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4 Hawkeyes on the Athlon Sports Big 10 preseason team

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Four Hawks are named to Big Ten preseason teams by Athlon Sports magazine. Jordan Cotton is a preseason first team Big Ten kick return specialist... After ranking first in the Big Ten and 14th in the nation More>>

Hawks' Morris and Kirksey on Award Watch List Video included

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University of Iowa senior linebackers Christian Kirksey and James Morris have been named to the 2013 College Football Performance Awards Defensive Watch List, the CFPA announced Monday. Kirksey and Morris More>>

Dick Vitale, Fran McCaffery highlight 380 Companies Gala

Legendary basketball analyst Dick Vitale and Iowa Hawkeyes basketball coach Fran McCaffery headline this year's annual 380 Companies and Dick Vitale Gala for the V Foundation this week. Legendary basketball analyst Dick Vitale and Iowa Hawkeyes basketball coach Fran McCaffery headline this year's annual 380 Companies and Dick Vitale Gala for the V Foundation this week.
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Legendary basketball analyst Dick Vitale and Iowa Hawkeyes basketball coach Fran McCaffery headline this year's annual 380 Companies and Dick Vitale Gala for the V Foundation this week. More>>

Bucks get 7th win in last 10 games Video included

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Waterloo's J.T. Miller pitched 7 innings allowing just 4 hits and 1 run as the Bucks rolled over Mankato Sunday afternoon. More>>

Duluth beats Bucks 5-3 Video included

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Duluth snapped the Waterloo Bucks' 2 game winning streak 5-3 on Friday at Riverfront Stadium. The game is the third of a six game homestand for Waterloo--both teams play again Saturday night at 7:05. More>>

Oelwein Baseball spoils Go-Hawks special night, 3-2 Video included

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A special moment tonight in Waverly before the Go-Hawks took on Oelwein in baseball -- Kayla Humpal (hoom-paul) -- girlfriend of Waverly-SR Head Coach Casey Klunder threw out the first pitch -- and then More>>

Harrington transfers from Alabama to Iowa Video included

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Former Cedar Falls high school standout James Harrington announces that he is transferring to Iowa to run track after just one year at Alabama. Harrington who ranks as one of the greatest Iowa high school More>>

East Softball battles Jefferson Video included

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In softball last night Waterloo East plays host to ninth ranked Cedar Rapids Jefferson--led by former Xavier head coach and longtime Jefferson assistant Brian Erbe who replaces the legendary Larry Niemeyer... More>>

Morrison talks about stepping down as West Delaware baseball coach

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Longtime West Delaware head baseball coach Mike Morrison is stepping down at the end of the summer after 24 years-- as he takes over the responsibilities as the school's activities director. Morrison who More>>

Waverly-Shell Rock softball rallies by Waterloo West Video included

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The 13th ranked Waverly-Shell Rock softball team rallied from a 4 run deficit to beat Waterloo West 14-9 in a topsy turvy game in Waterloo. West held leads of 6-2 and 7-4 before the Go-Hawks rallied More>>

Bucks best Mankato for second straight day Video included

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The Waterloo Bucks rallied from a 2-1 deficit to beat Mankato for the second day in a row 4-2. The Bucks' Landon Simpson pitched 7 strong innings giving up just 2 runs and 4 hits while striking out 8 as More>>

2nd ranked Iowa City West sweeps Waterloo West in baseball Video included

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Second ranked Iowa City West flexed its muscle Monday night in the Cedar Valley scoring more than 30 runs in a two game sweep of Waterloo West. The Trojans crushed the Wahawks 18-6 in the opener and cruised More>>

Kayla Armstrong: Athlete of the Week Video included

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On Saturday -- Xavier senior Kayla Armstrong got to hoist a state soccer championship trophy -- not for the first -- second -- or third -- but for the fourth time in her high school career -- on Saturday More>>

NASCAR mourns death of driver Jason Leffler

NASCAR driver Jason Leffler died after an accident in a heat race at a dirt car event at Bridgeport Speedway. More>>

Blackhawks beat Bruins 4-3 in 3OT Cup opener

Of course, it was Andrew Shaw. The pesky little forward always gets up when he's knocked down. More>>

