Category Archives: Sports

Jul 11

Matt Campbell is Tim Cook

Posted on Wednesday, July 11, 2018, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

The nicest response I can think of to Iowa State’s new outfits is “furious.” Matt Campbell’s disgust for the color gold (never worn as anything other than an accent in 2017) has reached its logical end with three solid-color options … Continue reading →

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Jul 10

The last outs for CAL

Posted on Tuesday, July 10, 2018, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

February 19, 2001: A screencap of a video pan across the wall of CAL’s gym in Latimer. The teams depicted were Dows-CAL (the junior high when CAL and Dows were sharing, keeping Dows’ nickname of the Tigers alive), Sheffield-Chapin (sharing … Continue reading →

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May 09

Cultural appropriation of the worst kind

Posted on Wednesday, May 9, 2018, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

Jokes made at Huskers’ expense at I-Club event featuring Hawkeye coaches (Omaha World-Herald) Cornhusker jokes are supposed to be Cyclone fans’ turf, dangit. But on the other hand, if there is one thing Iowa and Iowa State fans can agree … Continue reading →

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Mar 02

The last six-on-six game

Posted on Friday, March 2, 2018, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

The IGHSAU has put lots of girls’ basketball championship games on YouTube, including possibly all those available from the six-on-six era. The older ones are condensed versions, including 1955 (Goldfield). The 1968 (Union-Whitten) game is available, as is 1987 (Ventura). To close … Continue reading →

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Feb 26

Remembering six-on-six

Posted on Monday, February 26, 2018, at 10:30 AM by Jeff

July 7, 2015: Denise Long Park, Whitten, Iowa. For the 50th anniversary of the 1968 state championship game and the 25th anniversary of the end of six-on-six in Iowa, I wrote something for the Gazette looking back and also looking … Continue reading →

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Feb 22

Maple Menace vanquished

Posted on Thursday, February 22, 2018, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

Overnight (Iowa time), Team USA won the women’s hockey gold medal for the first time since the first time it was featured in the Olympics, in 1998. It took hockey’s overtime, a shootout, and then an extra shootout. NPR ran a … Continue reading →

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Feb 08

Vengeance, justice, hockey

Posted on Thursday, February 8, 2018, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

The Winter Olympics, with some actual events but a much-too-large complement of non-sports on both the rink and the slope, start today. There’s a good chance I won’t be able to see much if any of it, but there was … Continue reading →

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Feb 04

Yet for some reason I STILL haven’t gotten the call

Posted on Sunday, February 4, 2018, at 10:10 AM by Jeff

‘Jeopardy!’ Contestants Fumble Entire Football Category, To Coach Trebek’s Dismay (NPR)

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Jan 22

ISU in two of top 10 college football games of 2017

Posted on Monday, January 22, 2018, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

Every year, Bill Connelly of SB Nation ranks the top 100 college football games of the season. This year, two Iowa State losses, and one huge win, made their way on the list, at #84 (Oklahoma State), #8 (Oklahoma), and … Continue reading →

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Jan 09

It’s the state of Iowa’s fault, again

Posted on Tuesday, January 9, 2018, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

If Iowa State hadn’t beaten Oklahoma, the Sooners would have gone undefeated. The College Football Playoff semifinals would have been (1) Oklahoma vs. (4) Alabama and (2) Clemson vs. (3) Georgia. We might not have avoided an all-SEC final, but … Continue reading →

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