Johnson Ties for Eighth at Players Championship
Cedar Rapids golfer Zach Johnson chips to the eighth green as the third round wraps on Monday in Ponte Vedra Beach Florida. Johnson finishes tied for eighth at 5 under par four shots behind winner Fred Funk.
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Johnson finishes eighth at Players Championship with four-shot gap
Cedar Rapids golfer Zach Johnson faltered at Sawgrass with a water tee shot on 17 and bogey on 18, finishing four behind winner Fred Funk. He tied for eighth after a final 4 over 76, earning $224,000 and $922,507 season total. Next up is the BellSouth Classic near Atlanta, where he is defending champion.
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ISU football trims three players in misconduct move
Iowa State head coach Dan McCarney dismissed running back Tyease Thompson defensive back Jerry Gair and defensive lineman Nick Davidson from the program. Thompson and Gair face attempted burglary charges after being found in a dorm room seeking money. Gair also faces theft and burglary counts. Cephas Johnson won an appeal to lift a spring practice suspension.
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Television Highlights and Tonight's Games
Michigan State faces Stanford in a women’s basketball showdown at 6 p.m. on ESPN followed by Tennessee versus Rutgers at 8 p.m. on ESPN. Also includes additional TV listings from the 50 Gazette staff and wire reports.
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Lady Bears blast Hawkeyes with 17 threes in WNIT semifinals
Missouri State, led by Jenni Linger with eight 3-pointers, drilled a WNIT-record 17 triples to topple Iowa 89-80 at Hammons Student Center. Iowa’s Jamie Cavey and Jenna Armstrong bid farewell as coach Lisa Bluder praised her team’s effort.
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Blind 78 year old golfer aces 12th at Twin Pines
Joel Ludvicek, legally blind with 20 200 vision, sank a 168 yard No 12 hole in a driving round at Twin Pines aided by partners Jack Bartlett Clyde Bean and Dick Spencer. He calls it a big fluke and says golf is mostly for exercise. It is his second hole in one and first since sight loss.
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Big Ten debated as power after Final Four showing
The column argues whether the Big Ten was strong this season as Illinois and Michigan State reached the Final Four while Iowa and Minnesota exited early. It notes Ohio State’s postseason ban and Penn State and Purdue with seven wins, weighing strengths and flaws across the conference.
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