On Campus:
Hawkeye baseball plays three against Nittany Lions. The Iowa Hawkeye basball team will take on Penn State this weekend at Duane Banks Field in three games on Friday (6:05), Saturday (2:05), and Sunday (12:00). Iowa is currently in last place in the Big Ten standings, but they have a chance to start climbing the ladder, as PSU holds a 7-8 Big Ten record.
Softball against PSU too. Saturday and Sunday will see the slumping Hawkeye softball team try to snap a seven game losing streak. In the last three games the Hawks have lost by a combined score of 19-4. PSU come to Bob Perle Softball Field with a 6-7-1 mark in conference play.
Off Campus:
Track and Field travels north. Members of the Iowa track and field team will travel to the Messersmith Invitational on Friday in Cedar Falls. Iowa is coming off a Drake Relays in which they crowned two event champions.
Homestand for the Kernels. The Cedar Rapids Kernels will stay at home all weekend, and baseball fans can see them take on Burlington on Friday night (6:05). On Saturday the Beloit Snappers come to town for a two game set. Saturday’s game is set for 2:05; Sunday’s for 12:05.
Watch and Listen:
Cubs in a divisional match-up. The Chicago Cubs will return from their road trip, in which they went 4-3, to take on the Cincinatti Reds. With just a 14-16 record the Cubs are 2.5 games out of the division lead, while the Red’s 15-15 mark puts them at 1.5 under. The games are scheduled for Friday at 1:20, Saturday at noon, and Sunday at 1:10.
NBA continues to sizzle. The Lakers are on the rope, the Bulls tied it up, and the Celtics returns to Boston to try to bounce back from a 2-0 defecit. The Bulls and Hawks go again on Friday at 6:00, while the Lakers and Mavs go later that night. Oklahoma City takes on Memphis at 4:00 on Saturday and the Celtics will welcome the Heat at 7:00.
