wes washpun finds matt bohannon for the catch and shoot three straight-away... bingo... deficit is 8... u u trailed 38- 28 a athe break ... the panthers go to work in the 2nd half... waverly-shell rock grad klint carlson with the wide en deuce... he had 12 points off the nch... uni down by 7 ... off the inbounds pass... the give-and-go to bohannon in the corner... money... the linn-mar grad had 21 points... uni down by six ... next panther possession... washpun kicks it out totoorgan for three... he sticks t t landing... just like that... panthers down by three ... they get even closer... washpun with 8 assists today... this one to paul jesperson who splashes in a three... panthers down by one ... bubuthat's as clcle as they'd get... chase fischer hits the catch and shoot three, then he gets the easy transition bucket off the missed free throw... he had a game-high 26... byu wiwi 84-76

hawaii.panthers, cougars...wes washpun doing washpun things -- oh my! i'm sorry -- one more time ... merry christmas... and happy new year! wes would exit the game shortly there after with an injury ....but back in time to dish this one round the arc 'til it goes to jeremy morgan -- fourteen points for the iowa city west grad as the panthers retake the lead -- this one back-and-forth, we jumpppp to the second, paul jesperson with the jump--er. paced u-n-i with eighteen.. washpun back to doing washpun finds jesperson.. ice. cold. frosty. the snowman. panthers loving it -- they win 63-59... the iowa hawkeyes arrived in pasadena for the 2015 rose bowl today... facing a heralded stanford offense .. and the hawks expecting a battle of the ground game next week. "they have a little michigan state with their run game, wisconsin: two teams that are just like stanford -- they like to run the ball and try to beat you up in the trenches so it's gonna be a great game." game.""the thing about them is...in short yardage situations -- they're really good at it. they c

washpun back to doing washpun things, collects the rebound, frosty. the snowman. panthers loving it -- they win 63-59... and will play tomorrow afrternoon for fifth place against b-y-u.... one point of note -- it's the first time in 21 games that linn mar grad matt bohannon did not record a three for u-n-i... santa not the only one taking flight today, as the hawkeye football team departing just hours ago for pasadena.. pasadena..the team left eastern iowa airport this afternoon... when asked earlier this week how the team would celebrate christmas, coach ferentz replied, "like a wednesday practice!" did add a jolly "ho, ho, ho" afterwards...captain kirk no grinch... the 2015 rose bowl game is next friday, as the hawks take on heisman trophy finalist christian mccaffery and stanford -- and thus the hawks anticipating a battle of the trenches much like some big ten games earlier this year... "they have a little michigan state with their run game, wisconsin: two teams that are like to run the ball and try to beat you up in the trenches so it's gonna be a great game.

washpun to matt bohannon plus the foul. 46-37 at the half. washpun continues to dominate. great bounce pass to ted friedman. iowa state answers niang to abdel nader. a pretty quiet night for monte morris but this bucket and foul makes it a 66-64 game. after iowa state ties it jesperson dials up a pair of threes. he hit 7 of them. the cyclones cut it to one with 15 seconds to go but niang falls. the ball ends up with bennett koch. he gets it to washpun who is fouled. he hits one of two free throws. iowa state with a chance to e or win but morris can't hit the f fater as uni knocks of iowa state 81-79. after falling behind 6- nothing the hawks went right to jared uthoff posting up in the paint. but he had to sit moments later with two fouls. iowa was able to get out and run hometown finishes. and nicholas baer replacing uthoff with steal and flush to give the hwkeyes their first lead. and then they started to heat up behind the arc. anthony clemons knicks one down from the corner for the 8 point lead. a big run by drake and a casey schlatter 3 gave the bulldogs a 28-26 lead.

washpun is fouled, sinks 1 free throw. 1 last chance for iowa state. monte morris, hero against iowa. not tonight. uni upsets number 5 iowa state game 1. iowa and drake hawks 7 and 3, first game since losing in ames. drake just 4 and 6 trying to pull the upset and end a 3-game skid. bulldogs come gunning out of the locker room. ore arogundade, 3 iowa answers inside. jarrod uthoff, saddles with foul trouble most of the afternoon. 2 of his 10. drake goes inside to their big man, dominik olenijak, easy 2. but look at iowa's transition offense. nicholas baer, lets dunk. 13 for the bearcage. mike gesell gets the hawks going from the outside. 3 from downtown. iowa up 5. but drake keeps battling, reed timmer all the way to the rack, off glass. later its timmer showing the range, deep 3. 25 points for number 12, game tied again. gesell responds, 7 of 8 shooting for mike g. 17 points. another 3. the hawkeye defense blocked a school record 14 shots. baer with the rejection, iowa the other way. anthony clemmons floater iowa holds off drake 70-64 womens scores. nu

then its rinse and repeat, wes washpun to jesperson for another triple! uni up 73-66. but isu would get it back to one. here off the inbounds washpun tries to save it. but it goes off mckay and off of matt bohannon. isu has a chance to hold for the last shot. the inbounds from morris to niang, but niang slips and turns it over. washpun hits a free throw to make it 81-79. one last chance for isu, but it's no good! for the second time this year, uni upsets a top 2 team 81-79. handing isu its first loss of the year... "reaction to uni win over isu" hit the floor earlier today. former valley teammates peter jok and kale abrahamson facing off now as rivals. first half, kale on the elbow, drops in the three! bulldogs out in front early. but jok leads the hawks back, here he takes it coast to coast and in for two. that would spark a big run for iowa. later on mike he had a team high 17 as the hawks take the lead. then more long ball as brady ellingson is seeing triple. and why not one more. jok finds anthony clemmons in the corner, straight cash homey! iowa goes on a 14-0 run

