animOgen

Iowa City, IA (SportsNetwork.com) - Fresh off a milestone victory, the Iowa Hawkeyes once again open the doors to Carver-Hawkeyes Arena on Friday night to entertain the 14th-ranked Iowa State Cyclones. Iowa State comes in sporting a 6-1 record, and the team is playing its first true road game of the season tonight. The Cyclones dropped a 72-63 decision to Maryland as part of the CBE Classic in Kansas City on Nov. 25, but have since reeled off three straight wins, the most recent of which being a 73-56 verdict at home against UMKC on Tuesday night. Iowa has claimed victory in eight of its first 10 bouts, and the team has won six in a row following back-to-back defeats against ranked foes Texas and Syracuse on Nov. 20-21, respectively. The Hawkeyes blasted visiting Alcorn State on Tuesday night, 67-44, to post their 400th win at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. They have now won 31 straight non-conference home games, which is the sixth-longest active streak in the country. Iowa leads the all-time series with Iowa State, 43-24, and that includes a 27-6 mark in Iowa City. It was the Cyclones however, who came out on top in last years tussle, 85-82. Bryce Dejean-Jones scored 22 points, Monte Morris tacked on 13, and four others tallied at least eight points as Iowa State routed UMKC earlier this week. The Cyclones shot 46.4 percent from the floor, knocking down seven 3- pointers along the way, while also logging favorable margins in points at the foul line (14-5), scoring in the paint (34-24), points off turnovers (26-15), fast break points (10-2) and rebounding (38-28) Iowa State is averaging a robust 83.6 ppg behind typical shooting efforts of .494 overall, .357 from beyond the arc and .755 from the charity stripe. Georges Niang is tops among the five starters averaging in double figures, as he nets 18 ppg. Dejean-Jones is hot on his heels with 17.1 ppg, while Naz Long (11.6 ppg), Dustin Hogue (11.6 ppg) and Morris (10.3 ppg) round out the offensive-minded quintet. In addition, Dejean-Jones (6.9 rpg) and Niang (6.6 rpg) spearhead the teams rebounding effort, while Morris (5.9 apg) serves as its top playmaker. Tuesdays memorable win over Alcorn State marked the second straight game, and the fourth time in the last five outings that Iowa held an opponent below 50 points. The Braves managed just a 32.8 percent success rate on their field goal attempts, and they missed all eight of their 3-point tries. The Hawkeyes werent much better (.421 FG percentage, .158 3-point FG percentage), but they did have four players score in double figures, led by Aaron Whites 15-point effort. In all, 13 guys saw action in the win, and Gabriel Olesani notched a double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds. White (15.6 ppg, 7.1 rpg) is joined by frontcourt mate Jarrod Uthoff (11.3 ppg, 6.0 rpg) as the only two UI players currently averaging double digits in the scoring column, and both are also among the team leaders in rebounds. Others who do a solid job on the glass include Olesani (6.2 rpg) and Adam Woodbury (5.9 rpg). Despite shooting below 30 percent from long range, the Hawkeyes are putting up 72 ppg, Its the clubs defensive effort though that has it off to such a successful start, as foes are producing just 54.9 ppg in hitting a mere 33.7 percent of their total shots, which includes a 25.7 percent showing out on the perimeter. Mark Price Jersey Signed . The Marlies centre set up three goals, including the game-winner, as Toronto cruised to a 4-1 victory over the Oklahoma City Barons in American Hockey League action. Bob Sura Jersey Signed . -- Jacksonville Jaguars rookie receiver Marqise Lee has agreed to terms on a four-year contract worth more than $5 million. https://www.cheapnbajerseysjustwholesale.com/pearl-washington-jersey-signed/ . The attacking midfielder arrives on a free transfer from Spains Malaga. The 28-year-old joins Scottish striker Kenny Miller and Argentine midfielder Matias Laba as designated players on the Whitecaps roster. Dan Roundfield Jersey Signed .J. Ward appeared in court Friday on misdemeanour charges that he threw a glass mug at a bartender at a Denver strip club. Jimmy Darden Jersey Signed .Y. - Terry and Kim Pegula have no immediate plans to tinker with their new NFL team.EL SEGUNDO, Calif. - Kobe Bryant is officially done for the season after having surgery to repair his torn right rotator cuff Wednesday.The Los Angeles Lakers also made it official that their superstar doesnt believe his career is finished.Bryant is expected to need nine months to recover from his third straight season-ending injury. If Bryant meets that timetable, he could return to basketball shortly before the start of the 2015-16 season — and the Lakers expect to see him in purple and gold again.Neal ElAttrache and Steve Lombardo performed the two-hour surgery at the Kerlan Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic in Los Angeles.I expect Kobe to make a full recovery, and if all goes as expected, he should be ready for the start of the season, ElAttrache said in a statement provided by the Lakers.The Lakers formally declared Bryant out for the year by acknowledging the expected recovery time from his injury, but also effectively confirmed he wont retire and will attempt to play his 20th season in the fall. Bryant, who will be 37 years old this summer, is the NBAs highest-paid player at $23.5 million this season, and he is under contract for $25 million next year.In my mind right now, hes coming back next year, unless he tells me something different, coach Byron Scott said at practice Wednesday.Scott already had acknowledged Bryant was highly unlikely to play again this season for the flailing Lakers (12-34), who will match their franchise record for futility if they lose their 10th consecutive game when the Chicago Bulls vvisit Thursday.dddddddddddd But if Los Angeles finishes with a top-five draft pick, the club wont have to give its first-round choice to Phoenix until next year to complete its brutal trade for Steve Nash in 2012.Bryant hurt his right shoulder while dunking last week in New Orleans, deciding on surgery shortly afterward. He is the third-leading scorer in league history and a five-time NBA champion.Bryant averaged 22.3 points, 5.7 rebounds and 5.6 assists in 35 games, but made a career-worst 37.3 per cent of his shots in a wildly inconsistent 19th season. He also passed Michael Jordan for third place on the NBAs career scoring list, trailing only Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Karl Malone.Bryants popularity hasnt waned during his injury-plagued stretch. He was voted to the All-Star game for the 17th time this month, and he is still the Lakers public face despite his recent prolonged absences from the court.Bryant missed the 2013 playoffs after tearing his Achilles tendon late in the regular season, and he played in just six games last season before breaking a bone near his left knee. Although he has played through innumerable injuries in the past, the accumulated wear from nearly two decades in the NBA has caught up to him.Bryant sat out eight games to rest in the past month, and he played under a strict minutes limit. It wasnt enough to protect him from another major injury.Bryant joins Nash, first-round pick Julius Randle and swingman Xavier Henry with season-ending injuries already for the Lakers. ' ' '