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January 2003

Iowa returns to Big Ten play against Purdue

by admin on January 31, 2003

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The Iowa Hawkeyes return to Big Ten action at home against Purdue. The Boilermakers are 13-4 overall, 5-1 in the Big Ten and Iowa coach Steve Alford says this team has the personality of coach Gene Keady, which means they’re very physical and play tough defense. With Jared Reiner sidelined with a knee injury the play of junior forward Glen Worley becomes even more important.Alford says Josh Kimm and Kurt Spurgeon will join the rotation, and he says they should be ready and will have to make the most of their opportunity.

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Drake tries to weather a tough stretch

by admin 01/31/03 5:13 PM

The Drake Bulldogs will bid for an upset when they host 16th ranked Creighton in Missouri Valley action. After opening the season with high hopes, the Bulldogs have struggled to a 2-6 Valley record and stand 7-12 overall.Drake coach Kurt Kanaskie says they’re disappointed, but looking back he says they’ve lost some games to teams [...]

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Iowa Conference men’s race still wide open

by admin 01/31/03 5:12 PM

The Iowa Conference men’s basketball race heads into the second half with half of the teams still in the title hunt. Buena Vista leads the way with a 7-2 record. Simpson, Loras, Cornell and Wartburg are all a game back in the loss column.Wartburg coach Dick Peth says with a strong finish any of the [...]

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Iowa man hangs himself in Missouri jail

by admin 01/31/03 5:10 PM

An Iowa man has hanged himself while being held in a northeast Missouri jail. The inmate’s identified as 33-year-old Ronald Allen Miller of Sioux City, Iowa. Authorities say Miller was found dead in his cell Wednesday night. He’d been an inmate in the Skyler County jail since late November when he was taken [...]

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Governor proposes budget with a one-point-eight-percent increase

by admin 01/31/03 5:04 PM

Governor Tom Vilsack proposes a more than four-and-a-half billion dollar spending plan for state government that includes tiny increases for education and environmental programs. Vilsack’s budget sketch calls for a one-point-eight percent overall spending increase. Vilsack calls it the “Goldilocks Budget” as some will say it’s too much spending, other will say too little, while [...]

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Eagle Grove remembers terrible event 30 years ago

by admin 01/31/03 5:02 PM

This weekend marks the 30th anniversary of a disastrous event that struck a small north-central Iowa town, making headlines around the world. It was Friday night, February 2nd of 1973, when an explosion leveled part of downtown Eagle Grove, killing 14 people. Eagle Grove Fire Chief Gary Lalor (law’-lur) remembers the incident well. Chief [...]

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U-of-I President won’t comment on Pierce report

by admin 01/31/03 5:01 PM

The incoming University of Iowa president won’t comment on a campus committee’s report on the school’s handling of a sexual assault case involving basketball player Pierre Pierce. Pierce was charged with sexual abuse for an incident involving a woman who’s also an athlete at the school. He pleaded guilty to a reduce charge [...]

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