'and 1' -- 15 for but it was bennett koch that put up the big numbers -- off the assist from washpun -- koch with 18 -- panthers roll in the second half to hammer the mean green 93, 70 thanks rick. we'll be right back. it's called a rigged economy, and this is how it works. most new wealth flows to the top 1%. it's a system held in place by corrupt politics where wall street banks and billionaires buy elections. people like you who want to fight back. the truth is you can't change a corrupt system by taking its money. i'm bernie sanders. i approve this message. join us for real change. (vo) shop all makes, models and colors in your neighborhood... all with worry-free ownership. head to your neighborhood enterprise car sales and let the people who buy more vehicles than anyone... a final look at your forecast. thanks for watching the kwwl news at ten. but today, as world leaders come together in paris, the solutions are clear. with a real commitment to clean energy, we can tackle the climate crisis, end our dependence on oil from foreign countries, and create millions of american jobs

washpun to matt bohannon plus the foul. 46-37 at the half. washpun continues to dominate. great bounce pass to ted friedman. iowa state answers niang to abdel nader. a pretty quiet night for monte morris but this bucket and foul makes it a 66-64 game. after iowa state ties it jesperson dials up a pair of threes. he hit 7 of them. the cyclones cut it to one with 15 seconds to go but niang falls. the ball ends up with bennett koch. he gets it to washpun who is fouled. he hits one of two free throws. iowa state with a chance to tie or win but morris can't hit the floater as uni knocks of iowa state 81-79. after falling right to jared uthoff posting up he had to sit moments later with two fouls. iowa was able to get out and run peter jok playing in his hometown finishes. and nicholas baer replacing uthoff with steal and flush to give the hwkeyes their first lead. and then they started to heat up behind the arc. anthony clemons knicks one down from the corner for the 8 point lead. a big run by drake and a casey schlatter 3 gave the bulldogs a 28-26 lead. iowa answered with anot

just before half -- it's wes washpun driving -- 12 in the game for washpun -- uni down 2 at the break -- second half -- washpun after the steal -- gets it off to jeremy morgan for the 'and 1' -- 15 for morgan on the night -- but it was bennett koch that put up the big numbers -- off the assist from washpun -- koch with 18 -- panthers roll in the second half to hammer the mean green 93-70. one day after paul rhoads' final game, iowa state had a new head football coach. matt campbell was introduced today in ames, one day after his 36th birthday. campbell led toledo to a 35-15 record in four years, including three nine-win seasons and two bowl wins. this year's rocket team beat double overtime, back in week 3. the cyclones have just 8 wins in the last three seasons, and he knows the challenge it will be to consistenly win. "to reach your full potential. that's what i'm going to ask each and every one of these young men that i get a chacne to meet with today to do. to get to that point, that's hard. it takes discipline and commitment. it takes the foundation, from my end, to bring that da

this year, it's been wes washpun. stay with your 24 hour news source, kcrg-tv9. this evening, lasting into part of monday morning. showers will begin to develop this evening, and overspread much of the tv9 viewing area. rainfall amounts should be under an inch, around 0.7'' or less. temperatures will be mild for most of the night, but as the cold front sweeps through in the early morning, temperatures will cool quickly down to the upper 30s in many spots. showers will come to an end by mid-morning across eastern iowa, with brisk winds from the northwest. temperatures on monday will hang steady around 40, then through the afternoon under mostly cloudy skies. our next chance for rain arrives on wednesday, however temperatures may be pushing 50 by hump day. tonight: showers likely low: 36-42 winds: sw 10-15 alo: 33 dbq: 38 iow: 39tomorrow: early showers, m/cloudy high: 37-43 winds: nw 15-25 alo: 37 dbq: 39 iow: 41 thanks chris. seth tuttle was the difference maker for uni. this year, it's been wes washpun. don't forget,

washpun and the panthers are in hawaii for the diamond head classic this week. iowa was also a winner at the big four and today the big ten named nicholas baer the conference freshman of the week. baer, a walk on from bettendorf, stuffed the stat sheet with 13 points, 7 rebounds, and a career high 6 blocks in the hawkeyes 70-64 win over drake. hawkeyes host tennessee tech tomorrow in iowa's non conference finale. and the big four caused a bit of a shake up in the latest ap rankings. iowa state fell from fifth to 11th after suffering their first loss of the season. northern iowa and the hawkeyes are both receiving votes this week. michigan state is the near unanimous selection at number one in front of a pair of big twelve teams, kansas and book fan photo of the day. today's picture comes from... jenn jonas. her kids were excited to see santa.... well, two of them were. if you're like to submit a facebook fan photo, just post it on our abc-9 facebook jenna/tim/chris/fred: (fred) your forecast for tonight is for mostly cloudy skies the low will be 21. tomorrow, ex

northern iowa's wes washpun is the missouri valley conference player of the week. the junior from cedar rapids had career-highs -- with 28 points and 11 assists in leading uni to over iowa state. washpun hit all six of his first-half shots and finished the game shooting 9-of-14 from the field, and 8-of-10 at the line. washpun also led the panthers followed by telenovela at 7:30 and saturday night live at 8. then tonight on news four at ten.... ktiv's matt breen will bring us more on his one- on-one with presidential candidate bernie sanders. hear what the candidate has to say about the controversial data breach. tonight: areas of fog. low: 24 wind: sw/se 5-10 mph tomorrow: mostly cloudy and

