IOWA CITY — The Iowa Hawkeyes are making their first appearance in the Associated Press women’s basketball rankings since Feb. 28, 2011. Iowa (16-5) is ranked 24th after defeating Wisconsin and Michigan in the past week. Iowa State (14-4) is No. 23. Senior guard Jaime Printy has been named Big Ten Player of Week for [...]
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LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — The Chicago Bears’ belief that they have the depth to withstand injuries is being tested. They officially ruled out return specialist and receiver Devin Hester and guard Chris Spencer for Sunday’s game against Seattle. The good news is that linebacker Lance Briggs and running back Matt Forte made it clear they expect [...]
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NEW YORK (AP) — NHL talks quickly broke off again Wednesday after the players made a new proposal they said left sides separated by less than $40 million annually over a five-year contract and Commissioner Gary Bettman immediately rejected the plan, saying “we’re still far apart.” On the 67th day of a lockout that already [...]
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By Judi Whetstine —- A front-page story in The Gazette on Sep. 10 titled “Does racial bias fuel Obama foes? How to tell?” generated complaining letters to the editor. Associated Press national reporter Jesse Washington, who specializes in race and ethnicity, wrote the story. The complaints: on Sept. 16, “the message was that [...]
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CEDAR RAPIDS - In response to concerned customers, Hy-Vee joined several store chains nationwide Thursday in discontinuing the sale of beef that contains an additive commonly called “pink slime.” As the Associated Press reported, the “slime” is actually “Lean Finely Textured Beef” treated with ammonia to kill bacteria. Though the ground beef substance meets [...]
continue »The Top Ten teams in the Associated Press Iowa high school basketball poll with first-place votes in parentheses and won-loss record, total points and position last week at right: Class 4A Record Pts Prv 1. Ankeny (3) 21-0 93 2 2. Iowa City West (7) 21-0 88 1 3. Cedar Falls 19-2 80 3 4. [...]
continue »The Top Ten teams in the Associated Press Iowa high school basketball poll with first-place votes in parentheses and won-loss record, total points and position last week at right: Class 4A Record Pts Prv 1. Iowa City West (8) 19-0 107 1 2. Ankeny (3) 19-0 102 2 3. Cedar Falls 17-2 79 3 4. [...]
continue »Here’s this week’s rankings from Associated Press. Source Media’s Jeff Johnson is one of the weekly voters: CLASS 4A Record Pts Prv 1. Iowa City West (11) 17-0 137 1 2. Ankeny (3) 17-0 129 2 3. Cedar Falls 15-2 108 4 4. West Des Moines Valley 14-3 74 3 5. Sioux City East 15-3 [...]
continue »The Top Ten teams in the Associated Press Iowa high school basketball poll with first-place votes in parentheses and won-loss record, total points and position last week at right: Class 4A Record Pts Prv 1. Iowa City West (11) 17-0 137 1 2. Ankeny (3) 17-0 129 2 3. Cedar Falls 15-2 108 4 4. [...]
continue »HUDSON — Family members on Saturday said a person who died in an apparent propane explosion at a military housing complex in California was an Iowa native. According to the Associated Press, around 9 p.m. Friday, a propane gas tank ignited and then exploded for unknown reasons at a complex in Coleville, Calif., about 30 [...]
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