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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

Women open basketball tournament against Minnesota

JEFF PAWOLA March 6, 2009

The women’s Big Ten Tournament got underway Thursday as the conferences lower seeds battled it. There were no real surprises — No. 7 Wisconsin, No. 6 Indiana, and No. 9 Illinois all emerged victorious. Tonight,...

Hawkeye men’s basketball team will try to end close losses

SCOTT MILLER March 6, 2009

When looking at the Iowa men’s basketball team, one is hard-pressed to remember the blowout losses. Sure, the Hawkeyes, who sit at 10th in the conference with a 4-13 record, have endured plenty of...

Top-ranked wrestlers look to defend Big Ten title

RYAN YOUNG March 6, 2009

The top-ranked Iowa Hawkeyes or the defending Big Ten Tournament champs? While either title is applicable to the Iowa wrestling team heading into this weekend’s conference championships, which will...

GymHawks face Kentucky

EVELYN LAU March 6, 2009

Hitting 24-for-24. That has been the top goal for the Iowa women’s gymnastics team all season. As the GymHawks head into their final home meet, problems on the balance beam have forced head coach Larissa...

For wrestling uniforms, it’s back to the Gable era

ZACH SMITH March 5, 2009

Iowa wrestling is defined by its tradition. A tradition built by hard work and execution, a tradition of all business all the time. A legacy of domination. Iowa head coach Tom Brands has become the...

As women head to Big Ten, let the madness begin

JEFF PAWOLA March 5, 2009

The women’s Big Ten Tournament will begin today in Conseco Field House in Indianapolis, with three first-round games featuring the teams at the bottom of the bracket. Seeds 6-11 will open up tournament...

Iowa not a tennis Eden for recruits

ROBBIE LEHMAN March 5, 2009

Iowa women’s tennis head coach Daryl Greenan sits in his office surfing tennis websites, looking to find the next Hawkeye star. He regularly checks out sites such as tennisrecruiting.net and collegetennisonline.com...

Women’s golf pitching for consistency

PETER GUSTIN March 5, 2009

Coming off a fall season marked by inconsistency, the Iowa women’s golf team is getting ready to tee it up in warm weather. The Hawkeyes started the season by defeating Stetson in a dual on Feb. 14,...

Hawks men’s basketball still seeking improvement

CHARLIE KAUTZ March 3, 2009

Iowa head coach Todd Lickliter isn’t losing his patience. He admitted Monday he didn’t have very much to begin with. Now in his 23rd month leading the Hawkeye basketball program, Lickliter’s calendar...

Young men’s swimmers see a very bright future

JON LINDER March 3, 2009

The Iowa men’s swimming and diving team took home ninth place at the Big Ten championships over this past weekend in West Lafayette, Ind., with a team score of 144. Sophomore swimmer Conor Dwyer led...

Several medal for Iowa at men’s track Big Tens

ZACH SMITH March 3, 2009

Despite a ninth-place finish at the Big Ten indoor championships last weekend at Penn State’s Ashenfelter Multisport Facility, the Iowa men’s track and field team managed to put several athletes on...

Women’s track finding some bright spots

JAKE KRZECZOWSKI March 3, 2009

Finishing last at the Big Ten indoor championships is not what Iowa women’s track and field head coach Layne Anderson expected when his squad left for Bloomington, Ind., on Feb. 26. But with a team...