--this was win number eight for uni and wes washpun didn't waste any time making a highlight reel play....check out this dunk...oh my....he just absolutely posterizes the big man from washington state and he does it left- handed.... --but a scary moment a little bit later as washpun attacks the rim again but this lands hard on the court....washpun gets up slowow and spends a couple minutes o othe bench but would return and here he finds bennett koch for the hoop and the foul as uni retakes the lead... --late in the first half, paul jesperson puts the ball on the flolo and banks one home....uni up 30-29 at the break... --it was just a 2 point game with only a minute 40 to go when jesperson buries a 3 as uni tops washington state 63- 59...the panthers wrap up their hawaii trip tomorrow against byu. --from basketball in hawaii to football in the bahamas....wes tern michigan and middle tennessee state in the popeyes bahamas bowl.... --and if you like big plays and no defense, this was the game for you....just over a minute into the first quarter, richie james takes the option pitch and rac

washpun with 8 assists today... this one to paul jesperson who splashes in a three... panthers down by one ... bubuthat's as clcle as they'd get... chase fischer hits the catch and shoot three, then he gets the easy transition bucket off the missed free throw... he had a game-high 26... byu wiwi 84-76 former iowa state head coach fred hoiberg with thbulls down in oklahoma city... closing seconds ofofhe first quarter, jimmy butler launches one high in the air that touches the north pole and comes back down through the basket... bulls led 54-52 at halftime ... they come back with a strong 3rd quarter... in transiti, iowa native doug mcdermott knocks in the deuce off the window... closing seconds of the third, butler comes up with the steal and says dunk you very much... he had 23 points... then it's mcdermott th the 3-ball corner pocket... bullslsgo on to win 105-96 ... also, cavs and the warriors... a rematch from last year's championship series ... 3rd ququter action, steph curry with the bounce pass to draymond green... get out of his way... warriors go up 8 after tha

panthers, cougars...wes washpun doing washpun things -- oh my! i'm sorry -- one more time ... merry christmas... and happy new year! wes would exit the game shortly there after with an injury ....but back in time to dish this one round the arc 'til it goes to jeremy morgan -- fourteen points for the iowa city west grad as the panthers retake the lead -- this one back-and-forth, we jumpppp to the second, paul jesperson with the jump--er. paced u-n-i with eighteen.. washpun back to doing washpun things, collects the rebound, finds jesperson.. ice. cold. frosty. the snowman. panthers loving it -- they win 63-59... the iowa hawkeyes arrived in pasadena for the 2015 rose bowl today... facing a heralded stanford offense .. and the hawks expecting a battle of the ground game next week. michigan state with their run game, wisconsin: two teams that are just like stanford -- they like to run the ball and try to beat you up in the trenches so it's gonna be a great game." game.""the thing about them is...in short yardage situations -- they're really good at it. they come off the ball real

wes washpun doing washpun things -- oh my! i'm sorry -- one more t te ... merry christmas... and happy new year! wes would exit the game shortly there after with an injury ....but back in time to dish this one round the arc 'til it goes to jeremy morgan -- fourteen points for the iowa city west grad as the panthers retake the lead -- this one back-and-forth, we jumpppp to the second, paul jesperson with the jump----er. paced u-n-i with eighteen.. washpun back to doing washpun things, collects the rebound, finds jesperson.. ice. cold. frosty. the snowman. panthers loving it -- they win 63-59... and will play tomorrow afrternoon for fifth place against b-y-u.... one point of note -- it's the first time in 21 games that linn mar gradad three for u-n-i... christmas came a bit early for wisconsin interim head coh greg gard... the badgers defeated green bay last night for gard's first win at the helm... this coming on the heels of bo ryan's sudden resignation a week ago... gard received positive support from fans and players -- and if "seeing is believing," just response... "for al

"well washpun and jesperson didn't miss a shot basically in the first half. jesperson hit all four three-pointers and washpun comes out and hits his first six shots. these are games that northern iowa has to win if they are going to get into the tournament. so, they put so much energy into these. their coaching staff knows how to slow down better, more athletic teams. and over the last decade, they've been able to win a lot of these matchups because in the valley they don't as many opportunities for signature wins and they sure have taken advantage of this hy-vee classic. wes had 28 and 11, monte morris had 8 points. there was no question who the better guard on the court was. i coached wes this summer and he was really working his shot. he was working on those 15-footers. he can get to the rim against anybody in the country, but when he's hitting the 3- point shot and the 17-footer, he's unguardable." even if uni doesn't win the valley, do they still have tournament? "no doubt about it. they only need to finish in the top two or three. these are tremendous w

wes washpun, spot up lefty 3. 19 for washpun. panthers up 7. more from behind the arc. paul jesperson 3 of his 19, uni still up 6. 5 mins left, panthers up 1. matt bohannon huge 3 from the corner. northern iowa, big road win got plans for tomorrow night? if they don't include a date with the t-v set at 6, better break them. it's only the biggest basketball game in the state ... iowa and iowa state... emotions always run high in the cyhawk showdown. last year iowa state went in to carver and pummeled the hawks by 15. georges niang, never afraid join in the fun of the moment, got iowa fans all riled up when he blew a kiss to the student section... that was sort of just an in the moment thing. i was just like everything they were saying during the game. it's all out of good fun. that's just me. i don't hold back on anything. other than that i'm really excited for thursday. hilton coliseum will be rocking tomorrow night... tip off is set for 6 - they're used to show us which cars do the best in crashes.. coming up.. some of the changes coming to crash test dummies. do the b

