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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

Freshman of the Year: Matt Gatens

SCOTT MILLER May 11, 2009

The only problem with naming Matt Gatens The Daily Iowan’s Freshman of the Year is that the Iowa City native hardly looked like a first-year player on the court. First in the conference in free-throw...

Softball has weekend of records

JON LINDER May 11, 2009

May 9 was a historic day for the Iowa softball team, reaching a bevy of milestones during a sweep of a season-ending doubleheader with Minnesota. Head coach Gayle Blevins moved into sole possession of...

Blevins at the top

MIKE SLUSARK May 11, 2009

She might not have the instant name recognition of Hayden Fry or Dan Gable, but Gayle Blevins deserves to be remembered as an all-time great in Iowa coaching. Blevins quietly moved in to second place...

Pitching gem lifts Hawks

RYAN YOUNG May 11, 2009

Senior Day belonged to a freshman on Sunday. Masterfully painting both sides of the plate with his high-80s fastball and fooling batters with an especially nasty curve, Jarred Hippen pitched a gem during...

Sporting tattoos in Hawk nation

AMIE KIEHN May 8, 2009

An athlete’s body is a temple, the cliché tells us. Some athletes awake at 6 a.m. to squeeze lifting into their packed day. Others swim laps before the Sun rises to burn off the mist, proverbial or...

Baseball snaps 8-game skid

RYAN YOUNG May 6, 2009

Iowa head coach Jack Dahm said he sensed it early. He saw his players bouncing around in pregame warm-ups, and the sixth-year Iowa coach knew it was a good sign. The Hawkeyes blasted 14 hits, sophomore...

Softball needs rebound

JON LINDER May 6, 2009

It has been an odd, frustrating week for the Iowa softball team. The Hawkeyes entered the week ranked No. 25 nationally, riding a five-game winning streak and boasting yet another Big Ten Pitcher of the...