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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

Wrestlers ready for Michigan State, then a break

CODY GOODWIN December 5, 2014

Tom Brands constantly preaches that his team is moving forward and that its focus is always on the upcoming competition. Last week, Iowa’s attention was on No. 12 Iowa State. Once that dual ended,...

The Box Score: A win over North Carolina, a game with Maryland-Baltimore County

DANNY PAYNE December 5, 2014

Following a pair of losses at Madison Square Garden in New York City before Thanksgiving, the Iowa men’s basketball team traveled to Chapel Hill, North Carolina, to play the 12th-ranked Tar Heels...

Men’s swimming ready for Hawkeye Invite

IAN MURPHY December 5, 2014

It’s been 34 days since the Iowa men’s swim team had a meet. Since the last meet, on Halloween in Minnesota, Iowa football ended another regular season, Iowa wrestling hit the mats, and the...

Iowa ready for Senior Night

SHELBY STITES December 5, 2014

The halfway point of the season is approaching for the Hawkeye swimmers as they enter the pool this weekend in the Hawkeye Invitational, but this halfway point also makes it closer to the end of memorable...

Track Hawks set to open season

In terms of training, it hasn’t been an easy fall for the Hawkeyes, and it won’t be getting easier anytime soon. The squad has been practicing intensively since September, and now it’s...

Big Ten tough as ever

CHARLIE GREEN December 5, 2014

With seven of last year’s top-10 teams at last season’s NCAA championships, the Big Ten is undoubtedly the power conference of men’s gymnastics. Led by fifth-year coach J.D. Reive, Iowa...

Wisconsin, Ohio State to play for Big Ten title

CODY GOODWIN December 5, 2014

This Saturday, No. 6 Ohio State hopes to keep its outside chance at the first-annual college-football playoff alive when it plays No. 11 Wisconsin in the fourth-ever Big Ten Championship game. Kickoff...

Iowa finds signature win in 60-55 victory over No. 12 North Carolina

JACOB SHEYKO December 4, 2014

Iowa had been in this situation before. Up during halftime of the Hawkeyes’ 60-55 win over No. 12 North Carolina, the game felt eerily similar to Iowa’s early season loss to No. 6 Texas...

Brooks becoming a fan favorite on the mat

CODY GOODWIN December 4, 2014

The first thing most of the 11,882 wrestling fans in Carver-Hawkeye Arena noticed about Sammy Brooks last weekend was that his mullet was gone. This, he said, was by design. “I wanted to change...

Rebounding remains key issue for Hawkeyes

RYAN RODRIGUEZ December 4, 2014

The Iowa women’s basketball team will have its work cut out tonight. A team that has struggled mightily rebounding both defensively and offensively so far this season will try to right the ship against...

Track coaches focus on individuals

COURTNEY BAUMANN December 4, 2014

The Iowa track and field team has 99 student-athletes on its roster. That is 99 faces — not to mention those redshirted ­— competing in more than 30 different events that need individualized attention...

Notebook: Brands responds to Karageorge’s death

JORDAN HANSEN December 3, 2014

When former Ohio State wrestler and football player Kosta Karageorge was found dead Sunday, the news spurred a strong reaction from the wrestling community. Karageorge had been with the Buckeye wrestling...

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