first half panthersr already up 20-9 wes washpun in the lane... dish city west star burries the trey. another west grad wyat lohausto jay is good panthhrs held a sll 33-26 lead at the half. second half now george mason sticking around marquise moore high off the glass for the lay in patriots within 2 then check out wes washpun just nobody comes out on him knocks it down wes had 19 on the night washpun one of his 4 assits to jesperson deep three ball and nails it... paul haa 19 of his own uni up six later matt bohannon in the corner... bo knows threes... puts them up 4... and uni goes on to win by the final of 73-65.. the iowa hawkeyes are on their way to pasadena. a day after losing to michigan state in heartbreaking fahsion its was annoucned the hawkeyes would be on their way totoheir first rose bowl since 1991. the hawkeyes players obviously thrilled with the rose bowl birth and matchup with stanford and but also thrille to send kirk ferentz to "yea were glad we could do coach in a rose bowl so hopefully we can get that win on january 1st and ma

wes washpun the catch and shoot three straight-away. bingo... deficit is 8... ununtrailed 38- 28 8 the break ... the panthers go to work in the 2nd half... waverly-shell rock grad knt carlson with the wide open deuce... had 12 points off the bench... uni& down by y ... off the inboundsds pass... the give-and-go to bohannon in the corner... money... the linn-mar grad had 21 points... uni down by six ... next panther possession... washpun kis it out to morgan for three... he sticks the landing... just like that... panthers down by three ... they get even closer... washpun with 8 assists today... this one to paul jesperson who splashes in a hree... panthers down by one ... but that's as close as they'd get... chase fifiher hits the catat and shoot three, then he gets the easy transition bucket off the missed free throw... he had a game-high 26... byu wins 84-76 ... tons of nba action on this christmas day, including former iowa state head coach fred hoiberg with the bulls down in oklahoma seconds the first quarter, jimmy butler launches one high in the air that to

that's why wes washpun was named the week." washpun scored a career high 29 points... dished out 11 assists... and grabbed seven rebounds. his coach says it's all because of the senior's hard work in the off season... this summer and fall, wes put in a lot of time shooting jump shots so that he could have a first half like he had tonight. he knows the way people are going to guard him. they aren't going to want him driving it to the front of the rim. so he put in a lot of time shooting jump shots and it's paid off for him northern iowa now heads to the "diamond head classic" in hawaii it is starting off foggy on this tuesday morning. highs will zip back to the upper 40s under mainly cloudy skies this afternoon. wednesday will be wet. most of the rain will fall before noon. by early thursday morning there is a chance for a light rain/snow mix...but the warmer temperatures will not allow for a white christmas. temperatures christmas eve through christmas and the holiday coming up next, david geiger joins us with this morning's agribusiness report. then a little later, a

washpun kicks it out t morgan for three... he sticks the landing... just like that... panthers down by three ... they get even closer... washpun with 8 assists today... this one to paul jesperson who splashes in a three... panthers down by one ... but that's as close as they'd get... chase fischer hits the catch and shoot three, then he gets the easy transition bucket off the missed free throw... he h a game-high 26... byu wins 84-766 ... tons of nba action on this christmas day, including former iowa state head coach fred h/iberg with the bulls down in oklahoma city... closi conds of the first quarter, jimmy butler launches one high in the air that touches the north pole and comes back down through the basket... bulls led 54-52 at halftime ... they come back with a strong 3rd quarter... in transition, iowa native doug mcdermott knocks in the deuce off the butler comes up with the steal and says dunk you very much... he had 23 points... then it's mcdermott with thehe-ball corner pocket.t. bulls go on to win 105-96 ... also, cavs and the warriors... a rematch from last

solid start for washpun has moves. washpun also has the panthers in the lead with 16 points. then the panthers go all panthers... paul jesperson from outside. that will do it. u-n-i back on track with a 63-59 win. the panthers are cougar hunting again on christmas day. a pair of 8-4 teams in the diamond head classic 5th place game. 25-games into fred hoiberg's first n-b-a season, he's dealing with a divided locker-room. bulls star jimmy butler says hoiberg is great coach, but too laid back. going public with the issues... isn't always the best approach. the bulls take a three-game with o-k-c. before we go tonight.. the paris: there's a lot to do on a dairy farm. nobody's gonna do it for you. you have to get out there and do it yourself. bernie sanders is a well-known friend of family farms. bernie cannot be bought out by big money. bernie's opinion cannot be purchased. it's time for our next president to get in there, roll up his sleeves, take off the gloves, and take on wall street, take on big business, take on big money, and get the working class back to where they should

washpun is fouled, sinks 1 free throw. 1 last chance for iowa state. monte morris, hero against iowa. not tonight. uni upsets number 5 iowa state 81-79 game 1. iowa and drake hawks 7 ames. drake just 4 and 6 upset and end a 3-game skid. bulldogs come gunning out of the locker room. ore arogundade, 3 ball. 9 for ore drake up 3. iowa answers inside. jarrod uthoff, saddles with foul trouble most of the afternoon. 2 of his 10. drake goes inside to their big man, dominik olenijak, easy 2. but look at iowa's transition offense. nicholas baer, lets dunk. 13 for the bearcage. mike gesell gets the hawks going from the outside. 3 from downtown. iowa up 5. timmer all the way to the rack, off glass. later its timmer showing the range, deep 3. 25 points for number 12, game tied again. gesell responds, 7 of 8 shooting for mike g. 17 points. another 3. the hawkeye defense blocked a school record 14 shots. baer with the rejection, iowa the other way. anthony clemmons floater good. iowa holds off drake 70-64 womens scores. number 24 iowa downs bradley 60-53. drake fall

