The Mid-Morning Dump: Preseason Ranking.....Sort Of

TO TAME A LAND Iowa State comes in at No. 22 in USA Today’s post-spring practice Top 25.

QUEST FOR FIRE Why Iowa State’s preseason buzz is meaningful, if it doesn’t help the Cyclones win football games this fall.

REMEMBER TOMORROW What does Iowa State’s basketball recruiting board look like after the April evaluation period?

MOONCHILD Donovan Mitchell threw down this insane put-back dunk in the Jazz’s 116-108 Game 2 win over the Houston Rockets.

CAN I PLAY WITH MADNESS The NBA assessed Kevin Love a flagrant foul for his elbow to DeMar DeRozan’s face on Tuesday.

THE AFTERMATH Where are coaches landing in 2018’s basketball coaching carousel?

THE MERCENARY Danny Amendola wrote an open letter to the NFL prospects which went undrafted this year.