcduffie to tie it up 44-44... it would stay that way for the next four minutes ... uni finally unties it with range jumper... the iowa city west grad had 11 points off the bench ... then linn-mar grad matt bohannon splashes in a deep three to put the panthers up 51-44 ... 2.5 seconds left... wichita state's conner frankamp is left wide open for three for the ti.. but it's no good uni gives the shockers their first loss at home since february 27th of 2013 with the 53-50 win "we have been playing good basketball and everyone's healthy right now. as we saw today, klint and wyatt, maybe you don't count on the points we got from those guys in a game like this today. but they've both played well. we felt like we could come in and play well, it was just a matter of could we play well enough." trt: 21 oc: "play well enough" ... the iowa state women's babaetball team falls on the road to tcu, 79-69. meredith burkhall led the cyclones with 18 points. ... new records wer

in-state rivalry, uni and drake. over at drake it was all uni, all the time. paul jesperson drains the triple. and he is loving it. uni up by 9. later on, washpun dish to klint carlson for the jam. then, it's wes washpun. he is doing it himself. crafty move here, drives to the lane and scores. uni wins big. 82-66 the final. the cyclone women were hopiong ng for a little hilton magic this afternoon, taking on 6th-ranked texas. but the lady cyclones come up a little short. they fall in this one, 65-49 the final. next up, they hit the road to play west virginia, on the 10th. in the d league tonight, the energy are at home, taking on canton. they fall in this one. and on the ice tonight, the wild are on the road, taking on chicago. 5-1. todd: anything happening we should be keep an eye on? with sides to basketball star an fashion icon russell westbrook. and with coverage in the middle of anywhere from u.s. cellular, he can find some new ones. like, farmer. russell's brussels. russell speaking. paleontologist. hashtag t-rex. park ranger. where am i? and t.v. spokes

today uni president bill ruud announced iowa state senior associate athletic director david harris as the panthers' new athletic director. harris replaces troy dannen who left to become a-d at tulane university. sports director rick coleman was at the press conference to introduce harris. - which we streamed live on kwwl dot com. rick joins us live to talk about the new u-n-i athletic director. david harris is a very impressive young man with a clear picture of the challenges he will face as well as what he would like to accomplish panther student athletes, coaches, faculty and support staff...harris thanked many of the people who supported his journey to become the uni athletic director. harris says it is important that he connect with people in the cedar valley. as with most mid- major schools... harris says the biggest challenge facing northern iowa is financial. at a place like uni, that's gonna be even more extreme. so clearly coming in trying to find a way that as our coaches and our student athletes are coming to us saying these are the things that we're going to need to compet

griffin cuts it down to 3 -- cyclones do not panic though -- georges niang -- 18 in the gaae 59 -- uni panthers -- turning things around -- at drake day -- uni looking for a fourth straight win -- paul jesperson -- huge today -- the trey -- panthers up 8 in the first half -- and keeping the solid shooting going in the final 20 -- matt bohannon drops one home -- 53, 42 uni -- never seemed in doubt today -- jesperson again -- hit 5 of 9 from long range for a game high 21 points -- that's four in a row -- wee getting there now thrrough our whole rrter where a little different bounce in our step on offense and we've got a 2 things going through our line-up, we think we're pretty good. panthers return home to host missouri state on wednesday -- the hawkeyes play at illinois tomorrow -- and it turns out they'll be all alone in first 22nd ranked indiana 68, 63 -- the team that was sharing the top spot with the hawkeyes -- the nittany lions had lost their previous 11 games against ranked tonight -- the hawks -- meanwhhe -- tip off f t noon tomorrw against the illini -- two weeks from tonight -

the first meeting this year between drake and uni was a complete mismatch. panthers won by 33 in cedar falls. round 2 today from the knapp center. northern iowa gets a big game from paul jesperson, dead eye from beyond the arc, 46-35 uni up 11. 21 for jesperson drake's reed timmer range j makes it and 8-point uni...panthers are tough when they get rolling on offense. matt bohannon, another 3. uni wins 82-66 the 5th ranked iowa hawkeyes hit the road tomorrow to take on border illinois. iowa is 18-4 overall, 9-1 in the big 10. hawks are alone at the top. trying to mold their own program after iowa. 7's night with the energy, surge even the coaching staff going with the throwbacks. 1t q. kick out to terry whisnant, money from the corner. energy up 6 after 1. more from iowa. andrew harrison driving, drives. up and in. energy 91 canton 102 the winter sports season is winding down and that means time for the top swimmers in iowa to shave those legs and get ready for the state meet. first districts... from summitt middle school in johnston. 200 individual medley. w

