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By Nick Robertson 5. Lost in the Woods.  Kicking off this list of five is none other then Tiger Woods. After being placed as a top seed in the Match Play Championship in Arizona he lost on an extra hole to be eliminated in the first round by 20th seed Thomas Bjorn. Tiger looked like he had regained his young swagger by sinking a clutch birdie shot to send the match to an extra hole, but that was the end of the new/old Tiger, the next shot he sent quite literally into a desert where he then would have boogied … Continued

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On Campus: Not much going on around the Iowa campus, but there are a couple of events to keep sports fans entertained. Gym-Hawks host the Cyclones. The #15 Iowa Hawkeyes host #22 ISU on Friday night at 7:00 in the UI Field House.  The event, which is part of the Cy-Hawk Series, has been dubbed a “Pink Meet”, and the first 200 fans will recieve a pink Hawkeye tee-shirt.  On Sunday the Hawkeyes will travel to Lincoln, Nebraska for the  Masters Classic hosted by the Cornhuskers.  Sunday’s meet will also feature Bowling Green and Kentucky. Iowa soccer kicks around with Drake. The bubble will be a … Continued

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By Lars Headington Finally out of the bubble and playing out on a real field and under the sun for the first time since November, Iowa Hawkeye baseball was, perhaps predictably, working-out some kinks as they opened 2011 regular season play at the third annual Big Ten/Big East Challenge over the weekend. The event, held in the St. Petersburg/Clearwater, Florida area hosted eight teams from both conferences for three inter-conference games apiece.The Iowa Hawkeyes drew West Virginia, Pittsburgh and Seton Hall. The Hawks had lost to West Virginia in last year’s Challenge, but defeated Rutgers and Villanova to finish 2-1. This … Continued

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 By Kyle Hughes Name College Hgt. Lbs. Proj. Draft Von Miller Texas A&M 6’3 243 Top 15 Akeem Ayers UCLA 6’4 255 1st round Justin Houston Georgia 6’3 258 1st round Martez Wilson Illinois 6’4 250 2nd round K.J. Wright Miss. St. 6’4 250 2nd round Bruce Carter North Carolina 6’3 235 late 2nd-3rd Mason Foster Washington 6’2 242 late 2nd-3rd Mark Herzlich Boston College 6’4 238 3rd-4th round Brian Rolle Ohio State 5’11 218 3rd-4th round Jonas Mouton Michigan 6’2 240 3rd-4th round

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 By Kyle Hughes Name College Hgt. Lbs. Proj. Draft Greg Jones Mich St. 6’1 240 late 1st-2nd Kelvin Sheppard LSU 6’3 240 late 1st-2nd Nate Irving NC State 6’1 235 2nd-3rd round Colin McCarthy Miami 6’3 240 3rd round Josh Bynes Auburn 6’2 235 3rd round   What do you think? Who’s the best MLB in the draft? Leave us a comment and get in on the conversation.

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By Nick Robertson I regret to inform the readers that this was suppose to be a bottom ten list but unfortunalty the great minds here at the University of Iowa decided to give me a boat load of work and a couple exams to boot. So here is my bottom five list. If you don’t like it add in your own top 10 in the comments. 5. Bieber Fever? Much to the dismay and confusion of all who love sports teenage pop start Justin Bieber will suit up for Friday’s celebrity basketball game. I will be looking endlessly for the over under … Continued

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On Campus: Iowa Men’s Tennis welcomes Illinois State (Fri. 3 pm) and Western Michigan (Sun 10:30 am).    After starting the season with a win, the Iowa men have lost three in a row. In order to get back to an even mark, the Hawkeyes will have to fight through opponents with a combined 10-3 record. Track and Field to host the Iowa Invitational. Both the men’s and women’s teams will compete against Coe, Western Illinois, St. Ambrose and Drake at the UI Rec Building near Kinnick Stadium.  The meet is scheduled to start at 5:00 on Friday night.  The men’s … Continued

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By Tyler Tjelmeland The Major League Baseball off-season has been highlighted by some big free-agents going to new teams, with Cy Young winners Cliff Lee and Zack Grienke jumping ship from the American League to the National League. The Milwaukee Brewers and Philadelphia Phillies couldn’t be happier. Big bats like Carl Crawford and Adrian Gonzalez attaching themselves to an already lethal Boston lineup seemingly propels the Red Sox to favorite in the AL East. All of these stars, along with Jayson Werth going to the Nationals, Rafael Soriano finding himself to be the highest paid set-up man in the sport … Continued

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