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Grit over glamour: Lolo Jones comes home
The Des Moines native and multi-time Olympian ran at the Drake Relays for the first time in 10 years, hoping — at age 41 — to inspire her fellow Iowans…
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When a Sweet 16 goes sour ... notes on Iowa State's narrow lost last week to Illinois
The Cyclone men sought to reach the Elite Eight for the first time since 2000, but a cold start against the Illini doomed them to a narrow loss that…
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Iowa State star Audi Crooks calmly continues to prove doubters wrong — and more from a busy weekend in sports
Crooks earned first-team All-Big 12 honors as a freshman, postseason play began, and the Cyclones' wrestlers embarked on their quest to win their first…
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PODCAST: Riffing on the spectacle that is state wrestling, ISU's title hopes and more
Iowa's a special place in myriad sporting ways
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On fading father-son bonding, big wins and losses, and how we all are hypocrites to some extent (me, especially)
I ramble on about attending an Iowa Wolves game with my 15-year-old son while Iowa State plays remarkable games against Baylor and Texas and more.
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Bill Fennelly's brimming with gratitude
Iowa State's longtime head women's basketball coach got emotional when describing what his team's fans mean to him after the young Cyclones toppled No…
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Another Rob Gray's Area podcast — plus the latest links
I open up about my latest bout with melancholy and share lots of links from various recent stories I've written
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Monday Movements: A lot of links from a lot of stories in the past week
I had a busy week as crossover season hit a fever pitch (Iowa State football, men's basketball, women's basketball and wrestling). Plus a pod soon to…
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Late Night with Rob Gray's Area
Looking at current ISU quarterback Rocco Becht, and former record-setter Brock Purdy, who joined an elite club in having a perfect 158.3 quarterback…
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MONDAY REWIND: My audio-only analysis of Iowa State's 30-18 win at Baylor
The Cyclones moved to 4-1 in Big 12 play for the third time during head coach Matt Campbell's tenure — and are tied atop the conference standings
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The Rob Gray reads Rob Gray's stories podcast
An endeavor in which I read the text of all of my print articles that are published right here, right now, without fail. From now until further notice.
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I WILL: Iowa State honors the legacy of Jack Trice 100 years after his death
Jack Trice, the first Black student-athelete at Iowa State, died of injuries sustained in a football game against Minnesota 100 years ago, His legacy…
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How to ruin your Sundays in two easy steps — but wait, there's more!
My latest column, in which I explain and apologize for my recent absence from this platform, while providing some quick tips on how to make Sundays…
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Heirlooms, dumb luck and chance encounters
Let's get wild as I compare Cy-Hawk football week to the often random and dumb luck that reigns in my hit-or-miss vegetable garden
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