jesperson again pushing that lead to five -- the senior guard scored the gate -- 16 in the game -- uni up 38, 31 -- but couldn't hold that lead -- loyola's donte ingram knocks down the j -- ramblers back within one -- then in the final minute -- montel james -- the bucket and the foul -- uni in trouble -- they'd get one last chance at the buzzer -- klint carlson with a tough shot to tie -- doesn't go -- the streak ends at 6 -- panthers get swept by loyola 59-56 -- the first state wrestling championships would get handed out tonight -- the rest on saturday -- it's finals night for the state thanks alot mark well when it came to the class 1a state dual finals it came down to the bryce paul followed with a pin of his own and alburnett got a forfeit victory at 182 pounds to give then a 18-3 advantage "it was kinda nice to start so we could get rolling and i guess that gave everyone else momentum." match at 195 pounds dakota o'connor pinned his man to start the come back the big match came at 126 criteria in a thriller at the class 1a final pirates win 32-31 "something that we preached all

uni, at the break. final seconds, uni had a 2-point evansville had a chance to win it for the three. blocks by washpun. mislav bruhzoya gets the loose ball. no good. uni wins again, 54-52. they finish 11-7 in the valley. 9-10 wins. they will either be the 4 or 5 seed in st. louis next week. drake has struggled to a 1-16 record in the league. the regular season finale was a good one. hosting loyola. 30 seconds left, drake down 3. reed timmer for the tie, at 48. there was also a foul. dom olenizak had a career-high 19 points, but missed the front end of the 1 and 1. that allowed loyola to come back down. final seconds, chance to win it. milton doyle misses, then gets it back and is blocked by casey schlatter. it was all reed timmer. timmer scored the first 6 of ot. 69-59. drake gets a much needed win, as they head to st. louis. reed: we stuck together. and we just know that break was going to come, and that was today. finally, something to hang your hat on and be happy about. scott: they will be the 10 se

and - with the regular season winding down, the first place uni women's basketball team controls their own destiny as they get ready for the conference tournament. and... here's a live look at the storm track 7 live doppler radar.... chief meteorologist mark schnackenberg will have your ful forecast, coming up. and when you see neww - or if yy have pictures or video to share... you can do that by going to our page on facebook. you can also "like" our page to stay up to te on breaking news tion. information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team: the wii diminishes tonight as temperatures drop into the 20s by friday morning. afternoon temperatures near 40 degrees, some sunshine and a light breeze is just a tease to what we can expect this weekend. temperatures in the 50s will give most of us spring fever by monday. keep in mind it is still february. with that said, we are tracking the potential for snow in parts of iowa tuesday. there is still storm trackinnacross the middle of theheountry. right now the timing would be tuesday and tuesday night. the placement and type of precipitation

uni gets a big win today at wichita state. local 5 sports director jon schaeffer has your cyhawk rewind preview next. " now, local 5 sports with jon schaeffer. we are iowa sports" " local 5 sports director breaks down the uni win over local 5 sports director breaks down the uni win over wichita state and previews the game in ames tonight as iowa state takes on texas" nikki: we'll be right back... you're five news at six. miss a story? don't forget to visit local 5 on the web. we are iowa dot com is your home for the latest in news, weather, and sports. james: we have another "clipper" type system coming in from the nw and it has prompted a winter weather advisory for much of northern, eastern and central iowa through sunday morning. snow will start up after 6 pm saturday night and continue off and on into early sunday morning. right now, it looks like the metro could get about 2-4" while heavier amounts of 3-6" will be possible north and east of us. most of the snow should be done >>> tonight on "cyhawk rewind" the hawk s comi

i have a lot of history with uni. they want to he to return kicks and punts and they want me to play wide receiver. sot :22 oc: "that is what they want me to play reciever " three football signings at wash today including isiah nimmers who put his name on the line for northern iowa. nimmers played two ways for the warriors but is listed as a defensive back for the panthers. " that was the goal. i went to their camp for defense and they told me i would be playing defense. that is fine with me. " and finally wash athletic director paul james from his ad job. but he would still like to coach the football team. we will have more with paul touorrow night on the kcrg tv-9 news. we'll be right bact joe winters for your final forecast. the prolonged storm system moves east tonight allowing the winds to diminish. we have already seen dropping temperatures through the expecting lows in the singles digits in many areas. thursday remains a quiet winter day with a slight chance for some light snow developing g te friday. an early