The recently proposed federal budget for fiscal 2012 has caused quite a stir. And for good reason — $3.7 trillion is no small chunk of change. But as lawmakers debate how to bring that number down, a...

You’ll be happy to know that U.S. House Republicans have killed a Democratic measure to halt the Defense Department’s financial support of NASCAR. And also killed funds for a peace institute (also...

The outcome of the 21-ordinance vote left many Iowa City denizens unhappy, including business owners, bar employees, and — most of all — University of Iowa students, who have expressed frustration...

Chris Barton was his usual self following what men’s head track coach Larry Wieczorek called the best indoor race of the senior’s career at the Iowa Invitational Feb. 18. He was dead. Barton couldn’t...

Purdue After a 13-point win on Feb. 20 over Ohio State, the Purdue Boilermakers are poised to claim the Big Ten regular-season crown. The Boilermakers will hold the tiebreaker over the Buckeyes should...

Selection Sunday is 19 days away, and Big Ten sides have three or four games left to play this year. While seven teams likely know if they’ll play in the NCAA Tournament or not (see sidebar for more...

A familiar sound that’s filled college baseball for almost four decades has been muffled. The traditional “ping” has seemingly turned into a less deafening “thud.” When the Iowa baseball team...

2011 is a great year to be a part of the Iowa women’s diving team. Under Big Ten Diving Coach of the Year Bob Rydze, the Iowa divers are turning out spectacular finishes at major competitions this year. “We’ve...

The Iowa basketball team’s last regular-season game, against No. 8 Purdue, is now set for 3 p.m. March 5. The game time and date was announced Monday; it had been in limbo since the beginning of the...

Ed Podolak, a former Iowa football standout and current radio analyst for Iowa football, was injured this past weekend when he was struck by a vehicle in Scottsdale, Ariz. Podolak suffered serious injuries...

The Iowa wrestling team captured its fourth-straight Big Ten dual season title Sunday. It’s a great achievement, but Tom Brands & Company have never been about regular season accomplishments. No,...

A pole bends close to a 90-degree angle without snapping in two, holding a human body in the air. Gripping the pole, Kirsten Weismantle inverts herself, her body now almost parallel to the lines on the...