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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

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...

Ex-nat’l guardsman balances Brazilian jiu-jitsu with lab research

CARLOS SOSA July 6, 2012

Jason Clarke is a former member of the National Guard who now makes his living in a very different field of work: He's a lab manager for University of Iowa Associate Professor of pediatrics Patrick Brophy. And...

Former SID George Wine dies, but not forgotten

MOLLY IRENE OLMSTEAD July 6, 2012

George Wine loved Hawkeye sports. He earned a bachelor's from the University of Iowa in 1956 and moved away from Iowa City to serve as a sports-information director at now-Northern Iowa and Memphis. But...

Disc golf continues to grow in Iowa City

CARLOS SOSA July 6, 2012

Jeff Harper is a professional disc golfer and one of the reasons Iowa City has become a more and more popular place to throw the disc. Iowa City, in the disc golf world, is known for its prominent courses,...

66-year-old hits the diamond with 20-somethings

TOM CLOS July 6, 2012

Duke McGrath played first base for the Iowa baseball team in 1967. Now, 45 years later, his first-base playing days continue just down the road. McGrath, 66, now lives out his lifelong passion for baseball...

Gatens to Phoenix Suns’ summer league

MATT CABEL July 5, 2012

Iowa basketball's Matt Gatens graduated. He won't play in Carver-Hawkeye Arena again, and he's done training under head coach Fran McCaffery. But Gatens has been hard at work since his graduation, preparing...

Jumper Troy Doris not done yet

TOM CLOS July 5, 2012

The next four years will be long for Troy Doris. The former Hawkeye athlete, who graduated in May, finished eighth in the triple jump at the U.S. Olympic track and field trials on June 30. Doris' leap...

Biking Basics class popular in IC

TOM GOLDHAMMER July 5, 2012

The Field House cycling studio plays host to a Biking Basics class. The class is held in a room crammed with stationary bikes. The session meets for 45 minutes a day, four days a week, and because the...

Radar pitch speed gun draws kids on Fourth

TAYLOR AXELSON July 5, 2012

Moon bounces and inflatable slides drew young children to downtown Iowa City for some fun before the firework show began on Wednesday. Boys of all ages took a chance of showing off their league-ready...

Logic, Westcott take over Game Time

TAYLOR AXELSON July 3, 2012

Sam Logic and Mackenzie Westcott started the game with a moment of slow motion, with the ball soared over the women's heads during tip-off. Then the game changed into a high-speed chase up and down the...

Doolittle, Lamar come up clutch in Game Time

MOLLY IRENE OLMSTEAD July 3, 2012

The pressure was on, and Morgan Johnson made the shot. Her team jumped ahead, 80-79. But then Theairra Taylor fouled Sharnae Lamar. The Northern Iowa point guard made both her foul shots and gave her...

Trojans win Valley Division title

TOM GOLDHAMMER July 3, 2012

Iowa City West won the opener of a two game home-and-home series against the Iowa City High Little Hawks, 7-2, on Monday night. The victory clinched the Valley Division of the Mississippi Valley Conference...