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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

Indiana Head Coach, Tom Allen, speaks during Big Ten Football Media Days at McCormick Place Conference Center in Chicago on Monday, July 24, 2017.

Hoosiers tired of too many close calls

July 27, 2017

Indiana football lost five games last season by fewer than 10 points. By Adam Hensley [email protected] “We’re tired of being close.” Indiana linebacker Tegray Scales didn’t hold back...

New rowing assistant coach Natasia Giles (texassports.com)

Rowing adds new assistant coach

July 27, 2017

Iowa rowing head coach Andrew Carter has announced the addition of Natasia Giles as an assistant coach. Giles will head to Iowa after a four-year coaching stint at Texas, where she spent her first two...

Oakland Athletics pitcher Sonny Gray works against the Tampa Bay Rays in the first inning of a baseball game Wednesday, July 19, 2017, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)

3 aces highlight trade wars before deadline

July 27, 2017

Three of baseball’s best pitchers prepare to themselves for some new homes before the end of July. By Jordan Zuniga [email protected] One of baseball’s age-old sayings is “pitching wins...

Sophomore Hunter Koenigsfeld (hawkeyesports.com)

The grind, and beauty, of Hawkeye rowing

July 27, 2017

Hunter Koenigsfeld is one of two student-athletes to trade her lifelong sport for rowing this summer. By Megan Sprengeler [email protected] The Iowa rowing team will add yet another student-athlete...

Iowa center Megan Gustafson takes a shot over Michigan State center Jenna Allen during a women's basketball game in Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017. Gustafson averaged a double-double and led the team in points (18.5), rebounds (10.1), and blocks (1.3) while starting all 34 games last season. (The Daily Iowan/Joseph Cress)

Post time: Gustafson set to shine again

July 27, 2017

Iowa junior Megan Gustafson works hard to top last season’s phenomenal finish and to help lead the Hawkeyes to the NCAA Tournament this season. By JORDAN ZUNIGA [email protected] This past...

Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh speaks during the Big Ten Media Days at McCormick Place Convention Center in Chicago on Tuesday, July 25, 2017. (Joseph Cress/The Daily Iowan)

Plenty of challenges for Wolverines

Pete Ruden, [email protected] July 26, 2017

CHICAGO — A new season of college football means a new season of Jim Harbaugh and the Michigan Wolverines. However, it’s certainly a different team from the one Harbaugh fielded last year. Michigan’s...

Iowa's Brady Schanuel pitches during a game against the Iowa Valley League All Stars on Tuesday July 25, 2017. The Hawkeyes won 7-3. (Elle May/The Daily Iowan)

Baseball sails in tune-up game

Jordan Zuniga, [email protected] July 26, 2017

The Iowa Hawkeye baseball team triumphed over the Iowa Valley League All-Stars at Banks Field on Tuesday night, 7-3. It was the first of two warm-up games the Hawkeyes will play before they head to Wichita...

Iowa's Alex Schaake watches a ball fly during the Hawkeye Invitational at Finkbine Golf Course on Saturday, April 15, 2017. Iowa currently sits in third after one and a half rounds in the tournament, play was delayed late Saturday afternoon due to inclement weather. (The Daily Iowan/Joseph Cress)

In the family: Schaake takes Waterloo

Jess Westendorf, [email protected] July 26, 2017

On Sunday, a rising sophomore on the Iowa men’s golf team took the amateur title at the Waterloo Open. And he is not the first in his family to capture it. Alex Schaake continued the family tradition...

FILE - In this file photo, Iowa's Elise Van Heuvelen celebrates a made point during the Iowa-Indiana match at the Hawkeye Tennis and Recreation Complex on Friday, March 31, 2017. The Hawkeyes were defeated by the Hoosiers, 5-2. (The Daily Iowan/Margaret Kispert, file)

Tennis Hawkeyes make victorious run

Success is the name of the game for Iowa’s tennis program, especially in the summer months. On the women’s side, Elise van Heuvelen and Zoe Douglas set the stage for what was a triumphant run for...

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

Big Ten Media Days: Highlights from Northwestern HC Pat Fitzgerald

July 25, 2017

By Adam Hensley | [email protected] Northwestern head coach Pat Fitzgerald speaks to members of the media at the Big Ten media days to discuss the 2017-18 season. “We have a lot of excitement”...

Minnesota head coach P.J. Fleck speaks during the Big Ten Media Days at McCormick Place Convention Center in Chicago on Tuesday, July 25, 2017. (Joseph Cress/The Daily Iowan)

Big Ten Media Days: Highlights from Minnesota HC PJ Fleck

July 25, 2017

By Courtney Baumann | [email protected] Minnesota head coach P.J. Fleck speaks to members of the media at the Big Ten media days to discuss the upcoming 2017-2018 season. “This is...

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)

Big Ten Media Days: Highlights from Nebraska HC Mike Riley

July 25, 2017

By Courtney Baumann | [email protected] Nebraska head coach Mike Riley speaks to members of the media at the Big Ten media days to discuss the 2017-18 season. Nebraska does not have...