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Forming in 2006, Julia and Angus Stone are a brother-sister duo from Australia. The two write separately and then go on to collaborate for creating harmonies and structure. Angus is noted to have more of a Paul Simon or Damien Rice sounding voice where as Julia has a soft, lullaby-esque sound to her that’s utterly captivating. The duos sound is that of folk-blues with a twinge of acoustic and pop. They have released two studio albums as a duo as well have a total of four solo albums (two each). In 2010, at the ARIA Music Awards, they won five awards … Continued
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
By: Grayson Schmidt More than any other sport, baseball is a sport of patience. This holds true as a player, and as a fan. 162 games is a long (almost too long) season and since we are only two weeks in, overreaction should be kept to a minimum. Baseball is a streaky game and a team dominating or struggling after only playing around 12 games is no cause for panic. However, I do feel as if the past 14 days have shown us a lot about our own expectations. So I am here to simply make observations and point out … Continued
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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
Why Kobe Bryant lost more than just an achilles Friday Night, and why in the coming months, he has everything more to gain. (Photo: USA Today Sports)
Taylor Axelson examines Britney Griner’s NBA prospects. (Photo credit: Associated Press)
Joe Rajchel explains why the lockout and shortened season has actually benefitted the NHL instead of hindering it. (Photo:Al Bello/Getty Images)
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.