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 [...]

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 [...]

IOWA CITY – Many came to see a matchup between two of the top 133-pounders in the country. When that didn’t come to fruition, University of Iowa’s Mike Evans provided the excitement to the 8,687 fans at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. The sophomore 174-pounder sent the crowd and his coaches into a frenzy, dropping Ohio State’s second-ranked Nick Heflin to [...]

IOWA CITY — Theairra Taylor provided a glimpse into the past, those carefree days before the torn ACLs and all that rehabilitation. Taylor scored a career-high 19 points and sparked an Iowa run at the start of overtime as the Hawkeyes outlasted Ohio State, 77-71, in the Big Ten women’s basketball opener for both teams [...]

IOWA CITY — It’s been a while since the Iowa Hawkeyes entered the Big Ten women’s basketball season this hot. Or this healthy. The Hawkeyes open league play Thursday night against Ohio State (5:30 p.m. at Carver-Hawkeye Arena, Big Ten Network) on a six-game winning streak, scoring 80-plus points in their last four outings. “Things [...]

All Michigan needs is for the 4-7 Iowa Hawkeyes to beat Nebraska on Friday, then turn around and pop 11-0 Ohio State in Columbus on Saturday. Impossible? Hardly. Difficult to imagine? Pretty much. Nebraska and Michigan are tied the Legends Division at 6-1. With Nebraska’s 23-9 home win over a depleted Michigan on Oct. 27, [...]

Here are a few notes and quotes from the NFL Scouting Combine Friday at Indianapolis’ Lucas Oil Stadium: Oklahoma State wide receiver Justin Blackmon said former Nebraska cornerback Prince Amukamara (now with the New York Giants) and Iowa State’s Leonard Johnson were among the best cornerbacks he played against in the Big 12. “He’s just [...]

IOWA CITY — The Big Ten continues to rank as the best league nationally, with nine teams fitting among the top 61 in the latest RPI (Ratings Performance Index) rankings. The question is, how many of those teams will compete in the NCAA Tournament? Three times in its history the Big Ten has qualified seven teams [...]

Two more streaks have ended for the University of Iowa wrestling team. Ohio State won seven of 10 matches, handling the second-ranked Hawkeyes, 21-9, Friday night at St. John Arena in Columbus, Ohio. Iowa’s loss snaps a 50-dual unbeaten streak on the road and 39-dual winning streak against Big Ten opponents. It was the Hawkeyes’ [...]

  IOWA CITY — Both are red-shirt freshman with impressive competitive natures and a wealth of potential. But, University of Iowa’s Mike Evans and Bobby Telford have been experiencing separate ends of the winning spectrum recently. Evans has posted five straight wins, while Telford has lost his last four as the second-ranked Hawkeyes  hit the [...]