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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

Iowa’s backcourt leads team past pesky Badgers

BEN WOLFSON January 20, 2012

The Iowa women's basketball team headed into Thursday's game against Wisconsin needing a win to keep its NCAA Tournament hopes alive. The Hawkeyes and Badgers traded offensive runs in an up-and-down...

Wrestling not yet title-ready

SAM LOUWAGIE January 20, 2012

The Iowa wrestling team typically lets its visiting opponents choose which weight class goes first for dual meets. A traditional wrestling meet begins at 125 pounds and works its way upward through...

Thode, Hawkeyes want to keep momentum against Nebraska

ELDON GIANNAKOUROS January 20, 2012

The Iowa men's track cruised at home in its season-opener, but it will face its first chance to see where it truly stands this weekend when it takes on No. 5 Nebraska at the Adidas Invitational in Lincoln,...

Men’s gymnasts return to Carver

RYAN MURPHY January 20, 2012

This weekend's home-opener for the Iowa men's gymnastics team will bring the Hawkeyes back to Carver-Hawkeye Arena, a venue in which they have not competed since March 2010. No. 13 Iowa will take on...

Iowa wrestlers seek "bulletproof" Midlands performance

SAM LOUWAGIE December 16, 2011

Iowa entered the Midlands tournament in December 2010 ranked fifth in the nation, with wrestlers seeded in the tournament's top 10 in nine weight classes. The Hawkeyes had enjoyed a promising start...

Hawkeye hoops may start both Marble and Cartwright

JORDAN GARRETSON December 16, 2011

Devyn Marble has shone in Bryce Cartwright's absence. A hamstring injury suffered against Brown left Cartwright hobbled on Dec. 3 . The senior point guard missed Iowa's game against Northern Iowa on...

Gatens hoping to get back on scoring track

BEN SCHUFF December 16, 2011

Matt Gatens knows he hasn't been as offensively effective as Iowa needs him to be over the past four games. In fact, he can feel the reason why. The defensive pressure Gatens has faced over the past...

Iowa women begin winter break with Bradley

MATT COZZI December 16, 2011

The Iowa women's basketball team was on a roll at this time last year. The Hawkeyes were 9-1, ranked fifth in the nation by RealTimeRPI, and a virtual lock for the NCAA Tournament even before Big Ten...

Hawkeye tracksters look to take advantage of winter break

CODY GOODWIN December 16, 2011

The Iowa women's track and field team feels confident that its fall conditioning phase has provided a springboard as it prepares to plunge into the season. The meets will start quickly — Illinois...

Point/counterpoint: Who will win the 2011 Insight Bowl?

DI STAFF December 16, 2011

Iowa A lot of fans seem concerned about Iowa's chances in the Insight Bowl against Oklahoma on Dec. 30. They need not worry. This isn't your grandfather's Oklahoma team. Hell, it isn't even your...

Potential Iowa Olympian learned hammer throwing from YouTube

IAN MARTIN December 15, 2011

The stomping is effective, but it's not correct. On a balmy fall day, Iowa freshman Annemie Smith tosses the hammer outside the Cretzmeyer Track in Coralville. While the nine-pound steel ball and...

Doolittle gives women’s hoops extra post presence

MATT COZZI December 15, 2011

Bethany Doolitte is familiar with last year's Iowa women's basketball team. She knows the Hawkeyes lacked size on its roster. She recognizes the Black and Gold didn't have a backup post player behind...