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Category Archives: Sports
Aug
30
One hundred years
(Warning: Long. Or long-winded. Your pick.) 1912 was an important year in the evolution of the game of football. The field was standardized to the length and width it is today, and the value of a touchdown was fixed at … Continue reading
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Aug
26
N.Y. Times delves into ESPN’s control of college football
Includes an unexpected picture of an ESPN camera truck at an Iowa State game in 1980. Despite the Times’ tenuous relationship with college sports, this is something to read, especially when you remember Boston College’s former AD saying “ESPN is … Continue reading
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Aug
22
Very long ESPN piece about Dan Gable
and how his struggle to save Olympic wrestling fits with the rest of his life.
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Aug
20
Moms in Iowa know football
So of course some of them were game for this football camp of sorts at Dike-New Hartford. KWWL The first game of the season for some teams is this Friday.
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Aug
19
This is supposed to be a flattering profile?
Ames Tribune: There is nothing extravagant about this state. Iowa rates in the middle tier of population and average income. It’s not a destination setting for outsiders, and there’s no big-city draw. Iowa’s weather is often frustrating, and other than … Continue reading
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Aug
15
The Wall Street Journal gets it on the O’Bannon case
The headline pretty much says it all: Worst-Case Scenario: The O’Bannon Case Barely Bruises Ohio State While Flattening Iowa State (If you’re not sure what I’m talking about, read here.)
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Aug
07
Seneca Wallace’s run never gets old
and is the #20 highlight on Dr. Saturday’s BCS-era list. That’s the second spot for ISU. Iowa’s Tate-to-Holloway Hail Mary against LSU is #12.
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Aug
05
ISU-OSU 35th in “Best BCS Era Moments”
On the Dr. Saturday Yahoo blog.
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Aug
01
August baseball in Iowa
This late of a state tournament may be unprecedented. I don’t know what caused it — RAGBRAI, the calendar, or a late start — but it has always seemed that the tournament never went into August. Last year the finals … Continue reading
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Jul
30
Your pre-eminence
Mm-hm. “I mean, the Hawkeyes in Iowa are the preeminent team,” [Big Ten Network President Mark] Silverman explained. “And because they are, they’re a flagship member of the Big Ten and they’re able to generate revenue.” Said “flagship” member has … Continue reading
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