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I'm off to Ireland — but here's a fun story on ISU freshman star Jamarion Batemon
I'll be vacationing on the Emerald Isle before covering Iowa State-Kansas State football in Dublin
Aug 12
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She's Got Game: Recapping an event for Christine Brennan's bio of Caitlin Clark
The celebrated journalist and author's book tour event promoting her bio on former Iowa and WNBA star Caitlin Clark veered into Cyclone Country and I…
Jul 22
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"Slow Time" in my sports coverage meets "Prime Time" in the garden
College football coverage will begin to ramp up later this month, but until then, uncertainty in the garden (and elsewhere) takes center stage
Jul 1
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Tyrese Haliburton looks to make history after upper-cutting "overrated" jab
The Indiana Pacers and former Iowa State star could become the first former Cyclone to play starter's minutes and win an NBA title
Jun 3
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Tailgate Tour opens, house settlement looms, and transfer portal "closes"
Iowa State athletics kicked off its annual (but truncated) Tailgate Tour Monday in Ankeny. And I've got the deets.
May 20
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A Sure Sign of Spring: The (often cold, windy and rainy) Drake Relays
I help the Cedar Rapids Gazette with coverage of "America's Athletic Classic" each spring — and it's a crown jewel event for Des Moines
May 6
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The Spring Game is a Game in Name Only
Iowa State head football coach Matt Campbell has long-disdained spring games, and now others are "catching up" with him
Apr 15
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Stay put or move on? Abrupt endings portend portal-based beginnings
Iowa State's basketball seasons end as football springs anew — and in the NIL era chaos reigns as players FINALLY have some agency amid a virtually…
Apr 1
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It's time for the monthly IWC "Office Lounge" (plus a pair of links that bridge my gap between seasons)
Hoops season is over. Football's around the corner. Life goes on.
Mar 28
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THE CREEPING DREAD: My annual queasy sojourn to the state wrestling tournament
The IHSAA state wrestling meet is a sprawling, grueling and daunting four days of chaos. I dread covering it every year — then end up happy I did so…
Feb 25
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T.J. Otzelberger loves his team — I mean, really, really loves it
Eighth-ranked Iowa State's head coach used a rare soliloquy to express his gratitude recently — and he's still brimming with deep appreciation
Feb 18
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MISSING MILAN
Iowa State's suddenly reeling and the absence of Milan Momcilovic in the lineup (hand injury) helps explain why. When might be return?
Feb 6
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Verse about breaking things
Does it resonate with you at all? Let me know. I promise I'll usually stick to sports but here's a stab at poetry. I humbly submit: "The Call is Coming…
Dec 21, 2024
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Arizona State sinks Iowa State in Big 12 title game at "the Death Star"
The Cyclones fell, 45-19, to the Sun Devils in Saturday's championship game at AT&T Stadium but their season filled with firsts is not over
Dec 8, 2024
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