Start times for two Hawkeye Football games announced

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Start times for the first two games of the 2013 Iowa football season were released Wednesday and both contests will be televised on BTN. The Hawkeyes' season-opener against Northern Illinois on Aug. More>>

UVA guard Jesperson transfers to Northern Iowa

Former Virginia guard Paul Jesperson has transferred to Northern Iowa. More>>

Kee High sweeps Sumner-Fredericksburg in baseball Video included

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Kee High Head Baseball Coach Gene Schultz earned the 1711th and 1712th victories of his illustrious career as the Kee Hawks swept Sumner-Fredericksburg in a double-header last night in Sumner. More>>

UNI's Kalin to play pro ball in Israel Video included

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Jacqui Kalin will look to continue her memorable basketball career after signing with a professional women's basketball team in Israel.  More>>

Gable Museum Golf features greats like Johnny Orr Video included

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The annual Dan Gable Museum fundraiser featured many former greats from the sports of wrestling, baseball, football and basketball including former Cyclone coaching legend Johnny Orr.  More>>

Jake Farley named to award watch list

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UNI linebacker Jake Farley has been added to the College Performance Awards FCS linebacker award watch list. More>>

Saints win 8th straight title behind Armstrong's 4 goals

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Kayla Armstrong found the back of the net four more times in the state tournament as Xavier captured their 8th consecutive state title with a dominating 5-0 win over Sioux City East. More>>

City High sweeps Waterloo East in Baseball Video included

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Iowa City High swept Waterloo East in a baseball doubleheader, 5-0 and 8-6. The Little Hawks jumped to a 7-1 lead in game two and withstood a 4 run Trojan rally in the final inning to hang on for the victory. More>>

Xavier Girls keep alive hopes of 8th State Soccer Title Video included

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Friday afternoon -- Cedar Rapids Xavier looked to get past Pella to take a shot at their 8th straight state title --and they got things started off right -- senior Kayla Armstrong does it herself -- beating More>>

Nadal edges Djokovic 9-7 in 5th in French semis

His dramatic and delightful French Open semifinal was 4½ hours old - and 14 games into the fifth set - when Rafael Nadal raced from the net to the baseline to retrieve Novak Djokovic's seemingly unreachable lob. More>>

Nationwide regulars looking forward to Iowa

This weekend's NASCAR Nationwide race in Iowa promises to be a rare treat for series regulars. More>>

Athletes of the Week: Columbus Girls Tennis Video included

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For the 15th time since 1983, the Waterloo Columbus Girls Tennis captures the State Team Tennis Championship...an incredible average of once every two years..  This year--the Sailors lived up to the incredible More>>

2013 Girls State Soccer Day 1 Video included

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Day one of the Girls State Soccer Tournament at Cownie Field in Des Moines saw Center Point-Urbana advance in One-A, seven-time defending state champion Cedar Rapids Xavier advances in 2A and Iowa City More>>

11 years later, Williams back in French Open final

Done with a dominating performance in the French Open semifinals, Serena Williams climbed the stairs leading from the locker room to the players' lounge, looking to give her mother a hug. More>>

Iowan Michael Annett returns to hometown track

Michael Annett has always cherished racing at his hometown track in Des Moines, Iowa. More>>

Duluth sinks Bucks 5-3 Video included

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The Waterloo Bucks fall to Duluth 5-3 at Riverfront Stadium.  More>>

New Fighting Saints leader meets the press Video included

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Today the new leader of the Clark Cup champion Dubuque Fighting Saints met with the media. After two league championships in three years-- the Fighting Saints turn over the reigns of the USHL's most successful More>>

Iowa State Football start times Video included

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The Iowa State Cyclone football team opens the season Saturday August 31st when they host UNI at 7 o'clock in Ames.  On Saturday, September 14th --the Hawks and Cyclones will  kick off around 5 P.M. From More>>

Linn-Mar beats Cedar Falls to advance to 3A state soccer tourney Video included

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Linn-Mar scored three second-half goals to rally to beat Cedar Falls 5-2 to advance to the 3A state soccer tournament. More>>

