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

Who’s going to have the best NFL career: Greene, King, or Fletcher?

DI SPORTS STAFF February 24, 2009

Shonn Greene Don’t let the 40-yard dash fool you. Over this past weekend, 23-year-old Shonn Greene ran a 4.63 40 at the NFL scouting combine, which for him was an expected time. But while his speed...

Baseball out at UNI

ASSOCIATED PRESS February 24, 2009

DES MOINES — Northern Iowa will eliminate its baseball program after this season, a cost-cutting measure officials say will save the school around $400,000. Athletics Director Troy Dannen made the announcement...

Kelly leads Hawks past Michigan in overtime thriller

CHARLIE KAUTZ February 23, 2009

Iowa dressed for the Oscars in a game against Michigan featuring all the elements of an Academy Award winner on Sunday night. There was red-carpet glitter when Iowa unveiled its new, stunningly gold jerseys...

Wrestling still undefeated on the mats

RYAN YOUNG February 23, 2009

It’s official. Wrestling world’s postseason field includes No. 1 Iowa and everyone else. The top-ranked Hawkeyes routed No. 19 Northwestern on Sunday in Evanston, Ill., 34-13, claiming their second-straight...

Commentary: Hawks hang tough

SCOTT MILLER February 23, 2009

Iowa trotted out onto the Carver-Hawkeye Arena floor Sunday afternoon with its new putrid-looking jerseys and fewer players to wear them. Nine scholarship players dressed for the Hawkeyes’ showdown...

Women’s tennis loses to DePaul, whips Kansas

ROBBIE LEHMAN February 23, 2009

The Iowa women’s tennis team proved the rankings to be true this weekend. The No. 58 Hawkeyes lost to No. 57 DePaul 5-2 on Feb. 20 but bounced back Sunday to defeat No. 75 Kansas, 5-2, at the Hawkeye...

Lady Hawks hang on in Michigan

JEFF PAWOLA February 23, 2009

The Iowa women’s basketball team won its fourth-straight game Sunday, defeating Michigan, 68-64, in Ann Arbor, Mich. The victory ties the Hawkeyes’ longest winning streak of the season; Iowa has had...

Men tracksters dominate, crowning 10 individual champions

ZACH SMITH February 23, 2009

Heading into the Iowa Invitational on Feb. 20, men’s track and field head coach Larry Wieczorek had billed the meet as a last chance for a bevy of Hawkeyes to prove themselves as contenders rather than...

Young Hawks lead women’s track and field

JAKE KRZECZOWSKI February 23, 2009

On a night when the Iowa women’s track and field seniors were honored, two led the way in the Hawkeyes’ first-place finish at the Iowa Invitational on Feb. 20 against Augustana, Bradley, Coe, North...

Wrestlers try to stay unbeaten

RYAN YOUNG February 20, 2009

Around the Dan Gable Wrestling Complex, automatic isn’t a word the No. 1 Iowa wrestling team likes to throw around heedlessly. But 125-pounder Charlie Falck is feeling pretty good about the Hawkeyes’...

Women’s tennis back home to compete against DePaul, Kansas

ROBBIE LEHMAN February 20, 2009

The Hawkeye Tennis & Recreation Complex has never seemed more cozy to the Iowa women’s tennis team than it will when the squad faces DePaul at 3 p.m. today and Kansas on Feb. 22. “It’s a relief...

Women’s track home for Iowa Invitational

JAKE KRZECZOWSKI February 20, 2009

After spending more than a month on the road, the Iowa women’s track and field team will return home for today’s Iowa Invitational, set to begin at 4 p.m. in the Recreation Building. Among the Hawkeyes’...