Football

Cedar Rapids Titan's Devin King, (right), stretches to get a hand on Bloominton Edge's David Brown, as he makes a catch in the first half of their game at Mediacom Field, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Friday, May 18, 2012. (Nikole Hanna/The Gazette-KCRG)

Edge live on the edge

Bloomington zips past Titans at Cedar Rapids Ice Arena

By Mike Condon Correspondent CEDAR RAPIDS – The Bloomington Edge lived up to their nickname Friday night. The Edge defense came around the corner early and often, pressuring Cedar Rapids quarterback Kenneth Black Jr. into hurried throws and several sacks. When it was all over, the Edge went back to Bloomington with a 29-13 win [...]

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The Cedar Rapids Titans' Everett Roberts, (middle), catches a hail mary pass just a few yards from the end zone, he is trailed by Lehigh Valley Steelhawks Marvin Johnson, (left), and Calvin Harrison, in the first half of their game at Mediacom Field, located inside the Cedar Rapids Ice Arena, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Saturday, March 3, 2012. (Nikole Hanna/The Gazette-KCRG)

Titans in hunt for playoff spot

HIAWATHA — It’s still a long shot, but at 3-7 the Cedar Rapids Titans are in the race for a playoff spot. Cedar Rapids broke a six-game losing streak last Saturday, holding on for a 38-27 win over the Reading Express. And when all the results were in from last week, the Titans found themselves [...]

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Titan's Eric McCain, (left), leaps into the stands to make a catch as Reading's Marcus Sargeant tags behind, in the first half of their game at Mediacom Field, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Saturday, May 12, 2012. (Nikole Hanna/The Gazette-KCRG)

Drought ends for Titans

Get out quickly, then hang on to take out Reading

By Mike Condon Correspondent CEDAR RAPIDS – It took just two plays for the Cedar Rapids Titans to take control and it took a big play by the defense in the final minute to seal the deal. The Titans scored on the first two snaps of the game, then got a 25-yard fumble return from [...]

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Titans take on Reading

Cedar Rapids coach sure vision is the right one

HIAWATHA — Kyle Moore-Brown is an indoor football lifer. After a 15-year career in the game, he turned to coaching and has not lost his passion for the sport. Not even a six-game losing streak can dull the enthusiasm of the Cedar Rapids Titans field boss. His team is 2-7 with five games remaining and [...]

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Titans fall despite Crenshaw’s best effort

Cedar Rapids losing streak reaches 5 games

By Brian Rippey, Reading Eagle READING, Pa. — The winless Reading Express had allowed more points than any other team in the Indoor Football League. The team had also lost leading receiver Dominque Jones heading into last night’s game against the Cedar Rapids Titans. But the Titans were unable to take advantage. Despite five touchdowns [...]

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New Cedar Rapids Titans' offensive coordinator Corey Bethany (left) talks to quarterback Willie Copeland during the first half of their game against the Green Bay Blizzard at the Cedar Rapids Ice Arena on Saturday, April 7, 2012, in southwest Cedar Rapids, Iowa. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette-KCRG)

Streak busters?

Cedar Rapids Titans hope to do so Saturday night at Reading

By Mike Condon Correspondent HIAWATHA — Corey Bethany saw an opportunity and jumped at it. The new Cedar Rapids Titans’ offensive coordinator hopes the team does the same thing Saturday night when it hits the road for an Indoor Football League game with the Reading Express. A month ago, Bethany was the offensive coordinator for [...]

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Coe head coach Steve Staker walks down the sideline during the Kohawks' game against Luther at Clark Field on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2011. Coe won, 54-20.     (David Scrivner/SourceMedia Group)

COMMUNITY JOURNALISM: Coe spring football update

By Chad Cooper, community contributor CEDAR RAPIDS — It may be spring but football is in the air. Iowa and Iowa State recently held their final scrimmages of the spring and UNI’s finished drills last night. The Division III college also are wrapping things up. Coe finished its spring practice schedule Tuesday at Clark Field. [...]

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People watch at the University of Iowa Athletics Department's indoor practice facility knowns as "The Bubble" is deflated Friday, April 20, 2012 on the campus of the University of Iowa in Iowa City. The bubble has served as Iowa’s indoor practice facility since it was completed in 1985. (Brian Ray/The Gazette-KCRG)

Regents approve University of Iowa football project

$36.6 million project is phase two of the UI Football Operations Facility

  State regents today approved a University of Iowa plan for the $36.6 million phase two of the UI Football Operations Facility. No general university dollars or increased student fees would be used as a revenue source. Construction is scheduled to start in spring 2013, with completion in summer 2014. The building will be immediately [...]

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Northern Iowa head coach Mark Farley looks toward the scoreboard in the second half Saturday, Sept. 19, 2009 in Cedar Falls, Iowa. Northern Iowa won 30-0. (MATTHEW PUTNEY / The Waterloo Courier)

Panthers searching for next quarterback

But naming starter not a priority as spring game approaches

The Northern Iowa football team spent the spring trying to figure out who will play quarterback once the 2012 season kicks off Sept. 1 at Wisconsin. Picking a starter, however, was not a priority. The Panthers tweaked their offense around the running and gunning Tirrell Rennie the past two years. Now they will build around [...]

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Urban Meyer and his Ohio State team sing the school's alma mater after their spring game Saturday (AP photo)

Ohio State and Penn State combine for 141,000 fans at their spring football games

Minnesota drew 3,512

  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 population of Cedar Rapids. I’d be more precise, but what am I, [...]

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