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Big Ten: Michigan hopes to close spring football healthy

[ 0 ] April 12, 2013

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Michigan coaches knew they would have to replace some key players, including Denard Robinson, because they were out of eligibility. The Wolverines have also had serious setbacks this spring, losing standout linebacker Jake Ryan and backup quarterback Russell Bellomy with torn knee ligaments. They have held running back Fitzgerald Toussaint [...]

Big Ten football: Sizing up the Legends Division

[ 0 ] April 10, 2013

ASSOCIATED PRESS Every time Northwestern’s football players slip on their workout shirts, they see just how close they came to an undefeated season in 2012. Stamped on the back of each one is “5:03.” It stands for the total of 5 minutes, 3 seconds the Wildcats trailed at the end of their three losses. “I [...]

Indiana’s Cody Zeller heading to NBA

[ 0 ] April 10, 2013

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Indiana’s Cody Zeller turned down one chance to play in the NBA. He couldn’t say no twice. The 7-foot sophomore center who returned to school last fall for one more shot at a national championship announced Wednesday he is leaving college early to enter the NBA draft. The reason was simple. [...]

Big Ten: Indiana star Victor Oladipo leaving for NBA

[ 0 ] April 9, 2013

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Indiana junior Victor Oladipo is heading to the NBA. Cody Zeller could be next. Oladipo made his announcement official Tuesday at a news conference inside Assembly Hall. He is the Hoosiers’ first underclassmen to leave school early since Eric Gordon and D.J. White departed after the 2007-08 season. Zeller’s announcement is [...]

Rescheduled Iowa-Nebraska game may not be televised

[ 0 ] February 19, 2013

The television picture remains fuzzy for Iowa’s rescheduled men’s Big Ten men’s basketball game at Nebraska, which was moved from Thursday to Saturday. “It may be that there is no TV for this game, or it may be that there’s limited TV,” Mark Rudner, the Big Ten’s senior associate commissioner and television administrator, said Tuesday. “It’s [...]

Mike Gesell named Big Ten Freshman of the Week

[ 0 ] December 17, 2012

Iowa Athletic Communications news release: PARK RIDGE, Ill. – – University of Iowa guard Mike Gesell was named Big Ten Men’s Basketball Freshman of the Week.  The announcement was made today by the Big Ten Conference office. The honor is the first of Gesell’s career and the first for a Hawkeye since Aaron White earned [...]

Big Four Classic: Iowa's improved defense pleases Fran McCaffery

[ 0 ] December 15, 2012

can i get my ex girlfriend back Devyn Marble scored 30 points Saturday, but defense carried the day Over eight days and two in-state victories, Iowa’s basketball team is clearly making progress. “We’ve showed a tremendous amount of maturity, because we’ve had to do it at both ends,” Iowa coach Fran McCaffery said after an [...]

St. John a Big Ten Wrestler of the Week

[ 0 ] December 11, 2012

University of Iowa junior Derek St. John has been named a Big Ten Wrestler of the Week. The weekly honor is the first of St. John’s career. St. John is the second Hawkeye to earn the weekly conference award this season. Senior Matt McDonough was honored by the Big Ten on Nov. 20. From the [...]

6 Hawkeyes named to Big Ten All-Conference team

[ 0 ] December 4, 2012

University of Iowa Athletic Communications news release: IOWA CITY, Iowa — College Sports Madness has named six University of Iowa football players to its Big Ten All-Conference team. Senior Micah Hyde (defensive back) and junior Jordan Cotton (kick returner) were named to the first team. Junior Anthony Hitchens (linebacker) was selected to the second team [...]

Maryland nears decision on move to Big Ten

[ 0 ] November 18, 2012

COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — The University of Maryland’s decision to stay in the Atlantic Coast Conference or join the Big Ten comes down to tradition versus money. Given the plight of the school’s struggling athletic program, the Terrapins’ stature as a charter member of the ACC may not mean as much as the prospect [...]