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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 field hockey draws four regional All-American nods

DI STAFF November 18, 2011

Four members of the Iowa field-hockey team were named to a regional All-American team by the National Field Hockey Coaches Association on Thursday, according to a release. Juniors Jessica Barnett,...

Bluder’s Bunch takes bite out of Great Danes

BEN WOLFSON November 17, 2011

Iowa and Albany were tied, 23-23, with five minutes left in the first half of the Hawkeyes' Wednesday night game against the Great Danes. Over the next five minutes, the Black and Gold scored 14 unanswered...

Iowa men’s hoops hope 3s mean three wins

BEN SCHUFF November 17, 2011

The Iowa men's basketball team has plenty of room for improvement. Head coach Fran McCaffery and his players would be the first to say so. But so far, the team's offensive totals have been noteworthy. The...

Hawk swimmers boast tigerhawk tattoos

BEN ROSS November 17, 2011

In most sports, spectators are able to discern who the athletes are by looking at their numbers. Swimming isn't one of those sports. A good way to tell many of the men's swimmers apart, then, is to look...

Intramural dodge ball: Blue Ballers open season with a win

TOMMY REINKING November 17, 2011

The Blue Ballers started its season off on the right foot with an 8-2 victory over URP in a Division 3 intramural dodge-ball matchup on Wednesday night. The easy victory for the Blue Ballers was primarily...

Iowa softball to hold youth camps

DI STAFF November 17, 2011

The Iowa softball program announced on Wednesday it will hold a series of winter clinics in January. The camps will range in price from $25 to $100 and will all take place in the Bubble on Jan. 13-16,...

Binns leads with perfectionism — and really big hands

SETH ROBERTS November 17, 2011

Broderick Binns has really, really big hands. Saying they're like plates sounds cliché, but it's a measurement that applies to the Iowa defensive end; from fingertip to the heel of his wrist, his hands...

Ferentz expects discussion over unusually frequent ‘injuries’

JORDAN GARRETSON November 16, 2011

Kirk Ferentz said on Tuesday he wasn't planning on sending game tape to the Big Ten office in response to the late rash of injuries Michigan State suffered against Iowa on Nov. 12. The 13th-year Hawkeye...

Big Ten notebook: Zook walks out after question about his future

MATT COZZI November 16, 2011

Before his weekly press conference on Tuesday, Illinois head coach Ron Zook preceded to answer questions given one condition. There were to be no questions about Zook's future. No opportunities to...

Wrestle-offs not the final say for Iowa’s lineups

MOLLY IRENE OLMSTEAD November 16, 2011

The Iowa wrestling team witnessed a pair of upsets in the finals of its wrestle-offs on Nov. 10-12. Senior Tyler Clark — carrying only a 6-3 career record with the Hawkeyes — defeated returning...

Former UI trackster Praska trains for Olympics in Iowa City

CODY GOODWIN November 16, 2011

Former Hawkeye Bethany Praska continues to train in Iowa City in preparation for the Olympic Trials. The former Hawkeye middle-distance runner can be found partaking in Iowa's track and field practice...

Hawkeye women hoops seeks ‘rebound’ against Albany

BEN WOLFSON November 16, 2011

Iowa women's basketball head coach Lisa Bluder was adamant about what went wrong in Sunday's 69-59 loss to UNLV. "Rebounding continues to be a sore subject for us," the 12th-year head coach...