In 1992 at the age of twenty-four Matt Stairs appeared in thirteen games for the Montreal Expos. He made thirty-eight plate appearances and recorded only five hits. The next season in 1993 he appeared in only six games, making eight plate appearances and recording three hits. To put those numbers in perspective, over the course of a 162 game season a regular starter will get between 550-650 plate appearances. Matt Stairs would not resurface again in the Major Leagues until 1995, and as a member of the Boston Red Sox, totaling ninety-five plate appearances. It would not be until his … Continued
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As the first day of the Big Ten Women’s Basketball tournament comes to a close, here’s a look at the day.
KRUI’s Nate Shaughnessy breaks down the injury plague in New York.
Iowa opened up The Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament against the Northwestern Wildcats, winning 60-55.
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The Yankees will now be without their star first baseman Mark Teixeira for the start of the season to go along with many other notable stars. Dylan Burn discusses what this means for the Yankees.
Ben Schwind looks into what effect the big preseason trade has had on the NBA so far in 2013.
Sitting at the Blackhawks game a few weeks ago, it occurred to me that the United Center or “Madhouse on Madison” has become – over the last few years – not only one of the best arenas atmosphere-wise in the NHL, but also in all of sports as well. This fact is especially evident when it comes to the rousing rendition of “The Star Spangled Banner” delivered by soloist Jim Cornelison and accompanied by the cheers of a sell-out crowd in excess of 20,000 fans before each Blackhawks home game. This tradition of cheering the anthem before each game has … Continued
If there is a bias against west coast and southeastern NCAA softball teams, no one told the Hawkeyes this past weekend. The University of Iowa’s softball team went out to the Easton Invitational in Fullerton, California this weekend to be the fifth team in the tournament. The field of Iowa’s opponents included CSU-Bakersfield, the host school Cal-State Fullerton, #24 Oregon State and #16 Stanford. Instead of getting to play the unranked teams in a warm-up fashion for the ranked teams, the Hawkeyes went head first into the gauntlet and opened up the tournament on Friday afternoon with #16 Stanford. Coming … Continued
Alex Kuhn gives his take on who he thinks will top the list of offensive tackle prospects as the 2013 NFL Draft draws nearer.
