Category Archives: Sports

Jan 31

ESPN-minus

Posted on Monday, January 31, 2022, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

On the night of January 11, there was a top-15 men’s basketball matchup involving one of TV’s darlings. Iowa State-Kansas was banished to ESPN+. Half an hour before that tipoff, a top-25 women’s basketball game involving the same school started. … Continue reading →

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Jan 07

Where to see 2021 fall tournament brackets

Posted on Friday, January 7, 2022, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

I didn’t do reverse-engineered brackets for the 2021 Iowa high school football playoffs this year, for a variety of reasons. However, they exist elsewhere on the Internet. MaxPreps has brackets and scores in all six classes (now that football has … Continue reading →

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Dec 29

Today’s to-do list

Posted on Wednesday, December 29, 2021, at 10:02 AM by Jeff

Futurama’s premiere is closer to Elvis’ death* than the present day. *”Elvis is not dead, he just went home!” UPDATE: Iowa State did not wake up feeling the cheesiest.

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Dec 08

Stop the streak

Posted on Wednesday, December 8, 2021, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

Who’s back in cardinal and gold for the Iowa State women’s basketball team after a serious leg injury? Maggie Espenmiller-McGraw! She’s backkkkkkk https://t.co/K05RWDquN6 pic.twitter.com/5C6TUHhbRy — Lexi Donarski (@lexi_donarski) December 5, 2021 Who’s NOT back in cardinal and gold? Kylie Feuerbach, … Continue reading →

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Nov 17

The Crimson Monkey: Endgame

Posted on Wednesday, November 17, 2021, at 10:01 AM by Jeff

November 3, 2012: Iowa State’s Shontrelle Johnson (in pile) scores a Cyclone touchdown late against Oklahoma. ISU lost to the No. 12 Sooners 35-20. For a decade I have charted the Sisyphean task of Iowa State’s football team playing Oklahoma. … Continue reading →

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Nov 05

Texas football as Kelsea Ballerini songs

Posted on Friday, November 5, 2021, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

What song, or at least song title, best describes Texas football, or Texas athletics in general? The obvious answers — “Lawyers, Guns, and Money” or “Take the Money and Run” — got used plenty in June. That was when Texas and … Continue reading →

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Nov 03

North Tama volleyball in state semifinals

Posted on Wednesday, November 3, 2021, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

The North Tama volleyball team lost multiple small leads in their state quarterfinal sets Tuesday against Le Mars Gehlen, but pulled it out in the fifth set to win the match and advance to the state semifinals. It was a … Continue reading →

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Oct 26

It’s a tough job, but someone’s got to do it

Posted on Tuesday, October 26, 2021, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

Union High School in La Porte City had ONE football cheerleader this year. But she’s being a very good sport about it (story: KCRG), and she was also chosen homecoming queen. Union went 3-6 this season, but … how can … Continue reading →

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Oct 22

North Tama football’s longest road trip

Posted on Friday, October 22, 2021, at 10:05 AM by Jeff

North Tama football lost by a combined 42-0 in its last two games, so the Redhawks are on the road for the “first round” of the playoffs. (I will not get used to calling round-of-32 the first round, let alone consider … Continue reading →

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Sep 18

Go Big … Black?

Posted on Saturday, September 18, 2021, at 10:10 AM by Jeff

[rant] WHY IS NORTH TAMA WEARING BLACK PANTS BLACK IS NOT A NORTH TAMA COLOR WHY CAN’T ANYONE WHO DOESN’T HAVE BLACK AS A SCHOOL COLOR BE HAPPY WITH THEIR UNIFORMS [/rant] But hey, big Homecoming win.

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