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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: Who should be named Prime Time MVP?

DI STAFF July 19, 2011

Roy Devyn Marble Roy Devyn Marble became the most dangerous man with a basketball in North Liberty this summer. Nobody in the Prime Time League could defend him, and that's why he deserves to be the MVP. The...

Hawkeye softball assistant leads USA to No. 2 spot

DI STAFF July 19, 2011

Iowa softball assistant coach Stacy May-Johnson helped lead the USA Softball Team to a second-place finish at the Canadian Open Fastpitch International Championship last week, according to a release. May-Johnson...

Gatens, Basabe into second round of Prime Time playoffs

ERIK PAPKE July 18, 2011

In the Prime Time League, defense is overrated. This held true in the first round of the playoffs on Sunday, when the trio of Matt Gatens, Melsahn Basabe, and Aaron White scooted out to a comfortable...

Farokhmanesh passes Lee’s 35-point, 21-rebound performance

KYLE HUGHES July 18, 2011

Ali Farokhmanesh knows how to play in elimination games. The former Northern Iowa guard proved as much when he led his team to a 93-91 victory in the first round of the Prime Time League playoffs. With...

Commentary: Hubbard’s departure not the end of the world

SETH ROBERTS July 18, 2011

By now, Hawkeye basketball fans should have heard that Anthony Hubbard decided he doesn't want to wear the Black and Gold. The 6-5 forward from Virginia announced the decision late last week, saying in...

Big Ten gives 34 Hawkeyes scholastic honor

DI STAFF July 15, 2011

The Big Ten honored 34 Hawkeyes with its Distinguished Scholar Award on Thursday, according to a release. The award is given to athletes who earn a minimum grade-point average of 3.7 or higher in a given...

Local fishermen disagree over water quality

CONRAD SWANSON July 15, 2011

The Iowa City summer is filled with kids going to various camps, groups of incoming university students, and groups of people both young and old relaxing outside in the sticky heat. One group says it's...

Game Time coach brings NBA savvy to summer league

BEN SCHUFF July 15, 2011

Brendan Unkrich knows good basketball when he sees it. It's one of the reasons the head coach of Monica's/Bob's Your Uncle has guided his Game Time League team to an undefeated 4-0 season. Although the...

Former Iowa wrestler heads west

SAM ODEYEMI July 15, 2011

Former Hawkeye All-American wrestler Ty Eustice was hired as an assistant coach at South Dakota State last week. The move will be the first time Eustice, a native of Blue Earth, Minn., will coach at the...

Kach on top again in Game Time rankings

SAM ODEYEMI July 15, 2011

The Game Time League season has wrapped up, and The Daily Iowan has analyzed all the action to produce its final regular-season rankings. 1. Monica's/Bob's Your Uncle (4-0) Monica's convincingly beat...

Georgia Tech vacates Orange Bowl loss to Hawkeyes

DI STAFF July 15, 2011

Georgia Tech was put on four years of probation on Thursday for violations by the Yellow Jackets' football and men's basketball programs. The NCAA vacated the football team's final three games of the...

Kach Alexander leads Game Time team to regular-season title

KYLE HUGHES July 14, 2011

The North Liberty Community Center hosted a showdown between two undefeated Game Time League teams in the regular-season finale on Wednesday. By the final buzzer, it was clear which team was superior....