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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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…
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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.
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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…
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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
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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?
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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…
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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
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A Night at the Iowa Theater
We gathered to watch Alfred Hitchcock's classic "Psycho" on a "Way Back Wednesday" at the quaint and wonderful venue in Winterset
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An array of Iowa State sports links, plus IWC paid subscriber perks
All of the Cyclones' most high-profile programs are ranked among the top ten nationally. It's also time for the IWC monthly Zoom — as well as info on…
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A Marauding Menace is Munching My Raspberries
A banner harvest has been besieged by vicious Yellowjackets — a telltale sign that gardening season will soon be over and football season is ramping up
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