Ferentz discusses football life on Hlas Podcast
Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz spends a half hour on this week’s Mike Hlas Podcast. He reflects on post 2014 changes and what keeps him in the game. He recalls watching his son James Ferentz at Denver Broncos postseason games and explains what football has meant to him. The podcast is sponsored by FRY Fest set for Sept 2 in Coralville Iowa River Landing at the Marriott. NJCAA softball tournament.
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Kirkwood advances on walk off from Frost
Kirkwood Eagles the No. 2 seed beat Illinois Valley 8 7 in Clinton Mississippi with freshman Morgan Frost delivering a walk off in the ninth Gabi Carter scoring to push Kirkwood into a date with Highland at 3 30 p m today in the NJCAA Division II softball national tournament.
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Eastern Iowa Driver Rankings Highlight Local Track Seeds
Jeremiah Davis releases this week’s Eastern Iowa rankings for driver standings and seed positioning. The Gazette directs readers to thegazette.com/sports for the full seed list of area athletes headed to state track.
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STATE TRACK AND FIELD CR Kennedy Prairie vie for 4A title
Cedar Rapids Kennedy and Prairie meet in the Class 4A state meet at Drake Stadium with Kennedy favored by field-event strength while Prairie, Cedar Falls, West Des Moines Dowling and defending champion Waukee also contend. Coaches stress field events as decisive.
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Big Ten weighs media future as Fox nears rights deal talks
Conference officials seek a media buyer for vast inventory with past ESPN, BTN, Fox and CBS partnerships guiding strategy. Commissioner Jim Delany says the process is cohesive and cautious while noting ESPN's long relationship and a SBJ report citing Fox paying up to 250 million annually for top tier rights starting in 2017.
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Ferentz contract concerns linger at Iowa football program
Iowa athletic director Gary Barta cut short Big Ten meetings to focus on Kirk Ferentz who has four years left on his 10 year deal signed in 2010. Buyout would be just over eight million in January 2017 with annual pay near four million plus bonuses.
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