Eastern Iowans are big sports fan. The Hawkeye football season is one of the soulful times of the year for Cedar Rapids corridor viewers. But while sports fandom may be at an all time high, it isn’t expressed... »
You have to pick your spots in my line of work. I could have gone to Indiana Sunday, for the Iowa-Indiana men’s basketball game. But go all that way to watch almost no defense? Iowa shot 63 percent from the field and lost 103-89. That’s right, 63 per... »
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – A good way to maintain a friendship is to avoid contesting the same piece of turf. For 12 seasons and 12 games, Kirk Ferentz and Bob Stoops did just that. Then earlier this month, their Iowa and Oklahoma football teams were thrown t... »
Norm Parker, the only defensive coordinator Kirk Ferentz has had in 13 years at Iowa, is stepping down. In keeping with the 70-year-old Parker’s style, there was no goodbye press conference, just a release that highlighted the career of a journeyman ... »
This isn’t a commentary on anything. It’s just a quick roundup of some Iowans and former University of Iowa basketball players who are now playing beyond Iowa. Aaron Fuller, former Hawkeye: Averaging 13.9 points and 6.6 rebounds for USC (3-4 before W... »
Faye E. VanDeBerg, 85, of Hawkeye, died Monday, Feb. 27, 2012, at Palmer Lutheran Health Center in West Union. Funeral services will be held 10:30 a.m. Friday, March 2, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Hawkeye, with the Rev. David R. Nelson officiating. F... »
