Category Archives: Sports

Feb 16

UNI’s Farokhmanesh on CBS tournament list

Posted on Saturday, February 16, 2013, at 12:36 PM by Jeff

Ali Farokhmanesh, the Northern Iowa player who led Panthers’ win over 1-seed Kansas and sealed the game with a wide-open 3-pointer in 2010, is #8 on CBS’s NCAA Tournament “Improbable Heroes” list. Bonus: Both the #9 and #8 players (VCU’s … Continue reading →

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Feb 13

Senseless

Posted on Wednesday, February 13, 2013, at 9:30 AM by Jeff

Things that will be in the 2020 Summer Olympics: Rhythmic gymnastics. Synchronized diving. Horse dancing. Sailing/yachting. Badminton. Things that will not be in the 2020 Summer Olympics: Baseball. Softball. And now, wrestling. The Iowa high school state wrestling tournament, which Sports … Continue reading →

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Feb 05

NT boys beat Dunkerton

Posted on Tuesday, February 5, 2013, at 12:59 AM by Jeff

Iowa Star Conference leaders! Look at all the people in the gym! (Waterloo Courier) This game was postponed twice because of weather, hence the Big Monday matchup. NT now has 20 wins and has beaten the team ahead of it in … Continue reading →

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Jan 26

Liberty Bowl pictures

Posted on Saturday, January 26, 2013, at 9:56 PM by Jeff

What more is there to say about the game? It was overcast, it rained during the second quarter, and ISU lost. (Then it really started raining about 30 minutes after the game.) Because of the dreary day, I had few … Continue reading →

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Jan 22

The NICL bracket

Posted on Tuesday, January 22, 2013, at 1:35 PM by Jeff

The girls’ basketball pairings are out, and for the first time, North Tama is in the postseason as a 2A team. This is the only time of the year it matters, since the regular season is played in conferences and … Continue reading →

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Jan 16

A long-tenured schedule

Posted on Wednesday, January 16, 2013, at 1:44 PM by Jeff

Here is a list of current college football coaching tenures, organized by date of hiring. Paul Rhoads has been around four years, placing him in a tie for 38th, five places below Bill Snyder 2.0. Iowa State’s schedule includes four coaches … Continue reading →

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Jan 14

The three-game OT loss club

Posted on Monday, January 14, 2013, at 2:39 PM by Jeff

One of SB Nation’s college football writers ranked the year’s games with this stretch in the middle: 52. Michigan State 16, Wisconsin 13 (OT) (October 27). 51. Ohio State 21, Wisconsin 14 (OT) (November 17). 50. Penn State 24, Wisconsin … Continue reading →

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Jan 11

One hundred and one!

Posted on Friday, January 11, 2013, at 9:58 PM by Jeff

North Tama 101, CAL (Latimer) 21. The NT boys’ coach used the entire bench. CAL only had eight players on both the boys’ and girls’ teams. The North Tama boys have never reached the century mark. The 1996-97 substate team … Continue reading →

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Jan 10

The flip side of the eleventy billion channel universe, addendum

Posted on Thursday, January 10, 2013, at 1:49 AM by Jeff

SEE? See what ESPN deprived its basic-cable audience of? Or alternately, see what ESPN saved thousands of Cyclone fans from watching? You know the age old question of “Is it better to lose in overtime or a blowout?” Good news! With … Continue reading →

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Jan 09

The flip side of the eleventy billion sports channel universe

Posted on Wednesday, January 9, 2013, at 10:39 AM by Jeff

Tonight the Iowa State men play #6 Kansas. The game is on ESPNU. Tonight the #25 Iowa State women play #1 Baylor. The game is on Fox College Sports Central. Both teams are playing top-10 conference opponents and the games … Continue reading →

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