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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

Point/Counterpoint: Should fans vote for MLB All-Stars?

DI SPORTS STAFF June 9, 2009

YES Summer is heating up and the MLB All-Star Game is a little more than a month away. As usual, there is some controversy over who is getting voted into the game. This year, that controversy involves...

Europe good for Hawk hoopsters

BRENDAN STILES June 9, 2009

The Iowa men’s basketball team went on its European tour looking to become better on the hardwood as well as a more closely knit group off it. Reuniting a week after arriving back to the United States...

Rowers like their improving stock

AARON COOPER June 9, 2009

The Iowa rowing team narrowly missed qualifying for the NCAA championships with their fifth-place finish out of 13 teams in the Central Regional. In the May 16-17 event in Oak Ridge, Tenn., the finish...

Sisterly act on water

AARON COOPER June 9, 2009

When the Academic All-Big Ten team was announced for the 2009 spring season, rowing led the way for Iowa with 22 honorees. Three sisters, senior Hannah Miller and sophomores Haylie and Heidie Miller, earned...

Hawks battle coaches in wrestling trials

CLARK CAHILL June 8, 2009

Competing for a spot on the World Team is enough to get one’s adrenaline flowing. Having to wrestle your coaches, as senior-to-be Brent Metcalf had to do, for a chance to earn that spot only adds to...

Men’s golf finishes strong

CLARK CAHILL June 8, 2009

It’s an adage in the sports realm: Experience equals future success. The Iowa men’s golf team is hoping this will ring true after finishing 17th out of 30 teams in the three-round, stroke-play competition...

Iowa runner takes aim at 800 club

ROBBIE LEHMAN June 8, 2009

Maybe it’s the fist-bump from his mother before every race. Maybe it’s the pre-meet hip-hop playlist he listens to. Or maybe, as he insists, it’s the grueling, year-round training regimen. Whatever...

Long jumper strives for consistency

JAKE KRZECZOWSKI June 8, 2009

Iowa women’s track and field senior Renee White was calm as she approached the pit in the triple jump during the Big Ten championships in Columbus, Ohio. The result was the largest jump in Big Ten and...

Hawkeye softball looks ahead

SEAN MORGAN June 8, 2009

Gayle Blevins has coached in numerous NCAA Tournaments. Compared with past appearances, the Iowa softball team did not meet its expectations. The Hawkeyes ended their 2009 season by being eliminated in...

Turnaround day in November is Sports Story of the Year

BRENDAN STILES May 15, 2009

Nov. 8, 2008, will be engraved in the mind of anyone associated with Iowa football. Our choice for the DI’s Story of the Year had the elements of a Hollywood script — frigid weather, a powerhouse...

Tourney time for Hawkeye softball

JON LINDER May 15, 2009

With the regular season, spring semester, and a shortened finals week in the rearview mirror, the Iowa softball team has its sights set on a 4 p.m. matchup with Auburn today in the first round of the NCAA...

Despite broken arm, Toole drawing MLB interest

RYAN YOUNG May 15, 2009

Justin Toole isn’t letting his broken arm get in the way of his baseball future. With the MLB first-year players draft set for June 9, the senior shortstop has been talking to a number of major-league...