Bottom 5: Bad Things Happen to Troubled People

April 9, 2012

Read KRUI sports staffer Jeremy Blumberg’s weekly Bottom 5!

Bottom 5: Bitter Losses

April 1, 2012

Where are all the internationally-known American male tennis players? Why does Donovan McNabb sport a homeless man’s beard? Who do the Lakers think they are? Jeremy Blumberg ponders all in this week’s Bottom 5.

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Bottom 5: Across the Board

March 23, 2012

By jblumberg

Bottom 5 of busted bounties and broken brackets by Blumberg.

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Payton looking on past "lost" season of 2013.

Bottom 5: Fate Is Too Unkind

March 2, 2012

By jblumberg

Scraping the bottom of Derek Jeter, Tiger Woods, and Jimmie Johnson’s shoe to find your Bottom 5. Jeremy Blumberg leaves no gummy shoe unturned.

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Bottom 5: Mismanaged

February 24, 2012

By jblumberg

Feeling down on yourself? Jeremy Blumberg’s Bottom 5 will lift your spirits with the misery of others!

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So much anticipation for 'melo, but where's the payoff?

Bottom 5: Receiving Nothing

February 17, 2012

By jblumberg

It’s a Bottom 5 for ball catchers, writes Jeremy Blumberg

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Owens with unemployed quarterback Donovan McNabb

Bottom 5: Cellar Dwellers

February 9, 2012

By jblumberg

KRUI Sports’ Jeremy Blumberg honors the bad for being the worst

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Bottom 5: The Hard Truth

November 9, 2011

By jblumberg

The Bottom 5: It’s Back! KRUI Sports staffer Jeremy Blumberg brings it to you!

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David Stern: Stubborn, irritable, and apparently gassy

The NFL Season at the Midway Point

November 9, 2011

By jblumberg

KRUI Sports staffer Jeremy Blumberg dissects and opines on the NFL at the midway point of the season.

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Aaron Rodgers cannot be stopped (Patrick Semansky/AP)

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Feeling the BPM with underscores’ third studio album “U”

On a regular Thursday in March, I discovered underscores while scrolling on Tiktok. I worked my way through her discography and eventually fell down a rabbit hole of hyperpop. Her take on electronic and pop music is deeply refreshing and her captivating sound is definitely one to pay attention to.

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KRUI Staff Picks: Best Releases of March 2026

From true Iowan emos, to psychedelic folk, to Polska amidst a heartbreaking World Cup Qualifier loss, our KRUI Staff recommends some of our favorite releases from March, 2026!

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Iowa City Starbucks Keeps Fighting Back with Open Doors

A series of strikes against the coffee conglomerate’s treatment of workers are currently underway. The current strikes follow Starbucks’s refusal to honor the years-long demands of workers.

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First Person POV of NASW “Legislative Day on the Hill,” February 24, 2026

Take a look inside the National Association of Social Worker’s 2026 “Legislative Day on the Hill” at the Iowa Capitol building through Carson’s eyes and ears.

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A Conversation Between Artists: Ambrose Akinmusire and PUBLIQuartet, Friday of Stop/Time Festival

Six Foot Blonde at Tomorrow Never Knows Festival

Feeling the BPM with underscores’ third studio album “U”

KRUI Staff Picks: Best Releases of March 2026

Stop/Time Festival 2026 Preview, a new festival celebrating music and the arts across Iowa City

Bob Dylan: Rough and Rowdy in Iowa City, March 25th, 2026

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Bottom 5: New Lows for All

Bottom 5: Goofs and Goons

Bottom 5: Outside the Sidelines

Bottom 5: Bad Things Happen to Troubled People

Bottom 5: Bitter Losses

Bottom 5: Across the Board

Bottom 5: Fate Is Too Unkind

Bottom 5: Mismanaged

Bottom 5: Receiving Nothing

Bottom 5: Cellar Dwellers

Bottom 5: The Hard Truth

The NFL Season at the Midway Point

Feeling the BPM with underscores’ third studio album “U”

KRUI Staff Picks: Best Releases of March 2026

Iowa City Starbucks Keeps Fighting Back with Open Doors

A Team of Dreamers

The Price of a Miracle, Women’s Basketball Iowa v. Virginia

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