The Iowa Hawkeyes ended up with a disappointing third place finish at the Big Ten Wrestling Championships in Champaign, Illinois this weekend. Heading into the final session, the Iowa wrestlers had an excellent chance to win the title but none of their four finalists were victorious. Iowa finished with 133.5 team points. The Penn State Nittany Lions won their third consecutive B1G title with four individuals claiming individual crowns en route to 151 team points, while Minnesota finished in second place with 139 points, and two titles, respectively. Entering the final session, the Hawks were in second place in the … Continued
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Wounding a wild animal is not a good idea because it envokes the fight or flight reaction. Many times the animal will choose to fight for its life and the result for its attacker can be brutal. The Hawkeye softball team faced four opponents this weekend at the Miken Invitational in College Park, MD. Three of those four got the brunt of the Hawkeyes’ fight. After St. John’s clipped Iowa’s wings 3-1 to open up the tournament, Iowa decided that it would stand its ground and fight in the next three games. The second game was against the host school … Continued
Saturday night, Mexico and Canada had the WBC looking more like the WWE after a 9th inning benches clearing brawl that left multiple players on each team ejected from the game. The instigator of the fight is debatable, but the root of the fight had to do with the World Baseball Classic’s tiebreaker rule which has to do with runs scored. The Canadians were already up 9-3 at the time, but, because of the rule, attempted to put more runs on the board. This started with a bunt single in the top of the 9th by Canada’s Chris Robinson. Mexico’s … Continued
They may be the best high school basketball team in state history. The Iowa City West Trojans are a team for the ages. (Photo credit: Cliff Jette/The Gazette)
Dylan Burn discusses the weekend the Iowa baseball team had down in Port Charlotte, Florida.
Mariano Rivera will retire at the end of the 2013 baseball season. Ted Schiefen takes a look at his impressive 18 year career with the New York Yankees.
Iowa defeated Nebraska, 74-60, on Saturday. The Hawkeyes are the No. 6 seed in the B1G tournament next week, seeking to further build their NCAA tournament resumé.
By John Schmitt March: the time of year when the ground thaws and temperatures rise as nature prepares itself for the end of winter and the beginning of spring. Things that have lain dormant start to rise and new life comes to the forefront. March makes my engine rev, and it’s not because of the blooming flowers. The NBA and its players ramp themselves back up around this time for the spectacularly entertaining playoffs that will arrive in April. The crescendo starts around the beginning of March, right after the All-Star break and trade deadline when teams finalize their rosters, … Continued
This week has been pretty hectic for me. With Spring Break just around the corner, classes are starting to pile on the work and midterms are pushing students to the brink. But to add to the mess, my fantasy league’s trade deadline was this past Wednesday, forcing me to put down the textbooks so I could put on my GM hat and position myself for a playoff run. With the actual NBA trade deadline passing us without any huge noise, my fantasy league proved to be the opposite as big names got moved and tempers flared. And lucky for you, … Continued
The women of Hawkeye basketball lose to Nebraska for the third time in a row, eliminating them from the Big Ten Women’s Basketball tournament.