Category Archives: Sports

Apr 24

New York Times discovers evidence of Brewers fans in Iowa

Posted on Thursday, April 24, 2014, at 2:49 PM by Jeff

I thought they were a myth! The New York Times has an interactive “Map of Baseball Nation” that uses Facebook (ugh) data to drill down into Major League Baseball fan preferences by ZIP Code. Iowa is pretty much what you … Continue reading →

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Mar 27

Iowa State’s history in the Sweet 16 and beyond

Posted on Thursday, March 27, 2014, at 1:33 PM by Jeff

The Iowa State men’s basketball team is in the Sweet 16 for the fourth time in school history. It has been to the Elite Eight once in the modern era, and Final Four once ever. Yet that only merits third … Continue reading →

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Mar 23

What a game

Posted on Sunday, March 23, 2014, at 7:56 PM by Jeff

ISU’s fourth Sweet Sixteen ever! Wow! UPDATE: Of the teams in the 2014 Sweet Sixteen, the only one with fewer appearances than ISU there is Baylor with three. This post has been edited.

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Mar 22

Another profile of Hallie Christofferson

Posted on Saturday, March 22, 2014, at 10:07 AM by Jeff

It’s tournament time, and I have been/am sick, so I don’t have much. So, for the weekend, here’s a nice story from the Ames Tribune on Hallie Christofferson. When the women’s season ends, it will really close the last chapter … Continue reading →

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Mar 21

We are Iowa State

Posted on Friday, March 21, 2014, at 11:33 PM by Jeff

The good news is, the Cyclones did not go out in the first round of the NCAA Tournament and tied the mark for most points in the tournament so far with a 93-75 win over NC Central. End good news. … Continue reading →

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Mar 20

Pat Forde continues his Ames-hating ways

Posted on Thursday, March 20, 2014, at 11:10 AM by Jeff

Every year, college sports columnist Pat Forde makes a “dream/nightmare” scenario for each NCAA tournament team. Usually these are in good fun, but for whatever reason, he has it in for the city of Ames. This year, in the best … Continue reading →

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Mar 16

WOOOOOO-EE

Posted on Sunday, March 16, 2014, at 1:35 AM by Jeff

Cyclones are Big 12 Tournament champions! Cheers coach, that one was for you. pic.twitter.com/Kyfo5RNmPw — Fred Hoiberg (@ISUMayor32) March 16, 2014

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Mar 08

North Tama, Hudson renew football series

Posted on Saturday, March 8, 2014, at 10:28 AM by Jeff

In the second-to-last game of 1997, the undefeated North Tama Redhawks suffered a heartbreaking 7-6 loss to the Hudson Pirates. A loss to Wapsie Valley the next week kept a 7-2 NT team out of the Class 1A playoffs that … Continue reading →

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Mar 01

A Midwesterner experiences an SEC game

Posted on Saturday, March 1, 2014, at 10:20 AM by Jeff

Lexington, Kentucky, Sept. 28 — I’m on my way to my first Southeastern Conference game, and I’m feeling a little underdressed. As a born and bred Midwesterner, the entire concept of dressing up for a football game is utterly alien. … Continue reading →

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Feb 21

The most appropriate way to describe USA women’s hockey loss

Posted on Friday, February 21, 2014, at 11:23 AM by Jeff

As written on Wide Right Natty Lite: The USA Women were up 2-0 on Canada with 3:30 left, then blew the game in a truly Iowa State fashion. Complete with hitting the goalpost.

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