Hawks make World University games tryouts Video included

University of Iowa senior Roy Devyn Marble and junior Aaron White are two of 30 of the nation's top collegians that will attend the 2013 USA Basketball Men's World University Games Team Training Camp. University of Iowa senior Roy Devyn Marble and junior Aaron White are two of 30 of the nation's top collegians that will attend the 2013 USA Basketball Men's World University Games Team Training Camp.
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University of Iowa senior Roy Devyn Marble and junior Aaron White are two of 30 of the nation's top collegians that will attend the 2013 USA Basketball Men's World University Games Team Training Camp. More>>

Former Iowa Hawkeye football player running for U.S. Senate

Former Iowa Hawkeye football player Matthew Whitaker says he is running for the Senate. Former Iowa Hawkeye football player Matthew Whitaker says he is running for the Senate.
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Former Iowa Hawkeye football player Matthew Whitaker says he is running for the Senate. More>>

Iowa St-Iowa to kick off at 5 p.m.

This year's Iowa-Iowa State game will kick off at Jack Trice Stadium at 5 p.m. on Sept. 14. More>>

Hawkeye football semis now carry food to Okla. tornado victims Video included

The semi-trailers that haul the University of Iowa football team's equipment to each road venue took on a much larger role for the people in tornado-stricken Oklahoma. The semi-trailers that haul the University of Iowa football team's equipment to each road venue took on a much larger role for the people in tornado-stricken Oklahoma.
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The semi-trailers that haul the University of Iowa football team's equipment to each road venue took on a much larger role for the people in tornado-stricken Oklahoma. More>>

Denver girls soccer beat Columbus to make first state appearance Video included

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The Denver girls soccer team beat Columbus 1-0 in overtime to advance to the first state berth in school history.  The game was scoreless through 80 minutes of regulation, and then three minutes into overtime More>>

Big Ten to add Pinstripe Bowl

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Big 10 conference officials have scheduled a Monday news conference to announce the addition of the Pinstripe Bowl to their postseason line-up. More>>

Columbus girls capture 15th state tennis title

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The Columbus girls tennis team got it done again defeating Red Oak 5-2 for the class 1A state tennis championship.  The title was the second for the team in the past three years. More>>

West defeats City in an all-Iowa City 3A final

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The Iowa City West boys captured their 4th state soccer title defeating cross-town rival City High 2-1. More>>

Regina rolls to 1A boys soccer title

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Iowa City Regina left no doubt on Saturday defeating Dyersville Beckman 4-0 to win the class 1A boys state soccer championship. More>>

Columbus wins 1A Doubles title Video included

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The Waterloo Columbus doubles team of the Lindsays; Lindsay McGonegle and Lindsay McManus captured the Class One-A state championship Friday night.
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Boys State Semifinal Round Soccer Video included

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Starting off with Iowa City West, the top seeded Trojans would look to get past Cedar Rapids Kennedy.
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Day One Boys State Soccer Video included

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Class 3-A got underway Thursday night with top seeded Iowa City West facing Cedar Rapids Washington.
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Bucks win season opener 9-2 over St. Cloud Video included

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The Waterloo Bucks won their season opener despite getting just 3 hits and committing 4 errors. But the Bucks took advantage of 7 walks by St. Cloud pitching and 4 errors by the Rox. More>>

Bucks postpone season opener for the first time in history Video included

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The Waterloo Bucks Wednesday postponed their home opener for the first time in team history due to poor conditions.  The game, which was originally slated to start at 6:35, will be postponed until Thursday More>>

Black Hawks Cammarata wins another big award Video included

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Waterloo Black Hawks forward Taylor Cammarata completed his collection of individual awards from the 2012/13 season on Wednesday, as he was named the Dave Tyler Junior Player of the Year by USA Hockey.   Last More>>

Gable reacts to Wrestling being put on IOC short list Video included

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The sport of Wrestling Wednesday cleared its first major hurdle in its quest to get back on the 2020 Olympic program. Now it's future comes down to one vote in September.Three months after being dropped from More>>

Doug Miller resigns as Black Hawks' president

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After 12 years with the Waterloo Black Hawks, team president Doug Miller announced his resignation Monday night. More>>

