DES MOINES – Derek St. John doesn’t wear his emotions on his sleeve. The composed University of Iowa junior won’t have to since he has a gold medal to drape around his neck. St. John scored three points in an exciting third period to capture the 157-pound national title at the NCAA Division I Wrestling [...]
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A Montour woman has been charged with child neglect after she allegedly left her two nieces alone in a Minnesota hotel while she and a Tama man went to a strip club and casino Friday. Around midnight Thursday, Bloomington, Minn. police were dispatched to the Marriott Hotel at 2020 American Boulevard East, for a report [...]
continue »The less said about this kid, the better, in my opinion. Here’s a story from the St. Paul Pioneer-Press about a high school goaltender from Farmington who – because he was upset that he wasn’t playing enough – intentionally scored into his own net and left the ice with a middle-finger salute. Classy. Farmington goalie [...]
continue »IOWA CITY — It’s a slide, not yet a slump. The key to preventing a full-blown downward spiral? Let it go, according to Iowa women’s basketball coach Lisa Bluder. “We can’t dwell on it,” Bluder said Tuesday, referring to the Hawkeyes’ 67-65 Sunday loss to Northwestern. “If you dwell on it, it’s going to snowball [...]
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For the second straight year, the University of Iowa has a regular-season win in the Border Brawl. The fourth-ranked Hawkeyes remained unbeaten in Big Ten competition, dropping University of Minnesota, 16-15, on criteria in front of 8,254 fans Saturday at Williams Arena in Minneapolis. Iowa owned a 41-33 advantage in overall match points, gaining the [...]
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Robert Myers, president and chief executive officer of Casey’s General Stores, has accepted an invitation to join the Iowa Business Council. Myers, whose career with Casey’s General Stores started in 1988, was appointed to vice president of property support in 1992 and served as senior vice president and chief operating officer since 2003. Shortly thereafter, [...]
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ST LOUIS, Mo. — Is eight enough? The University of Iowa will have to make it enough if it wants another national title. The Hawkeyes have more higher seeded wrestlers than any other team at the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships, beginning Thursday at Scottrade Center. Action begins at 11 a.m. Iowa needs big [...]
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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Actions speak louder than words. But, Derek St. John followed up his performance with the best comment to describe it. “Wrestle tough,” St. John told a BTN reporter. St. John gutted out his third straight win, scoring a takedown with 13 seconds remaining to beat Northwestern’s top-seeded Jason Welch for [...]
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Dr. DeAnn Fitzgerald calls concussions the “invisible injury.” “Sports, cheerleading – any time you’re upright,” an athlete can be at risk of a concussion or brain injury, Fitzgerald said. A conference that begins Friday explores the treatment of concussions, especially among student athletes. Tackling Concussions: More than Meets the Eye is scheduled for Friday, Feb. [...]
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AMES – A new taste to the National Wrestling Coaches Association/Cliff Keen National Duals has a heavy flavor of the University of Iowa and legendary coach Dan Gable. The new format has resulted in 24 teams competing in four six-team regionals with the champion advancing to next week’s championship semifinals and finals at a site [...]
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