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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

Hawkeyes search for answers after loss to Minnesota

MITCH SMITH November 29, 2010

MINNEAPOLIS — The difference in intensity showed even on the sidelines at TCF Bank Stadium Saturday. Throughout the contest, Minnesota players could be seen jumping up and down in excitement. A team...

Commentary: Mystery of the disappearing football team

SCOTT MILLER November 29, 2010

MINNEAPOLIS — If you're looking for an explanation of Iowa's late-season collapse, its pedestrian 7-5 record, or its inexcusable 27-24 loss to Minnesota, you're better suited reading another column....

Point/counterpoint: Was Iowa’s loss to Minnesota the worst defeat in the Ferentz era?

DI STAFF November 29, 2010

YES Iowa's loss to Minnesota on Nov. 27 was the final devastating blow to a season full of disappointment. Before the season started, nobody could have predicted that Iowa would fall in TCF Bank Stadium. The...

Men’s basketball posts 111 in rout of Southern Illinois-Edwardsville

DI STAFF November 29, 2010

The Iowa men's basketball team (3-3) defeated Southern Illinois-Edwardsville (1-5) on Nov. 26, 111-50, at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. The 61-point win was the team's largest margin of victory in 44 years. Edwardsville...

Commentary: Iowa’s bench players have already exceeded expectations

SETH ROBERTS November 29, 2010

A 61-point victory is always nice, but what does Iowa's 111-50 drubbing of Southern Illinois-Edwardsville on Nov. 26 actually mean? The Hawkeyes played a Cougar team that won five games last year and...

Volleyball falls to Ohio State in Walters’ final match

IAN MARTIN November 29, 2010

The Iowa volleyball team's last match of the season against Ohio State on Nov. 27 at Carver-Hawkeye Arena was an appropriate swan song considering the team's season. It was hard-fought against a good team,...

Bluder’s Bunch moves to 7-0

DI STAFF November 29, 2010

The Iowa women's basketball team (7-0) defeated both of its opponents Nov. 25-26 to win the Caribbean Challenge in Cancún, Mexico. On Thanksgiving Day, Iowa mounted a comeback against James Madison to...

Thode an All-American, Flood finishes 66th

DI STAFF November 29, 2010

Iowa sophomore Jeff Thode ran a 10,000-meter time of 30:21.4 at the NCAA Cross-Country Championship in Terre Haute, Ind., on Nov. 22. The time was good for 30th place and All-America status. The top...

Hawkeyes ready for stiff challenge from Buckeyes

SCOTT MILLER November 19, 2010

In his Tuesday meeting with the media, Kirk Ferentz was asked if he ever "knocked heads" with Ohio State head coach Jim Tressel in recruiting. Ferentz's response: "I don't mean to be disrespectful,...

‘New’ wrestler all business

SAM LOUWAGIE November 19, 2010

When you bring up redshirt freshman Derek St. John's name in the Iowa wrestling practice room, one word pops up in everyone's responses. "He's all business," head coach Tom Brands said. "He's...

Men’s hoops plays Xavier in Paradise Jam

IAN MARTIN November 19, 2010

What would be a vacation for most will be the Iowa men's basketball team's first major test of the season. The team is traveling to St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, to take part in the Virgin Islands...

Iowa women’s basketball team hosts Hawkeye Challenge

MATT COZZI November 19, 2010

Regardless of how many double-double games Kachine Alexander may get this season, she realizes the importance of team defense as the 2010-11 campaign progresses. Alexander's 14 points and 10 rebounds...