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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

Improvement makes Stanzi attractive to NFL teams

SAM LOUWAGIE April 28, 2011

Thirty-nine Iowa football players have been selected in the NFL draft during Kirk Ferentz' 12 years as head coach. None of them have been quarterbacks. After a senior season in which he threw for 3,004...

Men’s hoops sees nation’s fifth-highest attendance increase

IAN MARTIN April 28, 2011

Hawkeye men's basketball improved not only in record last season — its first under head coach Fran McCaffery — but also the attendence in Carver-Hawkeye Arena. In fact, Iowa saw the fifth-highest...

Men’s track heads to Drake Relays

BEN SCHUFF April 28, 2011

There's a digital board outside the Iowa men's track and field locker room that has been displaying a picture of Drake Stadium and the words, "Are you ready?" Everyone will soon find out. The...

Hawkeyes keep their eyes on the relays

AMY TIFFANY April 28, 2011

The Hawkeyes' 4x1,600 relay wants a Drake Relays title. Really badly. Iowa has been runner up in the relay for the past two years. Last year, it was a border battle against Minnesota, and in the last...

Miscues cost softball in sweep by Badgers

SAM LOUWAGIE April 28, 2011

It should have been a routine play. With two outs in the top of the sixth inning, Iowa pitcher Kayla Massey noticed Wisconsin runner Maggie Strange straying off second base at the end of a play. Head...

Men’s tennis begins Big Ten tournament play in Madison

BEN ROSS April 28, 2011

Today marks the beginning of the Big Ten men's tennis tourney for the No. 66 Hawkeyes (8-12, 2-8), as they face Purdue (12-12, 2-7) in the first round of play. All matches will be played in Madison, Wis. The...

Hawkeyes look for revenge in first round of Big Tens

NICK SZAFRANSKI April 28, 2011

The Iowa women's tennis team will get a chance for some revenge today when it takes on Minnesota in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament. The No. 9 seeded Hawkeyes and No. 8 seeded Golden Gophers...

Dahm adds two commits from state of Illinois

DI STAFF April 27, 2011

The Iowa baseball program picked up two oral commitments in the last week from the class of 2012. According to prepbaseballreport.com, the Hawkeyes received oral agreements from a pair of top-25 juniors...

Softball returns home against Wisconsin

DI STAFF April 27, 2011

The Iowa softball team will return home for a double-header against Wisconsin today at Pearl Field. The first game is scheduled to start at 3 p.m. A 30-minute break will take place between the first and...

Ballard’s stock likely steady despite positive drug test

JORDAN GARRETSON April 27, 2011

A failed drug test is unlikely to drastically affect Christian Ballard's stock in this week's NFL Draft, the National Football Post's director of college scouting told The Daily Iowan on Tuesday. The...

Commentary: Failed combine drug tests are mind-boggling

JORDAN GARRETSON April 27, 2011

I don't get it. You bomb the easiest part of the biggest job interview of your life. Not because of a slow 40-yard dash. Not because of a questionably low number of bench press repetitions. Heck, it's...

Gabe Olaseni picks Iowa hoops

SETH ROBERTS April 27, 2011

The Iowa men's basketball team picked up its second recruit in a week when center Gabe Olaseni committed on Tuesday. Olaseni, a 6-10, 220-pound native of London, averaged 10.3 points and 8.3 rebounds...