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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. 6, 2024 4:32 pm669d ago
Time, TV and notes for Sunday’s NCAA women’s basketball tournament national final between No. 2 Iowa and No. 1 South Carolina.
Iowa Basketball Apr. 6, 2024 4:58 pm669d ago
NCAA women’s basketball: Led by, maybe, the greatest player of all time, Iowa will try to slay Goliath for the second straight year. The second-ranked Hawkeyes (34-4) face No. 1 South Carolina (37-0) for the national championship Sunday at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse.
Iowa Basketball Apr. 6, 2024 3:35 pm669d ago
NCAA women’s basketball: A year after Caitlin Clark’s viral wave-off, South Carolina’s Raven Johnson seeks validation. She is part of the Gamecocks’ vastly improved perimeter game.
Iowa Basketball Apr. 6, 2024 8:17 am670d ago
NCAA women’s basketball: Cedar Rapids native Hannah Stuelke scores 11 of her game-high 23 points in the third quarter, and is 2-for-2 in advancing to the NCAA final.
Iowa Basketball Apr. 6, 2024 12:43 am670d ago
NCAA women’s basketball: No. 2 Iowa edges No. 10 UConn, 71-69, in a national semifinal. The Hawkeyes meet No. 1 South Carolina for the title Sunday.
Iowa Basketball Apr. 4, 2024 3:08 pm671d ago
No. 2 Iowa meets No. 10 UConn in an NCAA women’s basketball national semifinal Friday. Caitlin Clark and Paige Bueckers are the stars. But there will be eight other players on the floor, too.
Iowa Basketball Apr. 4, 2024 5:21 pm671d ago
NCAA women’s basketball: Iowa’s Caitlin Clark repeats as Associated Press player of the year.
Iowa Basketball Apr. 4, 2024 10:17 am671d ago
Monika Czinano has been watching Iowa’s NCAA women’s basketball tournament run from Hungary, where she is playing professionally. “I always had belief that they would make it back to the Final Four,” she said.
Iowa Basketball Apr. 6, 2024 4:18 pm669d ago
Time, TV and notes for Friday’s NCAA women’s basketball tournament national semifinal between No. 2 Iowa and No. 10 Connecticut.
Iowa Basketball Apr. 3, 2024 10:03 am672d ago
A win over Kim Mulkey and LSU and a second straight Final Four bring a “feeling of satisfaction“ to veteran Iowa women’s basketball coach Lisa Bluder, who didn’t need a transfer-portal pickup after all.
Iowa Basketball Apr. 3, 2024 5:48 pm672d ago
Here’s a look at the Final Four women’s basketball teams. It’s Iowa vs. Connecticut on Friday, preceded by South Carolina vs. North Carolina State.
Iowa Basketball Apr. 2, 2024 9:38 am673d ago
NCAA women’s basketball: Addison O’Grady holds Angel Reese to 1-of-10 shooting in the second half, a key factor in Iowa’s 94-87 Elite Eight triumph.
Iowa Basketball Apr. 2, 2024 6:15 pm673d ago
Caitlin Clark added to her lore with 41 points and 12 assists, and Iowa finally got the best of Kim Mulkey in the postseason. The second-ranked Hawkeyes topped No. 8 LSU, 94-87, in an NCAA women’s basketball tournament regional final Monday night at MVP Arena.
Iowa Basketball Mar. 31, 2024 2:47 pm675d ago
NCAA women’s basketball: As Iowa continues to advance, Sydney Affolter continues to blossom. The hard-nosed, versatile junior has been one of the most valuable Hawkeyes in the postseason.
Iowa Basketball Mar. 31, 2024 2:45 pm675d ago
NCAA women’s basketball: Kim Mulkey, Angel Reese and the “good villains” of LSU stand between Iowa and a second straight Final Four.

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