2025 Iowa football schedule, results, predictions & odds
Check out: US LBM Coaches Poll powered by USA Today sports
Watch college football on Fubo!
Iowa's 2025 schedule
College football odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Friday at 10:26 a.m. ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
Iowa betting insights
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
Yahoo
2 hours ago
- Yahoo
More Americans Are Playing Sports—Especially This One
Credit - Marie LaFauci—Getty Images Never mind the popular image of Americans as sedentary, housebound, and living on the couch. It turns out a whopping 80% of us are physically active, according to a new report from the Sports and Fitness Industry Association. That's 247 million people getting up and breaking a sweat as opposed to just 20%, or 62 million, who remain exercise averse. It's a continuation of a recent trend in the U.S.—and it's fueled in part by the astonishing growth in one sport in particular. Pickleball saw a 46% increase in players from 2023 to 2024—and a jump of 311% in just the past three years. The authors of the report surveyed participation in 124 sports and activities from 2019 to 2024, analyzing online interviews with 18,000 people. Far and away, the researchers found, the most popular physical activity Americans choose is walking for fitness—it's free, easy, and requires no investment at all beyond a comfortable pair of shoes. For more than 115 million active Americans, this is the exercise of choice. Next in line is trail hiking, with 63 million participants; treadmill running, at 56 million; free weights, also at 56 million; and jogging, at 51 million. Also making the top 25 are yoga (37 million), swimming (29 million), and wildlife viewing that requires considerable walking (21 million). Read More: What's the Least Amount of Exercise I Can Get Away With? In terms of the fastest-growing physical activities, 'racquet sports are number-one,' says Alex Kerman, senior director of research operations and business development at the Sports and Fitness Industry Association. 'Tennis has been doing pretty well, and pickleball is at an unprecedented level.' Also growing quickly are pilates, trail running, and golf. The trends in the report are heartening for Americans' health, and, not for nothing, good news too for the marketers who supply the balls, helmets, paddles, and bats that keep us out on the greens, courts, tracks, and fields. 'Profitability among companies reached new heights,' the authors of the report wrote, 'with 65% reporting increased profitability in 2024—the highest percentage recorded in the past decade.' It's not clear what kickstarted the rise in Americans' activity levels, but Kerman believes the pandemic contributed. With people in sudden isolation—and gyms, fitness centers, public pools, and golf courses closed for a time—Americans filled part of their downtime with activities they could do masked or alone. 'When people were staying home, one of the only things they could do was exercise,' says Kerman. 'You couldn't do every form of activity, but you could go out for a walk or a run or a bike ride.' As people began to socialize more, albeit while keeping their distance, sports like tennis and pickleball began to thrive. 'We've been tracking pickleball since 2014,' says Kerman. 'It's risen every single year, but you didn't see these enormous jumps til 2021 or 2022.' Income, too, plays a role in how active people are. Jogging, walking, and hiking might be free, but activities like skiing, golfing, and scuba diving can be pricey, and that showed up in the study's results. Among people with an annual income of $25,000 or less at the time of the study, just over 63% were active in 2024. One bracket higher, in the $25,000 to $49,999 cohort, that figure was over 73%. The numbers rise steadily into the $100,000 and up bracket, where 87% qualify as active. Read More: What Experts Think About the Japanese Walking Trend 'Cost is the largest barrier to participation,' says Kerman. 'There's a significant difference between the lowest income level and the highest. In the past few years that gap has gotten smaller, which is great, but it clearly is still there.' The rising tide of active Americans is lifting the boats of the recreation sector. Last year, the industry expanded by 2.9%, beating the rise in the GDP, which was 2.8%—an important benchmark of growth. 'This was just the fourth time in 15 years where the industry grew more than the GDP,' says Kerman. The report does come with some important qualifiers. The 80% of the population labeled as active was inflated by including people who engaged in a sport or activity as little as once a year. Roughly 77 million Americans, aged six and over, are considered casual participants, which is about 30% of the 247 million people classified as active. And since 20% of us are not active at all, that means tens of millions of people facing a higher risk of obesity, heart disease, and other conditions that can be associated with a sedentary lifestyle. Nonetheless, the fitness trendlines are improving—and that can pay off big. 'More and more people are realizing that being physical leads to well-being,' says Kerman. 'Activity means living a healthier life.' Write to Jeffrey Kluger at
