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The Price of a Miracle

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This is not the way it was supposed to go. Not with this team. But such is life. Grief and glee. The dichotomy of college sports.

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Pat Ingram to transfer from University of Iowa

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Freshman guard Pat Ingram has announced that he will transfer from the University of Iowa in a statement released by the Iowa Athletic Department on Tuesday. “Patrick is a tremendous person who was an integral part of our program last season,” said McCaffery in the release. “Patrick indicated that he wants to be closer to home and we have granted his request. We wish him all the best in his future endeavors.” This doesn’t come as a surprise for a player that saw good minutes at the beginning of the year, but they slowly declined after the non-conference portion until … Continued

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Iowa to take on Notre Dame at home in Big Ten-ACC Challenge

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Iowa is slated now to take on Notre Dame in their initial Big Ten-ACC Challenge. The game is scheduled for the first day of the challenge on December 3. The game will be played at Carver-Hawkeye Arena and be televised on the ESPN family of networks. It adds great depth to Iowa’s non-conference schedule, as Notre Dame made the NCAA tournament and lost to Iowa State in the second round. Now between Notre Dame, Iowa State, and the Battle 4 Atlantis field, Iowa will have the potential to get some resume building victories. Notre Dame finished the 2012-2013 season with … Continued

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Thanks For a Great Year KRUI

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Opportunity… that is something that is hard to come by in the sports journalism world, but it is something that I have gotten as a member of the KRUI Sports Staff. This year has been an incredible year for me as I have gotten to explore new avenues for possible careers. Early this year, I was in awe to sit in the Press Box at Kinnick Stadium. I was even more in awe when I stepped onto the field for the final minutes of the Central Michigan game. I thought that it could not get any more awesome than that, … Continued

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McDonald’s, the NFL and MLB

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Forbes says that every day, despite the fact that healthier options exist, McDonalds serves 47 million people worldwide.  McDonald’s has mastered the art of figuring out and then giving people what they want.  Just like McDonald’s, the NFL is constantly trying to tweak its product to maximize profits.  Because of this aggressive business plan, the NFL will always be more popular than Major League Baseball.  The other half of this situation is that Major League Baseball, just like those healthier options, will always be better. NFL fans criticize MLB for a variety of reasons.  The game is too slow.  The … Continued

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NBA Mock Draft Board and Lottery Chances

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1.Orlando – Nerlens Noel, C Kentucky: No surprise here, he’s going first regardless of who gets the pick. Elite shot blocking and defense make him the No. 1 overall despite the injury. 2.Charlotte– Ben McLemore G, Kansas: The Bobcats need to score and McLemore can be that guy alongside Kemba and MKG. 3.Cleveland-Shabazz Muhammad G, UCLA: A partner for Kyrie Irving, he didn’t mature quite as well as I thought, but this class is weak and that is good enough for him to go third. 4.Phoenix-Victor Oladipo, SG Indiana – The Suns played little to no defense this year and … Continued

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2013-2014 Hawkeye Football at a Glance

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This past weekend, the Iowa football team had their Spring Game, which gave everyone a small look into what next season might entail. In anticipation of next season, there are several question marks awaiting answers. Who will take on the role of quarterback, the running back situation, and what we can expect to see from offense and defense? This Hawkeye team has seen a lot of loss in the past few years. With players like Micah Hyde (drafted a week ago in the 5th round by the Green Bay Packers), Marvin McNutt, Steve Bigach, Keenan Davis, Joe Gaglione etc no … Continued

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Oh Brother Where Art Thou?

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Over the off season the Atlanta Braves assembled what can be arguably called the best outfield in baseball by adding brothers B.J. and Justin Upton to an outfield that already contained Jason Heyward who in his rookie season in 2010 finished 2nd for the Rookie of the Year voting.  The Braves have entered this season as the favorites to contend with the young and very powerful Washington Nationals team that has been improving over the last couple years through the draft. So far the Braves are in first place in the National League East division, however their outfields success right now is … Continued

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Iowa set to join Battle 4 Atlantis field

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The Iowa men’s basketball team will be announced sometime this week as the eighth team scheduled to play in the Battle 4 Atlantis tournament. The preseason tournament is held at Atlantis Resorts in Nassau, Bahamas. This year’s tourney is Nov. 28-30. CBSSports.com senior basketball writer Jeff Goodman first reported the news. Iowa joins a field that includes Kansas, Tennessee, UNLV, USC, Villanova, Wake Forest and Xavier. Kansas and Villanova made the NCAA tournament this past season. The Hawkeyes were originally scheduled to play in the Great Alaska Shootout, but Wisconsin-Green Bay took their spot upon Atlantis’ invitation to fill the … Continued

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