IRVING, Texas, April 30 -- The Big 12 Conference, a college athletic conference, issued the following news: * * * ARIZ's Netz and ISU's Johnson Tabbed Big 12 SB's Week 12 Players of the Week Arizona's Devyn Netz (pitcher) and Iowa State's Tatum Johnson (player) earned Big 12 softball weekly honors for their performances during Week 12 of the 2025 campaign. Netz claims her second weekly honor this season after pitching 12.2 innings in three of Arizona's four contests last week against New Mex  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, April 29 [Category: Sports] -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics posted the following news release: * * * Georgetown (Ky.) Triumphs Over Lawrence Tech (Mich.) in NAIA Men's Volleyball National Championship Pool Play CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa [ BOX SCORE | SCHEDULE ] - On the first day of pool play, the No. 11 Georgetown (Ky.) Tigers upset the No. 3 Lawrence Tech (Mich.) Blue Devils in a thrilling five-set match during the 2025 NAIA Men's Volleyball National  more

DECORAH, Iowa, April 28 -- Luther College posted the following news: * * * Luther College awards honorary degree to travel writer Rick Steves # In honor of Rick Steves' four decades of promoting the value of travel as an educational tool, Luther College awarded Steves a Doctor of Humane Letters honoris causa on Sunday, April 27. Luther College President Brad Chamberlain (left) and Maren Johnson, director of the Torgerson Center for Nordic Studies (center), awarded travel writer Rick Stev  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, April 29 [Category: Sports] -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics posted the following news release: * * * Missouri Baptist Sweeps UC Merced (Calif.) for First win in Pool D CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa [ BOX SCORE | SCHEDULE] \- No. 4 Missouri Baptist Spartans swept No. 12 UC Merced (Calif.) Bobcats in straight sets during pool play at the Alliant Energy Power House. The match saw Missouri Baptist secure a 3-0 victory with set scores of 25-21, 25-18, and 25-13  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, April 29 [Category: Sports] -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics posted the following news release: * * * Saint Xavier (Ill.) Outlasts Benedictine Mesa (Ariz.) to Win First Match in Pool B CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa [ BOX SCORE | SCHEDULE ] - In a high-stakes showdown at the NAIA Men's Volleyball National Championship, No. 2 Saint Xavier (Ill.) Cougars emerged victorious against No. 10 Benedictine Mesa (Ariz.) Redhawks with a nail-biting 3-2 win in pool play  more