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A Team of Dreamers

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For nine days, an unlikely cast of Hawkeyes made the world believe. They made themselves believe. The team of dreamers, and an unforgettable run in March.

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Using Your Head: Concussions in Soccer

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Concussion related issues have never been more prominent in media coverage than during the past two years. If you pay any attention, concussions are almost exclusively talked about in the context of football. Yet football isn’t the only sport where concussions are an issue.

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A Game Nobody Wins

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The NHL has now stammered into a seventh week of its players being locked out. The games not being played are hurting more than just the schedule though. The game of posturing and negotiating is one that nobody wins.

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Possible QB Changes?

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Michael Vick and Mark Sanchez obviously have not performed the way Eagles and Jets fans had hoped they would this year. Could some changes to the starting line-ups for both teams be in the near future? Dylan Burn takes a closer look.

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What Sport is Boring?

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Are baseball and soccer really more boring than Football? Well, I looked into it. Here are some facts to start off with: In 2010 in Major League Baseball, there were 22,113 runs scored in 4860 games, for a total of 4.55 runs per game. Using 2011-2012 regular season stats, the English Premier League saw 1066 goals scored over 380 matches, which comes out to 2.81 goals per match In the NFL, there were 1259 touchdowns over 256 games, an average of 4.9 touchdowns per game. The average baseball game is 180 minutes, the average soccer game is 111 minutes, and the average football game is 187 minutes. These times include timeouts, quarter … Continued

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Northwestern 28, Iowa 17

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If Iowa fans were looking for a key bounce back win at Northwestern, they are going to be dissapointed with this outcome. The Hawkeyes were defeated by Northwestern at all facets of the game; offense, defense, and special teams. Iowa showed fight at the end of the game coming back from a 28-3 deficit, only to have their comeback fall short on an overthrown James Vandenberg pass that landed out of bounds on 4th down. Lets start with the offensive side of the football. The highly scrutinized passing attack led by Vandenberg was average at best. The senior quarterback played … Continued

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