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15h ago
Iowa baseball coach Rick Heller says the Big Ten will move to a 30-game conference schedule next year when the league adds USC, UCLA, Washington and Oregon. The Big Ten currently has an eight week, 24-game schedule. Beginning next year the Hawkeyes will play 10 conference foes and make one trip to the west coast ..read more
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15h ago
Iowa junior pitcher Brody Brecht has been named the Big Ten Co-Pitcher of the Week.. The honor is the third Big Ten weekly honor of his career and second for the Hawkeyes this season. Brecht shares the award with Jacob Denner of Michigan. The Ankeny, Iowa, native threw a career high 7 2/3 innings against ..read more
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1w ago
Drake football coach Todd Stepsis says the Bulldogs are using a new motto during spring drills. After going a combined 5-17 in 2021 and 2022 the Bulldogs used “Be the Change” as inspiration and they responded by going 8-0 in winning the Pioneer Football League title and advancing to the FCS playoffs. Their new motto ..read more
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1w ago
Guard Drew Thelwell signed a scholarship tender with the Iowa men’s basketball team for the 2024-25 season, it was announced Wednesday by head coach Fran McCaffery. Thelwell has one year of eligibility remaining after playing four seasons at Morehead State University. During his Eagles’ career, Thelwell averaged 7.1 points, 3.0 assists and 0.8 steals in ..read more
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1w ago
Iowa State’s Department of Intercollegiate Athletics and Discover Ames are teaming up to bring the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union’s state soccer championships to Ames for three years, starting in 2025, officials from all three organizations announced today. “We are proud that the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union selected Iowa State and the ..read more
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1w ago
The Hoosier State is now banking on its own Caitlin Clark Effect, as the Indiana Fever is expected to pick the University of Iowa star basketball player during Monday’s WNBA draft. Dr. Cathy DuBois, dean of the College of Business at Ball State University in Muncie, says Clark is an absolute national phenomenon and the ..read more
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2w ago
The Council of Presidents of the colleges and universities of the NAIA has voted unanimously to ban transgender athletes from participating in women’s sports competitions. There are 11 Iowa schools in the organization. Corey Westra is the commissioner of the Great Plains Athletic Conference, which includes 4 Iowa NAIA schools Morningside, Briar Cliff and Dordt ..read more
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2w ago
New Drake basketball coach Ben McCollum has gone to work rebuilding the Bulldog roster. The native of Storm Lake spent the past 15 years at Northwest Missouri State and won four Division II national championships. He takes over a Drake program that enjoyed six straight seasons of 20 wins or more and three trips to ..read more
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2w ago
Governor Kim Reynolds says Iowa women’s basketball coach Lisa Bluder has done a “phenomenal job” and her pay should reflect that. “I think we need to recognize her. She’s done a great job,” Reynolds said earlier today. “I think that should be reflected in the salaries. I always want to encourage recognizing excellence.” Reynolds, though ..read more
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3w ago
Iowa senior guar Caitlin Clark was named Naismith national player of the year. Clark is the first player to win this award in consecutive seasons since UConn’s Breanna Stewart (2014-16). The national player of the year recently led the Hawkeyes to their second straight Final Four leading the nation in assists (9.0 assists per game ..read more