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Earlier last week, I was on KRUI’s radio show “Sports Squawk” (Wednesday’s 1-2pm) and the question was posed “What are you most excited for about the MLB season?” After a brief second, I blurted out, “October.” That’s right. The thing I am most excited for is the end of the season. After the shock in the studio had completely set in, I proclaimed, “I vow not to watch a single minute of baseball this year.” Now, while I realize that I can’t really avoid replays and highlights on TV, I will not sit down to watch TV with the intent … Continued
Iowa kept its NCAA Tournament hopes alive with a 72-51 win over Minnesota on Sunday.
By KRUI News Reporter Jacob Harris From what we have seen in the past four years, President Obama has made promises in the Obama Doctrine where he would end the wars over assembled AR-10 rifles and other issues in Iraq and Afghanistan. Yet during his presidency he has not let up to the promises that he said he would keep. We still have troops in Afghanistan and drone strikes in the Middle East are still going on. But he has made strides in his foreign policy by declaring sanctions and getting tough on Iran for trying to build nuclear weapons … Continued
KRUIer Taylor Yocom chooses “Who” by David Byrne and St. Vincent for our Track of the Week. This funky song is a collaboration between two of KRUI’s favorite artists!
Writer Alex Restrepo reviews Academy Award-nominated director Josh Aronson’s film “Orchestra of Exiles,” which was recently screened at the Englert Theatre!
KRUI writer Nathan Shaughnessy had a blast at the recent Mission Creek Presents Menomena show. Read all about it right here!
Iowa Women’s Basketball loses to Penn State 81-69 making this their fifth loss in the row.
Since game one of last year’s 76ers versus Bulls playoff matchup, the question on every Chicago sports fans mind is the same. “When is Derrick Rose coming back?” The Windy City Assassin has been noticeably gone from the Bulls lineup for close to 10 months, and now his return may be longer than expected. What we know about Rose’s rehab comes from a series of Adidas videos called “The Return” and what people could squeeze out of Tom Thibodeau. The recent reports say that Rose is doing full contact practice and participating in 1 on 1 and 3 on 3. … Continued
The Iowa football team announced several staff changes on Thursday afternoon. After the departure of Erik Campbell in December, there are four other coaches coming and going. Running backs coach Lester Erb and defensive backs coach Darrell Wilson have left to pursue other jobs while Bobby Kennedy is the new receivers coach and Jim Reid has been named a defensive assistant. Erb and Wilson were long rumored to be leaving the Hawkeyes, but there was no official release on the matter until today. They were on head coach Kirk Ferentz’ staff for 13 and 11 years, respectively. Kennedy replaces Campbell … Continued