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Andrew has been with the Des Moines Register for 15 years, covering everything from preps to Hawkeye and Cyclone sports, as well as the Drake Relays.
Chad Greenway is embracing a youth movement. The former Iowa linebacker is an elder statesman for the Minnesota Vikings, a franchise that advanced to the NFL playoffs last season and continues to overhaul its roster. “We’re very excited about where we’re at,” said Greenway, a seven-year veteran, “and we’re also very excited about where we’re [...]
I hereby nominate Barry Alvarez to college football’s playoff selection committee. Some of the details are still being worked out. The people in charge of putting together a four-team tournament following the 2014 season have yet to establish a clear criteria for the job. In fact, there’s some debate about who would even want to [...]
CHICAGO – When it comes to men’s basketball, Jim Delany supports moderation. The Big Ten commissioner was asked Wednesday if league officials favored a divisional format, similar to what football will adopt. “There is no appetite for regional divisions in basketball,” Delany said. “We want to keep the ACC-Big Ten Challenge. I think 18 (conference) [...]
CHICAGO – A new bowl lineup will send Big Ten football teams to less familiar destinations, through a more complicated selection process. Jim Delany, the Big Ten commissioner, said Wednesday the league’s complete roster of postseason games will be released within the next couple weeks. A new Big Ten bowl lineup will be announced soon. [...]
CHICAGO – Jim Delany appears to be tapping the brakes on conference realignment. Delany, the Big Ten commissioner, kick-started an era of upheaval by inviting Nebraska to join his conference three years ago. Wednesday, he was asked if the period of expansion was dead. “Dead is a strong word,” Delany said, “but I know where [...]
CHICAGO – Iowa athletic director Gary Barta on Tuesday was asked about the status of Hawkeye baseball coach Jack Dahm. His team is 19-27 heading into this week’s final three-game series at Purdue. “I don’t mean to be boiler plate, but it’s the way I go about it, and that’s to observe daily and evaluate [...]
The Big Ten is adding hockey to its list of sports, but don’t expect Iowa to take to the ice anytime soon. “The conference never tells us what sports to carry, not carry,” Hawkeye athletic director Gary Barta said. “I grew up playing hockey. I love the sport. “The process of adding any sport in [...]
CHICAGO – The Big Ten is devoted to a nine-game conference schedule for football. And that’s good news for those who cherish the annual Iowa-Iowa State showdown. “To play a home-and-home series, it has to fall just right,” Iowa athletic director Gary Barta said Tuesday during league meetings. “As it turned out with our Iowa [...]
CHICAGO, ILL. – Iowa men’s basketball coach Fran McCaffery suddenly has an extra scholarship available. The Hawkeyes sent out a release Tuesday, confirming freshman guard Patrick Ingram plans to transfer. “I would say there is nobody we’re looking at right now,” McCaffery said of filling the void. “You never say never on something like that, [...]
John McCain is tackling the rising cost of cable television, and it might bring down the gaudy numbers fueling sports networks. McCain, an Arizona senator and former Republican presidential nominee, introduced legislation last week that would enable viewers to pay for only the channels they want, instead of having to accept packages put together by [...]
