It’s never too late to say you’re sorry. Especially if you’re a public figure who tried to play detective, judge and jury when one of your guys was accused of sexual assault: publicly and privately trying to pressure a young female victim to drop the issue, proclaiming the accused’s innocence to anyone who would [...]

  By Dave Seavy —-   Jill Gaulding attended the Iowa Governor’s Conference on LGBTQ Youth, and announced that Kinnick Stadium could be hauled into court for its selection of color for the visiting sports team’s locker room. It’s a relief to know that we now have another potential issue over which to file suit [...]

  By Beth Duffy —-   Physical fitness opportunities for children, particularly in school settings, is heavily influenced by culture. While American students usually play sports in enclosed areas, their international counterparts experience different pursuits. In my past visits to educational institutions, school recesses varied significantly but took advantage of the unique geography of the [...]

Student-athletes at Iowa’s three state universities suffered twice as many concussions in practice as they did in games or competitions in 2011-2012, according to a Gazette review. Concussions are more likely during games, but student-athletes spend more time in practice, so the numbers are higher in those sessions, said Dr. Andy Peterson, director of the [...]

Forget six weeks. If I was out of the office for six years, I probably would have come back to headlines about the University of Iowa’s drinking problems. It’s a head-scratcher that an inclement Iowa town would be home to America’s No. 2 party school (with a bullet, according to the Princeton Review). We’re not [...]

Veteran sports broadcaster Bob Brooks is resting at University Hospitals and Clinics and is doing fine, according to Steve Roe, director of athletic communications at the University of Iowa. Brooks, who fell ill following Iowa’s NIT game against Dayton Tuesday night and was taken to the hospital, is expected to remain there for the next [...]

  DAVE CAMPBELL, AP Sports Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — When Tim Tebow took over the 1-4 Denver Broncos in October, few NFL observers anticipated that he would lead the struggling team on a December surge toward the playoffs. Tebow’s success hasn’t surprised Percy Harvin one bit. The quarterback’s former teammate has seen it all before. Tebow passed for a [...]