Mike Hlas

Mason City relied on AI in banning of 19 renowned books, including Buzz Bissinger’s bestseller about a high school football team and the world in which it lived.

The Iowa men’s basketball team averaged 116 points over three wins in France and Spain, with Payton Sandfort and Tony Perkins playing like the veterans they are.

Third-year sophomore Gennings Dunker is hungry to eat, block, lift weights and read books, and the 320-pounder could be soon be a big player for the Hawkeyes.

Hawkeye This, Hawkeye That, and Hawkeye The Other Thing will be at Kinnick Stadium Friday to cover the annual Hawkeyepalooza.

Former Iowa men’s basketball player Joe Wieskamp has joined his third NBA team. He signed a training camp contract with the Dallas Mavericks after getting waived by the Toronto Raptors in July.

Senior cornerback T.J. Tampa could have played college football at Georgia and could have gone to the NFL after last season. He likes Iowa State, which is a good thing for the Cyclones.

Iowa started its three-game European tour with a blowout behind 22 points apiece from Payton Sandfort and transfer Ben Krikke.

If you thought winning a conference football or basketball championship was hard for Iowa before, wait until the four Pac-12 refugees jump on board.

Six new Hawkeyes will blend in with returnees for Iowa men’s basketball games in France and Spain.

A minimalist media day precedes a season in which no one knows who will quarterback Iowa State’s football team.

Some day, we’ll all look back at this week’s additions to the Big Ten and Big 12 and it will all seem funny. Or not.

Can you imagine the fallout had an Iowa or Iowa State athlete been found to have bet against his own team?

Later this week, Justin Thomas will try to reverse recent results and move toward earning a spot on the Zach Johnson-captained U.S. Ryder Cup team.

While we’re pushing Nebraska back out of the Big Ten, let’s see to it that USC and UCLA never arrive.

Next Monday’s Zach Johnson Foundation Classic has added Justin Thomas, one of pro golf’s biggest names. The 15-time PGA Tour-winner is playing in Minnesota this week with hopes of getting a Ryder Cup selection by U.S. team captain Johnson.