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by Charlie Kautz - The Daily Iowan

A plethora of pool workouts, ice packs, Ibuprofen, and a little help from the man upstairs have Tony Freeman feeling great.

Four weeks removed from a broken toe injury that has left first-year coach Todd Lickliter without the Hawkeyes' top returning scorer and most experienced leader, Freeman's wardrobe - black practice jersey and laced sneakers - were convincing indicators of his improved health Wednesday afternoon. (1) comment

by Diane Hendrickson - The Daily Iowan

Coming into Wednesday night's inaugural (for women) Big Ten/ACC Challenge, both Iowa and Georgia Tech were only allowing 53 points per game. However, the game turned out not to be a defensive showcase; instead, it was a was a sloppy turnover fest. (0) comments

by Brendan Stiles - The Daily Iowan

Georgia Tech's nickname may be the Yellow Jackets, but to say they stung the Iowa women's basketball team wouldn't tell the whole story from Wednesday evening inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena.

A slow start, coupled with agonizing turnovers, doomed the Hawkeyes in the women's first-ever Big Ten/ACC Challenge on the women's side, as the Yellow Jackets managed to leave Iowa City with a 76-57 victory over Iowa. (0) comments

by Nick Compton - The Daily Iowan

This season was primed to be special for the Iowa women's cross-country squad.

The roster was stuffed deep with an experienced arsenal of talent that included all seven top competitors from a year ago. The preseason hype, bolstered by a 17th-place showing at the 2006 national meet and the team's best Big Ten finish (sixth) in 13 years, was palpable. (0) comments

by Nick Compton - The Daily Iowan

Luckily, for Iowa women's cross-country coach Layne Anderson, senior All-American harrier Meghan Armstrong isn't a fan of rain.

While roaring to the top ranks of Oregon's high-school distance runners, Armstrong, who graduated from Tualatin High School in 2004, decided the Pacific Northwest's damp, gray climate had soaked her past saturation. (0) comments

After a year in which more freshmen (31) than ever before under Kirk Ferentz saw playing time during Iowa's regular season, a handful of Hawkeye youngsters were honored on Wednesday.

Offensive lineman Bryan Bulaga, wideout James Cleveland, safety Brett Greenwood, punter Ryan Donahue, and kicker Daniel Murray were named to the Sporting News freshman All-Big Ten team for their performances this fall. (0) comments

After a standout season in which the senior fought through injuries and racked up 79 tackles, Hawkeye linebacker Mike Klinkenborg will travel to New York next week to receive some hard-earned honors. (0) comments