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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

Table Tennis tournament highlights variety of players at UI

IAN MARTIN December 7, 2009

It may be the best-hidden intramural sport on campus. Table-tennis enthusiasts played in the hard-to-find Ping-Pong room on the fifth floor of the Field House on Sunday. A dark journey up numerous staircases...

Iowa headed to Orange Bowl

SCOTT MILLER December 7, 2009

Since the conclusion of Iowa’s regular season two weeks ago, the Hawkeyes have been inextricably linked to the Fiesta Bowl, one of the five famed Bowl Championship Series games. In fact, until the afternoon...

Top-ranked Iowa wrestling edges No. 2 Iowa State, 18-16

J.T. BUGOS December 7, 2009

AMES — The top-ranked Iowa wrestlers took down No. 2 Iowa State in a dual that came down to the last match in hostile Hilton Coliseum in Ames. The Hawkeyes won four of the first five weight classes before...

Commentary: Minding the grappling gap

RYAN YOUNG December 7, 2009

AMES — There may have been a little Hilton magic floating around Sunday night. Or maybe No. 1 Iowa is about as bulletproof as a weeping Tim Tebow after an Alabama curb stomping on prime-time TV. Granted,...

3-point shooting propels Hawkeyes over Prairie View A&M

SCOTT MILLER December 7, 2009

“The eye in the sky doesn’t lie” — or at least that’s what Prairie View A&M head coach Byron Rimm thought. That phrase — which is common around NFL circles but can pertain to basketball,...

Printy’s missed free-throw one of many missed opportunities

JORDAN GARRETSON December 7, 2009

The Iowa women’s basketball team trailed Michigan 52-51 with 11 seconds remaining inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Sunday evening. Freshman Jaime Printy — who had previously been a perfect 16-of-16...

Taylor mentally tough and defensively sound for Bluder’s Bunch

EVELYN LAU December 7, 2009

A torn ACL didn’t stop her, and neither did a fractured eye socket. Freshman guard Theairra Taylor has worked hard to return to full health after suffering through some painful injuries this year. Despite...

Top-ranked wrestlers face No. 2 Iowa State

J.T. BUGOS December 4, 2009

Iowa head wrestling coach Tom Brands spoke to his team before practice on Wednesday, emphasizing that the Hawkeyes would need a sense of urgency this weekend when they travel to Ames to face the second-ranked...

Iowa hosts Prairie View A&M on Saturday

SCOTT MILLER December 4, 2009

Through the Iowa men’s basketball team’s first five games, the squad’s poor shooting was widely linked to its worst start in 80 years. The Hawkeyes only shot above 34 percent in two of those games,...

Women’s basketball set for Big Ten opener

EVELYN LAU December 4, 2009

Youth has carried the Iowa women’s basketball team thus far in the season. Playing short-handed because of injuries to three starters, the Hawkeyes (5-3) will try to get back to winning when they start...

Men’s gymnastics gears up for Black & Gold Intrasquad

CLARK CAHILL December 4, 2009

A top-10 ranking in the nation usually means a team is in the upper-echelon of its conference and should have a record to prove it at the end of the season. For the Iowa men’s gymnastics team, that...

Women gymnasts gear up

ROBBIE LEHMAN December 4, 2009

With its season on the brink of beginning, the Iowa women’s gymnastics team will begin Saturday when the Hawkeyes compete against themselves. The gymnasts will split up for their Black and Gold intrasquad...