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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

Ferentz, Fiedorowicz on preseason honors lists

DI STAFF July 11, 2012

Two more Iowa football players were named to watch lists for nationwide awards on Tuesday: Junior tight end C.J. Fiedorowicz is on the John Mackey Award watch list, and senior center James Ferentz appears...

Softball team practices for Special Olympics

TAYLOR AXELSON July 10, 2012

The softball team practicing for the Special Olympics finally had a night of practice in which the temperature wasn't more than 100 degrees. There's a tournament this weekend in Cedar Rapids in which the...

Evans and DuCharme mold young wrestling teams

MOLLY IRENE OLMSTEAD July 10, 2012

Wrestling is an individual sport, one grappler on the mat against another. But it's a team sport, too. High-school wrestling teams travel from all over the country to Iowa City to attend the team competition...

Q & A with Jarrod Uthoff

MOLLY IRENE OLMSTEAD July 10, 2012

Jarrod Uthoff has been back in Iowa and playing in Prime Time for a three weeks now. He came home. The ex-Wisconsin player signed with the Badgers out of high school, when he was the state of Iowa's most...

Commentary: I’m a female sports journalist

MOLLY IRENE OLMSTEAD July 10, 2012

Journalists have to take off their shoes before entering the Dan Gable Wrestling Complex. My leopard-print flats or heeled boots always stand out among the dozen pairs of men's dress shoes. And I'm proud...

Men’s gymnastics camp brings male athletes from all over

TAYLOR AXELSON July 10, 2012

It's not football, baseball, or basketball. But 16-year-old Elijah Parsells said men's gymnastics is one of the most difficult sports out there, despite not having a lot of publicity. Men's gymnastics...

Point/Counterpoint: Who will win the MLB All-Star game?

DI STAFF July 10, 2012

Two Daily Iowan sports staffers debate who will win tonight's MLB all-star game and therefore gain home field advantage in the World Series in October. American League The third time will be the charm...

Aaron White leads in losing effort

CARLOS SOSA July 9, 2012

Losing isn't easy. The best competitors however, can rebound and use losing as motivation — LeBron James lost in his first two trips to the NBA Finals but wouldn't be denied on his third, the Boston...

Gesell, Cole lead in Prime Time loss

CARLOS SOSA July 9, 2012

Up until this point, coach Dan Ahrens' team, Jill Armstrong of Skogman Realty, had arguably played like the best team in the league. Dynamic players such as Mike Gesell and Melsahn Basabe stack the squad...

Commentary: Injured USA hoops team can still earn Olympic Gold

MATT CABEL July 9, 2012

The USA basketball team took the gold medal away from Spain in Beijing, even when it wasn't expected to. The U.S. will try to do it again in London this year. This year's roster just looks a little different...

Point/Counterpoint: Should MLB all-star game decide World Series home-field advantage?

DI STAFF July 9, 2012

Two Daily Iowan sports staffers — who are both fanatic baseball fans — debate if the MLB's All-Star game structure helps or hurts the sport as a whole. No I remember rolling on the ground in laughter...

Iowa adds another Olympic swimmer

DI STAFF July 9, 2012

A former Olympian has joined the Hawkeye swimming and diving team. Junior Lindsay Seemann has transferred to Iowa after spending her first two years at Arizona. Seemann, at age 15, became the youngest...