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A TALE OF TWO CYCLONES: Tamin Lipsey, Milan Momcilovic and the volatility of the NIL era
Lipsey — a four-year starter and Cyclone legend — is grinding toward an NBA career. Momcilovic — a three-year starter and former Cyclone — earned big…
 • Rob Gray
THIS WEEK IN CYCLONE SPORTS VOL. 19 (TAILGATE TOUR EDITION)
ISU AD Jamie Pollard sounds off on the growing chasm between the Big Ten/SEC bloc of college athletics and everyone else — ands how they're trying to…
 • Rob Gray
THIS WEEK IN (NON-) CYCLONE SPORTS, VOL. 1 (HIBERNATION EDITION)
From early May to the beginning of August, I enter "hibernation mode" every year with respect to my Iowa State sports coverage. There will be…
 • Rob Gray
THIS WEEK IN CYCLONE SPORTS VOL. 18 (SPRING FOOTBALL EDITION)
ISU football's grueling "Midnight Alley" drill debuted during first "Spring Showcase" under Jimmy Rogers and it determined who has the biggest ... ya…
 • Rob Gray
THIS WEEK IN CYCLONE SPORTS VOL. 17 (TRANSFER PORTAL EDITION)
Iowa State men's basketball gains four coveted transfer portal players. Spring football's in full swing, and the Cyclone women get first portal addition…
 • Rob Gray
THIS WEEK IN CYCLONE SPORTS VOL. 16 (POST-SWEET 16 EDITION)
Without All-American senior forward Joshua Jefferson, the Cyclones succumbed to Tennessee's bigger, deeper more athletic frontcourt — but fellow senior…
 • Rob Gray
THIS WEEK IN CYCLONE SPORTS, VOL. 15 (PRE-SWEET 16 EDITION)
The guts! The drama! The twists and turns! The Iowa State men's basketball team is one win away from its first NCAA Tournament Elite Eight since 2000 …
 • Rob Gray
THIS WEEK IN CYCLONE SPORTS, VOL. 14 (PRE-NCAA TOURNAMENT EDITION)
The Iowa State men are a No. 2 seed in St. Louis after a strong run in the Big 12 Tournament that ended in an all-time great game (and narrow loss to…
 • Rob Gray
THIS WEEK IN CYCLONE SPORTS, VOL. 13 (BIG 12 TOURNAMENT EDITION)
Tamin Lipsey — the Big 12's scholar-athlete of the year — eclipses the 300 career steals mark in No. 7 Iowa State's historic 91-42 win over Arizona…
 • Rob Gray
THIS WEEK IN CYCLONE SPORTS, VOL. 12
The Cyclone men's basketball team hits a two-game skid, while the women snap out of one with a big win at Kansas State fueled by another historic game…
 • Rob Gray
THIS WEEK IN CYCLONE SPORTS, VOL. 11
Cyclone men are navigating constant Big 12 chaos and could be a No. 1 NCAA Tournament seed, ISU women seek to rebound from just their second loss in the…
 • Rob Gray
THIS WEEK IN CYCLONE SPORTS, VOL. 10
What a week. Two amazing shots fuel top-10 wins for the Iowa State men's basketball team, plus Addy Brown is ready to return for the Cyclone women
 • Rob Gray
THIS WEEK IN CYCLONE SPORTS, VOL. 9
On the "absurd" nature of Milan Momcilovic's shot making, plus another week of nothing but winning for Iowa State hoops as the men return to the AP top…
 • Rob Gray
THIS WEEK IN CYCLONE SPORTS, VOL. 8
Jon Heacock "officially retired a Cyclone!," Bill Fennelly emotionally accepts plaudit for "longevity," and the wins keep piling up for the Iowa State…
 • Rob Gray
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