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The women's field head from the start line during the U.S. Olympic Trials Marathon, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2012, in Houston. Shalane Flanagan won. Desiree Davila finished second and Kara Goucher was third to make up the team that will represent the U.S. in 2012 Olympics in London. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

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Brandon Udel (13) of Nebraska beats Iowa's Melsahn Basabe to a rebound during the second half at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Thursday, January 26, 2011. (Cliff Jette/SourceMedia Group)

Iowa’s Melsahn Basabe continues slide against Nebraska

McCaffery: "He's got to figure it out."
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Texas Coach Mack Brown and Iowa QB Drew Tate after the 2006 Alamo Bowl (Brian Ray/SourceMedia Group)

Ex-Hawkeye Drew Tate signs 3-year extension with CFL’s Calgary Stampeders

Tate was a 3-year starter for Iowa
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And out of the tunnel with some Hawkeyes. (Darren Miller/Hawkeyesports)

Iowa Ladies Football Academy commits $1 million toward new UI Children’s Hospital

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Cedar Falls running back Barkley Hill carries the ball for a touchdown against Cedar Rapids Jefferson during the first half at Kingston Stadium on Friday, September 11, 2009. (Crystal LoGiudice/The Gazette).

Cedar Falls’ Hill flips to the Hawkeyes

The Gazette's High School Offensive Player of the Year had committed to ISU in April 8

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Brandon Udel (13) of Nebraska beats Iowa's Melsahn Basabe to a rebound during the second half at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Thursday, January 26, 2011. (Cliff Jette/SourceMedia Group)

Iowa’s Melsahn Basabe continues slide against Nebraska

McCaffery: "He's got to figure it out."
Iowa's Devonb Archie dunks the ball over Jorge Brain Diaz of Nebraska during the second half at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Thursday, January 26, 2011. (Cliff Jette/SourceMedia Group)

Iowa notes: Aaron White injures back; Devon Archie with monster dunk

Seldom-used senior made the most of his eight minutes on Thursday

24 hour dorman by Todd Dorman

President Barack Obama talks with Kris Kvach (right) about his job during a tour of Conveyor Engineering & Manufacturing on Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012, in southwest Cedar Rapids, Iowa. (SourceMedia Group News/Jim Slosiarek)

The word of the day: Manufacturing

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In this photo provided by the Deadwood Police Department, John Chaney shows off a turkey responsible for a break-in at a public library, Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012, in Deadwood, S.D. Chaney and Sgt. Ken Mertens captured the turkey in a blanket and let it free after it crashed through a window and flew around the aisles that morning. (AP Photo/Deadwood Police Department)

Book’ em Danno: Turkey busts into Deadwood library

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Didn't bother to empty cans before feeding into redemption machine

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The building at 521 E. Washington St., Iowa City, on Thursday, January 5, 2012. The building houses Defunct Books and the Red Avocado restaurant. (Mark Carlson/The Gazette)

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Mike McKay of the Iowa City Housing and Community Development Commission takes a swing with a sledgehammer at old cabinets that had been removed from an apartment at the Broadway Condominiums complex at 1956, 1958, and 1960 Broadway Avenue on the Southeast side of Iowa City on Tuesday, October 25, 2011. The sledgehammer event was a ceremonial kickoff for an extensive remodeling project at the complex by SouthGate Development Services. (Mark Carlson/SourceMedia Group News)

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