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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

Iowa's Desmond King speaks with members of the media after Iowa's Pro Day in the Stew and LeNore Hansen Iowa Football Performance Center on Monday, March 27, 2017. Members of the Iowa football team who are eligible for the NFL draft were allowed to participate in Pro Day. (The Daily Iowan/Joseph Cress)

Point/ Counterpoint: NFL Draft looms for Hawks

April 26, 2017

FiveThere wasn’t much action for Iowa fans during last year’s NFL Draft. In fact, Iowa almost got shut out. Austin Blythe was the only Hawkeye taken, and he had to wait until the last half of the seventh...

Drake Robison delivers a pitch in the 8th inning of the Hawkeyes 4-3 victory over Milwaukee on April 25th, 2017. Robison pitched two shutout innings to end the game. (The Daily Iowan/Nick Rohlman)

Baseball hits when it counts to earn win

April 26, 2017

By Adam Hensley [email protected] Iowa won with a walk-off single, but with a tie game heading to the eighth inning, 1 run for Milwaukee could have proved to be a game-winner. Thanks to Drake...

Iowa pitcher Elijah Wood throws the pitch during the game between South Dakota State/Iowa at Duane Banks Field on Tuesday, April 4, 2017. The Hawkeyes scored two runs in the bottom of the seventh to top the Jackrabbits 4-3. (The Daily Iowan/ Alex Kroeze)

Baseball tries to rebound

April 25, 2017

By Adam Hensley [email protected] Iowa baseball (23-15) enters today’s game having lost four out of its last five games. A midweek nonconference battle against Milwaukee (13-24) gives the...

Iowa's Claire Fritsch snags an out during the Iowa-Iowa State softball game at Bob Pearl Field on Tuesday, April 18, 2017. The Hawkeyes defeated the Cyclones, 2-1, winning the final game of the Cy-Hawk series for the year. (The Daily Iowan/Joseph Cress)

Softball needs to win again

April 25, 2017

By Jess Westendorf [email protected] The Iowa softball team (15-27) will play Western Illinois (19-26) tonight, a game that had been scheduled as a Wednesday night tilt. With a high chance...

Iowa quarterback Nathan Stanley and running back Toren Young reach for a bobbled snap during the spring game at Kinnick Stadium on Friday, April 21, 2017. Gervase had three total interceptions leading the defense to a 63-47 victory over the offense. (The Daily Iowan/ Alex Kroeze)

Not yet sold on Iowa football

April 25, 2017

By Courtney Baumann [email protected] Spring football is a time when everything, according to everyone, is A-OK. Coaches continually assure everyone the team is a “work in progress”...

Rowing stresses water safety

Rowing stresses water safety

April 25, 2017

All college athletes take on inherent risks when competing, but athletics are not typically seen as life threatening, at least in the moment of competition. The college rowing community had to face...

Iowa's Tyler Cropley walks back to the plate during today's game against Rutgers at Duane Banks Field on Sunday, April 23. The Scarlet Knights went on to defeat the Hawkeyes 13-5. (The Daily Iowan/Ben Smith)

Hello to high-low for baseball

Pete Ruden, [email protected] April 24, 2017

It’s been a roller-coaster ride for the Iowa baseball team this season. The Hawkeyes have had their highs in recent weeks, but they have also had their lows.When Iowa was on a season-long eight-game...

Iowa gymnast Andrew Botto performs on the parallel bars in the Field House at the Black and Gold Men's Gymnastics Intrasquad on Saturday,  Dec. 5, 2015. Team Gold beat Team Black, 253.250-252.600. (The Daily Iowan/Courtney Hawkins)

Men’s Gymnastics finishes well at NCAAs

April 24, 2017

By Jess Westendorf [email protected] The Iowa men’s gymnastics team competed in the 2017 NCAA Championships April 21-22 in West Point, New York.Iowa competed as a team in the April 21...

Baseball stumbles against Rutgers

Baseball stumbles against Rutgers

April 24, 2017

By Adam Hensley | [email protected] Rutgers piled up runs early and often as Iowa fell in a 13-5 loss on Sunday — only its third home loss this season. The Scarlet Knights won their second...

Iowa quarterback Nathan Stanley and running back Toren Young reach for a bobbled snap during the spring game at Kinnick Stadium on Friday, April 21, 2017. Gervase had three total interceptions leading the defense to a 63-47 victory over the offense. (The Daily Iowan/ Alex Kroeze)

QBs face learning curve

April 24, 2017

By Adam Hensley [email protected] Iowa will have a quarterback under center (or in shotgun, who knows what Brian Ferentz goes with) on the opening weekend of the football season against Wyoming...

Iowa pitcher Allison Doocy winds up during a softball game against Valparaiso at Bob Pearl Field in Iowa City on Friday, March 17, 2017. The Hawkeyes defeated the Crusaders, 3-0. (The Daily Iowan/Joseph Cress)

Softball runs into Gopher buzz saw

April 24, 2017

By Jess Westendorf [email protected] The Iowa softball team (15-27) continued conference play against No. 5 Minnesota (43-3) and could not overcome Minnesota’s high-powered offense,...

Iowa's Tia Saunders takes the baton from her teammate during the 18th annual Musco Twilight in Francis X. Cretzmeyer Track in Iowa City, Iowa on Saturday, April 22, 2017.

Hawks shine at Musco

April 24, 2017

By Carter Melrose [email protected] The Musco Twilight is but a memory now. This memory for many of the Hawkeye track and field team will be sweet. On April 22, teams all around Iowa, including...