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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

Close games continue to haunt softball

MITCH SMITH March 10, 2010

With three of the four best hitters returning for the Iowa softball team, the Hawkeyes are on pace to hit more home runs than the 37 they tallied last year. Still, the 2010 season hasn’t quite gone...

Men’s golf stays in shape

JESSIE SMITH March 10, 2010

The 35th-ranked Iowa men’s golf team opened practice inside the Bubble March 5 just as one might imagine. Some players did warm-up stretches, and others popped on their headphones and hit a few easy...

Second-year sensations for women’s gymnastics

ROBBIE LEHMAN March 10, 2010

Nine awestruck freshmen arrived in Iowa City about a year and a half ago not knowing exactly what to expect. Now sophomores, they are having an enormous impact on the Iowa women’s gymnastics team. “When...

Molnar earns Big Ten honor

DI STAFF March 10, 2010

Iowa sophomore Sonja Molnar was named Big Ten Player of the Week on Tuesday following a successful two-game stretch at the Hawkeye Tennis & Recreation Complex over the weekend. Starting on March 6...

Ballers ball on intramural courts

ETHAN SEBERT March 10, 2010

It wasn’t close, but it was exciting. The Ballers dominated the Snatchers, 66-28, in both teams’ final game of Men’s Open division pool play on Tuesday night. Bodies hit the floor on both ends of...

Hawkeyes focus on matchup with Michigan, future ahead

BRENDAN STILES March 10, 2010

The 2009-10 regular season didn’t conclude the way Todd Lickliter envisioned. In fact, the ending probably couldn’t satisfy anyone in the Iowa men’s basketball program. The Hawkeyes didn’t just...

Brent Metcalf rebounds from championship loss

J.T. BUGOS March 9, 2010

Brent Metcalf wasn’t supposed to lose. The Iowa wrestler was the front-runner for the national title, so a Big Ten championship seemed like a foregone conclusion. The senior was matched up with Ohio...

Retirement can’t keep volunteer coach off the track

MATT SCHOMMER March 9, 2010

There aren’t too many things that Brett Favre and John Raffensperger have in common. Although there is one obvious connection the two share: Neither knows when to retire. You won’t find Raffensperger’s...

A wide open Big Ten tourney

BRENDAN STILES March 9, 2010

The 2010 Big Ten season could best be described as wacky. Three teams — Ohio State, Purdue, and Michigan State — tied for first place with 14-4 conference marks. Because the Buckeyes and Spartans only...

Men’s tennis loses to Denver

SETH ROBERTS March 9, 2010

Even the toughest loss can hold a positive aspect for a team. The No. 49 Iowa men’s tennis team (6-3) dropped its second-consecutive meet on Sunday, falling to No. 32 Denver, 6-1, in Denver. Although...

Donar bids adieu

ROBBIE LEHMAN March 9, 2010

As the Iowa women gymnasts marched to the center of Carver Hawkeye Arena on Sunday hand-in-hand, Jenny Donar stood in the middle of the swarm, leading her team into roaring applause. As the lone senior,...

Men’s golf gets ready for Callaway

DI STAFF March 9, 2010

The Iowa men’s golf team traveled to Dallas for the Black and Gold Alumni Match this past weekend. Head coach Mark Hankins’ Hawks used the trip to regain their mental edge and remove any rust accumulated...