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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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Iowa warms up during a day of press conferences and open practices ahead of an NCAA Tournament First Round game between No. 1 Iowa and No. 16 Holy Cross at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa, on Friday, March 22, 2024. The Hawkeyes and the Crusaders face off Saturday at 2:00 p.m. CT.

Iowa women’s basketball notebook | First-seeded Hawkeyes to open NCAA Tournament with Holy Cross

Colin Votzmeyer, Assistant Sports Editor March 22, 2024

The first-seeded Iowa women’s basketball team has its opponent for the first round of the NCAA Tournament in the 16th-seeded Holy Cross Crusaders. The Hawkeyes and Crusaders will tip off at 2...

Iowa 125-pound Drake Ayala wrestles Oklahoma State Troy Spratley during the third session of the NCAA men’s wrestling championships at T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Missouri, on Friday, March 22, 2024.

Recap | Iowa men’s wrestlers Drake Ayala, Michael Caliendo advance to NCAA semifinals

Isaac Elzinga, Sports Reporter March 22, 2024

KANSAS CITY, Mo.— The Iowa men's wrestling team entered day two with four wrestlers still in the running for individual national titles, but that number fell to two on Friday afternoon. Drake...

Iowa State coaches Kevin Dresser, Brent Metcalf and Derek St. John react to action during a Cy-Hawk men’s wrestling dual between No. 4 Iowa and No. 8 Iowa State at Hilton Coliseum on Sunday, Nov. 26, 2023. The Hawkeyes defeated the Cyclones, 18-14.

Big 12 heavyweight champion Yonger Bastida loses in NCAA quarterfinals to Michigan’s Lucas Davison

Isaac Elzinga, Sports Reporter March 22, 2024

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Iowa State heavyweight Yonger Bastida suffered a 6-4 upset loss to Michigan's Lucas Davison in the NCAA Wrestling Tournament quarterfinals Friday afternoon. Bastida won the...

Iowa 165-pound Mike Caliendo wrestles Oklahoma State Izzak Olejnikduring the first session of the NCAA men’s wrestling championships at T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Missouri on Thursday March 21, 2024

Iowa’s men’s wrestler Michael Caliendo earns All-American honors, advances to NCAA semifinals

Kenna Roering, Sports Editor March 22, 2024

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Michael Caliendo is now a two-time All-American. The 165-pounder defeated No. 3 Julian Ramirez of Cornell, 9-4, to advance to Friday night's NCAA semifinals. Drake Ayala was the...

Iowas 125-pound Drake Ayala exits the mat after defeating No. 30 Elijah Griffin of Cal Baptist during the first session of the NCAA Men’s Wrestling Championships at the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Missouri, on Thursday, March 21, 2024.

Iowa’s Drake Ayala highest seed remaining at 125 after Penn State’s Braeden Davis, Purdue’s Matt Ramos lose in NCAA quarterfinals

Isaac Elzinga, Sports Reporter March 22, 2024

KANSAS CITY, Mo.— Penn State's top seed Braeden Davis and Purdue's fourth-seeded Matt Ramos lost in the 125-pound quarterfinals of the NCAA Tournament on Friday morning. Davis lost to Arizona...

The Old Capitol Building is seen in Iowa City on  Tuesday April, 25, 2023.

Press Box Banter: The Chicago Blackhawks with Adam Kempenaar

Jami Martin-Trainor, Managing Digital Editor March 22, 2024

Press Box Banter is The Daily Iowan’s weekly sports podcast. Each episode we will talk about local, national, and international sports, host a special guest, and talk predictions for upcoming...

Iowa 165-pound Mike Caliendo wrestles Bucknell University  Noah Mulvaneyduring the second session of the NCAA men’s wrestling championships at T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Missouri, on Thursday, March 21, 2024

Live updates | Four Iowa men’s wrestlers compete in quarterfinals of NCAA Championships

Kenna Roering, Sports Editor March 22, 2024

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — We are back at the T-Mobile Center for day two of the NCAA Wrestling Championships. Four Hawkeyes, including Drake Ayala, Real Woods, Michael Caliendo, and Jared Franek are...

Iowa guard Caitlin Clark celebrates during a basketball game between No. 2 Iowa and No. 6 Michigan at the TIAA Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament at Target Center in Minneapolis, Minn., on Saturday, March 9, 2024. The Hawkeyes defeated the Wolverines, 95-68.

State Farm launches Caitlin Clark commercial to debut on CBS

Kenna Roering, Sports Editor March 22, 2024

Yet another Caitlin Clark commercial is coming to TV screens across the nation. In honor of March Madness, State Farm has launched a new national commercial for Clark called “Covering Greatness.”...

Iowa 125-pound Drake Ayala wrestles Stanford Nico Provo during the second session of the NCAA men’s wrestling championships at T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Missouri, on Thursday, March 21, 2024

Iowa men’s wrestler Drake Ayala opens up offense, advances to quarterfinals of NCAA Championships

Kenna Roering, Sports Editor March 22, 2024

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — On Tuesday, Drake Ayala said as long as he "wrestles like Drake Ayala," good things will happen. His performances at the NCAA Championships on Thursday, especially in the second...

Campbell University 174-pound Austin Murphy walks off the mat after being defeated by Iowa Patrick Kennedy during the second session of the NCAA men’s wrestling championships at T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Missouri, on Thursday, March 21, 2024

Iowa men’s wrestlers Zach Glazier and Patrick Kennedy bounce back after losses at NCAA Championships

Isaac Elzinga, Sports Reporter March 21, 2024

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Iowa men's wrestlers Patrick Kennedy and Zach Glazier suffered surprising upset losses in the opening session of the NCAA Wrestling Championships. Kennedy entered the tournament...

Wreslters prepare to compete during the first session of the NCAA men’s wrestling championships at T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Missouri on Thursday March 21, 2024

No. 2-seed Luke Stanich falls in second round of NCAA Wrestling Championships, opens up path for Iowa’s Drake Ayala

Isaac Elzinga, Sports Reporter March 21, 2024

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Lehigh's 125-pounder Luke Stanich lost 4-1 in sudden victory to Nebraska's Caleb Smith in the second round of the NCAA Championships. Stanich entered the competition as the...

Speaker of the House, Pat Grassley, R-New Hartford, looks over documents during the first day of the 2024 Iowa legislative session at the Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines on Monday, Jan. 8, 2024. Grassley has been in the house since 2007.

House Republicans pass Area Education Agency overhaul omnibus in party-line vote

Liam Halawith, Politics Editor March 21, 2024

Iowa House Republicans pushed through a massive amendment to their plan to overhaul Iowa’s nine Area Education Agencies on Thursday. The bill includes their AEA overhaul, a 2.5 percent increase...

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