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SIOUX CITY — Morningside University Provost and Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs Chris Spicer announced the 475 students named to the Dean’s List for the fall semester of the 2024-25 academic year.
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NEOLA – Riverside’s rise in the Western Iowa Conference continues, and it paid off with four championships at the conference meet Saturday at Tri-Center High School in Neola.
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NEOLA – Four area girls’ wrestlers from the Western Iowa Conference, three of them freshmen and the other a senior and three-time defending state champion, continued their impressive starts to…
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The Iowa Department of Natural Resources will release rainbow trout in nine locations across Iowa this winter in areas that would not support them during warmer months.
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Quarterback Teddy Bridgewater is coming out of retirement to rejoin the Detroit Lions, coach Dan Campbell confirmed Thursday. Bridgewater, 32, appeared in one game (three snaps) for the Lions last season. He announced his retirement in February and spent the 2024 season coaching his alma mater Miami Northwestern High School to a Class 3A Florida state championship. A first-round pick by Minnesota in 2014 and a Pro Bowl selection with the Vikings in 2015, Bridgewater also played for the New Orleans Saints (2018-19), Carolina Panthers (2020), Denver Broncos (2021) and Miami Dolphins (2022) before joining the Lions in 2023. Bridgewater owns a 33-32 record as a starting quarterback, completing 66.4 percent of his passes for 15,120 yards with 75 touchdowns and 47 interceptions in 79 games. He has also rushed for 844 yards and 11 scores. He would provide experience and depth behind starter Jared Goff as the Lions (13-2) chase the No. 1 overall seed in the NFC playoffs. Hendon Hooker, a third-round pick in 2023, is Goff's current backup. Campbell told reporters Thursday that Bridgewater adds "professionalism" to the roster going into the postseason. Campbell said the move is not due to a lack of confidence in Hooker, adding that the playoffs are "a different world." Detroit visits San Francisco (6-9) on Monday night before ending the regular season with an NFC North showdown against the Minnesota Vikings (13-2) in Week 18. --Field Level Media
If the Tennessee Titans' contest against the host Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday were a bowl game, some might term it the Tank Bowl. In a matchup of 3-12 AFC South teams playing out the string of forgettable seasons, it could be argued that the loser will come out ahead in the long run. After all, that team would enhance its chances to earn the No. 1 overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft. But competitive instincts and human nature being the powerful forces they are, both teams will try for a win that will -- at least for a week -- give them a little better feeling about the season. Don't believe that? Just look at Tennessee's decision to start backup quarterback Mason Rudolph again instead of going with second-year pro Will Levis. In theory, Levis and the team would be better served with him taking snaps, since he could still be a good NFL quarterback if and when he quits making big mistakes. But first-year coach Brian Callahan is going with Rudolph, who threw for 252 yards and two touchdowns in last Sunday's 38-30 loss at Indianapolis. Rudolph also threw three interceptions, adding to the team's NFL-high total of 32 turnovers. "He's got the ability to avoid the negative play when it comes to sacks," Callahan said of Rudolph. "He gets the ball out. He knows where to go with it quickly." The Titans' offensive line has permitted 47 sacks this season -- 40 with Levis at the helm. Levis also has thrown 12 interceptions and lost two fumbles, while Rudolph has thrown eight picks and lost a fumble. When the teams met on Dec. 8 in Nashville, Jacksonville notched a 10-6 win, holding Tennessee to 272 total yards and limiting Levis to 168 yards passing. It's the Jaguars' only road win of the season. Jacksonville is coming off a 19-14 loss last week in Las Vegas, another three-win team. The defeat moved Jacksonville up to the projected No. 3 overall pick, according to tankathon.com. That's one spot ahead of the Titans. But Jaguars coach Doug Pederson, whose team could be without six projected offensive starters from the season's beginning for this game, isn't hunting for alibis. "It's just a tough situation to be in, but at the same time, listen, I'm not going to make excuses for it," he said. "We are who we are. ... We haven't been consistent enough in our play on the field." The exception to that rule has been rookie receiver Brian Thomas Jr., who is closing the season with a bang. Thomas has 27 catches for 323 yards the last three weeks, including nine for 132 and a touchdown against Las Vegas. He owns franchise rookie records for receptions (73), yards (1,088) and touchdowns (nine). With Thomas cooking, backup quarterback Mac Jones has played solid football lately. He completed 25 of 39 passes for 247 yards last week. He has completed 65.4 percent of his passes, his best mark since his rookie year with New England in 2021. Jacksonville offensive tackle Walker Little (ankle), linebacker Ventrell Miller (ankle), safety Darnell Savage (concussion) and defensive tackle DaVon Hamilton (illness) did not participate in practice on Wednesday. For the Titans, wide receiver Tyler Boyd (foot), kicker Nick Folk (abdomen), safety Amani Hooker (shoulder), offensive lineman Dillon Radunz (shoulder) and linebackers Kenneth Murray Jr. (wrist) and Otis Reese did not participate in Wednesday's session. --Field Level Media
