John Steppe

Follow The Gazette’s live blog for score updates, highlights and analysis as sixth-seeded Iowa takes on 11th-seeded Murray State in the first round of the NCAA women’s basketball tournament on Saturday in Norman, Okla.

Marlynne Deede went from winning a national title for the Hawkeyes in 2023-24 to helping others win national titles as a coach in 2024-25.

Iowa forward Ladji Dembele has entered the transfer portal, he announced Thursday on social media, “while keeping open the option to return back to Iowa.”

The Gazette's Jeff Linder joins podcast host John Steppe to preview Iowa women's basketball's Saturday game against Murray State and possible Monday game against Oklahoma.

Ex-Iowa men’s basketball coach Fran McCaffery is “staying in the fight” and “going to be coaching somewhere next year,” he said on a podcast hosted by former college basketball coach James Young.

Omar Young has a “track record of building deep relationships with his players at every level,” Kirk Ferentz said in the press release.

Iowa has officially moved on from Fran McCaffery after 15 seasons. Here is what former players and others in the college basketball community said on social media following Friday’s firing.

For the first time since 2010, the Hawkeyes are searching for a men’s basketball head coach. Here’s a look at the highs and lows of the Fran McCaffery era, by the numbers.

Omar Young, 42, is expected to join Iowa’s staff after working as an offensive coaching assistant with the New England Patriots in 2024 on Jerod Mayo’s staff.

Early signs point toward the Hawkeyes being the favorites to win a national title again in 2026. The path to a third consecutive national championship might have some new obstacles, though, especially with the NCAA taking over administration of the sport.

Iowa softball players say they “all love each other with our whole hearts” as they move on from interim head coach Brian Levin’s in-season departure — and his negative public comments about the team.

Iowa men’s basketball’s issues with attracting fans reached another level in 2024-25.

Scott Dochterman from The Athletic joins Gazette Hawkeye football reporter John Steppe

Josh Dix and the Sandfort brothers’ hot shooting helped the Hawkeyes clinch a Big Ten tournament spot on the last day of the regular season.

Graduate transfer Macey Kilty played a key part in Iowa women’s wrestling’s 2024-25 success as the Hawkeyes won their second consecutive national championship.