New York Times
2 hours ago
- New York Times
Fantasy Premier League: All of our pre-season tips ahead of the 2025-26 campaign
The Premier League season kicks off tonight, so if you haven't already, it's time to get your Fantasy Premier League team in order. Whether you are making your FPL debut, have been trying (and failing) to master the game for years or have become the player to beat in your mini leagues, we have got something for you. Advertisement Listed below are all of The Athletic's FPL articles in anticipation of the 2025-26 season. And don't forget, the deadline for submitting your teams for Gameweek 1 is today (Friday) at 6.30pm BST/1.30pm ET. Good luck! Editor's note: These guides to FPL management were correct at the time of writing, but some selections and stats, such as the highest-selected players, and prices are liable to change quickly, based on form, fitness and transfers. We started our pre-season FPL analysis by revealing the best budget enablers, as well as those you should avoid for Gameweek 1 (sorry, Alexander Isak!). As new Premier League signings arrived thick and fast at the beginning of August, we also considered the quandary of striking the right balance between new signings and proven players. Erling Haaland, Mohamed Salah, Cole Palmer, Bukayo Saka — premium players get you the points, but they also take up big chunks of your FPL transfer budget. So we detailed which ones to invest in. We then ran the rule on chip strategies to ensure you maximise their value. And with pre-season form often an unreliable indicator in the classic battle of form versus fixtures, we analysed the opening match-ups from an FPL point-scoring perspective. Look away now, Arsenal fans. A good start in FPL can put you on the path to glory, so we listed our seven rules for success to set the tone for the entire campaign. Next, and with the introduction of defensive contribution (DC) points this season, we ran through the more defensive-minded midfielders and centre-backs who are in the frame to pick up extra points. We then answered your mailbag questions. From the best goalkeeper rotational pair and cheap striking options to why 5-4-1 or 4-5-1 will be the key and the ultimate dark-horse pick for a midfield spot, we covered all the bases. And, published today, we have an interview with FPL fixture guru Ben Crellin, arguably one of the most vital and authoritative FPL content creators out there, after he bravely shared his personal story earlier this year. Plus, if you still have more questions ahead of this weekend's action and how to shape your team, Ben Dinnery of will be on hand today in a Q&A to talk you through the players to target, who to avoid, and the injury doubts you need to be aware of to give you the best chance of hitting the ground running. Send your questions to him here, and Ben will be online to offer his expert insight at 3pm-4pm UK time (10am-11am ET). Spot the pattern. Connect the terms Find the hidden link between sports terms Play today's puzzle
Yahoo
2 hours ago
- Yahoo
France's Cernousek seizes lead at LPGA Portland Classic
Rising French talent Adela Cernousek conjured an eagle and six birdies in an eight-under-par 64 to break free atop a jammed leaderboard after the first round of the LPGA Portland Classic on Thursday. After teeing off on 10 and making two birdies in her first 10 holes, Cernousek roared up the leaderboard with birdies at four, five and six. The 22-year-old carded an eagle at the par-five seventh and added a birdie at the ninth to cap a sensational 64, admitting she let out "a little scream" when she almost holed out for an eagle at the ninth. "I thought it was going to go in," she said. "I'm super happy to hit the pin because it stayed pretty close and it was cool," she said. "I felt very good with my whole game," added Cernousek, who turned pro in December after winning a US collegiate golf title playing for Texas A&M last year. Cernousek was one stroke in front of a group that included former world number one Park Sung-hyun and South Korean compatriot Lee5 Jeong-eun, two-time major winner Brooke Henderson of Canada, Chinese rookie Miranda Wang and American Gurleen Kaur. Henderson and Wang both nabbed seven birdies without a bogey, Henderson teeing off on 10 and launching her round with four straight birdies before adding three more coming in. Wang had five of her birdies on the back nine, including four in a row at 12, 13, 14 and 15. Lee5 had an eagle and six birdies with one bogey. Park had eight birdies to offset her lone bogey, as did Kaur. Five more players were tied on 66 and another eight on five-under 67. Juli Inkster, the 65-year-old LPGA Hall of Famer making a rare appearance on tour as she preps for the US Women's Senior Open, fired a three-under 69. "I was a little nervous teeing off," the 31-time LPGA winner admitted. "Settled in pretty good. You know, I actually thought I putted really well today. "Hit a lot of good irons and I drove the ball well. I was happy with that." bb/pst
