University of Iowa has always been a source for college wrestling coaches, going back to those under legendary coach Dan Gable. Now, former wrestlers under Tom Brands are influencing wrestlers across the country.
The Iowa baseball team received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament Monday, assigned to a four-team regional played at Terre Haute, Ind. The Hawkeyes are the regional’s No. 2 seed and will play third-seeded North Carolina in an opening game Friday afternoon.
Inside Carolina reported Wednesday that Linn-Mar High graduate Marcus Paige is expected to become the North Carolina men’s basketball program’s director of team and player development for head coach Hubert Davis.
Deja Kelly scored 29 points to power No. 8 North Carolina to a 17-point comeback over No. 5 Iowa State and win 73-64 in the championship game of the Phil Knight Invitational tournament Sunday.
Caleb Grill hit seven 3-pointers and scored a career-high 31 points and Iowa State rallied in the final five minutes to stun No. 1 North Carolina 70-65 on Friday in the semifinals of the Phil Knight Invitational.
Of the 30 players on the opening day roster for the Cedar Rapids Kernels, 18 already have played here, which bodes well for the start of the Midwest League season.
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