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CHICAGO — The “Otz Era” has officially reached rarefied air. For the third time in five years, Iowa State is dancing in the Sweet Sixteen. With the Cyclone faithful expected to take over Chicago, the atmosphere is set for the program’s most significant second-weekend test yet. The “Bulletin Board” Factor: Toure vs. Gillespie While the […]
Note to readers and/or listeners: this feature was originally published on March 21, 2024. The podcast – well, phone call – was recorded on March 12, 2024 but will be released for the first time with this article. TEMPE, Ariz. — Eighty-two years ago, on Wednesday (March 25), Roy Wehde and his Iowa State teammates […]
CHICAGO — The status Iowa State’s fifth consensus All-American in program history is still up in the air. The Las Vegas native is “working tirelessly” to play with the No. 6 Cyclones (29-7, 12-6 Big 12) in their Sweet 16 contest against No. 23 Tennessee (24-11, 11-7 SEC) for their Friday matchup scheduled for 9:15 […]
Who: Iowa State (19-10, 3-3 Big 12) vs. Drake (7-18, 1-5 MVC) Where: Cyclone Softball Complex (2,000) – Ames, Iowa When: March 25 – 4 p.m. Watch: ESPN+ (Play by play: Noah Wolf, Analyst: Aly Cappaert) StatBroadcast (live stats) Series history: This will be the 116th all-time meeting between Iowa State and Drake. ISU leads the […]
A walk-off game winner for Iowa State Sunday afternoon saw Iowa State earn a three-game sweep over the Houston Cougars in Big 12 play. The win Sunday, evened the Cyclones Big 12 record at 3-3. Iowa State improved to 19-10 overall. Iowa State has won four games in a row. The Cyclones are home again […]
Four members of the 2025-26 Iowa State women’s basketball will look to play basketball outside of Ames for the 2026-27 season. The quartet tallied a combined 1,012 minutes over the course of the season. Johnston native Aili Tanke, a 5-11 sophomore guard, entered the portal Monday evening. Over two seasons, Tanke appeared in 44 games […]
Iowa State tennis fell in a heartbreaker to Big 12 foe Houston Sunday afternoon. The Cyclones lost to the Cougars by a score of 4-3. The win would have been the first win over a ranked team this year. Houston was ranked No. 40 at the time of the meet. The loss came days after […]
ST. LOUIS — Led by Ames native Tamin Lipsey’s career and game high 26 points, No. 6 Iowa State advanced to their third Sweet 16 appearance in five years as the Cyclones defeated No. 7 seeded Kentucky 82-63 at the Enterprise Center on Sunday. Iowa State improves to 29-7 and the Wildcats finish their season […]
Who: [2] Iowa State (28-7, 12-6 Big 12) vs. [7] Kentucky (22-13, 10-8 SEC) Where: Enterprise Center (18,096) – St. Louis, Mo. When: Sunday, March 22, 2026 – 1:45 p.m. CT Watch: CBS // Spero Dedes (PxP), Jim Spanarkel (Analyst) and Jon Rothstein (Reporter) Listen: Cyclone Radio Network and John Walters (PxP) & Eric Heft […]
Iowa State softball came back after being down 4-0 after the top half of the first inning on Saturday at the Cyclone Softball Complex with a 9-7 victory in game two of the series against Houston. With the win, the Cyclones improve to 18-10 on the year and 2-3 in the Big 12 Conference. The […]
With the injury to Joshua Jefferson, it’s anyone’s guess for how the Cyclones will match up against an up and down Kentucky squad. It’s a bit of a miracle that Kentucky is even in this position, as they needed a desperation heave to fall true to force overtime against Santa Clara. It will also be […]
GALLERY: Moments from Iowa State’s 9-7 win over Houston
STORRS, Conn. — Iowa State’s season ended in a 72-63 loss to Syracuse on Saturday, despite a heroic performance from star center Audi Crooks. The Cyclones couldn’t overcome a scorching second-quarter stretch by the Orange, and while Crooks put up a remarkable 37 points, Iowa State struggled with inconsistent offense and poor shooting from beyond […]
Who: Iowa State (22-9, 10-8 Big 12) vs. Syracuse (23-8, 12-6 ACC) Where: Gampel Pavilion – Storrs, Conn. When: Saturday, March 21, 2026 – 4:30 p.m. Watch: ESPN2 (PxP: Ryan Ruocco, Analyst: Rebecca Lobo, Sideline: Holly Rowe) Listen: Cyclone Radio Network (PxP: Noah Wolf, Analyst: Jamie Steyer Johnson)
Iowa State will open NCAA tournament play against the Syracuse Orange at 4:30 p.m. on ESPN2. This will represent the 24th appearance in the tournament for the Cyclones, including each of the last seven and 17 of the last 19. This will also mark the 14th appearance for Syracuse. The Orange have only reached the […]
As the Cyclones and the Orange meet for the third time in series history, and second time in Storrs, Conn., Friday afternoon, Kevin Wall of Troy Nunes Is An Absolute Magician shared his perspective on both the game and other exciting topics. WRNL: Where do Dominique Darius’ 12.6 points per game get redistributed — more […]
ST. LOUIS — Two and a half minutes into No. 2 seeded Iowa State’s First Round game against No. 15 seeded Tennessee State, the (per the box score) 17,192 in attendance seemingly held their collective breath as consensus All-American Joshua Jefferson fell awkwardly. Jefferson required assistance off the floor and returned to the bench with […]
Who: No. 2 seeded (No. 6 AP) Iowa State (27-7, 12-6 Big 12) vs. No. 15 Tennessee State (30-2, 16-2 Big 12) Where: Enterprise Center (18,096) – St. Louis, Mo. When: Friday, March 20, 2026 – 1:50 p.m. CDT Watch: CBS // Spero Dedes (PxP), Jim Spanarkel (Analyst) and Jon Rothstein (Reporter) Listen: Cyclone Radio […]
The grass is turning green, the birds are chirping, and sunset is after seven. That only means one thing. The NCAA tournament is upon us. After an undefeated non-conference schedule followed by a somewhat bumpy conference season, Iowa State enters the NCAA tournament as a 2-seed as they face the 15-seeded Tennessee State Tigers from […]
ST. LOUIS — With Iowa State’s first round game against Tennessee State tipping off Friday afternoon, two-time Cyclone men’s basketball letterwinner and Olympic gold medalist Tyrese Haliburton shares his perspective to those wearing the cardinal and gold. Haliburton’s message centers on a mindset he believes can define Cyclones’ postseason: embrace the urgency of the moment […]
The bracket is set, and as the No. 2 seed in the Midwest, the Cyclones have a clear but physically demanding route to the Final Four. Here is how the matchups shake out on the bottom half of the region. Round 1: Tennessee State (15 Seed) The journey begins with the Tigers. Success here is […]
OMAHA, Neb. — Iowa State softball (16-10, 0-3 Big 12) recorded a 6-2 victory over Creighton (12-17, 4-2 BIG EAST) Wednesday evening at Creighton Softball Stadium. With the win, the Cyclones tie up the series with the Bluejays at 26-26-1 — the tie occurred on April 17, 1984, due to darkness. In that game, both […]
The Iowa State Cyclones wrestling enter the NCAA Wrestling Championships with something to prove. Two years removed from a fourth-place national finish and one year removed from an injury-plagued 27th-place showing, Iowa State arrives in Cleveland with a healthy, experienced lineup and renewed expectations. The three-day tournament begins Thursday at Rocket Arena. The Cyclones (12-2) […]
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 […]
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 […]