With the quarterback position suddenly an uncertainty, the Philadelphia Eagles signed Ian Book to the practice squad on Thursday. Book, who was brought in for a visit on Christmas Day, has some familiarity with the organization. He was waived by the Eagles in August 2023 as they finalized their 53-man roster. Starter Jalen Hurts is in the concussion protocol, and backup Kenny Pickett suffered an injury to his ribs last Sunday in a loss to the Washington Commanders. Second-year player Tanner McKee is the team's third quarterback. Book, 26, was selected in the fourth round of the 2021 NFL Draft by the Saints. The former Notre Dame star has played in just one NFL game, starting for New Orleans on Dec. 27, 2021, in a 20-3 loss to the Miami Dolphins. He also has spent time with the New England Patriots and Kansas City Chiefs. The Eagles (12-3) are headed to the NFL playoffs and will host the Dallas Cowboys (7-8) on Sunday. Philadelphia also signed running back Lew Nichols to the practice squad and released defensive back Tariq Castro-Fields. --Field Level Media
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers placed starting safety Christian Izien on injured reserve Thursday, likely ending his season. Izien, 24, sustained a pectoral injury during last Sunday's 26-24 loss to the Dallas Cowboys in Arlington, Texas. The second-year player has 75 tackles, one interception and one forced fumble in 14 games (10 starts) this season. Undrafted out of Rutgers in 2023, he tallied 65 tackles and two interceptions in 17 games (four starts) as a rookie. He must sit out a minimum of four games, meaning the Bucs (8-7) would have to make the playoffs and win at least two postseason games for Izien to have a chance to return this season. --Field Level Media
The Miami Dolphins are waiving two-time Pro Bowl pass-rusher Shaquil Barrett from the reserve/retired list on Thursday, his agent confirmed to ESPN. Barrett, 32, would be eligible to play again this season if he clears waivers and signs with another team. If another team claims him, however, the veteran linebacker would be ineligible to play the rest of this season. "We appreciate the Dolphins giving Shaq this opportunity to continue his career in the NFL," said Drew Rosenhaus, Barrett's agent. "Hopefully he will pass through waivers and become a free agent so he can play again this season. He is in great shape and would be ready to play immediately." Barrett announced his retirement in July, four months after signing a one-year, $9 million deal with the Dolphins. He had a change of heart and applied for reinstatement on Nov. 26, but Miami did not greenlight that opportunity. Undrafted out of Colorado State in 2014, Barrett has played in 131 games (85 starts) across nine seasons with the Denver Broncos (2014-18) and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2019-23). He won Super Bowls with both franchises and recorded 400 tackles (73 for loss), 59 sacks, 22 forced fumbles and three interceptions. His best season came with the Buccaneers in 2019, when he led the NFL with 19.5 sacks and was named to his first Pro Bowl. His 10-sack season in 2021 earned him another Pro Bowl nod. --Field Level Media
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday that the Israeli Air Force had struck Houthi targets in Yemen.
(The Center Square) – Hurricane Helene, Donald Trump and a swelling population were intriguing North Carolina storylines in 2024 as The Center Square delivered news and information.
Manmohan Singh, the former Indian prime minister whose economic reforms made his country a global powerhouse, has died at the age of 92, current leader Narendra Modi said Thursday.
Syria's new authorities have arrested a military justice official who under ousted president Bashar al-Assad issued death sentences for detainees in the notorious Saydnaya prison, a war monitor said Thursday.
Manmohan Singh's father may have believed his bookworm son would one day lead India, but the understated technocrat with the trademark blue turban, who died Thursday at the age of 92, never dreamed it would actually happen.
LUANDA, Angola (AP) — Speaking of “our nation's original sin,†President Joe Biden on Tuesday toured a slavery museum in Angola and inspected shackles and a whip but also addressed Africa's future, saying Africans will make up one in four people by 2050 and the world's fate rests in their hands.
LUANDA, Angola (AP) — President Joe Biden arrived in Angola on Monday for his long-awaited first presidential visit to sub-Saharan Africa and will use the three-day trip to counter China’s influence by highlighting an ambitious U.S.-backed railway project.
MANNING - The Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) Board approved an award that will make an investment in the Puck Custom Enterprises facility in Manning.
HOUSTON — He was the man who sought a "kinder, and gentler nation," and the one who sternly invited Americans to read his lips — he would not raise taxes. He was the popular leader of a mighty coalition that dislodged Iraq from Kuwait, and was turned out of the presidency after a single term…
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The legacy of three area coaches was celebrated during the past two weeks, sadly as they each passed away during the past month.
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It’s not been often said this past fall, but Iowa State’s football team found itself outclassed and outmatched in every way in Saturday’s Big 12 championship game against Arizona State.
