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NCAA Tournament: Louisville A Win Away From Home

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On Selection Monday, the path was made clear for the Louisville Cardinals: two wins in the NCAA Tournament would send the Cardinals home to play the Regional rounds of the 2014 NCAA Tournament at the KFC Yum! Center. The first part of that path was completed Sunday evening, as the third-seeded Cardinals (31-4) blew past No. 14 Idaho  (25-9) 88-42 in an NCAA Tournament First Round game at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. It is the fifth tournament game in 2014 to be decided by more than 35 points. Five players reached double figures for Louisville, who received a three-seed from the NCAA … Continued

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Iowa has only themselves to blame for tournament situation

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Even after losing to the lowly Northwestern Wildcats in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament on Thursday night, many of the so-called analysts had Iowa safely in the tournament. Fast forward to Sunday. Thanks in large part to fellow bubble teams like Providence and St. Joseph’s winning their conference tournament, Iowa was knocked down to a First Four game in Dayton.  Iowa will take on the Tennessee Volunteers on Wednesday night at approximately 8:10 CT.  The winner will take on the 6th-seeded Massachusetts Minutemen Friday in Raleigh.  Two weeks ago, Iowa was projected to be around a 6 … Continued

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What exactly is Phil Jackson getting himself into?

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The New York Knicks have been a train wreck so far in the 2013-2014 NBA season. The Knickerbockers flopped to begin the year, opening 6-16 and falling to 21-40 last week. They botched the trade deadline by failing to unload Iman Shumpert after openly shopping him. They have treated head coach Mike Woodson like the guy at a company that everyone around the organization knows is underperforming, and the manager just hasn’t gotten around to firing yet. That was last week. Despite their struggles, the Knicks are currently on a 5-game win streak after dismantling the Boston Celtics last night … Continued

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Bears Cut Ties With Hester

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After eight seasons with the Chicago Bears, Devin Hester is set to hit free agency. While he may have faltered in later seasons, it is important to remember what he meant to the team and fans.

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Time to Bring Back Iowa Baseball

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With March Madness and the NCAA wrestling championships right around the corner, Iowans will be plenty busy when it comes to watching sports, and since the Hawkeyes are projected to make a good showing in both, this only amps up the entertainment value. However, this is always the case regardless of the year. Hawkeye wrestling is traditionally a powerhouse which automatically garners interest, and combine this with the fact that this state lives and breathes wrestling and there will always be a following. The same can be said for basketball. Next to football, it is the second highest revenue generating … Continued

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Iowa’s Lack of Toughness Strikes Again in Loss to Illinois

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One of the words that Iowa head coach Fran McCaffery chose to describe his team was fragile. Illinois head coach John Groce, on the other hand, used words such as resiliency, toughness, and heart to describe the Fighting Illini. It’s easy to see how a close, back-and-forth game would go the Illini’s way. After Iowa’s overtime loss to Michigan State back on January 28, McCaffery questioned his team’s toughness, placing the blame for the loss to the Spartans on the Hawkeyes’ lack of it. At the time, it seemed like a one-game lapse that had angered the Iowa head coach. … Continued

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