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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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Iowa forward Patrick McCaffery walks away after a foul during a men’s basketball game between No. 7 Iowa and No. 10 Ohio State at the second round of the TIAA Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament at the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minn., on Thursday, March 14, 2024. The Buckeyes defeated the Hawkeyes, 90-78. McCaffery tallied up 4 fouls in the second half.

Combining dissatisfaction with gratitude: How Iowa men’s basketball copes with likely NIT bid

Matt McGowan, Sports Reporter March 15, 2024

MINNEAPOLIS, MN – The Iowa men’s basketball team will be in unfamiliar territory this spring. With the exception of the canceled 2019-2020 postseason, the Hawkeyes qualified for the NCAA Tournament...

Ohio State center Felix Okpara dunks during a men’s basketball game between No. 7 Iowa and No. 10 Ohio State at the second round of the TIAA Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament at the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minn., on Thursday, March 14, 2024. The Buckeyes defeated the Hawkeyes, 90-78. Okpara had five rebounds and fouled out of the game late in the second half.

Iowa men’s basketball falls, 90-78, to Ohio State in second round of Big Ten Tournament

Chris Meglio, Sports Reporter March 14, 2024

MINNEAPOLIS, MN – The Iowa men’s basketball team’s Big Ten Tournament run is over after just one game, once again at the hands of Ohio State. The seventh-seeded Hawkeyes fell, 90-78, to the 10th-seeded...

Iowa men’s basketball vs. Ohio State first half highlights

Matt McGowan, Sports Reporter March 14, 2024

MINNEAPOLIS -- The Iowa men's basketball team finds itself down five points at halftime against Ohio State in the second round of the Big Ten tournament Thursday night. Third-year forward Payton...

Members of the Iowa basketball team gather in a huddle during a mens basketball game between Iowa and Wisconsin at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Feb. 17, 2024. The Hawkeyes defeated the Badgers in overtime, 88-86.

Iowa men’s basketball receives No. 7 seed in Big Ten Tournament

Kenna Roering, Sports Editor March 11, 2024

The Iowa men's basketball team received the No. 7 seed in the Big Ten Tournament. The Hawkeyes will play No. 10 seed Ohio State at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday at the Target Center in Minneapolis. Iowa...

Iowa 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.

Iowa women’s basketball bounces back from largest season halftime deficit to win third straight Big Ten Tournament Championship

Cooper Worth, Pregame reporter March 10, 2024

Going into halftime of the 2024 Big Ten Tournament championship game, it looked like fans at "Carver North" would be returning to Iowa City in low spirits. After dominating in their first two games...

Iowa guard Caitlin Clark hypes up the crowd during a basketball game between No. 2 lowa and No. 7 Penn State at the TIAA Big Ten Women's Basketball Tournament at Target Center in Minneapolis, Minn., on Friday, March 8, 2024. The Hawkeyes defeated the Nittany Lions, 95-62.

Iowa women’s basketball advances to Big Ten Tournament championship with double-digit victory over Michigan

Cooper Worth, Pregame reporter March 9, 2024

The second-seeded Iowa women's basketball team advanced to the Big Ten Tournament championship with a 95-68 semifinal win over Michigan at the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Saturday evening. Caitlin...

Iowa’s No. 9 133-pound Brody Teske looks to the crowd while getting his hand raised after wrestling Oregon State’s No. 22 Gabe Whisenhunt during a men’s wrestling dual between No. 3 Iowa and No. 16 Oregon State at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Sunday, Nov. 19, 2023. Teske defeated Whisenhunt by major decision, 18-8. The Hawkeyes defeated the Beavers, 25-11.

WATCH: Iowa men’s wrestler Brody Teske upsets No. 3 Nic Bouzakis in first round of Big Ten Tournament

Kenna Roering, Sports Editor March 9, 2024

COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Iowa men's wrestler Brody Teske arguably had the match of the season for the Hawkeyes in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament. Teske automatically received the lowest...

Iowa guard Caitlin Clark goes in for a layup during a basketball game between No. 6 Iowa and No. 2 Ohio State at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Sunday, March 3, 2024. The Hawkeyes defeated the Buckeyes, 93-83.

Iowa women’s basketball advances to Big Ten Tournament semifinals with 95-62 victory over Penn State

Cooper Worth, Pregame reporter March 8, 2024

The second-seeded Iowa women’s basketball team advanced to the semifinal stage of the Big Ten Tournament on Friday with a 95-62 quarterfinal win over Penn State at the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Caitlin...

No. 3 seeded 165-pound Iowa's Patrick Kennedy wrestles Michigan’s No.2 Cameron Amine during session two of the Big Ten Wrestling Championships at Crisler Center in Ann Arbor, Mich. on Saturday, March. 4, 2023. Kennedy defeated Amine, 3-2.

Iowa men’s wrestling prepping for Big Ten Championships

Kenna Roering, Sports Editor March 6, 2024

Championship season for several collegiate sports is just days away. For Iowa men's wrestling, the postseason will start with the Big Ten Championships in College Park, Maryland. The two-day...

Iowa women's basketball players celebrate after winning the Big Ten Tournament title at the Target Center in Minneapolis on March 5. Second-seeded Iowa defeated third-seeded Ohio State, 105-72.

Iowa women’s basketball receives No. 2 seed in Big Ten Tournament

Kenna Roering, Sports Editor March 3, 2024

After a 10-point win over Big Ten regular season champion Ohio State on Sunday, the Iowa women's basketball team secured a No. 2 seed in the conference tournament. Iowa heads into the tournament...

Iowa’s Paige Magee reacts to the scoreboard after competing in the 60-meter hurdle during the Larry Wieczorek Invitational at the Hawkeye Indoor Track Facility in Iowa City on Saturday, Jan. 20, 2024. Magee set a new personal and school record of 8.00.

Iowa looks to rally around top talent at Big Ten Championships

Mia Boulton, Sports Reporter February 21, 2024

For months, the Iowa track and field program has vocalized its goal of capturing the 2024 Big Ten Indoor Championship title. The long-awaited weekend is quickly approaching, with competition Friday...

Iowa midfielder Sofia Bush celebrates during a soccer match between Iowa and Maryland at the Soccer Complex in Iowa City on Sunday, Oct. 15, 2023. The Hawkeyes defeat the Terrapins, 5-0.

Iowa women’s soccer wins Big Ten Championship, earns automatic bid to NCAA Tournament

Isaac Elzinga, Sports Reporter November 5, 2023

The Iowa women’s soccer team completed its Cinderella run. The Hawkeyes took home the Big Ten Tournament title on Sunday, beating No. 12 Wisconsin, 1-0, at Lower.com field in Columbus, Ohio.  The...