The Northern Iowa women’s basketball team opened the Missouri Valley tournament with a 56-36 win over Illinois State on Friday. They meet second seed Missouri State today

The Drake women opened the Valley tournament Friday pounding Valparaiso 89-40. They face the fourth seed Southern Illinois today.

The Iowa baseball team dropped the first game of their weekend series in Las Vegas to UNLV Friday 4-0. They are back in action against the Rebels today.

The Iowa softball team is at the Grand Canyon Invitational starting today.

The Iowa State softball team split their first two games at the Houston Classic, topping Lipscomb 6-1 and falling to Northwestern 1-0. They continue action in Houston today.

The UNI Panther softball team split their first two games at the Jayhawk Invitational, beating the host Kansas 8-4 and falling to Nebraska 6-3.