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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 Mar. 9, 2024 7:46 pm581d ago
A healthy margin allowed Iowa women’s basketball coach Lisa Bluder to rest her core rotation late in the semifinal win over Michigan.
Iowa Basketball Mar. 9, 2024 7:08 pm581d ago
Women’s basketball: No. 3 Iowa runs away from Michigan, 95-68, in a Big Ten tournament semifinal. Hawkeyes will face Nebraska for the title Sunday.
Iowa Basketball Mar. 9, 2024 7:18 pm581d ago
Follow The Gazette’s live blog as third-ranked Iowa (27-4) takes on Michigan (19-12) in a Big Ten women’s basketball tournament semifinal game Saturday at Target Center in Minneapolis.
Iowa Basketball Mar. 9, 2024 9:17 am581d ago
Time, TV and notes for Saturday’s Big Ten women’s basketball tournament semifinal between No. 3 Iowa and Michigan.
Iowa Basketball Mar. 8, 2024 9:49 pm582d ago
On a rare chilly day for Caitlin Clark, the other Hawkeyes step forward in a 95-62 romp over Penn State in the Big Ten tournament quarterfinals.
Iowa Basketball Mar. 8, 2024 8:58 pm582d ago
Follow The Gazette’s live blog from Target Center as No. 3 Iowa (26-4) takes on Penn State (19-11) in a Big Ten women’s basketball tournament quarterfinal game Friday night.
Iowa Basketball Mar. 7, 2024 7:53 pm583d ago
No. 3 Iowa opens Big Ten tournament play with a quarterfinal Friday against Penn State. The 2-seed, Iowa is one of four teams to earn a double-bye. To win their third consecutive Big Ten tournament title (and their fourth in six years), the Hawkeyes must rattle off three wins in about 41 hours.
Iowa Basketball Mar. 7, 2024 11:03 pm583d ago
Time, TV and notes for Friday’s Big Ten women’s basketball tournament quarterfinal between No. 3 Iowa and Penn State.
Hawk Off the Press Mar. 6, 2024 6:53 pm584d ago
Iowa probably won’t have Molly Davis for the Big Ten women’s basketball tournament this week, but the two-time defending champion Hawkeyes will be among the favorites in Minneapolis. We preview the tournament, Iowa’s NCAA potential and take a peek at the future of the program on this episode of Hawk Off The Press.
Iowa Basketball Mar. 6, 2024 10:33 am584d ago
In the wake of Molly Davis’ knee injury, Iowa’s Sydney Affolter and Kylie Feuerbach ready for expanded roles at the Big Ten women’s basketball tournament.
Iowa Basketball Mar. 5, 2024 1:50 pm585d ago
Women’s basketball: Media, coaches unanimously select Iowa’s Caitlin Clark as the Big Ten player of the year.
High School Basketball Mar. 6, 2024 10:43 am584d ago
Girls’ basketball: Callie Levin of Solon is Miss Iowa Basketball 2024, headlining a list of 13 area first-team all-staters selected by the Iowa Print Sports Writers Association.
Iowa Basketball Mar. 5, 2024 8:07 am585d ago
Women’s basketball: Knee injury is likely to keep Molly Davis out of the Big Ten tournament, but is expected ‘to undergo physical therapy next week to improve mobility for postseason play.’
Iowa Basketball Mar. 3, 2024 5:19 pm587d ago
Caitlin Clark completed her season-long series of record-setting moments, and sixth-ranked Iowa kept that revolving door at No. 2 spinning with a 93-83 women’s basketball victory over Ohio State before a vocal crowd of 14,998 on Sunday at Carver-Hawkeye Arena.
Iowa Basketball Mar. 3, 2024 5:30 pm587d ago
Molly Davis sustained a knee injury in the second quarter of Iowa’s 93-83 victory over Ohio State on Sunday at Carver-Hawkeye Arena.