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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

Big weekend awaits Hawkeye wrestling

SAM LOUWAGIE January 28, 2011

Tom Brands insists every weekend of competition for his Hawkeye wrestling team is an important one. But even Brands, the fifth-year Iowa head coach, acknowledged the special importance of the big tests...

Sunday first match for Iowa men’s tennis season

BEN ROSS January 28, 2011

Jan. 30 marks the beginning of the Iowa men’s tennis spring season against a team the Hawkeyes have had good luck against: Iowa is 2-0 all-time against Creighton. Competition will begin at 1 p.m. in...

Wrestler looks to reclaim his spot at the top

J.T. BUGOS January 27, 2011

Matt McDonough needs to push the pace. Iowa’s 125-pound wrestler’s only loss this season has come in a match in which four total points were scored. Northwestern’s then second-ranked Brandon Precin...

Wrestling adds another TV broadcast for Penn State dual

J.T. BUGOS January 27, 2011

Iowa wrestling’s dual with Penn State on Jan. 30 has added another tape-delay broadcast. The meet will be shown on the day of the meet at 8:30 p.m. CST, and it will also be shown as previously scheduled...

Iowa looks to upset No. 10 ranked Michigan State

JON FRANK January 27, 2011

Iowa women’s basketball’s matchup today in Carver-Hawkeye Arena against No. 10 Michigan State provides the Hawkeyes (15-5, 3-4) a chance to reassert themselves in the Big Ten. No. 18 Iowa fell to...

Men’s hoops struggles against zone against Penn State

SETH ROBERTS January 27, 2011

Defense wins games, which explains why the Iowa men’s basketball team lost to Penn State, 65-51, Sunday in University Park, Pa. The Hawkeyes (8-12, 1-7 Big Ten) allowed the Nittany Lions (11-8, 4-4)...

Rec center prepares for large crowds at US Diving Nationals

MAGGIE CUNNINGHAM January 27, 2011

The top divers from across the country have come to Iowa City for the USA Diving 2011 Winter National Championships, to be held in the Campus Recreation & Wellness Center. Competition will begin with...

Swimmers develop using strength training program

BEN WOLFSON January 27, 2011

When freshman swimmers come into the Iowa swimming program, many never had weight training in high school, so there is an adjustment period when they work with strength and conditioning coach Bill Maxwell. Maxwell,...

Men’s gymnastics practices designed for success at NCAAs

RYAN MURPHY January 27, 2011

In his first year as Iowa’s men’s gymnastics head coach, JD Reive has changed the mindset of his Hawkeye gymnastics team, one practice at a time. Reive changed the system to ensure the Hawkeyes would...

Men’s tennis hopes tough non-conference schedule provides boost

BEN ROSS January 27, 2011

Steve Houghton says the Big Ten is in the top three for the most competitive tennis conferences in the country. This isn’t enough for the 29-year head men’s tennis coach, who boasts that he has scheduled...

12 football players in stable condition after being hospitalized

JORDAN GARRETSON January 26, 2011

Twelve Iowa football players are in stable condition after being admitted to the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics Monday, Iowa Sports Information confirmed Tuesday afternoon. A second university...

Hoops wants to continue scoring at Penn State

IAN MARTIN January 26, 2011

Fresh off its first Big Ten win in more than nine months, Iowa will now try to accomplish something it hasn’t done since the Steve Alford era: a conference win streak. On Feb. 7, 2007, the Hawkeyes...