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With several of the Big Ten’s most talented players opting to enter the NBA Draft, 2013-14 rosters could look drastically different in the country’s strongest basketball conference. The 2012-13 season was a successful one for the Big Ten, finishing with an NIT Finalist and seven NCAA tournament teams, including four Sweet Sixteen teams, two Elite Eight teams and the National Runner-Up Michigan Wolverines. Influenced by a historically thin draft class and impressive performances on the sports biggest stage, much of the top Big Ten talent has chosen to make the jump to the next level. In particular, Michigan and Indiana … Continued

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When Iowa City West senior Ally Disterhoft was nine years old she was on the Iowa Women’s Basketball team poster. She stood there with a basketball on her hip and posed gazing at the big dream of someday playing in Carver-Hawkeye Arena. In 2013, Disterhofts dream comes true as she is set to join the Iowa women’s basketball team. The 6’0″ guard had several offers, including Iowa State, Drake, and Creighton however, she chose to make her dream come full-circle and join the Hawkeyes.

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Derek Helling recaps the past week in Iowa Softball.

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The biggest doubt people had of the Knicks coming into the season was how well they would fare down the stretch. Especially since they’re the oldest team in NBA history. The Knicks have now won a dozen in a row, collecting some pretty impressive wins along the way by beating Miami, Oklahoma City, Memphis and Boston twice, all high-quality playoff teams. They’re pretty much locked into the two seed and a first round matchup against Boston, Milwaukee or Atlanta. Three teams that have underachieved so far. So what’s the biggest key to their success? You can look all over the … Continued

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With the 2013 MLB season starting Sunday anything could happen including historical records being broken. The Houston Astros this year while carrying the lowest payroll in the league are considered by many to be in the running for a couple of the leagues least prestigious including most team strikeouts in a season by their hitters as well as most losses in a season. The Astros in their first 3 games alone have struck out 43 times at the plate while still posting a 1-2 record over that same span. The Astros team is so young and inexperienced that many analysts believe that … Continued

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