at number 22 cincinnati wes washpun loves the big stage and it showed against iowa state. the panther point guard is named the missouri valley player of the week, after his dominating performance. washpun scored a career high 28 points on 8 of 10 shooting...also dished out 11 assists and grabbed 7 rebounds. the senior can do it all...the panthers now head to the diamond head classic iowa's mvp at the big 4 classic was a walk-on from bettendorf. nicholas baer, not even on scholarship, named big 10 freshman of the week. baer had a breakout game against drake 13 points, 7 rebounds 6 blocks fran mccaffery says baer will eventually be on scholarship. but right now the walk-on is baer and the hawks back in action tomorrow night at home against tennessee tech. after a 12 win rebuilding season last year north boys basketball is back. polar bears are off to a 6 and 1 start and have loads of talent this year. a couple incoming transfers, a star freshman point guard, and experience...the goals are lofty, and as always they want to prove the doubters wrong. polar bears dont play again

and paul jesperson -- washpun torched the cyclones with a career high 28 points -- while jesperson made it look easy from beyond the arc -- hitting 7 of te shots from thhe point land as the pantehrs did what they set out to do -- and that's prove they could play with anyone -- there are a lot of good teams in the country and this is one of preparation and believe that you can make games this happen and a big part of it. nobody's going to back down from anyone we play whether they're ranked #1 in the coury or we're going to play in a tough envirirnment. nobody's afraid of any team that we're going to play. the panthers have a pretty good gig coming up as they head to hawaii for the diamondhead classic starting off&with the host rainbow warriors on wednesday niniht -- panther women -- today -- tulsa -- looking to move back to 5- hundred on the season -- ugly christmas sweater day in the mcleod center -- good day for amber sorenson she knocked down 3 of 4 trey attempts -- 17 points -- uni up 3 early -- minutes later -- it's madison weekly from downtown -- knocking it home -- panthers up 8

tied at 50 with less than 5 to play, washpun has moves. washpun also has the panthers in the lead with 16 points. then the panthers go all panthers... paul jesperson from outside. that will do it. u-n-i wins 63-59. the panthers are cougar hunting a pair of 8-4 teams in the diamond head classic 5th place game. 25-games into fred hoiberg's first n-b-a season, he's dealing with a divided locker-room. bulls star jimmy butler called out hoiberg saying he's a great coach, but at times too laid back. the bulls take a three-game losing streak into a christmas day clash on average, it takes three hundred americans working for a solid year, to make as much money as one top ceo. it's called the wage gap. and the republicans will make it worse by lowering taxes for those at the top and letting corporations write their own rules. hillary clinton will work to close the wage gap. equal pay for women to raise incomes for families, a higher minimum wage, lower taxes for the middle class. she gets the job done for us.

wes washpun, spot up lefty 3. 19 for washpun. panthers up 7. more from behind the arc. paul jesperson 3 of his 19, uni still up 6. 5 mins left, panthers up 1. matt bohannon huge 3 from the corner. northern iowa, big road win 73-65 over the biggest basketball game in the state, just 2 days away. emotions always run high in the cyhawk showdown. last year iowa state went in to carver and roughed up the hawks by 15. georges niang, never afraid to trash talk, got iowa fans all riled up when he blew the student section a kiss. the hawkeyes aren't going to be a pushover. iowa played one of their best games of the season last night, beating western illinois 90-56. jarrod uthoff scored a career high 27 points. iowa is 7 and 2 and receiving hilton coliseum will be rocking thursday night. tipoff set for 6:30 in ames. a historic season brings more awards for kirk ferentz. ferentz is named woody hayes coach of the year. kirk will never take credit for the turnaround, but the players have nothing but high praise for him. more accolades for desmond king king is named a 1st team all-am

story of the game as wes washpun scoring... and dishing it out... this one to friedman ... u-n-i still with the lead.. but don't look now... ss than thirty sends to go and george niang draws the foul -- with a chance to cut the lead to one! it ain't hilton but was there some magic in des moines? niang makes both shots but on the inbound loses his balance, panthers take the ball, washpun gonna try and run the clock out -- gets fouled instead -- and that's your ball game1-79, cyclones undefeatedno more back in iowa city, lisa bluder and the iowa women's basketball te back on the winning track after defeating bradley... ally disterhoft and figrues coe college trying to move to 6-and-3 on the year... hosting lake forrest...kohawks up 24- 11 first half -- marshall shedeck... splish splash to push the lead to sixteeeen.... later first, the big man inside, christian fahey muscles his way in for two kohawks cruising throh the first half......but lake forest had some rally in them -- before the half eric porter for one of his eleven three's on the day -- a new eby fieldhouse record

at number 22 cincinnati wes washpun put on a show against iowa state. for his performance, the panther point guard is named the missouri valley player of the week. washpun scored a career high 28 points...also dished out 11 assists and grabbed 7 rebounds. the senior can do it all...the hard work in the off-season is paying off. heart disease. asthma. diabetes. 7 out of 10 americans take prescription drugs. but in the last 7 years drugs prices have doubled. hillary's going to take on the drug companies. require medicare to negotiate lower drug prices. let people buy their prescription drugs from countries like canada at half the price. and cap monthly prescription costs for every american. the drug companies have been over charging long enough. it's time to fight back. i'm hillary clinton tonight will be the coolest of the next several days. we will see temperatures just into the 20s. expect clearing skies by tuesday morning. there will be much warmer temperatures tuesday. highs will zip back to the upper 40s. the extra sunshine and warm sw wind will hel

