Covering Iowa State athletics with enough humor to keep our sanity.
The Cyclones (22-9, 10-8 Big 12) will bring their all-time March Madness record of 23-23 to Storrs, Conn., where they will meet the No. 9 seeded Syracuse Orange (23-8, 12-6 ACC) on Saturday. It’s the 24th tourney appearance in program history. No. 7 seeded Iowa State fell 77-68 to No. 10 seeded Arizona State in the quarterfinals […]
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COLUMBIA, Mo. — Iowa State softball (15-10, 0-3 Big 12) took on three teams from three conferences at Mizzou Softball Field Friday and Saturday, the Big 10, the Southeastern Conference and the Summit League. Game one The Cyclones opened up the classic with a 3-0 win against Minnesota (9-17, 1-2 Big Ten) on Friday. Lauren […]
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For the fifth time in his time at the helm of Iowa State, T.J. Otzelberger and his Cyclones are going dancing in the NCAA Tournament. This is Iowa State’s 25th appearance in March Madness. It was revealed Sunday on CBS’s selection show that the NCAA tournament committee awarded the Cyclones a No. 2 seed. Iowa […]
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Pat (Hodgson) Gleeson, a Cyclone letterwinner from 1975 to 1978 and the first member of Iowa State’s 1,000-point club, sat down with us to reminisce about her career and life beyond basketball. “I’ve had lots of different careers, but currently I’m retired,” Gleeson said. “For the past 30 years in Los Angeles, I’ve been a […]
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Playing in their 10th Big 12 Conference tournament semifinal, Iowa State fell on a buzzer-beater as the University of Arizona claimed an 82-80 win Friday night inside the T-Mobile Center. Tamin Lipsey opened the scoring for the Cyclones with a pair of free throws. After Iowa State’s 6-0 was briefly halted by a pair of Jaden Bradley free throws, […]
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Who: No. 5 seeded Iowa State (27-6, 12-6 Big 12) vs. No. 1 seeded Arizona (30-2, 16-2 Big 12) Where: T-Mobile Center (18,000) – Kansas City, Mo. When: Friday, March 13, 2026 – 6 p.m. CT Watch: ESPN // Dan Shulman (PxP), Jay Bilas (Analyst) and Kris Budden (Reporter) Listen: Cyclone Radio Network // John […]
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The No. 7 Iowa State Cyclones men’s basketball team will face the No. 2 Arizona Wildcats men’s basketball team on Friday night in the Big 12 Tournament semifinals at T-Mobile Center, marking another Top-10 showdown in a season full of them. Iowa State (27-6) enters the matchup after a dominant start […]
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Would anyone be terribly surprised if these four teams made the Final Four? After rolling through their first two opponents, Iowa State will seek to avenge their most recent loss as they take on the Arizona Wildcats for the second time in two weeks. In Tucson, it was ugly in all facets as Iowa State […]
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — No. 7 (AP) Iowa State (27-6, 12-6 Big 12) extended their time in the 816 with a 75-53 victory over No. 16 (AP) Texas Tech (22-10, 12-6 Big 12) on Thursday. With the win, T.J. Otzelberger joined former Cyclone head coaches Fred Hoiberg and Johnny Orr for the most conference tournament wins […]
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Iowa State returns to the floor Thursday looking to advance in the Big 12 Tournament, facing Texas Tech in the quarterfinal round at T-Mobile Center in Kansas City. The No. 7 Cyclones enter the matchup at 26-6 overall and 12-6 in Big 12 play, while the No. 16 Red Raiders come in 22-9 overall and […]
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Who: No. 5 seeded Iowa State (26-6, 12-6 Big 12) vs. No. 4 Texas Tech seeded (22-9, 12-6 Big 12) Where: T-Mobile Center (18,000) – Kansas City, Mo. When: Thursday, March 12, 2026 – 11:30 a.m. CT Watch: ESPN // Dan Shulman (PxP), Jay Bilas (Analyst) and Kris Budden (Reporter) Listen: Cyclone Radio Network // […]
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This will probably be a bit more difficult. After a 91-42 drubbing of Arizona State, Iowa State will now face Texas Tech, who is the only road team to exit Hilton Coliseum with a win this season. Although they shot very well against the Cyclones, they finished their Big 12 campaign by dropping their final […]
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Tweet. Tweet. Tweet. A flagrant foul on “Pig” Johnson, a technical foul on Massamba Diop and a technical foul on Arizona State head coach Bobby Hurley led to No. 5 seeded Iowa State shooting six consecutive free throws at the 2:52 mark of the first half. The Cyclones (26-6, 12-6 Big 12) […]
