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The Daily Iowan

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

Softball’s tourney run ends

JORDAN HANSEN May 11, 2015

Coming into the postseason off a victory against Northwestern in the regular-season finale, Iowa head coach Marla Looper felt the win would give the team momentum as it headed into the tournament. Turns...

Former Iowa wrestlers place at US Open

CODY GOODWIN May 11, 2015

Five former Iowa wrestlers competed at the U.S. Open in Las Vegas this past weekend. All five placed among the top five at their respective weight classes, and two won individual national titles in the...

Male Athlete of the Year: Brandon Scherff

DANNY PAYNE May 11, 2015

There’s no denying Brandon Scherff’s talent on the football field. A guy doesn’t earn the Outland Trophy, become a consensus All-American, or get selected No. 5 overall in the NFL draft without having...

Iowa’s seniors shine

RYAN RODRIGUEZ May 11, 2015

They were there since the beginning. From the dark days under head coach Jack Dahm through the program’s eventual resurgence under current skipper Rick Heller, Iowa’s senior class has been...

Baseball steels itself for last home series

IAN MURPHY May 8, 2015

To paint the Iowa baseball program’s recent success as miracle work done by a baseball savior, in this case head coach Rick Heller, is not entirely fair. The nine seniors, including the foursome...

Softball knocks off Rutgers

CHARLIE GREEN May 8, 2015

After being down much of the night, Iowa softball rallied to defeat Rutgers, 5-3, in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament Thursday. “I’m proud of this group and how they continued to...

Freshman Myers heading to Abu Dhabi for Judo Championships

BLAKE DOWSON May 8, 2015

Iowa freshman finance major Melissa Myers will head to Abu Dhabi with the U.S. women’s judo team for the World Championships in October. “It’s going to be a great experience,”...

Point/Counterpoint: Why is boxing dead?

DI STAFF May 8, 2015

Boxing    If you’re doing a postmortem on what caused the death of boxing, you don’t have to look very far. What killed boxing? Boxing killed boxing. Think about it like this: Contact...

Iowa to face Rutgers in Big Ten Tournament

JORDAN HANSEN May 7, 2015

Iowa softball got a little lucky last weekend during the finale of regular-season Big Ten play. Both Purdue and Indiana — teams ahead of the Hawkeyes a week ago  — were swept over the weekend and...

Goodman at home in any position

RYAN RODRIGUEZ May 7, 2015

For senior Kris Goodman, home is wherever the team needs him to play. After an early season injury forced starting third-basemen Nick Day out of the lineup for a large chunk of the 2015 seasosn, Goodman,...

Women’s golf looking forward

ROD ENGBLOM May 7, 2015

With the season at an end, Iowa women’s golf is right back at it preparing for this upcoming fall and the start of the first half of the 2015-2016 season.  The team finished off the 2014-2015...

Michigan leads All-Big Ten selections

JORDAN HANSEN May 7, 2015

After finishing the regular season 48-6, 21-2 in conference, it’s not exactly a surprise that Michigan led the conference in the postseason awards. The Wolverines tallied four first-team All-Big...

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