late second half.....game tied at 48......m-v-c player of the week wes washpun goes iso....hangs and hits! panthers take the two point lead....... next wazzu possession....grea t passing leads to an easy bucket from hawkinson........he had a double- double...14 points 13 boards... but back comes washpun././.this kid is tremendous...som ehow gets that floater to fall....the senior finished with 16 points.... end....the cougars respond....que johnson! right on que! washington state takes the one point lead with four minutes to play.... uni would hit five free throws to take the four point lead...then its junior longrus....and one! cougs hanging around.... but the panthers had no desire to lose two in a row...paul jesperson.....dagg er from deep! he had a game high 18 points......uni survives and wins it 63-59. they will face byu in the fifth-place game at 2:30 on christmas day. alex after a nice and easy flight, the hawkeyes have arrived in southern california. on new years day, iowa will take on a very talented stanford team in the rose bowl. the cardinal won the pac-12 championship t

wes washpun the story -- 28 points, 11 asissts. both career-highs. uni was up by 11 for a while in this one. undefeated isu rallied back. down by 1 with 15 seconds left, georges kneeing cell. still, one more chance. isu down 2. monte morris coming to be iowa this way. uni wins it, 81-79. drake made it a great game against iowa. it was tied at 30 at the half. iowa pulled away, but drake kept it close. reed timmer had 25 points and 5 drake cut it to 2 with 1:30 left. 70-64. the hawkeyes do win. we have so much more of these games, including a great done from georges niang. guys? todd: the big four classic means big business for restaurants near the iowa events center. the basketball teams drew in big crowds. tonight, kcci's rose heaphy is live at the wells fargo arena to explain their impact. rose: 15,000 people packed this stadium just hours ago. and part of the pregame fun is enjoying food beforehand, which made buzzard billy's quite the popular place. bryan: it's just a great day for basketball in iowa. rose: sold-out showdowns -- drake versus iowa

that's why wes washpun was named the "missouri valley player of the week." washpun scored a career high 29 points... dished out 11 assists... and grabbed seven rebounds. his coach says it's all because of the senior's hard work in the off season... this summer and fall, wes put in a lot of time shooting jump shots so that he could have a first half like he had tonight. he knows the way people are going to guard him. they aren't going to want him driving it to the front of the rim. so he put in a lot of time shooting jump shots and it's paid off for him northern iowa now heads to the "diamond head classic" in hawaii have your next burger with a side of awesome. the one-of-a-kind, creamy blend of sweet and tangy. miracle whip and proud of it. at kraft we start with quality ingredients. all expertly blended to make our mayo. so you can take whatever you're making it is starting off foggy on this tuesday morning. highs will zip back to the upper 40s under mainly cloudy skies this afternoon. wednesday will be wet. most of the rain will fall before noon. by early

tied at 50 with less than 5 to play, washpun has moves. washpun also has the panthers in the lead with 16 points. then the panthers go all panthers... paul jesperson from outside. that will do it. u-n-i back on track with a 63-59 win. the panthers are cougar hunting again on christmas day. a pair of 8-4 teams in the diamond head classic 5th place game. 25-games into fred hoiberg's first n-b-a season, he's dealing with a divided locker-room. bulls star jimmy butler says hoiberg is great coach, but too laid back. going public with the issues... isn't always the best approach. the bulls take a three-game finally tonight... did you know it's national eggnog day? do you even know what's in eggnog? merriam webster defines it as a drink made of eggs, sugar, milk or cream that often includes liquor. it's usually enjoyed in the u-s between most historians agree eggnog's forerunner was probably the early medieval britain drink called "posset" - which is a hot, milky ale. eggnog became tied to the holidays when it crossed the atlantic in the 17- hund

wes washpun loves the big stage and it showed against iowa state. the panther point guard is named the missouri valley player of the week, washpun scored a career high 28 points on 8 of 10 shooting...also dished out 11 assists and grabbed 7 rebounds. the senior can do it all...the hard work in the off-season is paying off. panthers now head to the diamond head classic iowa's mvp at the big 4 classic was a walk-on from bettendorf. nicholas baer, not even on scholarship, named big 10 freshman of the week. baer had a breakout game against drake 13 points, 7 rebounds 6 blocks fran mccaffery says baer will but right now the walk-on is earning every minute of playing time. baer and the hawks back in action tomorrow night at home against tennessee tech. after a 12 win rebuilding season last year north boys basketball is back. polar bears are off to a 6 and 1 start and have loads of talent this year. a couple incoming transfers, a star freshman point guard, and experience...the goals are lofty, and as always they want to prove the doubters wrong. polar bear

panther wes washpun was also on fire... with a career high of 28 points. georges niang scored 30 for the cyclones... but it wasn't enough. u-n-i won over i-s-u 81 to 79... proving they can play with anyone... they have to believe in who they are. there's no question in it. so when you do come into a stretch against a team like this, when they get going, there's not a lot of teams that can slow them down once they get started. they were going in the second half and they had all the momentum in the second half. at one point we just had to stand up and get a couple stops. the panthers now head to the "diamond head classic" in hawaii for a three game holiday trip. the cyclones hit the road tomorrow to take on number 23 cincinnati. the hawkeyes held a block party in the bulldog's backyard... blocks in the big four classic. mike gesell scored a career high 17 points... and reed timmer finished with 25. it all added up to a win over drake with a final score of 70 to 64. both teams are back home tomorrow. the hawks host tennessee tech and the bulldogs host abilene

the cyclones had no answer for wes washpun, career high 28 points for wes. georges niang scored 30 for isu but it wasnt enough. uni proves again they, when theyre on they can play with anyone. panthers now head to the diamond head classic in hawaii for a 3 iowa state hits the road tuesday to take on number 23 cincinnati the hawkeyes held off a pesky drake squad 70-64 on saturday. mike gesell led iowa with 17, but every time the hawks made a run the dogs would fight back. huge game for reed timmer, 25 points. iowa improves to 8-3 and fran likes the way his team is competing every night. both teams are back home on tuesday. iowa hosts tennessee tech, tuesday. iowa hosts tennessee tech, drake takes on abilene christian with the nfl season is winding down, the bears and vikings are moving in opposite directions. no contest today in minnesota. teddy bridgewater throws 4 touchdowns, stefon diggs catches 2 td's. vikings roll over choicago 38-17 chiefs and ravens from baltimore. 1st q. charcandrick west breaks free. 38 yard touchdown. k-c wins their 8th straight gam

