As Iowa tries to rebound from a pair of losses, Minnesota hopes to build upon its best win of the year. The Golden Gophers knocked off then-No. 20 Michigan 84-81 in overtime last Thursday for their first conference win. Minnesota coach Ben Johnson said his team was coming together after early-season struggles.

Southern California returns home to Los Angeles on Tuesday to host Big Ten foe Iowa with designs on parlaying its best performance of the season into lasting momentum. The Trojans (10-6, 2-3) pulled out of a two-game slump on Saturday, posting an 82-72 win ...

Iowa men's basketball was set to face USC and UCLA this week. Here's what you need to know about the games with the California wildfires raging.

For one young Iowa woman forced to flee a Malibu fire just last month, the recent rash of southern California fires is a case of deja vu. For another once-local woman, it is unlike anything she has ever seen before.

Bridget Blitsch is one of the founders of the nonprofit Furry Flights to Freedom. She’s working with other organizations on the ground in California to help distribute supplies to people and pets in need.

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The fires in southern California could be the biggest and most expensive natural disaster in history. With insurance companies possibly paying out billions in damages, insurance rates in Siouxland could be affected.

Owen Freeman, Brock Harding and Fran McCaffery pointed the finger at defensive failings after dropping back-to-back games against USC and UCLA last week. Iowa faces Minnesota's worst-in-the-conference offense next.

"The house that you made breakfast in that morning is gone. The house you put your kids to bed in is gone...it just breaks your heart," said Jeff Christian.

Firefighters are still trying to gain control of wildfires in southern California where 27 people have died, and more than 12,000 buildings have been destroyed.

The Trojans (11-6, 3-3 Big Ten) never trailed, shot 37-of-57 (67%) from the field, 10-of-15 (60%) from 3-point range and outrebounded the Hawkeyes (12-5, 3-3 Big Ten) 37-20 in the win.

Animal rescue groups are moving hundreds of dogs and cats out of fire-devastated Southern California to relieve the local animal shelters overwhelmed by temporarily housing the pets of evacuees. "Over the past three days we have done ground transports and ...