The Hawkeyes fell three points short in Ames, trapped in the same box they’ve always played in. Cautious routes and a passing game that refuses to breathe. Even glimpses of promise, like Gronowski’s 22-yard completion, couldn’t break them free from their rectangle of comfort.
The Hawkeyes came up just short in Ames, falling 16-13 to No. 16 Iowa State in a rivalry game that slipped away in the final minutes. Despite a strong defensive showing and improved play from QB Mark Gronowski, Iowa’s offense couldn’t find enough answers as the Cyclones snapped the Hawkeyes’ six-game win streak at Jack Trice Stadium.
The Englert Theatre will host the inaugural Iowa City Songwriters Festival, headlined by Jeff Tweedy and Joy Oladokun, this weekend from September 4-6. Sprawling across many of Iowa City’s favorite venues, this town wide event is bound to be memorable.
Iowa opened the 2025 season with a 34-7 win over UAlbany, leaning on a dominant run game and stout defense after early passing struggles. Transfer QB Mark Gronowski made his debut, while Kirk Ferentz tied Woody Hayes for the most wins in Big Ten history.
From August 1-3, Hinterland Festival returned to the fields of St Charles, Iowa, as a resounding success. After a sweltering-hot 2024, Hinterland rebounded and restored fanbase trust for many years to come.
At just 15 years old, Grayson Chapeau has spent nearly his entire life in a fight he never chose, against an inoperable brain tumor. But in the stands of a summer-league baseball team, he’s become something more: a symbol of joy, resilience, and a small town’s beating heart.
Andrew Wiggins has a big choice to make. Ryan Murphy examines the one college choice everyone is waiting for.
You would think that paying $3,000 for seats behind home plate affords you the right to wear whatever team’s colors you want right? Apparently this is not the case at Chase Field, home of the Arizona Diamondbacks. During the first inning of last Friday’s game between the Diamondbacks and Dodgers, several fans could be seen in the suite right behind home plate wearing their Dodger blue and enjoying the game. Arizona Diamondbacks owner Ken Kendrick apparently took exception to what he saw and ultimately gave the group an ultimatum. They could keep their Dodgers gear on and move seats, or … Continued
The NBA Playoffs start on Saturday and all of the match-ups have been set. Depending on your loyalties, you are either happy (Bulls fans) or mildly disappointed (Houston fans). But luckily for you, dear readers, I will break down every match-up and then continue to make hypothetical predictions for the ensuing rounds. This won’t end up like my college bracket, because I will be 100% correct this time. I guarantee. Out West the first match-up is OKC vs. Houston in the 1-8 match-up. OKC will take out Houston but it will be a fun series. The exciting part of this … Continued
‘Fill it up’, ‘pour it in’, ‘GET BUCKETS’! We love little more than watching our favorite NBA stars score in massive quantities. Forget the other 9 players on the court, we just want to watch our favorite artists work. When Kobe takes over in the fourth or ‘Melo goes for 45, we cannot get enough. Just look at your twitter timelines, with major sporting accounts constantly tweeting players’ insane scoring totals. If we love individual scoring this much it can only be good for our teams…right? The last player to score the most in an NBA season and win a Championship? … Continued
Imagine for a second that you are a beef cow. You’re forced into a trailer with several others of your herd. The truck pulling it takes off and drives to the nearest meat locker. The farmer that has spent years feeding you, doctoring you and giving you shelter leads you into the locker, where the last thing you see is a butcher and the barrel of a gun. After you are dismembered the farmer takes his profits from the sale of your flesh. Now imagine that just prior to being taken on that trip, the farmer whispers in your ear … Continued
Whatever it was that plagued the Hawkeyes at the plate through the early stretch of the conference schedule lifted last weekend in Evanston, IL. The Hawkeyes scored 3o runs in the three games to win two out of three and win their first three-game series of the conference season. The Wildcats scored more than their fair share of runs in the series as well, plating 32 runs total for the weekend. Friday night in Evanston started with Kayla Massey in the circle for the Hawkeyes and Amy Letournea taking the ball for the Wildcats. Northwestern gave Letournea an early boost, scoring four … Continued
Paying tribute to the late, great broadcaster, Pat Summerall.
In recent and perhaps obvious news, Kobe Bryant is out for the next 6-9 months recovering from a torn Achilles tendon. This is just an addition to the already rocky season the Lakers have had. Kobe says that he was making a move that he does a million times and it just went out. He tried applying pressure but “there was nothing there.” This recent injury brings up the topic of injuries in the NBA, and amongst athletes in general. Injuries are all too common especially in fast paced, and high intensity sports that require extreme amounts of pivoting and … Continued
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