u-n-i able to put a dent into the lead late, washpun steal goes to matt bohannon ...drops another three -- heheinished with twenty one but still not enough as u-n-i falls 84- 76.... and wrap up their time in hawaii with a record of 1- and-2. the panthers back at home this week hosting bradley what's christmas without the n- b-a? bulls down in oklahoma city.... and on fire in the first haha, jimim butler at the buzzer.... is that even legal? more air on that one than santa's sleigh... 32-26 at half....but keviv durant can never be counted out... he says anything you canano... i can do just as fine... the thunder mounted a comeback... but there was no stopping the big guy in red -- and i'm not talking about santa. paul gasol. down low. bulls win 105- 96... . rematch of last year's n-b-a finals currently ongoing...step h curry exited the game briefly with injury -- during which timemehe cavs able to take the lead -- tis the season ... for bowl games, and unless you've been living under a rock... you know the wkeyes received quite the early christmas gift -- an invitation to the 2015 rose b

and the guard washpun was really good... so we have to do a great job against him, but terriffic program, obviously a lot of respect for them and what they've been able to accomplish." on the flip side -- when northern iowa thinks about iowa state -- they think of run and gun basketball -- the cyclones score 85 points per game -- to average that your average length of possession has the nation's 7th shortest -- the clones get it and go, and ben jacobson knows -- their transition game is on point. "i think as everybody knows one of the -- handful of teams -- best at transition offense in the entire country.. they just get the ball on top of you so fast ... made shot, missed shot, turnover, it really doesn't matter for them. they're able to get the basketball into your front court. part of that is they've got so many guys that can handle the basketball." i feel like a broken record at this point, but desmond king just continues to be crowned an all amercian day in and day out -- today he was hit with another anotherthe sportin

uni wouldn't go down without a fight...wes washpun finding paul three. but it wouldn't be enough as richmond was just too much for the panthers tonight...they win 82-67...uni falls to six and two. the iowa men were at home today hosting the university of missouri at kansas city............ iowa looked good early in the game, peter jock gets the steal and takes it the full lenght of the court for the lay in, jock finished the day with 10 points, hawks led 7-0. nice ball movement for iowa, anthonhy clemmons to dom uhl to ahmad wagner, he jams it down and is fouled for the three point play , hawks extended the lead by ten points. then clemmons found himself in the corner, he drops the three ball, clemmons finished with 13 points, iowa led 45-31 at the half. second half action, uhl would miss, but jarod uthoff down low collects and gets the put back for two, that made it 61-43, uthoff had 13 points and 7 rebounds. uhl would redeem himself in the corner with the sweet pull up jumper, dom finished with a double / double - 14 points and 10 rebounds. then the fr

and uni did not make him feel welcome early - check that - wes washpun did not make him feel welcome - dropping 28 points as uni built a 66-58 lead late in the second half. later - tied at 66 - paul jesperson - gets the three - foul underneath - so it's a four point play. but here come the cyclones - georges niang - led the way with 30 points - bucket and the foul - but the cyclones still down by two in the final seconds. iowa state gets a final chance - and nearly one month to the day of topping top-ranked north carolina - uni does it again - beating iowa state, 81-79. iowa taking on drake in the early game. we pick things up late second half - hawkeyes up 8 - but kale abrahamson drains a three for drake - bringing the bulldogs within 5. under 2 and a half to play - reed timmer - drives the lane - drake down 66-61 - timmer had a game-high 25. the bulldogs got as close as 2 points - but then jarrod uthoff works on timmer and gets to the hoop -uthoff had 10 - iowa up 4. then mike gesell - the south sioux grad with the thunder-dunk - gesell led the hawks with 17 - iowa escapes drake, 7

wes washpun and paul jesperson combined for 49 points against the cyclones, a statement " " uni visits hawaii this week. iowa state has a road test at cincinatti this week. iowa state has a road test at cincinatti on tuesday. as for the hawkeyes......iowa beat drake by six in the opening game of the big four classic, their fifth straight win over the bulldogs. fran mccaffery's bunch blocked a school record 14 hawks to their 8th win of the season. iowa hosts tennessee tech on tuesday. baseball fans in the area know this name....former north high standout damek tomscha hosted a hitting clinic today over in morningside. along with heelan alums david kerian and paul jacobson, tomscha, who plays in the phillies organization, led hitting drills for a number of young baseball players. once in those very shoes, damek was excited to give back to his community. " " tomscha currently plays for the class-a lakewood blueclaws in the philadelphia phillies organization. we will hear more from the trio of guys who hosted this clinic later this week. elisa raffa breezy winds with patchy fog. the low lo

off the assist from wes washpun -- cook scores 18. jeb bush: here's the truth you will not hear from our president: we are at war with radical islamic terrorism. it is the struggle that will determine the fate of the free world. the united states should not delay in leading a global coalition to take out isis with overwhelming force. their aim is our total destruction. we can't withdraw from this threat or negotiate with it. we have but one choice: to defeat it. vo: right to rise usa is responsible holidays a little merrier... and they're doing it by combing chocolate and beer... exile brewery used 6-hundred pounds of stam chocolate to create an imperial mocha stout. the limited edition beer will hit the shelves this friday. you can find it where exile products are sold including when they told me that i was diagnosed with cancer,

