I kind of lost track of the Orlando Sentinel’s countdown of FBS football teams from 125 to 1 because, well, it’s a countdown from 125 to 1. That’s no slap at the Sentinel. Matt Murschel’s countdown is filled with good stuff. But once I learned 2013 Iowa opponent Western Michigan was parked at No. 106, [...]

IOWA CITY — They’ll see London, they’ll see France, come November they’ll advance. It’s almost a cliche of college basketball that teams taking overseas trips in the summer are better for it in the winter. But there’s merit to it. How could there not be? The Iowa men’s basketball team seems to be on the [...]

Iowa head men’s basketball coach Fran McCaffery talked about the state of the Iowa program and his team’s upcoming trip to play six games in Europe. The full interview will be available Tuesday in an episode of “The Mike Hlas Podcast,” which is available for download on iTunes and Stitcher Radio. Watch the video above [...]

All you really have to say is Steve Stricker is coming to the Zach Johnson Foundation Classic, and golf fans will know the event has reeled in another marquee player. The ZJFC hasn’t lacked for name-players in its young history, with the likes of Davis Love III, Rickie Fowler and Stewart Cink among the several [...]

Steven Ihm, a senior-to-be on the University of Iowa men’s golf team, claimed a prestigious triumph Sunday when he won the 60th-annual Sunnehanna Amateur Tournament for Champions in Johnstown, Pa. Ihm shot a final-round 67 for a 72-hole total of 8-under-par 272. Past winners of the Sunnehanna include U.S. Open champions Webb Simpson and Lucas [...]

“Whiner” and “excuse-maker” have never been terms people have attached to the PGA Tour’s Zach Johnson. Like most of his peers, Johnson has hidden behind no one and pinned the blame on himself in times when he’s struggled on golf courses. But Friday, Johnson opened himself up for criticism after his own criticism of the [...]

Iowa State football coach Paul Rhoads was a guest on SiriusXM’s College Sports Nation Thursday with Jack Arute. Rhoads talked about his team, of course, saying he’s excited about using the pistol offense. He said he wants more of Iowa State’s rushing plays that are designed to gain 4 and 5 yards to pick up [...]

It occurred to me Tuesday night during Game 3 of the NBA finals that I have seen three San Antonio Spurs games in San Antonio, both at the Alamodome and at the Spurs’ current home, the AT&T Center. I guess I’d forgotten that. It’s not like I take vacation time and my money to fly [...]