It was a unique race with an incumbent Democratic governor running against a former four-term Republican governor; a race in which both candidates were well-known and ran well-financed campaigns. But rather...

One side is chock full of freedom-hating statists; the other, callous aggrandizers of Big Business. Or so the potshots go. In truth, despite real (and, admittedly, some intractable) differences, libertarians...

State legislatures across the country are now experiencing one of the more unattractive aspects of governing: cutting budgets. Even Iowa, whose budget has been well-managed in recent years, is now forced...

Three Iowa distance runners will be competing this weekend at the Meyo Track and Field Invitational on Saturday. Seniors Mark Battista and James Paul will be making their season debuts for the Hawkeyes...

The 23rd-ranked Iowa women’s gymnastics team will travel to Raleigh, N.C., on Sunday to challenge the No. 18 North Carolina State Wolfpack at noon. After a tough loss against Illinois last week, the...

Following last week’s win over Creighton, the Iowa men’s tennis team was told to forget about the past and to look to the future. That may be easier said than done when looking at this week’s schedule,...

Katie Dougherty is somewhat of a mover. The second year coach switched jobs five times before finally landing a gig as the head coach for women’s tennis at Iowa. Dougherty’s 30th-ranked club will...

The women’s swimming and diving team is gearing up for its last competition of the regular season. For eight Hawkeyes, this will be their last home meet. Iowa will host Western Illinois and Northern...

Tonight marks the last dual meet for five seniors on the men’s swimming team — Max Dittmer, Sean Hagan, Bryan Hill, Zane Hugo, and Richard Salhus. The five came to the swimming program at a time “when...

The phrase “the third time’s the charm” certainly applies in the case of junior golfer Jed Dirksen. He enters the spring season eligible to compete for the No. 12 Iowa men’s golf team after making...

Green Bay Packers Super Bowl XLV is a match-up of two of the most successful teams in NFL History. Both teams have star quarterbacks in Aaron Rodgers and Ben Roethlisberger. Rodgers is looking for his...

Yogi Berra once said sports are 90 percent mental. If that’s true, Saturday’s matchup between Iowa (9-13, 2-8) and Indiana (12-11, 3-7) will be a doozy. Both the Hawkeyes and Hoosiers are coming...