the cyclones had no answer for wes washpun, career high 28 points for wes. georges niang scored 30 for isu but it wasnt enough. uni proves again they, when theyre on they can play with anyone. panthers now head to the diamond head classic in hawaii for a 3 iowa state hits the road tuesday to take on number 23 cincinnati the hawkeyes held off a pesky drake squad 70-64 on saturday. mike gesell led iowa with 17, but every time the hawks made a run the dogs would fight back. huge game for reed timmer, 25 points. iowa improves to 8-3 and fran likes the way his team is competing every night. both teams are back home on drake takes on abilene christian with the nfl season is winding down, the bears and vikings are moving in opposite directions. no contest today in minnesota. teddy bridgewater throws 4 touchdowns, stefon diggs catches 2 td's. vikings roll over choicago 38-17 chiefs and ravens from baltimore. 1st q. charcandrick west breaks free. 38 yard touchdown. k-c wins their 8th straight game 34-14 heart disease. asthma. diabetes. 7 out of 10 americans take pres

jess will be back uni guard wes washpun for being named the mvc player of the week for the second time this season. wes dominated with 28 points and 11 assist in the 81-79 upset win over iowa state. he had a big performance against north carolina and he had a big performance tonight he has some things he needs to get cleaned up. he and i talked about that i think he can still play better. when you play against a good guard you you have to get him to retreat. he kept coming down hill down hill. we just want to prove we can play with anyone and i know coach believes in the guys and we feel we are never out of it doesn't matter the oponent. sot :32 oc: "doesn't matter the opponent" iowa walk forward nicholas baer was named the big 10 freshman of ththweek today. he saved the day for the hawkeyes in the 70-64 win over drake. with jared uthoff in foul trouble baer came off the bench to ore 13 rebounds and block 6 shots. when you are hitting shots you get a little more energy my passers really loaded me up today when you get the ball in your shot pocket it is a lot easier to shoot. mike and s

sot wes washpun "every team is different theres a lot of good teams in the country this was one of them and carolina is one of them as well but you just have to believe in this happen and make wins like this happen i think that's the biggest difference." "i'm just extremely proud of them they maintained their composure ... i'm felling great right now. " sot geroge niang "obviously there are some things we have to correct but i think were still improving as a team and improving every day. i don't think that's gonna define us as a team. " in des moines i'm zach grant thanks zach -- some impressive numbers from this one -- unranked teams this season are 5 and 46 against the a-p top 5 -- of course uni owns 2 of those 5 wins -- the panthers are the first missouri valley team in 50 years with 2 non- conference wins against top 5 teams -- hasn't happened since 1965 -- back to des moines where the hawkeyes and drake bulldogs opened up the night in the big four -- hawkees on a run early -- mikee gesell hits a three ball -- minutes later -- nicolas baer gets a steal and takes it in for the slam g

it's 16-14 at last check - washpun 10 we'll have those highlights coming up tonight at 10. the creighton men - on the road at oklahoma. the bluejays, hoping for a repeat of last season - when creighton upset the sooners - but oklahoma forward buddy hield doing everything he can to stop that. creighton down 10 but closes the first half strong - khyri thomas - from the corner - splash - bluejays down just 7 at the half. second half - it's a five point game - maurice watson junior - the strong drive creighton within 3 - upset on the mind. but the preseason-all american - hield - scored 33 points - burying the three as oklahoma pulls for the first time in 15 polls, dating back to last december, the morningside women are not number- one in the naia. the mustangs, still 9-and-1 on the season, were at home against gpac-newcomer, college of st. mary. the flames are just 6-6 on the year. morningside came out strong - scoring the first seven points - lexi ackerman - with her only field goal of the day - giving the mustangs the early edge. then off the turnover - madison braun goes th

in the most recent poll the panthers had recieved 15 votes wes washpun was named mvc player of the week for his performance posting a double double dropping 28 points and dishing out 11 assits. the iowa state cyclones with there first loss of the season dropped six spots by the way falling down to number 11. the panthers are relishing in the giant slayer role and the cylcones are just "ya know both teams are very can play with anybody and i know believe it as well no matter what game were in were never out of it. it doenst matter the opponent. "we'll get better we're a third the way through the season we're 9-1 its a process we cant be in peaks and valley's over one game thats just my philosophy thats always been my phliosophy." now the iowa hawkeyes are also started to recieve a few votes reciving five this week. the hawkeyes 8-3 defeated drake on saturday 70-64. iowa freshman nicolas bear was annouced big ten freshman of the week.. baer capped this week with a 13 points, 7 boards and 6 blocks against drake . david johnson continues to show why alot of people thought the cardnials got

the guard washpun was really good that day so we have to do a great job against him. terrific program a lot of respect for them and what they have been able to accomplish. sot ends at : 21 oc: "what they have been able to accomplish " and finally this evening it's monday. time to get stupid and obnoxious with the golden klutz awards. hit it andrea! let's start off with worst half court shot of the week by a fan oh itnly went about a foot. another look the high dribble almost over her head she tried to regroup. but came up just a little short. hey alteast she didn't miss a one foot shot like jeremy linn oops! you can blame it in the doo. and it could be worse you could miss to bunnies to back. alteast he didn't tip the ball into his own basket. that the wrong basket. how could they miss those easy shits and the guys at halftime of the iowa state throw down dunks like this. another look he jumps over the guys head grabs the ball and dunks it backwards. and then they lined up a bunch of students not a problem the guys got flubber on his shoes. and when you are running do