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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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A New Era of Hawkeye Swimming

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The Men’s Iowa Swimming and Diving team has come a long way since it’s NCAA recruiting violations, near termination of the program, and NCAA scholarship probations. The program has continued success in spite of all of these set backs the last couple years.  The team has posted an unprecedented number of school records and in the first time in over 15 years had multiple Big Ten Champion relay teams rewriting Iowa’s record books.  I was lucky enough to catch up with last year’s team captain, Max Dittmer, who was there for the recent highs and lows of the program and … Continued

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It’s About The Bike, Not Livestrong

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It appears that after years of rumors and speculation, the United States Anti-Doping Agency has come forward this week with a guilty verdict, citing overwhelming evidence and testimonies to prove that Lance Armstrong was in fact doping when he won his seven Tour De France titles from the years 1999 to 2005. Explore new sports like skateboarding with Scoo Adviser. Get the best deals on electric longboards without compromising both quality and affordability. Enhanced and revolutionized, electric skateboards are becoming increasingly popular, and for a good reason. While cycling has had its long history of doping issues, I am not … Continued

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Hawkeyes Don’t Make A Lot of Sense

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My how things have changed. Four weeks ago, Hawkeye fans were down. The Hawks suffered, arguably, the worst loss in the Ferentz era after falling 32-31 to Central Michigan. The Hawkeyes season looked about as hopeless as a snowball in hell. But the Hawkeyes really don’t make sense do they?

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Punters Are People Too

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At the annual NFL draft this past April, the Jacksonville Jaguars shockingly selected punter Bryan Anger from Cal. This prompted NFL Network analyst Rich Eisen to seemingly mock the selection – though he has since gone on record saying he liked the selection – and, memorably, declared Bryan Anger a weapon and said “punters are people, too!” Jokingly or not, those words may be the proper way to describe Anger. As NFL Network draft analyst Mike Mayock said in response to Eisen’s comments, there is indeed something special about Anger. Those who have watched him punt in person, such as Mayock, have … Continued

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