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Jeff Linder
Passionate about high school sports and high school sports athletes, I have been with The Gazette sports team since 1995 covering high school sports and Iowa Women’s Basketball for The Gazette. I am a proud, lifelong Iowan who grew up reading The Gazette.
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Latest Articles by Jeff Linder
Iowa Basketball Apr. 1, 2023 8:59 am994d ago
NCAA women’s basketball tournament: The Hawkeyes face LSU for the national championship Sunday; to borrow their new mantra, ‘Why Not Them?’
Iowa Basketball Apr. 1, 2023 12:49 am995d ago
NCAA women’s basketball Final Four: Caitlin Clark scored 41 points, and third-ranked Iowa stunned No. 1 South Carolina, 77-73, in a national semifinal. The Hawkeyes face LSU for the championship Sunday.
Iowa Basketball Mar. 31, 2023 11:21 am995d ago
NCAA women’s basketball Final Four: Caitlin Clark and the Hawkeyes have been a key part of the sport’s soaring popularity. As one sportswriter said Thursday, Iowa vs. South Carolina ‘feels like a moment.’
Iowa Basketball Mar. 30, 2023 6:14 pm996d ago
NCAA women’s basketball tournament: Remembering Iowa’s 1993 Final Four team.
Iowa Basketball Mar. 30, 2023 6:08 pm996d ago
NCAA women’s basketball tournament notebook: South Carolina assistant Jolette Law calls her playing days at Iowa ‘the best four years of my life.’
Iowa Basketball Mar. 30, 2023 6:25 pm996d ago
NCAA women’s basketball: Iowa faces a tall task, a big challenge in No. 1 South Carolina at the Final Four.
Iowa Basketball Mar. 30, 2023 4:45 pm996d ago
The Associated Press added another award to Caitlin Clark’s quickly growing stack, announcing its women’s national basketball player of the year honor Thursday at American Airlines Center.
Iowa Basketball Mar. 29, 2023 9:04 am997d ago
NCAA women’s basketball: The Hawkeyes dealt with a long flight delay Monday before reaching Dallas. The reality — they’re in the Final Four — hasn’t fully soaked in yet.
Iowa Basketball Mar. 28, 2023 6:58 pm998d ago
Caitlin Clark was undeniable Sunday with the Final Four squarely in her sights
Iowa Basketball Mar. 27, 2023 10:04 am999d ago
NCAA women’s basketball tournament: For Iowa assistant coach Jan Jensen, Sunday was a day of loss, a night of victory.
Iowa Basketball Mar. 27, 2023 12:47 am1000d ago
NCAA women’s basketball tournament: Iowa advances to the Final Four with a convincing 97-83 win over Louisville. Next stop: Dallas.
High School Basketball Mar. 26, 2023 7:00 am1001d ago
Girls’ basketball: Benton Community’s duo of Jenna Twedt and Jeff Zittergruen headlines The Gazette’s 2022-23 all-area team.
Iowa Basketball Mar. 25, 2023 11:05 pm1001d ago
NCAA women’s basketball tournament: 40 minutes — and Louisville — stand between the Iowa Hawkeyes and the Final Four.
Iowa Basketball Mar. 26, 2023 7:54 am1000d ago
NCAA women’s basketball tournament: When Iowa recruit Ava Jones was severely injured last summer, Louisville Coach Jeff Walz stepped up, for Lisa Bluder and for the Jones family.
Iowa Basketball Mar. 25, 2023 11:01 pm1001d ago
NCAA women’s basketball tournament: As the Hawkeyes keep winning, Megan Gustafson keeps watching from Greece. ‘The Final Four is history; I think they’re going to get it done.’

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