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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

Northern Illinois routs baseball Hawks

J.T. BUGOS April 22, 2010

Zach McCool laced a line drive towards right field, but Northern Illinois second baseman Marvin Sanchez laid out and snagged the would-be hit to end the sixth inning. It was one of those nights for the...

Pacha plugs sixth-inning outburst

JORDAN GARRETSON April 22, 2010

Jeff Pacha did what seemingly no other Hawkeye pitcher could do on Wednesday night: record the final out in the top of the sixth inning. But that wasn’t before Northern Illinois shellacked the Iowa...

Homecoming game slated for night kickoff

DI STAFF April 22, 2010

For the second year in a row, Iowa will stage its Homecoming game under the lights in Kinnick Stadium when the Hawkeyes play Penn State on Oct. 2. The game will have a 7 p.m. kickoff and be televised by...

New faces on offensive line

SCOTT MILLER April 22, 2010

Because it runs a pro-style offense, Iowa doesn’t feature many gadget plays or spread sets or quick reads. Instead, the Hawkeyes thrive on old-school football, predicated on protecting the quarterback,...

Iowa track and field heads to historic Drake Relays

MATT SCHOMMER and MICHELE DANNO April 22, 2010

The Iowa track and field team will take its place on the biggest stage in the state today and through the weekend at the 101st running of the Drake Relays. A few festivities started on Wednesday, with...

Bulaga headlines trio looking to join NFL fraternity of Hawkeye offensive linemen

BRENDAN STILES April 22, 2010

In Kirk Ferentz’s 11 seasons as Iowa’s head coach, he has seen eight offensive linemen get drafted by NFL teams. One more will add his name to that list tonight, and two others could potentially follow...

Cornering the market

SCOTT MILLER April 21, 2010

Amari Spievey still isn’t quite sure how he ended up here or how he managed to stick around. Not that he’s sticking around, necessarily. On a cloudless spring day in Iowa City — the kind that makes...

Hyde leads with Bernstine behind him

BRENDAN STILES April 21, 2010

For the past three years, Iowa has dealt with cornerback questions. With one spot seemingly locked up, the other tends to be up for grabs. In 2008, Bradley Fletcher held down one position, and Amari...

New steeplechasers see unexpected success

MICHELE DANNO April 21, 2010

It’s Katie Ellis’ last season with the Iowa women’s track and field team, but it seems her career may just be beginning. In her four years as a Hawkeye runner, Ellis said she was “a far cry”...

Baseball wins 10-inning thriller

JORDAN GARRETSON April 21, 2010

Jack Dahm can’t remember the last time his baseball team escaped with an easy victory. The Hawkeyes continued that trend on Tuesday. Iowa (14-19) needed 10 innings to defeat Western Illinois (9-24),...

Freshman hurler grows up on the mound

J.T. BUGOS April 21, 2010

Matt Dermody struggled in his first two starts of his Iowa career, but the southpaw flashed his potential the third time around on Tuesday. Dermody’s first start came against Kansas on March 7, and...

Hammer time for track and field thrower

MATT SCHOMMER April 21, 2010

Strawberry Point, Iowa, may be renowned for at least a few things. If one is that it’s home to the world’s largest strawberry, weighing in at 1,430 pounds, then the other is that it’s the town Iowa...