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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

Track and field enjoys home meet over weekend

MATT SCHOMMER and MICHELE DANNO April 19, 2010

As the injuries mounted, the Iowa track and field team pushed on, earning several wins across the board over the weekend at Cretzmeyer Track. A few key Hawkeyes suffered tweaks and twists, and the damage...

Men’s golf takes Finkbine tournament crown

JESSIE SMITH April 19, 2010

Home-course advantage proved kind to the Iowa men’s golf team at the 17th-annual Hawkeye Taylormade/Adidas Invitational on Sunday. The Hawkeyes roared through the three-round event to nab their 12th...

Men’s tennis sweeps singles play, defeats Northwestern

SETH ROBERTS April 19, 2010

One thing can be said about the Iowa men’s tennis team: The Hawkeyes don’t quit. Although No. 53 Northwestern (9-12, 1-7) swept the No. 72-ranked Hawkeyes (11-8, 3-5) in doubles play, Iowa returned...

Dowling hot at the plate

MITCH SMITH April 19, 2010

After the Iowa softball team unloaded five first-inning runs against Western Illinois on Sunday, the squad had only one hit in the next four innings. That lack of offense didn’t stop Johnnie Dowling. The...

Softball buries Western Illinois after huge first inning

IAN MARTIN April 19, 2010

The bottom of the order picked up the slack for the Iowa offense on Sunday. Despite most of the top bats staying quiet, the Hawkeyes defeated visiting Western Illinois, 8-0, behind five first-inning runs. The...

Swimmers, past and present, say goodbye to Field House

MITCH SMITH April 19, 2010

After 83 years, 17 Olympians, three Big Ten team titles, and countless memories, the Field House pool has officially come to an end. Hundreds of former Iowa swimmers and divers returned on April 17 to...

Iowa gymnast earns All-American honors

NICK GANS April 19, 2010

Pressure, luck, and perfect execution led to an All-American season for Iowa gymnast Mike Jiang. The junior ended the NCAA championships on April 17 as the only Hawkeye on the men’s gymnastics team...

Baseball swept by Indiana

DI STAFF April 19, 2010

The Iowa baseball team dropped the final game of a three-game series with Indiana on Sunday, losing, 21-12, in Bloomington. The loss marks the first time the Hawkeyes have been swept by a Big Ten foe...

Women’s golf places 10th

DI STAFF April 19, 2010

The Iowa women’s golf team closed out its last regular-season tournament with a 10th-place finish at the Lady Buckeye Invitational over the weekend. During the three-round event, the Hawkeyes improved...

McCaffery: ‘We’ve got to win some games’

SCOTT MILLER April 16, 2010

The Daily Iowan: You said in your opening press conference that one of the most important things to do is re-recruit the players currently on your roster. How did that process go and was it more difficult...

Former swimmer goes to Hollywood

MITCH SMITH April 16, 2010

Bob Stein can swim. He can fly and write. And in the near future, the 76-year-old Iowa City resident’s name will scroll across the silver screen with the likes of Catherine Zeta-Jones and Abigail Breslin. So…...

Men’s golf team home at last

JESSIE SMITH April 16, 2010

The Iowa men’s golf team is home at last. For the first time since 2006, the Hawkeyes will play at Finkbine Golf Course in the Hawkeye Taylormade/Adidas Invitational this weekend. The first 36-holes...