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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

‘Bluder’s Bunch’ looks for win against No. 19 Kansas

EVELYN LAU November 18, 2009

After sweeping through the KCRG-TV9 Hawkeye Challenge, the Iowa women’s basketball team will try to build on its winning streak. But standing in the way is the team that handed the Hawkeyes their first...

Top wrestlers to face Russians

DI STAFF November 18, 2009

A group of top American wrestlers will go toe-to-toe with an elite Russian team during a freestyle dual meet at Cornell College’s Small Multi-Sports Center in Mount Vernon at 7 p.m. today. The 700 tickets...

Volleyball signs 4

DI STAFF November 18, 2009

The Iowa volleyball team announced on Tuesday that four prep athletes have signed national letters of intent to play for Iowa. Texans Rachael Bedell, Chanté Thompson, and Nikki Dailey, along with Bethany...

The real McCoy

MITCH SMITH November 18, 2009

After five years at Iowa, DI Intramural Athlete of the Week Nick McCoy is like many other soon-to-be-college graduates — unsure about the future. But two things have remained the same for the Council...

Team Pup ’N’ Suds player also a master carpenter

IAN MARTIN November 18, 2009

Usually, the DI intramural Athlete of the Week is a player who puts up the biggest flag-football numbers or has the meanest volleyball skills. But the Week Seven honor went to someone who had a much more...

Ferentz defends late-game call

SCOTT MILLER November 18, 2009

With 52 seconds on the clock, 67 yards to the end zone, and the game tied at 24, Iowa head coach Kirk Ferentz made the unpopular decision to swallow his remaining time-out and play for overtime against...

Commentary: Iowa back on track after off-the-field issues

AMIE KIEHN November 18, 2009

My house brimmed with adolescent boys when I was a mullet-sporting 8-year-old. (Sadly, my mother thought it was an endearing look. She always loved the ’80s.) I have three older brothers, Tom, Joe,...

Iowa falls again, starts 0-2

SCOTT MILLER November 18, 2009

The Iowa men’s basketball team is off to its worst start in 39 years following another poor shooting night that resulted in a second-consecutive home loss to a non-power-conference school. Just two...

Gophers seeking to end lopsided dominance by Iowa

BRENDAN STILES November 18, 2009

Lately, the battle for Floyd of Rosedale has been fairly one-sided. Coming into Saturday’s game at Kinnick Stadium, the No. 15 Iowa Hawkeyes have won seven of their last eight contests against Minnesota....

Robinson returns, runs with resiliency

BRENDAN STILES November 17, 2009

When Adam Robinson suffered a high ankle sprain in Iowa’s 15-13 win over Michigan State on Oct. 24, officials said the redshirt freshman would miss the final four regular-season games and could make...

Men’s basketball looks to rebound against Duquesne

SCOTT MILLER November 17, 2009

When a Todd Lickliter-coached team doesn’t make jump shots, it’s in trouble. That’s what happened on Sunday evening, when Lickliter’s Iowa squad dropped its first home opener in 47 years to an...

Bluder remembers 2008 Kansas loss

JORDAN GARRETSON November 17, 2009

The Iowa women’s basketball team (2-0) is set to face No. 19 Kansas (1-0) on Wednesday at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. The game marks the second-straight year the two teams have met in a nonconference contest....