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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

Grilli, Boschult compete in NCA’s

DI STAFF March 12, 2014

As the second day of the 2014 Zone D NCAA Championships drew to a close, several Iowa divers made a strong impression. In the men’s 3-meter diving, Hawkeye sophomore Addison Boschult scored 682.35 points...

Wrestling David Taylor

CODY GOODWIN March 12, 2014

Nick Moore is standing underneath the Kohl Center, trying his hardest to describe what it’s like to wrestle Penn State’s David Taylor. “He’s not like the normal …” he...

The Big Ten cares not for your predictions

RYAN PROBASCO March 12, 2014

Parity — though a frequently overused phrase — reigns as the all-encompassing word to describe this year’s Big Ten season. Apologies for the number overload, but consider these tidbits from...

Big Ten Basketball Power Rankings

BEN ROSS March 12, 2014

1. Michigan State (23-8, 12-6) 2. Wisconsin (25-6, 12-6) 3. Michigan (23-7, 15-3) 4. Ohio State (23-8, 10-8) 5. Nebraska (19-11, 11-7) 6. Iowa (20-11, 9-9) 7. Minnesota (19-12, 8-10) 8. Illinois...

Baseball aide safe at home

RYAN RODRIGUEZ March 12, 2014

Although hitting coach Marty Sutherland is in his first year as an assistant for the Iowa baseball team, he has never felt more at home. That’s because Sutherland, a native of Cascade, Iowa,...

Point/Counterpoint: Who should have won Big Ten Coach of the Year?

DI STAFF March 12, 2014

John Beilein I grew up an Ohio State fan, and most of my family in the Buckeye State will hate me for arguing that John Beilein should be Big Ten Coach of the Year. But to my Uncle Bob (whose command...

Softball coach returns to Texas

JACK ROSSI March 12, 2014

Marla Looper is heading home. After a successful off week, the head coach will take her softball team to Texas — where she spent 11 years as an assistant coach. Her stint at Texas, from 1999-2010,...

Iowa men’s tennis team heads east for spring break

JORDAN BUCHER March 12, 2014

The No. 57 Iowa men’s tennis team will board a plane to Charleston, S.C., this afternoon for its annual spring-break trip. The Hawkeyes will play three matches under Carolina’s sunny skies...

Iowa remains No. 2, Ramos No. 3

DI STAFF March 12, 2014

InterMat announced Tuesday that the Iowa wrestling team stayed No. 2 in the NCAA Division-I rankings. Penn State holds the top spot, while Minnesota, Oklahoma State, and Cornell round out the top five....

The case for Brody Grothus

CODY GOODWIN March 11, 2014

When Brody Grothus opened his Big Ten tournament with a second-period pin in Madison this past weekend, the Black and Gold contingent in the Kohl Center stood in applause. Grothus, the fourth 149-pounder...

Winning becomes habitual

RYAN RODRIGUEZ March 11, 2014

Scott Brickman has a habit of winning. In his 15-plus seasons of coaching college baseball, he has helped lead almost a half dozen programs to winning seasons, many of which went on to impressive postseason...

How ‘True Detective’ explains Iowa basketball

ZACH TILLY March 11, 2014

The first season of HBO’s pitch-dark serial-killer anthology “True Detective” tied up a few of its loose ends in its Sunday night finale, though its creator Nic Pizzolatto insisted from...

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