Fighting Saints to play in Russia Video included

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The Dubuque Fighting Saints have accepted an invitation to play in the Junior Club World Cup in Omsk, Russia. More>>

Zach Johnson finishes 3rd at Crowne Plaza Invite

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Zach Johnson's string of high finishes at the Crowne Plaza Invitational on Sunday.  Johnson shot 11 under par for the tournament finishing 3rd, 2 strokes behind champion Boo Weekley. More>>

Reports: Hornacek agrees to become next Suns head coach Video included

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ESPN.com reports that he and the Suns have agreed on a 3 year deal. More>>

UNI basketball adds Virginia transfer

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University of Virginia sophomore Paul Jesperson is headed to Cedar Falls.  The former Mr. Basketball in the state of Wisconsin will transfer to UNI. More>>

Columbus senior Bernt runner-up at state tennis Video included

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Waterloo Coumbus senior nearly finished it out, but fell just short.  Bernt loss 2 sets to 1 against Aaron Chalstrom of Fort Dodge Saint Edward in the 1A individual state tennis championship. More>>

Award created to honor Feller's military service

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Bob Feller's military service is getting some much deserved attention.  The Cleveland Indians and the United States Navy announced the creation of the Bob Feller Act of Valor Award. More>>

Encouraging news for Olympic Wrestling fans Video included

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IOC President Jacques Rogge says wrestling's governing body has made the necessary changes to give the sport a chance of saving its place in the Olympics. Rogge tells The Associated Press that FILA has More>>

Sallis recommended to become new East Head Basketball Coach Video included

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Waterloo East interim Head Basketball Coach Derek Sallis will have the interim tag removed from his title---officially making him the East Head Coach pending Waterloo School Board approval. Sallis led More>>

Dubuque's Montgomery named USHL GM of the Year Video included

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Head Coach and General Manager Jim Montgomery's tenure with the Dubuque Fighting Saints might be coming to an end, but the two-time Clark Cup Champion continues to earn league honors. For the second time More>>

Athletes of the Week: Beckman Boys Soccer Players Video included

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Dyersville Beckman seniors Adam Noethe -- Travis Gudenkauf -- and Eric Dunkel have led the blazers to an undefeated regular season for the second straight year --Adam: - "This season's been great, just More>>

Dahm out as Hawkeye Head Baseball Coach Video included

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University of Iowa director of athletics Gary Barta announced today that UI head baseball coach Jack Dahm's contract will not be renewed. More>>

Sallis recommended as new Waterloo East basketball coach

The Waterloo Community School District announced on Thursday that Derek Sallis has been recommended to be the next head coach for the Waterloo East High School boys basketball team. The Waterloo Community School District announced on Thursday that Derek Sallis has been recommended to be the next head coach for the Waterloo East High School boys basketball team.

The Waterloo Community School District announced on Thursday that Derek Sallis has been recommended to be the next head coach for the Waterloo East High School boys basketball team. More>>

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  • Thursday, June 13 2013 11:50 PM EDT2013-06-14 03:50:54 GMT
    Former Cedar Falls high school standout James Harrington announces that he is transferring to Iowa to run track after just one year at Alabama. Harrington who ranks as one of the greatest Iowa high school
    Former Cedar Falls high school standout James Harrington announces that he is transferring to Iowa to run track after just one year at Alabama. Harrington who ranks as one of the greatest Iowa high school
  • Tuesday, June 11 2013 11:45 AM EDT2013-06-11 15:45:33 GMT
    Kee High Head Baseball Coach Gene Schultz earned the 1711th and 1712th victories of his illustrious career as the Kee Hawks swept Sumner-Fredericksburg in a double-header last night in Sumner.
    Kee High Head Baseball Coach Gene Schultz earned the 1711th and 1712th victories of his illustrious career as the Kee Hawks swept Sumner-Fredericksburg in a double-header last night in Sumner.
  • Tuesday, June 11 2013 11:44 AM EDT2013-06-11 15:44:24 GMT
    Jacqui Kalin will look to continue her memorable basketball career after signing with a professional women's basketball team in Israel. 
    Jacqui Kalin will look to continue her memorable basketball career after signing with a professional women's basketball team in Israel. 
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