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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

Grapplers eye improvement

J.T. BUGOS December 10, 2009

Letdowns are frequent after emotional matches. The Iowa wrestling team will hope to avoid one when it takes on Northern Iowa at 7 p.m. today in Carver-Hawkeye Arena. On Sunday, the top-ranked Hawkeyes...

Hoopsters go for first win in Ames since 1989

JORDAN GARRETSON December 10, 2009

The Nesbitts may be the only ones with welcoming arms for the Iowa women’s basketball team today in Ames. The family of freshman (and Ames native) Trisha Nesbitt will welcome the Hawkeyes for a pregame...

Johnson uses Iowa State criticism as motivation

EVELYN LAU December 10, 2009

Morgan Johnson wasn’t immediately in love with basketball. She was noticeably taller than other kids growing up. And in the fifth grade, she took to the hardwood, figuring the game was something “tall...

Bowl game changes travel plans

MICHELE DANNO December 10, 2009

As speculation about potential Bowl Championship Series matchups floated around campus, flooded local media outlets, and confused potential attendees, some students attempted to get ahead of the game by...

Sash a CBS Sports All-American

DI STAFF December 10, 2009

Iowa sophomore defensive back Tyler Sash was named to the CBS Sports All-America team on Wednesday. The 6-1, 210-pound native of Oskaloosa led the Hawkeye backfield with six interceptions on the season,...

Men’s basketball back home

DI STAFF December 10, 2009

Twenty-four hours after arriving in Cedar Falls for Tuesday night’s game against Northern Iowa, the Iowa men’s basketball team headed home. The team bus left Cedar Falls at approximately 7 p.m. on...

UISSC wins intramural 3-on-3 tournament

MITCH SMITH December 10, 2009

Although temperatures in Iowa City dropped to well below freezing outside, it was heating up inside the Field House on Wednesday evening during the intramural pre-holiday 3-on-3 championship game. The...

Turnovers, big runs doom Hawkeyes in loss to UNI

BRENDAN STILES December 9, 2009

On a night in which a blizzard covered the eastern portion of the state, cold shooting doomed the Iowa men’s basketball team at the McLeod Center in Cedar Falls on Tuesday. Thanks to an eye-popping...

Women’s tennis coach means business

PATRICK RAFFERTY December 9, 2009

Recovering from the departure of their former head coach during the early part of the fall season, members of the Iowa women’s tennis team are experiencing a lot of change. The Hawkeyes are looking...

Freshman wrestler not hopeless to compete at 157

J.T. BUGOS December 9, 2009

Iowa wrestler Derek St. John emerged victorious during the team’s wrestle-offs on Nov. 7 after wins over juniors Brooks Kopsa and Aaron Janssen. At the time, he seemingly grabbed ahold of the Hawkeyes’...

18 Hawks honored

DI STAFF December 9, 2009

Finishing 10-2 overall and earning a trip to the Orange Bowl next January has done wonders for the Iowa football team this postseason. A league-high 18 Hawkeye players were named to Phil Steele’s All-Big...

Hansen, Simbhudas honored

DI STAFF December 9, 2009

Two members of the Iowa women’s gymnastics team were selected to the 2010 Preseason Big Ten Gymnasts to Watch List on Tuesday. Sophomore Jessa Hansen and junior Rebecca Simbhudas are two of the 14 gymnasts...