UIowas National Duals Opens With Wyoming and Top Seeds
The University of Iowa begins defense of its national duals title against Wyoming at 9 a.m. in the UNI Dome as the NWCA Cliff Keen Nationals start Saturday. Iowa leads Division I, with Iowa State facing Indiana at 11 a.m. and UNI meeting Ohio State. Nebraska-Omaha tops Division II while Wartburg and Coe, Cornell and Luther headline Division III matchups. Former Hawkeye Bill Zadick hired as USA Wrestling resident coordinator and assistant national coach to start this month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Falls
University of Iowa
Wyoming
Iowa
NWCA
Iowa State
Indiana
UNI
Ohio State
Nebraska-Omaha
Upper Iowa
Carson Newman
Wartburg
Wabash College
Coe
Concordia
Cornell
Johnson & Wales
Luther
Olivet College
Colorado Springs
Colo
Bill Zadick
USA Wrestling
Zadick
U.S. Olympic Training Center
Cyclones add running backs coach Ken Pope
Iowa State head coach Paul Rhoads hires Ken Pope as running backs coach after a long career at Texas A&M and UNLV. Pope has coached in Cotton, Holiday, and Sun Bowls and is known for recruiting the Houston area for 25 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Kenith Pope
UNLV
Iowa State
Paul Rhoads
Pope
Rebels
Texas A&m
Ken
Rhoads
Houston Area
City High basketball: Malcolm Moore returns in win over Jefferson
Iowa City High Little Hawks improve to 6-0 3-0 MVC after Malcolm Moore 6-7 senior returns from academic suspension scoring 14 and grabbing nine rebounds in a 44-40 victory over Cedar Rapids Jefferson Derby adds 16 points and eight rebounds Washpun contributes nine points as City High extends win streak to 24 dating to last season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City High
Little Hawks
Malcolm Moore
Moore
Pace City High
Cedar Rapids Jefferson
Mississippi Valley
Jefferson
City High
A.J. Derby
Eric Washpun
Cole Kramer
Jarel Moore
Big Game Bob Stoops Faces Mocking Labels Ahead of Title Showdown
Norman Oklahoma. Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops responds to the mock nickname Big Game Bob as his No 1 ranked Sooners prepare to face No 2 Florida in the BCS national championship at Dolphin Stadium. Analysts question the bowl prep after a four game BCS losing streaks, while Stoops has a history of big game success. Florida’s Steve Spurrier previously recruited him as defensive coordinator and later guided a title run at Florida before Stoops proved he could win big.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma
Bob Stoops
University of Iowa
Barry University
Miami
Florida
Sun Sentinel
Norman
Okla
Bob
Sooners
Dol
Phin Stadium
ESPN
Mark May
Stoops
Steve Spurrier
Kansas State
Spurrier
Gators
Nebraska
No. 1 ranking row reveals AP football poll drama
The piece recalls AP college football voting and a temporary replacement voter from Iowa amid Blagojevich politics and Utah backlash. It notes that AP wanted an Iowa voter after Eric Page left and ribbing about legitimacy of the BCS system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eric Page
Quad City Times
Page
Iowa
Academia
Senate
Illinois
Iowa freshman Tucker battles mononucleosis amid rough stretch
Iowa guard Anthony Tucker, sidelined by mononucleosis diagnosed after Thanksgiving, has seen minutes drop as he recovers. He lost about 8 pounds, has taken cortisone to boost energy, and remains the team scoring leader at 11.5 points per game while grading stayed passing. He later faced suspension after a December incident and returned to play in a reserve role.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott Dochtermaine
Iowa City
Iowa
Anthony Tucker
Tucker
Las Vegas
Todd Lickliter
Bryant
University of Iowa
Licklater
Drake
Also Mentioned on This Page
Charlotte Bobcats
Juwan Howard
Boston Celtics
Glen Davis
Kendrick Perkins
Charlotte
N.C
Hawk Bill Zadick
USA Wrestling Post
Cyclones
the Gazette
Big Man
C. High
Amanda LaRue Larkin
Utah
Hhe
Barack Obama
U.S. Senate
Roland Burris
Rod Blagojevich
Associated Press
FedEx
Tostitos
BCS Cabal
Mike Hlas
Hawkeye
Mone