As criticism swirls about officiating in the WNBA and hard fouls againstCaitlin Clark, NBA commissionerAdam Silveraddressed the chatter. He said Thursday the discussion is about more than just the referees.Silver called Clark a “political football” of sorts amid the dialogue around the WNBA. She has
With Power Four conference media days well underway, and the SEC and Big Ten still ahead, all eyes are officially on the upcoming 2026 college football season, which begins in just six weeks. In the meantime, a panel of CBS Sports’ experts pooled their collective knowledge to deliver their annual he
When the 2026 season begins, the Big Ten will look to continue its run of College Football Playoff national championships. On3 is previewing the upcoming year with the CFP favorites, power rankings and more.Indianacompleted a historic two-year turnaround underCurt Cignettiby winning last year’s nati
The Iowa men’s basketball team was back on the court on Wednesday and we got our second look at the Hawkeyes this summer. Take a look at the clips from practice and see how the veterans like Cooper Koch and Tate Sage look in their more expanded roles. We also feature the play of big men Trevin Jirak
During the month of July, college basketball coaches usually spend quite a bit of time on the recruiting trail. But, when they are back home, they love getting back in the gym to work with their players. Ben McCollum was back in the practice gym in Iowa City and his voice was in mid-season form as i
At some point during the later stages of last year’s Iowa basketball season, something clicked for Cooper Koch. After an up and down season, Koch found his groove from three point range and the confidence on the court blossomed. The result was an incredibly strong performance that was critical to Io
Watching the Iowa basketball team practice on Wednesday morning, one of the five best players on the floor was sophomore big man Trevin Jirak. Not only has he improved his game on the floor, but he also improved his physical conditioning and that showed up immediately on the floor.The 6-foot-11 big
Moving halfway across the country wasn’t a bit deal for Ethan Harris. The freshman forward from the state of Washington looked at it this way, he felt like he was going to be focused on basketball rather than anything else in college.On Wednesday, Harris met with the media in Iowa City for the first
Ty’Reek Coleman is confident in what he can do on the basketball court. He showed that last year at Illinois State in his freshman year. Now has gets to show even more of his skill set this season at the University of Iowa.The sophomore guard is simply looking to fit in with his new teammates in Iow
Coming out of spring football, Iowa quarterbacks Hank Brown and Jeremy Hecklinski were neck and neck in their battle to be the starting signal caller for the Hawkeyes. The battle will continue on when fall camp gets underway in early August in Iowa City.On Wednesday the two contenders for the starti
Tony Diaz and Evan James decided to transfer to Iowa in January and join the Hawkeye program. James was a wide receiver from Furman who had a standout freshman season. Diaz is a also a sophomore from Texas Rio Grand Valley, who was a high impact player in his first year.Both players arrived in Iowa
When he was a true freshman walk-on to the Iowa program, DJ Vonnahme wasn’t expecting to see the field. However, he found it by making an impact on special teams. That lead to playing tight end this past season and by the end of the year, he was putting up huge numbers in the passing game.Which brin
For the third year in a row, Kamari Moulton is heading into the season with a different position coach. He began his career with Ladell Betts, who recruited him to Iowa. Then last year it was Omar Young taking over. This year it’s former Hawkeye player Jay Norvell leading the running back room.Moult
With the start of fall camp just a couple of weeks away, some Iowa football players are trying to pack on a few pounds. In the case of LJ Phillips, the new Iowa running back has worked hard to shed a few pounds heading into camp.Phillips felt he needed to cut some weight this summer and worked with
It has been a revolving door at the pitching coach position for the Iowa Baseball program. When the first pitch of the 2027 season is delivered in February, it will be the fifth time in six years that the year begins with a new pitching coach. D1Baseball’s Kendall Rogers reports thatRick Hellerhas h
It’s never too early to start with the annual bracketology projections, especially not when the NCAA Tournament field will be expanded to 76 teams for the first time. So ESPN has updated its look at the potential bracket after the latest moves in the sport.Rosters, at this point, are all but set hea
We continue our summer coaches series by visiting with former Iowa player and current Hawkeye tight end coach, Abdul Hodge. The conversation begins with discussing what he has learned about coaching the position and on offense in the last five years? How does he lean to the tradition of the tight en
We have been off for nearly two weeks, but the Hawkeye Report Podcast is back in action this week. We have plenty to get caught up on and start with Tom Kakert reviewing his trip to Las Vegas to watch NBA Summer League with several former Hawkeyes taking part, and three days spent at the Nike EYBL e
As the 2026 college football season inches closer,preseason rankingscontinue to roll in across the sport. This time,USA Todaytook on one of the toughest debates in the game by ranking the nation’stop head coachesentering the new year.The rankingsreflecteverything from national championships and play
USA Todayranked all 18 Big Ten football programs ahead of the 2026 college football season, so you know kickoff is near. In a little more than a month,we’ll see if Paul Myerberg’s current rankings will hold up as another season approaches.For these rankings, these are how all of the Big Ten football
It’s our final day in Las Vegas and we were back in the gym bright and early today getting another look at the top players on Iowa’s recruiting radar. The names are well known and we also have news and notes from our exclusive interview with 2027 point guard Cayden Daughtry and what he had to say ab
Welcome to the most stressful time of the year for college baseball coaches. MLB Draft Week. Across the country, college baseball coaches are sitting on the edge of their seats waiting to see what happens to their players and recruits in the draft.For Rick Heller and the Iowa Hawkeyes, they will lik
Entering the 2026 college football season,ESPN’s FPIranked the top teams with a chance to win the national championship. It gave three teams a 10% or higher chance of bringing home the trophy.The rankings align closely with FPI’s preseason Top 25 teams, which released Thursday. There are some slight
The 2026 college football season is now less than two months away when a slate of Week 0 officially kick off Saturday, Aug. 29. And while that might seem like a long time for diehard college football fans, fear not, longtime college football expert Phil Steele has you covered with his annual preview
It’s time once again for summer’s biggest wrestling extravaganza – contained in its entirety at the remote locale of Fargo, North Dakota.That’s right, folks, the 2026 U.S. Marine Corps Junior Nationals – better known as ‘Fargo’ – have arrived.Last July, over eight thousand high school wrestlers from
It’s time once again for summer’s biggest wrestling extravaganza – contained in its entirety at the remote locale of Fargo, North Dakota.That’s right, folks, the 2026 U.S. Marine Corps Junior Nationals – better known as ‘Fargo’ – have arrived.Last July, over eight thousand high school wrestlers from
Preseason rankings continue to roll out ahead of the 2026 college football season. Thursday, ESPN released itsinitial Football Power Index (FPI) rankings.Ohio Statecomes in as the top team in the FPI to start the year. The Buckeyes return a number of key playmakers on offense, led by quarterbackJuli
Arriving in Iowa City as a true freshman last season, not many knew what to expect fromJourney Houston. A former four-star recruit that almost unfairly tumbled down the recruiting rankings after a torn ACL in high school, the question for Houston wasn’t her talent, but where in the rotation she’d be
It’s day two of action in Las Vegas for the next to last stop on the Nike EYBL circuit and college coaches can be in the gym officially today. That meant that Ben McCollum, who was here last night watching his son, Tate play for Kingdom Hoops, can be here all day. He was in the Las Vegas Convention
Ahead of the upcoming college football season,Phil Steelehas released his Preseason College Football 2026 All-American Teams.The First Team is headlined by starOregonquarterbackDante Moore, superstarOhio Statewide receiverJeremiah Smith, All-SECTexaslinebackerColin Simmons, and All-AmericanNotre Dam
