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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

Hawkeye linebacker Kirksey finds a new home in pass coverage

TORK MASON November 8, 2012

Christian Kirksey talks a lot of trash to Kevonte Martin-Manley and Keenan Davis in practice. He frequently gets matched up against them in pass coverage, and the three don’t shy from the competition. Or...

Notebook: McCaffery dealing with a new challenge

TORK MASON November 8, 2012

The Iowa men’s basketball team showcased its depth against Quincy (Ill.) in an exhibition game on Nov. 4, and that’s something head coach Fran McCaffery said fans can expect to see consistently...

Workouts with Doyle strengthen Iowa heavyweight wrestler

SAM LOUWAGIE November 8, 2012

When Bobby Telford shot in on an opponent’s legs last season, he sometimes struggled to lift them up and record a takedown. When done correctly, it looks a little bit like a football tackle. Hawkeye...

Iowa notebook: Hawkeyes feel bowl-game urgency

SAM LOUWAGIE November 7, 2012

There are three games left in Iowa’s regular season. And the Hawkeyes know all too well that the regular season might be all they get this year. Iowa has to win two of those final three contests...

Big Ten notebook: Henry back — in all positions — for Purdue

MOLLY IRENE OLMSTEAD November 7, 2012

Rob Henry is finally healthy, and that’s dangerous for the Hawkeyes. The versatile Boilermaker tore his ACL prior to the 2011 season, and he has suffered from unrelenting swelling throughout his...

Iowa’s field-hockey team makes the NCAA field for second-straight year

CODY GOODWIN November 7, 2012

Iowa’s field-hockey team is going to the 2012 NCAA Tournament. “It’s our standard that we want to achieve every year,” head coach Tracey Griesbaum said. “To hit this marker,...

Ten-time high-school All-American swimmer impresses Iowa in first meets

CARLOS SOSA November 7, 2012

Freshman Olivia Kabacinski has quickly made a name for herself on the Iowa women’s swimming team. In her first two meets as a Hawkeye, she has sprinted her way to a pool record and the second-fastest...

Men’s swimmer earns Big Ten honors

DI STAFF November 7, 2012

Iowa freshman swimmer Roman Trussov earned Big Ten Freshman of the Week honors, the conference announced on Tuesday. Hawkeyes lost their dual-meet against Minnesota last weekend, in which Trussov took...

Wrestling tickets now on sale for single meets

DI STAFF November 7, 2012

Single-meet wrestling tickets are now available through the UI athletics ticket office in Carver-Hawkeye Arena, at hawkeyesports.com ,or over the phone at 1-800-IA-HAWKS. Individual ticket prices vary...

The Box Score: Inside Hawkeye football statistics, Week 11

SAM LOUWAGIE November 6, 2012

The Box Score is a weekly segment in which a Daily Iowan football reporter uses statistics to contextualize Iowa football’s performance over the course of the season. It has been five years since...

Point/Counterpoint — What’s college basketball’s strongest conference?

SAM LOUWAGIE November 6, 2012

College basketball begins officially on Friday, with nearly every top-25 team, and Iowa, playing their first contests. Our Daily Iowan sports staffers debate which conference is the toughest going into...

Iowa women’s cross-country prepares for final team race

LEVI LYNOTT November 6, 2012

The Iowa women’s cross-country team will run in what will likely be its last race as a whole unit on Friday, when the harriers head to Springfield, Mo., for the NCAA Midwest Regional meet. Although...