Iowa’s Ava Jones will medically retire from college basketball

IOWA CITY — University of Iowa sophomore forward Ava Jones will take a medical disqualification and will retire from college basketball. The announcement was made Friday, following discussions between head coach Jan Jensen, team doctors and athletic trainers. Jones will remain on scholarship and will continue to work toward her degree at the University of Iowa. That scholarship no longer will count toward Iowa’s maximum of 15, which means the program can add a player if it so chooses. “I would like to start by saying how grateful I am...