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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

during Iowa football media day on Saturday, Aug. 5, 2017. The Hawkeyes will play open up non-conference play against Wyoming at 11 a.m. (CT) on Saturday, Sept. 2. (Joseph Cress/The Daily Iowan)

Wild West in wideout land

Pete Ruden, [email protected] August 21, 2017

While some offensive positions are set for Iowa football, some are still wide open. As in wideout open. There are obvious questions about who the starting quarterback will be when the season opener against...

Iowa's Ashley Smith looks up to a scoreboard during the volleyball Black & Gold scrimmage in Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Saturday, Aug. 19, 2017. The Hawkeyes will host their first home game against Nebraska-Omaha at noon on September 1 to kick off the four game Hawkeye Classic. (Joseph Cress/The Daily Iowan)

V-ball’s black and gold scrimmage shows promise

Anna Kayser, [email protected] August 21, 2017

The Iowa volleyball team showed off its preseason efforts in the annual Black and Gold scrimmage on Aug. 19. “I think it was a great showcase for us,” sophomore transfer and Iowa City native Ashley...

Iowa head coach Rick Heller speaks with members of the media before a baseball practice at Duane Banks field on Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2017. The Hawkeyes will travel to Taipei, Taiwan, today to represent the United States as the USA National Team at the World University Games from Aug. 19-30. (Joseph Cress/The Daily Iowan)

US Hawkeyes rally in sloppy opener

Adam Hensley, [email protected] August 21, 2017

Representing Team USA, Hawkeye baseball utilized an eighth-inning scoring run to lift itself over Mexico in the teams’ World University Games opener in Taipei, Taiwan. Defeating Mexico 3-2, USA struggled...

Iowa goal keeper Claire Graves reaches out for the ball over Michigan midfielder Abby Kastroll during the Iowa v. Michigan match at the Iowa Soccer Complex on Friday, September 16, 2016. The Wolverines defeated the Hawkeyes in a close 1-0 match. (The Daily Iowan/ Alex Kroeze)

Iowa’s sophomores deliver kick

Jordan Zuniga, [email protected] August 21, 2017

The Iowa soccer team looked in midseason form Sunday afternoon when it routed Richmond, 5-1, in the season-opener. After finishing last season losing 10 of their last 12 games, Sunday’s game was a...

San Francisco 49ers quarterback C.J. Beathard (3) throws a touchdown pass to wide receiver Kendrick Bourne in the fourth quarter against the Kansas City Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Mo., on Friday, Aug. 11, 2017. The 49ers won, 27-17. (John Sleezer/Kansas City Star/TNS)

Hawk Watch, NFL edition

August 21, 2017

C.J. Beathard, quarterback, San Francisco 49ers (3rd round, 104th selection): 14-of-23, 211 yards, 3 touchdowns The first Hawkeye taken in the 2017 NFL Draft, Beathard proved to be one of the biggest...

Iowa head coach Rick Heller speaks with members of the media before a baseball practice at Duane Banks field on Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2017.  USA claimed its first medal in the World University Games on Tuesday after losing to Japan, 10-0, in the gold-medal game. (Joseph Cress/The Daily Iowan)

Red, White, and Blue Hawkeyes travel to Taiwan

Iowa baseball is taking another trip. After winning the Big Ten Tournament in Bloomington, Indiana, and playing in the NCAA Regional in Houston, the Hawkeyes will head to Taiwan to represent Team USA...

Iowa quarterback Nathan Stanley holds a ball during the annual Kids Day at Kinnick event in Kinnick Stadium on Saturday, Aug. 12, 2017.  The Hawkeyes will play open up non-conference play against Wyoming at 11 A.M.  on Saturday, Sept. 2 (Joseph Cress/The Daily Iowan)

Stanley shines at Kids’ Day

Pete Ruden, [email protected] August 12, 2017

Iowa football is now closer to taking the field for the season-opener, but questions still remain after the team’s annual Kids’ Day practice on Aug. 12. While quarterback competitions, wide receivers,...

Iowa quarterbacks Tyler Wiegers and Nathan Stanley pose for a photo during Iowa football media day on Saturday, Aug. 5, 2017. The Hawkeyes will open the 2017 season at home against Wyoming on September 3. (Nick Rohlman/The Daily Iowan)

Tossup at quarterback for Hawkeyes

After Iowa football’s media day on Aug. 5, there is one question that looms over all the others. It’s a question Hawkeye fans across the state have asked since last season ended: Who will be Iowa’s...

Iowa head coach Fran McCaffery speaks to players during a men's basketball practice in Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2017.  The Hawkeyes will travel to Europe on August 6 for 12 days. (Joseph Cress/The Daily Iowan)

Hoops Hawkeyes psyched for European trip

August 3, 2017

The Hawkeyes men’s basketball team is ready to head out on its European summer tour. By Jordan Zuniga [email protected] On Aug. 6, the Iowa men’s basketball team will head to Frankfurt, Germany,...

Nebraska head coach, Mike Riley, speaks during Big Ten Football Media Day two at McCormick Place Conference Center in Chicago on Tuesday, July 25, 2017. (Ben Smith/The Daily Iowan)

New nearly everything at New-braska

August 3, 2017

With a new QB and a new defense, the Huskers seek some new horizons. By Pete Ruden [email protected] Tanner Lee knew what he had in Lincoln before he set foot on the Nebraska campus for the first...

Los Angeles Dodgers' Yu Darvish, right, talks to manager Dave Roberts before a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves, Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2017, in Atlanta. Darvish was recently acquired from the Texas Rangers. (AP Photo/John Amis)

Winners, losers in trade wars

August 3, 2017

Now that the trade deadline has passed, a Daily Iowan staffer takes a look at the biggest winners and losers to come out of the trade deadline. By Jordan Zuniga [email protected] It’s August,...

Northwestern head coach Pat Fitzgerald speaks with members of the media during the Big Ten Media Days at McCormick Place Convention Center in Chicago on Tuesday, July 25, 2017. (Joseph Cress/The Daily Iowan)

Wildcats scale the heights

August 3, 2017

Northwestern begins to show it can do more on the gridiron than beat Iowa. By Adam Hensley [email protected] Northwestern uses a wildcat for its mascot, but head coach Pat Fitzgerald compares the...