J.R. Ogden

IOWA CITY — Tom Brands was surprisingly calm. ‘It’s not the end of the world,’ the Iowa wrestling coach said …

IOWA CITY – Observations from an old wrestling writer standing on the Carver-Hawkeye Arena concourse: l The last time Oklahoma …

MOUNT VERNON – Dale Chanlier of Augustana College was surveying the 141-pound bracket at Cornell’s Matman Invitational wrestling tournament Saturday …

The journey into 2018 begins Monday morning and, as often is the case, this unknown adventure will be met with …

The first email arrived at 6:54 a.m. Sunday. It was expected and, honestly, welcome. I enjoy the opportunity to explain …

One of my first loves at The Gazette was covering fast-pitch softball. My father, Jack Ogden, was a big player …

All too often, we hear about men and women who dread what they do. They dislike the travel a job …

IOWA CITY — The quest begins, and ends, Friday for former University of Iowa all-American Thomas Gilman. A third-place finisher …

CLAYTON – Sports, by their very nature, are measured by winners and losers. For the next nine Fridays, one high …

If you haven’t figured it out by now, Thomas Gilman is not your typical wrestler. A three-time All-American at Iowa, …

IOWA CITY — Ruby Martin has a surprise for Iowa City West girls’ swimming coach Byron Butler. And the rest …

Today is Aug. 7, which doesn’t carry a lot of significance to me except that August already is a week …

MOUNT VERNON — Keith Hackett loved his time as athletics director at the University of Alaska-Anchorage, calling the state ‘one …

Mark Fiala and Michael Corleone have something in common. Just like the fictional mob boss from the ‘The Godfather’ movies, …

For a guy who dreamed of coaching baseball, Russ Telecky turned out to be one heck of a gymnastics instructor. …