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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

A wide open Big Ten tourney

BRENDAN STILES March 9, 2010

The 2010 Big Ten season could best be described as wacky. Three teams — Ohio State, Purdue, and Michigan State — tied for first place with 14-4 conference marks. Because the Buckeyes and Spartans only...

Men’s tennis loses to Denver

SETH ROBERTS March 9, 2010

Even the toughest loss can hold a positive aspect for a team. The No. 49 Iowa men’s tennis team (6-3) dropped its second-consecutive meet on Sunday, falling to No. 32 Denver, 6-1, in Denver. Although...

Softball loses 2 of 3

DI STAFF March 8, 2010

The Iowa softball team dropped two of three games this past weekend at the Matador Classic, and the fourth game was postponed because of weather. The Hawkeyes (8-9) opened in Northridge, Calif., with...

Third-ranked Dime Pieces sends Guidettes packing in intramural hoops

ETHAN SEBERT March 8, 2010

The Dime Pieces topped the Guidettes, 52-38, Sunday night in intramural competition in the Field House. The final game of pool play for both teams was a rematch of the first game of the season, a game...

Wrestlers snag third-straight Big Ten title

J.T. BUGOS March 8, 2010

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — The wrestling world spun on its head Sunday afternoon when Iowa’s first three championship contenders fell, but order was restored when the Hawkeyes captured their third-straight...

Commentary: Wrestling three-peat bittersweet and incomplete

RYAN YOUNG March 8, 2010

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — For about an hour-and-a-half Sunday afternoon, Crisler Arena became the “Twilight Zone” for the Iowa wrestling team. The Hawkeyes were trapped within the perplexing parameters...

Women’s Big Ten Tournament run ends in finals

JORDAN GARRETSON March 8, 2010

INDIANAPOLIS — The Iowa women’s basketball team was just one bucket shy of adding a Big Ten Tournament championship chapter to its Cinderella storybook. No. 10 Ohio State (30-4) defeated the Hawkeyes...

Commentary: Bad break costs women hoopsters

EVELYN LAU March 8, 2010

INDIANAPOLIS — The Iowa women’s basketball team deserved a better fate than what it received on Sunday. As a No. 3 seed in the Big Ten tournament, the Hawkeyes put together a remarkable run to the...

Gophers flatten Hawkeyes, 88-53

SCOTT MILLER March 8, 2010

In a season during which the Hawkeyes have practically invented ways to lose, perhaps this was a fitting way for the regular season to end. Showing little resistance, Iowa (10-21, 4-14) wilted under...

Men’s gymnastics falls short

NICK GANS March 8, 2010

For 31 years, Iowa men’s gymnastics head coach Tom Dunn had shaped Iowa gymnastics into a perennial power. On Sunday, Dunn coached for the last time in Iowa City when his eighth-ranked Hawkeyes hosted...

Women’s tennis upsets DePaul

JON FRANK March 8, 2010

Silence loomed over in the upper-level balcony as all eyes were glued to a game-deciding showdown between the top players for both Iowa and No. 24 DePaul. For each point scored, cheers erupted from fellow...

Women GymHawks get groove back

ROBBIE LEHMAN March 8, 2010

Facing its first test of two dual meets in the same weekend, the Iowa women’s gymnastics team passed with flying colors. The 30th-ranked GymHawks were all smiles after they upset No. 21 Southern Utah,...