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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 4:11 pm925d ago
NCAA women’s basketball tournament: Two days after stunning No. 1 South Carolina, Hawkeyes will try to complete a championship journey Sunday against LSU.
Iowa Basketball Apr. 1, 2023 1:43 pm925d ago
NCAA women’s basketball tournament: What South Carolina Coach Dawn Staley said about her team, race and the national media.
Iowa Basketball Apr. 1, 2023 8:59 am925d 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 am925d 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 am926d 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 pm927d ago
NCAA women’s basketball tournament: Remembering Iowa’s 1993 Final Four team.
Iowa Basketball Mar. 30, 2023 6:08 pm927d 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 pm927d 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 pm927d 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 am928d 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 pm929d ago
Caitlin Clark was undeniable Sunday with the Final Four squarely in her sights
Iowa Basketball Mar. 27, 2023 10:04 am930d 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 am930d 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 am931d 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 pm931d ago
NCAA women’s basketball tournament: 40 minutes — and Louisville — stand between the Iowa Hawkeyes and the Final Four.