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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 Jan. 26, 2026 4:55 pm8d ago
Women’s basketball: One of the most accurate long-distance shooters in program history, McCabe was injured in the Hawkeyes’ win over Ohio State on Sunday. She’ll miss the remainder of the season with a torn ACL.
Iowa Basketball Jan. 25, 2026 5:27 pm9d ago
Women’s basketball: Adversity struck early for the Iowa Hawkeyes, but the response was inspired in a 91-70 rout of Ohio State.
Iowa Basketball Jan. 25, 2026 5:05 pm9d ago
Women’s basketball: Iowa Coach Jan Jensen is ‘hoping against hope’ for Taylor McCabe to return after sustaining a knee injury Sunday.
Iowa Basketball Jan. 24, 2026 7:00 am10d ago
Women’s basketball: Iowa’s 8-0 start in the Big Ten is its best start in league play in 30 years.
Iowa Basketball Jan. 24, 2026 6:45 am10d ago
After giving up the first basket of overtime, the Hawkeyes (17-2) outscored Maryland 12-3 the rest of the way. The reward is an 8-0 Big Ten start, the program’s first in 30 years.
High School Basketball Jan. 23, 2026 8:53 pm11d ago
Girls basketball: 5A No. 8 City High holds No. 5 West to 20.5-percent shooting, wins a defensive showcase, 33-30.
Iowa Basketball Jan. 22, 2026 8:01 pm12d ago
Women’s basketball: No. 10 Iowa blows a 17-point lead in the final 3 minutes of regulation, then outlasts No. 15 Maryland in overtime, 85-78.
High School Basketball Jan. 22, 2026 4:19 pm12d ago
The Gazette sports writers Jeff Linder and Jeff Johnson talk about all Iowa basketball
High School Basketball Jan. 22, 2026 1:27 pm12d ago
Monday’s output upped Jacobi’s season average to 24.0 points per game. She is averaging 13.8 rebounds per contest and has posted double-doubles every game this season.
Iowa Basketball Jan. 21, 2026 4:33 pm13d ago
Iowa (16-2 overall, 7-0 Big Ten) reached that level — they’re at No. 10 — on the strength of a six-game winning streak. It is the Hawkeyes’ highest ranking of the post-Clark, post-Bluder era.
Iowa Basketball Jan. 21, 2026 4:42 pm13d ago
Iowa’s Hannah Stuelke is the national player of the year by the United States Basketball Writers Association. In two games last week (against Oregon and Michigan State), the Cedar Rapids native posted 40 points, 17 rebounds and 13 assists.
High School Basketball Jan. 28, 2026 8:25 am6d ago
Girls basketball Super Ten: Top six remain the same, Solon continues to climb, Williamsburg rejoins the top 10.
High School Basketball Jan. 20, 2026 1:53 pm14d ago
Girls basketball: Class 3A top-ranked Maquoketa holds off every Solon challenge, earns its 10th consecutive win, 64-60.
Iowa Basketball Jan. 19, 2026 2:52 pm15d ago
Women’s basketball: Hannah Stuelke and Ava Heiden rule the paint, and Iowa’s 75-68 win over Michigan State pushes the Hawkeyes to 7-0 in the Big Ten.
Iowa Basketball Jan. 17, 2026 1:51 pm17d ago
Women’s basketball: In Jada Seubert, Iowa lands its first member of its 2027 recruiting class.

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