Klein, Lovin reunite in Cedar Rapids Kernels spotlight
Cedar Rapids Kernels pitcher John Klein, once spotted by pitching coach Jonas Lovin at Iowa Central, rises from a high school catcher to a 22 year old starter. He debuted in 2024 with a 3-1 win over Beloit and a 1-0 3.18 ERA through four Midwest League starts, after signing with the Minnesota Twins in 2022.
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Twin Cities
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Milwaukee Brewers
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Linn-Mar and West named 2A district hosts for tennis
Linn-Mar and Iowa City West have been selected by the Iowa High School Athletic Association to host the Class 2A district singles and doubles tournaments on May 8. The field includes No. 2 Linn-Mar, No. 6 Cedar Rapids Washington, and No. 4 West, with No. 9 Cedar Rapids Prairie in the 1A district. District winners and runners-up advance to state May 21-22 at Iowa City and Waterloo.
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Hawkeye Recreation and Tennis Center
Iowa City
Waterloo
Byrnes Park
Waukee Northwest High School
the Gazette
Dover Motor Speedway NASCAR and IndyCar weekend notes
NASCAR Cup Series at Dover Motor Speedway features 400 laps, 400 miles with practice at 9 30 a m and qualifying at 10 20 a m and Sundays 1 p m race on FS1 Kyle Larson starts at back after roof rail issue and car chief ejected. BetRivers 200 Xfinity race also at Dover with 12 30 p m start on FS1. IndyCar Grand Prix notes include Michael Jordan presence and Palou Ganassi Honda top finish sweep.
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Kyle Larson
Nascar
Larson
Jesse Saunders
Speedway
Firestone
Chip Ganassi
Alex Palou
California
Colton Herta
Palou
Honda
IndyCar
Maryland to hire Brian Ferentz as analyst
Maryland football is expected to hire former Iowa offensive coordinator Brian Ferentz as an analyst on Mike Locksley’s staff. The move links Ferentz to his father Kirk Ferentz as Iowa prepares to visit Maryland on November 23 after seven tough Iowa seasons with yards per game and other key stats among the worst nationally.
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Van Lith to LSU Final Season Ending at TCU Transfer
Hailey Van Lith will join TCU for her fifth and final season after three seasons at Louisville and a stint at LSU that included Elite Eight and a loss to Caitlin Clark and Iowa. TCU announced the transfer on Friday alongside Kansas return and new portal signees.
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Iowa
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Jayhawks
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Alabama
AJ Starr
Wisconsin
Riley Kugel
Florida
Zeke Mayo
South Dakota State
UCLA
Tyler Bilodeau
Oregon State
Shyy Clark
Eric Dailey Jr
Oklahoma State
Kobe Johnson
USC
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