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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

Wrestler suspended

DI SPORTS STAFF February 27, 2009

Redshirt freshman Montell Marion has been suspended indefinitely from the Iowa wrestling team for his alleged involvement in an incident in Indianola on Sunday. According to an Indianola police report,...

Women’s basketball team wins fifth straight game

JEFF PAWOLA February 27, 2009

The Iowa women’s basketball team won its fifth-consecutive game on Senior Night Thursday, defeating Illinois, 69-56, in Carver-Hawkeye Arena. The Hawkeyes (19-9, 12-5) also won their fifth-straight...

Last call for five senior hoopsters

MIKE BROWNLEE February 27, 2009

With 3:11 left in what turned out to be the Hawks’ 69-56 victory over Illinois, the five Iowa basketball seniors took the floor together for the first time since they were all freshmen — and for the...

Hickey eyes 3rd title at Big Tens

ZACH SMITH February 27, 2009

John Hickey’s showing at the 2008 Big Ten indoor championships in Minneapolis, in which he captured his second Big Ten title in the shot put with a toss of 61-93⁄4, is not one he will soon forget. As...

Women’s track team likes its chances

JAKE KRZECZOWSKI February 27, 2009

Leading up to a championship meet, it is a given that coaches would stress to their athletes about good technique and taking care of their bodies. Iowa women’s track and field head coach Layne Anderson...

Last shot at road victory for men’s basketball

CHARLIE KAUTZ February 27, 2009

Nothing sums up a difficult yet valiantly fought season for the Iowa men’s basketball team quite like its winless Big Ten road record — a blemish the Hawkeyes can change Saturday at Northwestern. It...

Men’s tennis downs Drake

AMIE KIEHN February 26, 2009

Game. Set. Match. Amid controversy over calls, the Iowa men’s tennis team prevailed and clinched its first win over Drake since 2005. The 5-2 victory displayed the growth and talent of the Hawkeyes...

Five seniors set for last Carver hurrah and en route to major record

JEFF PAWOLA February 26, 2009

Five Iowa seniors will say goodbye to Carver-Hawkeye Arena tonight when the Hawkeyes face Illinois. On Senior Night, Nicole VanderPol and Lindsey Nyenhuis as well as the trio of Wendy Ausdemore, Kristi...

Hawks coming in hungry, shaved to swimming/diving Big Ten championships

JON LINDER February 26, 2009

The slate has been wiped clean for the Iowa men’s swimming and diving team. The men of the Field House pool have shaved their beard-growths and feel primed for the Big Ten championships, which have...

Hawkeye Distance swimmer Divan feeling just divine

JON LINDER February 26, 2009

Nick Divan embraces pain, and why shouldn’t he? The Iowa junior is a distance swimmer, and pain is listed in bold on the distance swimming job description. Divan has arguably put himself through even...

Spartan freshmen sink Iowa

ASSOCIATED PRESS February 26, 2009

EAST LANSING, Mich. — Michigan State’s freshmen are growing up and helping the Spartans stay in first place in the Big Ten. Freshman Delvon Roe scored 16 points on 6-of-7 shooting, and classmate Korie...

Tough match ahead as tennis faces foe Drake

AMIE KIEHN February 25, 2009

Great rivalries have been a fixture of the sporting scene — Roger Federer versus Rafael Nadal, Duke against North Carolina, Celtics versus Lakers. One rivalry that hasn’t dominated the headlines but...