IOWA CITY — University of Iowa men’s golf coach Mark Hankins continuously stresses the importance of preparation before his team takes the course. The Hawkeyes’ annual Hawkeye-Great River Entertainment Invitational, which starts today at Finkbine Golf Course, sets up as preparation for an environment much like they will experience at the Big Ten Championships. “I [...]

  I think it would be interesting if, after the Iowa football cruise this week, Kirk Ferentz came home and said “Greg Davis? I don’t know how that rumor got started.” But let’s proceed with the assumption Davis is Iowa’s next offensive coordinator. Here’s the bio on him from Texas, before the 2010 football season: [...]

IOWA CITY, Iowa — Phil Parker, defensive backfield coach at the University of Iowa the past 13 seasons, has been named defensive coordinator. In addition, Darrell Wilson and Reese Morgan will take over new assignments on the Hawkeye coaching staff. The announcement was made Tuesday by head football coach Kirk Ferentz. Wilson, who has served [...]

  IOWA CITY — Former Iowa assistant coach Bruce Pearl said he was “pretty emotional” about returning to Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Saturday to meet former players and assistants of the 1986-87 men’s basketball program. Pearl was a 26-year-old assistant coach that season and orchestrated much of Iowa’s rebounding and defense during practice. He brought intensity [...]

IOWA CITY — It was over, at least that’s what Roy Marble’s mother had thought. Instead of continuing to watch her son’s team face a whipping at Illinois on Jan. 14, 1987, Bertie Marble left the television and headed for her bedroom. “She went to her room and prayed because she couldn’t take how bad [...]

IOWA CITY — The Iowa Hawkeyes’ late push for a possible NCAA women’s basketball tournament berth will go on without their top scorer. Jaime Printy suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament in her left knee at the end of Thursday’s overtime win at Wisconsin. An MRI confirmed the diagnosis Friday. She will miss the remainder [...]

INDIANAPOLIS – Bill Belichick isn’t sentimental when it comes to assembling a football organization. The New England Patriots’ head coach has three Super Bowl titles and may win a fourth here Sunday. You don’t do that with cronyism. Belichick didn’t make Brian Ferentz his tight ends coach because Brian’s dad, Iowa Coach Kirk Ferentz, was [...]

  Say what you want about national signing day, but there is some magic out there. George Kittle planned to take a scholarship offer to Weber State in Utah. Then, Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz called Wednesday morning. He offered a scholarship to Iowa, where George’s dad, Bruce, played offensive line for a Rose Bowl team [...]

  The start was good for the University of Iowa wrestling team, but the finish was even better for Penn State University. The second-ranked Hawkeyes built a double-digit lead, winning the first three matches, but the No. 3 Nittany Lions answered by claiming the final seven bouts for a 22-12 Big Ten Conference Dual win [...]