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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

Volleyball hosts Michigan schools

DI STAFF November 12, 2010

The Iowa volleyball team will have two more tough matches this weekend when Michigan State and No. 16 Michigan come to town. The Spartans (11-14, 3-11) and Hawkeyes (6-17, 1-13) will face off at 7 p.m....

Homegrown hero transforms Iowa golf

BEN WOLFSON November 11, 2010

Mark Hankins' tenure as Iowa's men's golf coach started slowly. One tournament win his first year. None his second. One his third. Now, with four-straight tournament wins this fall, it's safe to say the...

Iowa football’s unsung hero

J.T. BUGOS November 11, 2010

Adam Robinson is the unsung hero. The leading rusher for Iowa's No. 34 scoring offense in the Football Bowl Subdivision, Robinson is largely overshadowed by quarterback Ricky Stanzi and his No. 3 rank...

Gatens closing in on return

SETH ROBERTS November 11, 2010

When Matt Gatens walked out of the Carver-Hawkeye Arena tunnel barefoot, he wasn't just missing his shoes. For the first time in two weeks, the Iowa shooting guard wasn't sporting a clunky black cast...

Iowa women’s basketball lands top-10 recruiting class

MATT COZZI November 11, 2010

Iowa head women's basketball coach Lisa Bluder announced Wednesday that five players have signed national letters of intent to become Hawkeyes next fall. The highly touted quintet — which features three...

Clayborn named Lombardi finalist

JORDAN GAARETSON November 11, 2010

Iowa senior defensive end was named one of four finalists for the Rotary Lombardi Award Wednesday. The award — which honors the memory of former Green Bay Packer coach Vince Lombardi — has been presented...

Kroll has big rowing plans for the future

AMY TIFFANY November 10, 2010

Katy Kroll might be a little bit clumsy. Nicknamed "Grace" by her mother the Iowa sophomore rower has taken a few missteps since she was little, her mother said. Literally. When she was in...

Big Ten Notebook: Buckeyes facing Nittany Lions at wrong time?

MITCH SMITH November 10, 2010

Joe Paterno is the first coach in Division-I football history to reach 400 wins, but the 83-year-old coach isn't taking any time to reflect on the accomplishment. "I'm hoping we can get to 401, for...

Alexander named to Naismith watch list

DI STAFF November 10, 2010

Iowa senior guard Kachine Alexander was named to the Naismith Trophy watch list on Tuesday. The Minneapolis native is one of 50 NCAA women's Division-I basketball players to make the list for the annual...

Injuries piling up for the Hawkeyes

SCOTT MILLER November 10, 2010

Kirk Ferentz has lost track. Well, maybe he hasn't lost track, but as Iowa's injury list continues to lengthen, it becomes a blur of diagnoses, recovery time, and possible treatments. And as has become...

Commentary: ESPN set to shake up sports media world

MATT COZZI November 10, 2010

This winter, the No. 22 nationally ranked Iowa women's basketball team will be televised 12 times during the regular season. That number could increase in upcoming years considering last month's groundbreaking...

Synchro helps divers improve individually

MAGGIE CUNNINGHAM November 10, 2010

Either Deidre Freeman or Veronica Rydze has won every individual diving event Iowa has competed in since the season began on Oct. 15. The senior duo attributes this success, in part, to the training and...