Talking physical fitness
Community sports editor J.R. Ogden and Adam Rees of Grit Gym in Iowa City discuss physical fitness and, specifically, avoiding cookie-cutter group workouts and concentrating on individuality in workouts
Talking Special Olympics
Community sports editor J.R. Ogden and Rob Wagner from the Cedar Rapids Recreation Department talk about Special Olympics.
Talking girls’ and women’s basketball
Reporter Jeff Linder and sports editor Nick Pugliese discuss girls’ prep basketball and Iowa women’s basketball
A bit of deja vu for Iowa in preseason WNIT finale
IOWA CITY — As sophomores, Morgan Johnson and Jaime Printy saw an undefeated start to their season clipped at the hands of the North Carolina Tar Heels. Sunday must have looked awfully familiar to the two Iowa seniors. Tournament most valuable player Tierra Ruffin-Pratt led all scorers with 22 points as the North Carolina Tar [...]
Talking girls’ basketball
Community sports editor JR Ogden and reporter Jeff Linder discuss and preview high school girls’ basketball, which began this week.
Talking Mount Mercy volleyball
Mixed reviews for ISU QB Jared Barnett
AMES — Ever the self-critic, Iowa State quarterback Jared Barnett spoke plainly in the aftermath of Saturday’s 27-21 home loss to No. 5/6 Kansas State. “I think early in the game I played decent,” the sophomore from Garland, Texas said. “But there at the end of the game I didn’t play well enough for the [...]
UNI sets record, then falls out of top 25
CEDAR FALLS — The University of Northern Iowa set a record without playing a game last week. The Panthers were in the Top 25 polls for the 99th consecutive week, surpassing the University of Southern Illinois for the longest stretch in Missouri Valley Football Conference history. “You have to have a great university and administrative [...]
Iowa State defense had to bear the burden
AMES — Jake Knott’s not pointing fingers. Yes, the Iowa State star linebacker helped hold high-powered Texas Tech to less than half its points average in Saturday’s 24-13 loss at Jack Trice Stadium. Sure, the Cyclone offense — with just 189 yards accrued while going three-and-out seven times — led to a draining night for [...]
Talking Mount Mercy cross country
Community contributor Chad Cooper talks with Mount Mercy cross country coach Ryan Scheckel, who evaluates his team at the midpoint of the season.
