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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

Big Ten Preview: Badgers have an attitude

AMIE KIEHN August 25, 2009

Football season has yet to commence, but scary summer practice sessions have put the Wisconsin Badgers alarmingly close to a lackluster season. Initially, left tackle Gabe Carimi suffered what most suspected...

Running past obstacles

MICHELE DANNO August 25, 2009

Shin splints, ligament tears, and sore tendons are some common leg issues that plague long-distance runners. But Iowa cross-country runner Hannah Roeder faced a more uncommon issue while training this...

Women’s golf adds aide

J.T. BUGOS August 25, 2009

The Iowa women’s golf team has a new assistant coach, and John Owens is ready to put a new spin on things in the program. Owens most recently coached at Troy University in Alabama. He started as a graduate...

Intramural sports thrive

TRAVIS VARNER August 25, 2009

The UI Division of Recreational Services is making changes this year to help improve the intramurals program, adding five new sports and counting every participant for the first time. The five new sports?...

Hawks buzzing about wideouts

AMIE KIEHN August 24, 2009

The Iowa wide receiver garnering a staggering amount of Hawkeye football chatter is actually a quarterback — or rather was. Former third-stringer Marvin McNutt made the transition from passer to receiver...

Year 2 for Michigan’s Rodriguez

SCOTT MILLER August 24, 2009

If last year’s Michigan team was all about transitioning and overhauling schemes and finding better, faster, more athletic players, then this year’s version of the Wolverines is all about fine-tuning...

Football Commentary: Rankled by rankings

SCOTT MILLER August 24, 2009

Nothing in sports makes less sense than preseason rankings. It’s more logical to pay rookie Matthew Stafford — the No. 1 overall pick in the NFL draft last April — $41.7 million in guaranteed money...

Soccer lets one slip away

ROBBIE LEHMAN August 24, 2009

If soccer games were 86 minutes long, the Iowa soccer team would have began its 2009 campaign 1-0 on Aug. 21. Unfortunately for the Hawkeyes, games are 90 minutes long. The wheels fell off the tractor...

Volleyball hunts for starting lineup

EVELYN LAU August 24, 2009

Coming out to the “Iowa Fight Song,” the Hawkeye volleyball team made this season’s début on Aug. 22 in Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Showcasing their skills during the annual Black and Gold scrimmage,...

Men’s golf’s India sparkles at Blue Top Ridge

CLARK CAHILL August 24, 2009

He started the final round 11 shots behind the leader, and the geography of the golf course wasn’t exactly easy, either. But Iowa junior Vince India, a Deerfield, Ill., native, won the Iowa Open at...

Men’s cross-country gaining confidence

SEAN MORGAN August 24, 2009

Iowa men’s cross-country head coach Larry Wieczorek describes the ideal recruiting class as a good mix of blue-chip prospects and young runners who can be molded into veteran competitors. When Sam Bailin...