Incredibly Great Bicy cle Ride Across Iowa proposed
An essay proposes a spoof event IGBRAI the Incredibly Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa to rival RAGBRAI. It imagines county by county challenges with quirky tasks and a finale in Ottumwa, referencing Tour de France and humorous regional jabs.
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Nce
Ragbrai
Linn County
Iowa
Texas
Bordeaux
Jerry Lewis
Igbrai
Iggy
Williamsburg
Tanger
Dyersville
Joe Jackson
Scott County
Ottumwa
Hollywood
Tom Arnold
Ragbraiers
Robert Waller
France
Iowa settling back into basketball
Iowa Hawkeyes begin a nine game European tour starting August 6 joining players like Jess Settles and Andre Woolridge practicing at Carver Hawkeye Arena ahead of the 1994-95 season. The trip includes Switzerland Italy and France and follows limited overseas practice days allowed by NCAA rules.
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Jim Ecker
Iowa City
Jess Settles
Winfield
Iowa Hawkeyes
Switzerland
Italy
France
Settles
Hawkeyes
Carver-Hawkeye Arena
Europe
Iowa
Andre Woolridge
Woolridge
Nebraska
Hawks
Hawkeyes to host Pepperdine in Hawkeye Invitational opener
Iowa draws Pepperdine in the first round on December 2 following Ohio University vs Cal Irvine in the opening game. Pepperdine features 7foot Gavin Vander Putten, while Cal Irvine's Chris Brown set a 122 three pointers last season and led the nation with 4.7 assists per game. The Waves upset Iowa last December and Iowa seeks its 12th Hawkeye Invitational title.
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Iowa City
Iowa
Pepperdine
Ohio University
Cal-Irvine
Iowa-Pepperdine
Gavin Vanderputten
Waves
Michigan
Son’s
Indiana
Gary Trent
Chris Brown
Anteaters
Iowa Open tennis tournament starts in Cedar Rapids
The Jim Aronson Volvo Iowa Open opens on several Cedar Rapids courts with 41 championships to decide through Sunday. Events span age groups from 12 and under to 65 and older with junior singles and doubles Friday and adult play Friday to Sunday. Open purses total 1200 dollars with prize money for top finishers in men’s and women’s open singles and doubles.
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Jim Aronson
Cedar Rapids
Rhinehart delivers for CPU in 1 0 win over Montezuma
Angie Rhinehart lined an eighth inning double to left for Center Point Urbana to edge Montezuma 1 0 in Iowa City regional action. Alisha Kramer tossed two hit ball as CPU reached the state tournament for the first time.
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Gazette
Spumswin
Iowa City
Angie Rhinehart
Rhinehart
Center Point-Urbana
Montezuma
Iowa City West
CPU
Center Point
Urbana
Stormin
Pointers
Alisha Kramer
Bravettes
Lisbon Lions Roll to 13 0 Regional Win on Porter HR
Lisbon senior Jamie Porter belted a two run homer after extra batting practice to spark a 13-0 regional final win over Harmony. Laurie Kohl added a seventh inning grand slam as Lisbon secured a third state berth in four years and will face Kingsley Pierson in Fort Dodge.
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Lions
Harmony
Iowa City West
Laurie Kohl
Lisbon
Kingsley-Pierson
Kernels fall to Clinton as Lawless returns to stands
Cedar Rapids Kernels manager Tom Lawless returns to Memorial Stadium for a suspended appearance as Clinton Lumber Kings topple the Kernels 7-3. Earl Cunningham and Todd Takayoshi homer for Cedar Rapids, but Gary Phillips drives in the decisive runs for Clinton. The Kernels drop to 4½ games up in the division with lingering pitching woes.
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Lawless
Kernels
Earl Cunningham
Todd Takayoshi
Clinton
Gary Phillips
Lumber Kings
Peoria
Tipoff TV and area events listed for today
Professional and college sports on TV today include Montreal Expos at Atlanta Braves and Dodgers at Giants, plus Canadian Open tennis and Goodwill Games events. Local area happenings feature Clinton at Kernels in baseball and the Iowa Open tennis and Dubuque greyhound racing.
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Montreal Expos
Atlanta Braves
TBS
Los Angeles Dodgers
San Francisco Giants
ESPN
Player's Ltd
Veteran Memorial Tennis Center
Dubuque Greyhound Park
Nets star Coleman not charged in Detroit rape case
Derrick Coleman faces no criminal charges after DNA tests showed semen on the accuser and her clothes did not come from him. Wayne County prosecutor John O H air and Detroit police say the case is closed. Coleman's attorney contemplates civil action. The woman maintains the assault occurred July 14 at the Westin Hotel downtown Detroit.
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Detroit
New Jersey Nets
Derrick Coleman
Coleman
Wayne County
John O’hair
Isaiah McKinnon
Harold MacDonald
Birmingham
Westin Hotel
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Bonnie Blair
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