A lot more spring football games were played over the weekend, and we were reminded of something we already knew. Ohio State fans love their football. Urban Meyer’s first spring game at OSU drew 81,112 fans. That’s two-thirds or four-fifths of the po... »
The University of Wisconsin got a near-unanimous rejection in the national court of public opinion, which is why Cedar Rapids Jefferson grad Jarrod Uthoff is getting what he sought. Bo Ryan wasn’t the first college coach to bar an athlete from transf... »
By not granting Jarrod Uthoff of Cedar Rapids the option to transfer to any school via atheltic scholarship in the Big Ten and ACC, as well as Iowa State and Marquette, Bo Ryan has brought the wrath of many to his doorstep. I heard someone went to th... »
Is this a big amateur wrestling weekend in Iowa City-Cedar Rapids? Let’s put it this way: A stand-up comic working in those two cities this week has a cauliflower ear. Greg Warren arranged his tour schedule so he could attend the U.S. Olympic Trials ... »
This Bo Ryan-Jarrod Uthoff story has gone from a little odd to really bizarre. Uthoff is the Cedar Rapids Jefferson grad who recently asked for his release from Wisconsin’s men’s basketball program after one season, in which he redshirted. Uthoff is ... »
IOWA CITY — I’ve covered U.S. Olympic Wrestling Trials in Allandale, Mich., Spokane, Wash., and Dallas. All had unforgettable moments, the supreme highs of wrestlers qualifying to go to the Olympics and the devastating lows of those who came maddenin... »
The story stays the same. Southeastern Conference fans are hotter for football than fans anywhere else. Look at these announced attendance figures from the eight SEC teams that held their spring football games on Saturday: Alabama 78,526 Georgia 44,1... »
Jarrod Uthoff, Iowa’s high school “Mr. Basketball” in 2011, is leaving Wisconsin’s basketball program without having played a game for the Badgers. Uthoff red-shirted in the 2011-2012 season. If he wants to play Division I ball, he’ll have to sit out... »
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Jason Dufner is to the Masters leaderboard what a pair of brown shoes is to a tuxedo. Nothing against Dufner, who obviously is no duffer. The guy did make it into a playoff at last year’s PGA Championship before losing to Keegan Bradle... »
I had the distinct pleasure of covering the Masters win of Zach Johnson’s in 2007. I’ve witnessed a lot of unforgettable sporting events in my time at The Gazette. This, I believe, was the topper. Since this marks the 5-year anniversary of the Cedar ... »
I’ll try to have this feature a few times a week here, and see how it goes. It will be a morning collection of links, notes and videos I hope you find interesting. I’m calling it the Hlist, which is what I used to call a weekly notes package I did du... »
As I get ready to settle in and watch the Northern Iowa-Illinois State Missouri Valley Conference men’s basketball quarterfinal from the comfort of my home, I thought I’d throw a lot of miscellany at you. 1. College football guru Phil Steele stays busy... »
HIAWATHA — There will be no former NFL players in the Cedar Rapids Ice Arena Saturday night, other than Tim Dwight, who will be there to sign autographs at halftime. The Indoor Football League game between the Lehigh Valley Steelhawks and Cedar Rapid... »
Landon Cassill ran almost a full season on NASCAR’s Sprint Cup circuit last year, but Sunday he makes his maiden voyage in stock car racing’s biggest event. Cassill will be driving the No. 83 Toyota Camry in the Daytona 500, making his debut for BK R... »
Matt Gatens, son of former Iowa basketball player Mike Gatens. Thirty points in 40 minutes Sunday in Iowa’s 78-66 Carver-Hawkeye Arena thumping of Indiana. Devyn Marble, son of former Iowa basketball player Roy Marble. Ten points, seven rebounds, seven... »
