DAVENPORT — Aaron Kampman bulked up when he battled offensive tackles during his decade of professional football. He topped out at about 290 pounds when he played for the Green Bay Packers and Jacksonville Jaguars. But now, as he approaches his second fall without football, Kampman enjoys slimming down and staying away from the intense [...]

The “On Iowa” podcast with Marc Morehouse and Scott Dochterman discusses who would land on Iowa’s Mount Rushmore of athletics, football and basketball.

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IOWA CITY — An audit by Iowa’s athletics compliance staff uncovered several minor NCAA violations in late 2012 and 2013. None of the violations were considered more than secondary and many were based on inadvertent contact through text messages. The University of Iowa disclosed the violations in response to an open-records request by The Gazette. [...]

As part of our many journeys covering sports, we encounter interesting, impromptu moments, whether it’s in Iowa City or elsewhere. This week I’m throwing out a few random pictures and videos from the most recent college sports season. Here are a few:

As part of our many journeys covering sports, we encounter interesting, impromptu moments, whether it’s in Iowa City or elsewhere. This week I’m throwing out a few random pictures and videos from the most recent college sports season. Here are a few:

As part of our many journeys covering sports, we encounter interesting, impromptu moments, whether it’s in Iowa City or elsewhere. This week I’m throwing out a few random pictures and videos from the most recent college sports season. Here are a few:

As part of our many journeys covering sports, we encounter interesting, impromptu moments, whether it’s in Iowa City or elsewhere. This week I’m throwing out a few random pictures and videos from the most recent college sports season. Here are a few:

As part of our many journeys covering sports, we encounter interesting, impromptu moments, whether it’s in Iowa City or elsewhere. This week I’m throwing out a few random pictures and videos from the most recent college sports season. Here are a few:

IOWA CITY — John Lowdermilk’s first on-field experience with the Iowa Hawkeyes was not a positive moment for Coach Kirk Ferentz. Lowdermilk, Iowa’s co-first-team strong safety entering fall camp, grew up in Kensington, Ohio as the son of former Buckeyes center Kirk Lowdermilk. In 2009 he was dressed in scarlet-and-gray at Ohio Stadium when Ohio State [...]

The “On Iowa” podcast with Marc Morehouse and Scott Dochterman ranks the top 10 games of the Kirk Ferentz era. Some of the games include the 2004 Big Ten-clinching win against Wisconsin, the 2005 Capital One Bowl and the 2010 Orange Bowl, among others. To listen to this podcast click on the below icon, download [...]

The summer Prime Time League draft will be held at 6 p.m. June 16, with the women’s Game Time League draft to follow afterward. PTL action, which will include current and former Iowa men’s basketball players among other athletes, begins at 6 p.m. June 20 at the North Liberty Recreation Center. There will be six [...]

IOWA CITY — University of Iowa President Sally Mason said Wednesday she was “surprised” when she learned of Ohio State colleague Gordon Gee’s decision to retire at the end of this month. Gee, 69, came under scrutiny last week when a tape from an Ohio State Athletic Council meeting last December revealed several disparaging comments about [...]

Seven current Big Ten men’s basketball players are among 29 playing vying for a shot to represent the United States at the World University Games, played July 7-16 in Kazan, Russia. Along with current Iowa players Devyn Marble and Aaron White, five other Big Ten athletics are among the 29 players participating in the training [...]

The cable television jokes are plentiful today. Iowa State announced its annual football game against Iowa will be staged at 5 p.m. Sept. 14 and held on Fox Sports 1. Right now, Fox Sports 1 (soon known by the acronym FS1) is Speed Channel. Immediate thoughts have Iowa-Iowa State football following a trucks race. But on [...]

The “On Iowa” podcast with Marc Morehouse and Scott Dochterman discusses the 2015 football schedule, Phil Steele’s preseason all-Big Ten teams, Jim Zabel’s legacy and the changes atop the baseball program. To listen to this podcast click on the below icon, download it at iTunes by clicking here or at Stitcher Radio by clicking here [...]

New York has become a new haven for wayward Big Ten bowl teams. The league inked an eight-year agreement with the Pinstripe Bowl beginning with the 2014 season and lasting through the 2021 season. The game takes place at Yankee Stadium, which will feature a Big Ten fixed sign along the first-base line and home [...]

Another week, another new sport for the Big Ten Conference. Monday, the league announced world-renowned Johns Hopkins as an affiliate league member for men’s lacrosse beginning with the 2014-15 school year. The Big Ten now will offer men’s and women’s lacrosse, its 27th and 28th sponsored sports. It also will provide league-owned BTN more inventory [...]

IOWA CITY — Ohio State President Gordon Gee opened his mouth, and the Big Ten is reeling because of it. Gee disparaged the academic integrity of the Southeastern Conference, referenced former Wisconsin football coach (and Iowa team captain) Bret Bielema as “a thug” and referred to Notre Dame officials as “damn Catholics” in comments to [...]

A Celebration of Life service for longtime Iowa athletics and WHO radio broadcaster Jim Zabel will be held at 4 p.m. June 21 at Lutheran Church of Hope, 925 Jordan Creek Pkwy in West Des Moines.  Visitation will precede the funeral service from 2-4 p.m. at the church. The iconic broadcaster died on May 23 [...]

IOWA CITY — Proposed NCAA recruiting legislation last winter prompted swift, forceful and somewhat contentious responses from Big Ten officials, who feared the changes negatively would affect the future of college football. The Gazette obtained a series of email exchanges that showed league officials were afraid the adjustments could send recruiting costs skyrocketing and create [...]