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Birds are smarter and more talented than people -- or have you flown to Seattle recently without needing an airplane?
Photo by Raghav Srikanth on Unsplash
I’ve been called a birdbrain a few times in my life, sometimes by people who watched me walk into a sliding glass door.
I now realize that was a compliment I hadn’t earned.
Mike Hlas - Out of Bounds i...
The Ohio State dynasty observed Iowa’s week in the spotlight, then came to Kinnick Stadium and played like kings against commoners
Fans leaving before the end of a big game is never a good sign for the home team. (Mike Hlas photo)
IOWA CITY — Iowa football fans were up to their hips in hoopla for a week. Then their team found itself up to its eyeballs in Buckeyes.
Oh...
My pick for ESPN College GameDay’s guest-picker at Iowa this week? Hint: He’s from Haggleworth, Iowa
Thanks to Elevenwarriors.com. And Home Depot can thank me.
There was a typographical error in my previous most-recent post here, and this is what it said:
I tend not to give two hoots about whether ESPN’s GameDay is held in Athens, Georgi...
Hawkeyes football would enter national conversation with win at Michigan
Iowa Swarm 2026 (Hawkeyesports.com photo)
Hype is part of a sportswriter’s toolbox, so let’s pull it out and get to work as Saturday’s Iowa-Michigan football game approaches.
I’m saying it, and saying it with conviction: This is the Hawke...
Iowa’s high schools are without any Beetdiggers or Cornjerkers, but still have some Midgets (and Midgettes)
The mascot of the Estherville Lincoln Central Midgets, who may be on his last legs
(For those who prefer the sporty stuff, I’ll have something on Saturday’s Iowa-Michigan game later in the week. I’m still trying to wake up from the UNI-Iow...
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I'm the former longtime sports columnist of the Cedar Rapids Gazette, ready to reach higher ground. And I don't mean the Poconos. I'll be writing about sports and more here, and oh, the fun we'll have.
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