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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 right-handed pitcher Cole McDonald pitches to Northwestern College batter at Banks Field on Tuesday. Iowa beat Northwestern College, 28-0. (The Daily Iowan/Anthony Vazquez)

Turning point for baseball

Blake Dowson, [email protected] March 11, 2016

As early as the season may be, the Iowa baseball team (4-6) has reached a pivotal stretch. The Hawkeyes will travel to Emerson, Georgia, this weekend to play in the Spring Swing at Lake Pointe, where...

Iowa runner Elexis Guster stands in the ready position before the women's 4 x 400 meter relay at Drake Stadium on Saturday, April 26, 2014. Iowa placed seventh. (The Daily Iowan/Joshua Housing)

Guster, relay aim high at NCAAs

March 11, 2016

Elexis Guster and 1,600-meter relay team will compete at the 2016 NCAA Indoor Championships. By Connor Sindberg [email protected] Coming off a fifth-place finish in the Big Ten Championships,...

Iowa runner Aaron Mallett pushes to the finish line in the men's 110 meter hurdles at the Iowa Musco Invitational in Iowa City on Saturday, May 3. Mallett placed first in the event. (The Daily Iowan/Rachael Westergard)

Mallett, Teubel confident heading to NCAAs

Adam Hensley, [email protected] March 11, 2016

The Iowa men’s track team will conclude its indoor track season on Friday and Saturday, when two Hawks will run in Birmingham, Alabama, during the NCAA Indoor Championships. Hurdler Aaron Mallett...

Iowa gymnast Cyrus Dober-Mofid chalks his hands before hitting the parallel bars in Carver-Hawkeye on Feb. 1 2015. Dober-Mofid has been one of the most consistent gymnasts this season. (The Daily Iowan/Margaret Kispert)

Men’s gymnastics faces challenge

Ricardo Ascencio, [email protected] March 11, 2016

The No. 7 Iowa men’s gymnastics team will host No. 4 Minnesota on Saturday in the Carver-Hawkeye the last home meet of the regular season. The competition will also serve as Senior Night for Matt...

Mann: Troubling trend emerging for McCaffery at Iowa

Mann: Troubling trend emerging for McCaffery at Iowa

Kyle Mann, [email protected] March 11, 2016

INDIANAPOLIS — Fran McCaffery snapped at a reporter following his team’s 68-66 loss to Illinois on Thursday, after a question regarding a play call in the closing seconds of a tight game. “It’s...

Iowa women's tennis travels to Indiana

Iowa women’s tennis travels to Indiana

Shafin Khan, [email protected] March 11, 2016

The Iowa women’s tennis team will face its second Big Ten matchup of the season when they travel to Bloomington to face Indiana this weekend. The last time these two teams met was 2015, when Indiana...

Iowa forward Jarrod Uthoff lays the ball up against Minnesota on Sunday, Feb. 14, 2016 in Carver-Hawkeye in Iowa City, IA. The Hawkeyes defeated the Gophers, 75-71. (The Daily Iowan/Joshua Housing)

Simple goal, simple game for men’s basketball

Ian Murphy, [email protected] March 10, 2016

The Iowa men’s basketball team will kick off its 2016 Big Ten Tournament run today against a rather familiar foe. The Hawkeyes will play Illinois, a team they have beaten once this season, 77-65. The...

Good, bad for Hawk softball

Good, bad for Hawk softball

Courtney Baumann, [email protected] March 10, 2016

The Iowa softball team has only one tournament left before it heads into the beginning of its conference schedule March 25, when the Hawkeyes will play three games at Indiana. The Hawkeyes are off to...

Tough competition in Alabama

Tough competition in Alabama

Adam Hensley, [email protected] March 10, 2016

Just as college basketball reaches its peak in March, the indoor track season does as well. Starting on Friday, the top athletes in the country will compete in Birmingham, Alabama, in the NCAA Indoor Championships. Oregon...

Jack Boyle performs on the rings inside Carver Hawkeye Arena on Saturday, Jan. 24, 2015. Iowa defeated UIC in their home opener 428.600 to 398.600. (The Daily Iowan/Sergio Flores)

Seniors fuel men’s gymnastics hopes

Ricardo Ascencio, [email protected] March 10, 2016

As the season winds down for the Iowa men’s gymnastics team, the gymnasts will rely on an elite pair of seniors to drive the bus into the Big Ten and national championships. The dynamic duo of Iowa...

A female diver prepares to jump at the CRWC at the University of Iowa on October 20, 2015. (Daily Iowan/Karley Finkel)

3 Hawks move on in diving

March 10, 2016

The Iowa men’s and women’s diving teams finished competing at the NCAA Zone D Diving Championships on Wednesday, and three divers on the team will continue their seasons at the NCAA Championships March...

Iowa center Adam Woodbury grabs a rebound against Augustana in Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Friday, Nov. 6, 2015. The Vikings defeated the Hawkeyes, 76-74. (The Daily Iowan/Joshua Housing)

Mann: Quintessential ‘Iowa’ basketball

March 10, 2016

The Panthers have risen to prominence using almost entirely home-grown talent. By Kyle Mann [email protected] It’s about to become the second-straight year in which all three of the state’s...