Tonight starts Prime Time League in North Liberty and 14 Hawkeye Basketball players will be in action starting tonight and continuing every Thursday and Sunday through July 21 excluding July 4. After two years of playing with four teams, the league has expanded to six teams with the addition of more players from other schools. Overview Tip-off is 6 p.m. tonight for the first game that will put Jill Armstrong of Skogman Realty vs Culver’s/McCurry’s in Jones Gym. This matchup features Aaron White on Culver’s, who was the first pick of the draft for the second year in a row. … Continued
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There is something to be said for humble baseball players. Guys who do not run their mouths or act like they are the greatest man to ever walk on a diamond, but simply go out every day and play ball. I have always been a supporter of someone who lets his play do the talking, but once in a while a player comes along whose ego is justified. If a player is only 20 years old, batting third for a major league baseball team, coming off a Rookie of the Year season, and is batting .302 with 10 home runs … Continued
On Thursday the Big Ten Office released the 2014 football conference schedule. Iowa will play eight of the 14 teams in the conference. This will be the first year of new divisions in the Big Ten. Iowa opens the conference schedule at Purdue on Sept. 27, then has a bye week followed by a home game against Indiana. They then will travel to Maryland for their first game as conference opponents. Down the stretch they have a bye after Maryland, then play five consecutive weeks. They’ll have Northwestern at home, play at Minnesota, at Illinois, and then their final two … Continued
Freshman guard Pat Ingram has announced that he will transfer from the University of Iowa in a statement released by the Iowa Athletic Department on Tuesday. “Patrick is a tremendous person who was an integral part of our program last season,” said McCaffery in the release. “Patrick indicated that he wants to be closer to home and we have granted his request. We wish him all the best in his future endeavors.” This doesn’t come as a surprise for a player that saw good minutes at the beginning of the year, but they slowly declined after the non-conference portion until … Continued
Iowa is slated now to take on Notre Dame in their initial Big Ten-ACC Challenge. The game is scheduled for the first day of the challenge on December 3. The game will be played at Carver-Hawkeye Arena and be televised on the ESPN family of networks. It adds great depth to Iowa’s non-conference schedule, as Notre Dame made the NCAA tournament and lost to Iowa State in the second round. Now between Notre Dame, Iowa State, and the Battle 4 Atlantis field, Iowa will have the potential to get some resume building victories. Notre Dame finished the 2012-2013 season with … Continued
KRUI photographer B. Condon captured Zoe Keating’s performance at The Englert Theatre on May 8th. Take a look!
KRUI’s own Eric David Moore interviewed YouTube phenomenon Bo Burnham about his career. Check it out!
Read all about YouTube sensation Bo Burnham’s return to Iowa City on his “what.” Tour!
Opportunity… that is something that is hard to come by in the sports journalism world, but it is something that I have gotten as a member of the KRUI Sports Staff. This year has been an incredible year for me as I have gotten to explore new avenues for possible careers. Early this year, I was in awe to sit in the Press Box at Kinnick Stadium. I was even more in awe when I stepped onto the field for the final minutes of the Central Michigan game. I thought that it could not get any more awesome than that, … Continued
Sports analysts and NBA fans alike expected the Chicago vs. Miami series to be a quick win for the Heat. The Bulls have proved they will not go down without a fight. (Photo: ASSOCIATED PRESS)
