An uncommon, stress-free win for the Chicago Bears puts them back at the top of the NFC North. A rematch with their rival Packers awaits.
At When We Were Young 2025, fellow Chicago area natives Plain White T’s sat down with me as we discussed how the local scene has changed, their tour with We The Kings, and how Las Vegas scares us all the slightest bit. We started the conversation out by sharing a mutual love of Death Cab for Cutie:
What do you get when over 2000 kids fill the seats for a hockey game? Screaming, shrieking, and never ending energy.
The Bears hung tough. But in the end, it wasn’t enough to beat the rival Packers in Green Bay.
On November 12, Nuovo Testamento graced Iowa City with their music live at The James Theater as a part of The Englert Theatre’s Track Zero concert series. I attended the concert that night, fully ready to boost a move myself.
Local Iowa City band Twin River Revivalist put on a great show last Halloweekend. With songs that can charge up any crowd, their next show at Elray’s this Friday, Dec. 5th is sure to be a good one.
Iowa kept its NCAA Tournament hopes alive with a 72-51 win over Minnesota on Sunday.
Thursday night was a must win for the Iowa men’s basketball team. For a squad that has NCAA Tournament aspirations come March, a loss on Thursday would have virtually eliminated the Hawkeyes from that conversation. Lose to Penn State — a team that arrived in Iowa City with a winless Big Ten record — and you simply lose relevancy. Although sluggish at times, the Hawkeyes (14-7, 3-5 Big Ten) were able to hold off the Nittany Lions (8-13, 0-9) in the second half and win, 76-67, in Carver-Hawkeye Arena. So, Iowa succeeded at remaining relevant. Even if it is only … Continued
Iowa defeated Wisconsin on Saturday night, 70-66, to improve to 13-5 overall and 2-3 in the Big Ten.
Sam Kienzle previews Iowa vs. Wisconsin and discusses Badger head coach Bo Ryan’s calculated, successful approach to basketball. (Photo: Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images North America)
Carver-Hawkeye Arena was rocking, the student section was in full force. The nearly sell-out crowd of 15,127 turned the place into a Black and Gold ruckus. Probably the loudest Carver has been in four years. Correction, the loudest it has been in four years. In a game that featured a multitude of runs and many momentum swings, Iowa forgot about its atrocious 3-point shooting in the first half, out-rebounded the best rebounding team in the nation, and ultimately defeated Iowa State. Down 36-35 at the break, the Hawkeyes (8-2) started off the second half on a 6-0 run, took the … Continued
Melsahn Basabe’s 17 points off the bench powered Iowa to a 88-59 win over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi on Saturday.
On the hinges of the Iowa football team’s five-game losing streak, the men’s basketball program brings a refreshing excitement and success following a 65-56 win over Gardner-Webb on Saturday night.
Devyn Marble and Aaron White paced Iowa in its 66-36 win over Howard with 22 and 16 points respectively.
Mike Gesell posted 15 points and 4 assists to lead Iowa past Central Michigan on Monday night.
Head coach Fran McCaffery stresses the importance of consistency amongst the team in this upcoming basketball season.