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For the third time in the last four seasons, Iowa State begins its Big 12 Tournament run against the same opponent it just faced to close the regular season. The No. 7 Cyclones meet Arizona State Wednesday morning in the second round at T-Mobile Center in Kansas City. Iowa State enters postseason play at 25-6 […]
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Who: No. 5 seeded Iowa State (25-6, 12-6 Big 12) vs. No. 12 Arizona State (17-15, 7-11 Big 12) Where: T-Mobile Center (18,000) – Kansas City, Mo. When: Wednesday, March 11, 2026 – 11:30 a.m. CT Watch: ESPN // Dan Shulman (PxP), Jay Bilas (Analyst) and Kris Budden (Reporter) Listen: Cyclone Radio Network // John […]
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There’s nothing like KC in March. After ending their regular season campaign against Arizona State, the Cyclones will be back for seconds as they will face the Sun Devils once again in the Big 12 tournament. In a tale of two halves, Iowa State rode a 24-0 run to takedown Arizona State 86-65 less than […]
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WACO, Texas — Iowa State opened Big 12 play on the road against Baylor, but the Bears capitalized on key innings throughout the weekend to claim all three games of the series. Baylor secured the sweep with an early offensive surge in the opener, a decisive four-run fourth inning in game two, and a walk-off […]
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Tulsa, Oklahoma, provided many positive storylines and outcomes for the Cyclones as nine wrestlers qualified for the NCAA tournament, including Rocky Elam and Yonger Bastida winning individual titles. With just two weeks to go before the NCAA tournament in Cleveland, this was the final opportunity for many of these wrestlers to improve their seedings and […]
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For 20 minutes, Arizona State threatened to spoil the Senior Night festivities at Hilton Coliseum. Carrying a 41-37 lead into the locker room, the Sun Devils looked poised to play spoiler. But early in the second half, the “Hilton Magic” didn’t just appear—it overwhelmed. Roughly two minutes into the second half, the Cyclones ignited a […]
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Who: Iowa State (24-6, 11-6 Big 12) vs. Arizona State (16-14, 7-10 Big 12) Where: Hilton Coliseum (14,267) – Ames, Iowa When: Saturday, March 7, 2026 – 1 p.m. CT Watch: FS1 // Noah Reed (PxP) and LaPhonso Ellis (Analyst) Listen: Cyclone Radio Network // John Walters (PxP) and Eric Heft (Analyst)
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In honor of Women’s History Month, Karen Gerard, a trailblazing athlete and co-captain of Iowa State’s inaugural women’s basketball team shares her journey. Her story reflects the determination of women athletes who fought for opportunities to compete and paved the way for future generations at Iowa State and beyond. “I live in Pittsburgh now so […]
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The No. 7 seeded Iowa State (22-9, 10-8 Big 12) women’s basketball team lost to the No. 10 seeded Arizona State (24-9, 9-9 Big 12) Sun Devils 77-68 in the second round of the Big 12 Tournament. The first quarter, despite both teams exchanging field goals in the first minute, saw […]
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Iowa State opens postseason play Thursday evening, facing Arizona State in the second round of the Big 12 Women’s Basketball Tournament at T-Mobile Center in Kansas City. The Cyclones enter as the No. 7 seed after finishing the regular season 22-8 overall and 10-8 in conference play, while the Sun Devils arrive with a 23-9 […]
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It’s the most wonderful time of the year. The Big 12 Tournament is underway, along with a new LED court that can display any court they want. So why would they pick this monstrosity? Your guess is as good as mine. Iowa State enters the tournament as the seventh seed taking on Arizona State. Iowa […]
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Iowa State tennis opened up Big 12 play with a pair of home losses to No. 74 Colorado on Friday and No. 23 Texas Tech on Sunday. The Cyclones are back in action at Kansas on March 7 followed by a three-match trip to Texas to play at Baylor on March 13, at TCU on […]
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