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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

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....

Lessons in life and sports

ROBBIE LEHMAN November 17, 2009

Every Monday, a group of Iowa athletes wake up early, ready to lead. But rather than leading their respective sports teams during practice, they lead a classroom filled with lively fifth- and sixth-graders...

Men’s harriers fall short at Regionals

SEAN MORGAN November 17, 2009

For the Iowa men’s cross-country team to qualify for the NCAA championship meet, it needed big-time finishes from the entire Hawkeye roster. But while freshman Jeffrey Thode and junior Mark Battista...

Women harriers end season at the regionals

MICHELE DANNO November 17, 2009

The fate of Iowa’s 2009 women’s cross-country season was decided at 6 p.m. Sunday, when a panel of NCAA judges chose Michigan State over the Hawkeyes. For the first time in four years, the women’s...

Point/Counterpoint: Should Stanzi or Vandenberg start in the bowl game?

DI STAFF November 17, 2009

Ricky Stanzi Call me Kirk Ferentz, but when the Hawkeyes go bowling, Ricky Stanzi is starting. All the junior quarterback has done since being named the starter is win. He is 17-4 since getting the starting...