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

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

Commentary: Recalling Harry Kalas

BRENDAN STILES April 14, 2009

I am not a Philadelphia Phillies fan. But when I heard the news Monday that their play-by-play voice Harry Kalas had died, I nearly broke into tears. In 2006, I had the pleasure of interviewing Kalas...

Still a ways to go for females

EVELYN LAU April 14, 2009

For all the strides Title IX has made for female athletics, the negative aspect is hardly ever addressed. On Monday evening, five prominent women shared their Iowa sports experiences during a press forum...

Baseball loses again

JEFF PAWOLA April 13, 2009

The Iowa baseball team lost its seventh-consecutive game Sunday, falling, 8-4, to Indiana at Banks Field. The loss came as a result of six wild pitches, one passed ball, and nine free passes — three...

Women’s tennis drops 2

ROBBIE LEHMAN April 13, 2009

With the temperature hovering above 50 degrees and the sun shining, things were looking up as the Iowa women’s tennis team headed to the outdoor courts for the first time this spring. The Hawkeyes hoped...

Commentator Ed Podolak back & sober

BRENDAN STILES April 13, 2009

Like a prized heavyweight fighter who frequently announces comebacks from retirements, former Iowa running back Ed Podolak stepped back into the radio booth nearly as fast as he left it. Three months...

Baseball tries to halt losing streak

JEFF PAWOLA April 10, 2009

The Iowa baseball team (11-17, 2-4) will try to snap a season long four-game losing streak today against Indiana (13-17, 3-2) at Banks Field. Today’s first contest will begin at 6 p.m., with both weekend...

Women’s tennis stays positive despite losses

ROBBIE LEHMAN April 10, 2009

Don’t tell the Iowa women’s tennis team that it’s in eighth place in the Big Ten, that it’s riding a five-meet losing streak, or that it dropped out of the top 75 rankings, because it refuses to...

Baseball drops 4th to Kansas

JEFF PAWOLA April 9, 2009

The Iowa baseball team never led in its 9-3 loss to Kansas at Banks Field on Wednesday. The Hawkeyes (11-17, 2-4) used five pitchers — starter and junior Zach Robertson, senior Nick Erdman, junior Mike...

Toole retools, Freie serves suspension, Blaser recovering well from surgery

RYAN YOUNG April 9, 2009

Don’t let the 15-game hitting streak fool you — Iowa senior shortstop Justin Toole admits he’s been struggling at the plate recently. On Tuesday against Kansas, Toole saw his offensive tear end...

In tennis, ‘new kid’ shows off strokes, humbleness

AMIE KIEHN April 9, 2009

They call him the “Fed.” Freshman Tom Mroziewicz was once affectionately called “Canada,” but since his April 5 dual match against Indiana, assistant men’s tennis coach Steve “Nasty” Nash...

Banged-up GymHawks wonder what could’ve been

EVELYN LAU April 9, 2009

The possibility of what chould have been still lingered as the Iowa women’s gymnastics team met in the Field House for the first time since hosting the NCAA North Central Regional. Losing seven gymnasts...

Softball buries Iowa State

AMIE KIEHN April 8, 2009

Iowa State can’t break Iowa junior Katie Brown. During Brown’s three years, the first baseman has dropped three game-winning hits against the Cyclones, including Tuesday’s 7-1 smash over the in-state...