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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

Notebook: Iowa football ‘not there yet’

SETH ROBERTS April 25, 2012

The upcoming Iowa football season has all the indicators of a rebuilding year. The coaching staff is almost entirely new — some coaches shifted positions, and others, such as offensive coordinator Greg...

Q&A: Adrian Clayborn talks fundraisers, the NFL, and the Hawkeyes

SAM LOUWAGIE April 25, 2012

Former Hawkeye defensive end Adrian Clayborn will be back in town this weekend to host a fundraiser on April 27 from 6-8 p.m. at Tailgators for a family friend with cancer. The event, dubbed ClaybornForCancer,...

Hawkeye softball boogies to the plate

BEN ROSS April 25, 2012

Iowa softball fans can tell when Johnnie Dowling is up to bat. Pearl Field rings with the sound of iron hitting iron, and the raspy voice of country singer turned sausage salesman Jimmy Dean belts out...

Hawkeyes’ Molnar one win away from joining elite group

PATRICK MASON April 25, 2012

Iowa senior Sonja Molnar stepped out onto the painted tennis courts at the Hawkeye Tennis & Recreation Complex for the last time on April 20. Her Hawkeye career started on the center court — she...

Olympic Trials: Ellis Coleman adds ‘Olympian’ to high-flying résumé

CODY GOODWIN April 24, 2012

To hell with a high-school state championship. Ellis Coleman is going The New York Athletic Club's flying squirrel was never able to pin It wasn't surprising that Coleman reached Sunday night's finals He...

Olympic Trials: A victory for Team Provisor

CODY GOODWIN April 24, 2012

Tammy and Dennis Provisor sat watching nervously as 21-year-old son Ben Provisor grappled with Aaron Sieracki in the Olympic wrestling trials' best-of-three finals on Sunday. It was the third match in...

Iowa men’s track getting the right people on the bus

TORK MASON April 24, 2012

Transfers in college track and field may not get the same level of fanfare as those in college football or basketball, but they've given a boost to the Iowa men's track and field team. Six of the team's...

Intramural soccer: Squirtin’ McHurtins score in overtime

MATTHEW CABEL April 24, 2012

The Squirtin' McHurtins and Dirty Money Island tied at 2-2 after 40 minutes of play, sending their playoff match into a five-minute sudden death overtime on Monday. But it didn't take the McHurtins' Bryan...

Point/counterpoint: Which NFL-bound quarterback will have the best rookie season?

DI STAFF April 24, 2012

Andrew Luck, Stanford I know it. You know it. Everyone and his grandmother knows it. Andrew Luck will be the first person to hear his name called in Radio City Music Hall on Thursday, when he will be...

Iowa softball’s Massey named B1G Pitcher of the Week

DI STAFF April 24, 2012

Sophomore hurler Kayla Massey was named Co-Big Ten Pitcher of the Week on Monday for her performances against Michigan State this past weekend in East Lansing, Mich. Massey went 2-0 in two starts against...

Big Ten announces tennis brackets

DI STAFF April 24, 2012

The Big Ten released the brackets for this week's conference tennis tournaments on April 29. Both the Iowa men and women will begin play on Thursday; the men will travel to Northwestern, and the women...

Olympic Trials: Metcalf falls painfully short

SAM LOUWAGIE April 23, 2012

The crowd was cheering. That could only have made it worse for Brent Metcalf. If a period of a freestyle wrestling match ends in a tie, the wrestler who scored the most points on a single move wins the...