The University of Iowa women’s soccer team is usually getting ready to prepare for the end-of-the-season team banquet at around this time of year. This is typically a time when players, coaches, administrative staff, and families gather to remember the season that was and celebrate the season that has come to an end. Not this year. The Hawkeyes will instead be taking the practice field to start preparing for the first NCAA Tournament appearance in program history. The team learned their fate Monday afternoon while watching together in Carver-Hawkeye Arena, surrounded by plenty of staff from the athletic department. They … Continued
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Dribble, dribble, spin, catch, bend, extend, release. After that, it’s up to the rim, backboard, net, and basketball. Some people have rituals, some have routines, some just shoot. The only constant is that everyone is 15 feet away from the hoop, behind a line, wide open, with a ball and a goal-1 point. When the game of basketball was created by James Naismith in 1891, free throws were nowhere to be found on the original 13 rules of the game. It took 5 years for free throws to implemented into the game and another year to move them from … Continued
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The Iowa women’s basketball team is scheduled to play both Arkansas Pine-Bluff and Stony Brook this week. They are coming off a 97-93 upset victory over No. 14 Dayton in the Hawkeye Challenge that gave them their first home tournament title since 2010. Here are five things you should know about the team this week: Samantha Logic captures awards Not only did she play lights out during the Hawkeye Challenge, she played the last four minutes of the game and overtime with part of her tooth missing after a loose ball scuffle. The highlight of the day from her was … Continued
It was a struggle for the first twenty minutes or so, but the Iowa Hawkeyes prevailed against Nebraska-Omaha. Dylan Burn has the recap.
Hawkeyes now bowl eligible after win against Purdue
Things are not looking so bright right now for the New York Knicks. Yes, I know that this is just the start of the 2013-2014 NBA season, but the Knicks are off to an slow start and now it’s just getting ugly. The New York Knicks have a record of 1-3, with their only win coming in the season opener against the Milwaukee Bucks. Ever since then, they are on a three game losing streak falling to the Chicago Bulls, the Minnesota Timberwolves, and the Charlotte Bobcats. Just when you think, the slow start is already bad for the Knicks … Continued
Canzeri emerges as offensive weapon for the Hawkeyes
Hawkeyes battle tooth and nail in victory over ranked University of Dayton Flyers.
Magic 87 Pacers 97: When you see Indiana on your schedule make sure you get your jumper right the day before, Roy Hibbert has a reserved parking spot in the lane this NBA season. Last night Hibbert not only blocked shots he physically stopped opponents with much more momentum then him in their tracks with all SEVEN of his opening night blocks. Apparently his offseason goals of getting bigger with increased weight and MMA training have paid off. As long as he can stay healthy (he did scare us with a slight knee injury last night) he seems poised for … Continued