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Around the Big Ten: Week 10

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It’s been a minute since we last checked in on the Big Ten, but a few general trends have continued over the past couple of weeks. Michigan and Oregon keep spiraling, UCLA and Indiana keep winning, and here in Iowa City, the Hawkeyes seem to be more of a week-to-week thing. Let’s check out some of the biggest games coming up in this first weekend of November.

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KRUI’s Homecoming Weekend

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KRUI In The Homecoming Parade By Kade Grierson | Photos by Cael Ferguson It was the night before Halloween, which is the day before the national college student hangover day known as All Saints’ Day. I’d been walking out the door talking to a friend on the phone who told me to “break a leg” when I told them I was going to march in a parade. According to OurIowaHeritage the first homecoming parade was in 1917 with horse-drawn floats. Which would make this homecoming parade a hundred and something—it’s difficult to track down which homecoming parades were canceled due … Continued

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National Signing Day Was a Good Day For The Iowa Hawkeyes

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By Nick Robertson After what some would call a controversial and disappointing end to the 2010-2011 football season, many believed that the Hawkeyes would feel it most in their recruiting. There were whispers of lost recruits and shortcomings because of the tensions in the locker room and program in general, which was topped of with several drug charges to top players and an exercising debacle that has yet to be sorted out. However, by the looks of the recruits that will be joining the Hawks in the spring, one might think we had won another Orange Bowl. During the national … Continued

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Just Like Football: Iowa downs Michigan State

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By Mike Rabon Chants of “just like football” reverberated through Carver-Hawkeye Arena Wednesday night as the Hawkeyes put the finishing touches on a declining Spartan squad 72-52.  Just like football, Iowa jumped to a seemingly insurmountable lead in the early stages of the game.  At halftime on October 30th, 2010 in Kinnick Stadium, Iowa led powerhouse Michigan State 30-0.  The Spartan basketball team managed to record points but the feeling was the same as they trailed 41-20 as the buzzer sounded to conclude the first half. Michigan State turned the ball over on consecutive possessions to start the game and … Continued

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Iowa Hawkeye Wrestling Riding High, but still Beatable

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By Kif Richmann The Iowa Hawkeye wrestling team went on a little trip this weekend, first to Evanston, Ill., and then to University Park Penn to face the #1 Nittany Lions. Two weeks before the Hawkeyes were down, having tied Oklahoma State in Stillwater and snapping a 69 dual meet winning streak.  Things were looking a little bleak for the three time defending championship Hawkeyes. Before the road trip, Iowa head wrestling coach Tom Brands visited the KRUI studio and talked about the return of Montell Marion [audio:http://krui.fm/assets/sports//Tom%20on%20Marion.MP3] Two weeks later, and the wrestling world has been put on notice: … Continued

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NBA All-Star Game Voting Needs Re-tooling

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By Jordan Underwood Well it’s that time if year again when the exuberant fans of the NBA get to express who they want to see represent their conference. I am of course talking about the All-Star game in Los Angeles, California. With the starters being announced on January 27th and the reserves to follow later, it is apparent that the fans know what they are doing in some regards, but they mostly fail in the grand scheme of voting for all-stars. Now I am not saying that the fans should not have a say in who gets to go to … Continued

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