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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

Trash-talking twins

March 8, 2022

“Should I do the Memorial Day one?” Keegan Murray asked his brother with a grin. “Oh yeah,” Kris responded. The Murrays were just asked something Iowa fans may not know about them. The first...

Fulfilling an Iowa dream

March 8, 2022

Kenyon sat in the bleachers of Kirkwood Community College’s gym during an Eastern Iowa All-Star Game after Kris and Keegan’s senior season in high school. As the game unfolded, Fran McCaffery — who...

A future in the NBA

March 8, 2022

Keegan and Kris are used to playing basketball on camera. But at the start of the New Year, they did so under slightly different circumstances. The twins stood on the court of the empty main West Liberty...

Enjoying the moment

March 8, 2022

The interview with Keegan and Kris ended just after the allotted time ran out. They couldn’t be late for practice. Both twins thanked me for my time and exited the room. By the time I shoved my notebook...

Flying under the radar

March 8, 2022

The Murray twins entered the Hadley Club room on the court level of Carver-Hawkeye Arena roughly 20 minutes before a 2 p.m. practice in February. Kris walked in the room, usually a hospitality suite on...

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Chris Werner, Sports Reporter March 8, 2022

After Iowa men’s wrestler Alex Marinelli stood atop the 165-pound podium at last weekend’s Big Ten Championships, I’m confident that it’s now time for “The Bull” to capture a national championship. Marinelli...

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Austin Hanson, Sports Editor March 8, 2022

Alex Marinelli isn’t usually the only Iowa men’s wrestler I trust to win in big moments. But he is this year. It’s not that I think other Hawkeyes don’t have what it takes to be clutch in big...

Big Ten Tournament Champions

Dawson Moore, Sports Reporter February 27, 2022

No. 21 Iowa women’s basketball has picked up steam over the last week with two consecutive top-10 wins over Indiana on Feb. 19 and 21. For that reason, I think the Hawkeyes will climb the mountain...

Big Ten Championship Game appearance

Chloe Peterson, Assistant Sports Editor February 27, 2022

The Iowa women’s basketball team has surprised me over the past couple weeks. After going most of the season with zero wins over Associated Press Top 25 teams, Iowa took down ranked Indiana twice...

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Chris Werner, Sports Reporter February 22, 2022

Five of the Iowa men’s wrestling team’s 10 starters have a legitimate shot at capturing an individual Big Ten title March 5-6 in Lincoln, Nebraska. Senior 133-pounder Austin DeSanto, 141-pounder...