Sunday Morning Hawkeye News
Colts Head Coach Jim Caldwell Discusses the Team's Safety Position [Colts.com] - Sanders, a Pro Bowl selection in 2005 and 2007, missed 10 games in 2008, then began this past season inactive with a knee injury. He returned, but missed all but two games this past season after sustaining a season-ending biceps injury in October.
Adrian Clayborn: Everyone’s (preseason) all-American [Marc Morehouse] - Iowa defensive end Adrian Clayborn is cool with all the preseason hype going his way. He was added the Bronko Nagurski Trophy, given annually to the nation’s top defensive player, watch list this week.
UI football featured on four major publications [Press Citizen] - Adrian Clayborn stopped at a newsstand long enough a couple weeks ago to thumb through one preseason college football publication.
Ronnie Lester, former Hawkeye, is candidate for Phoenix Suns' GM job [DM Register] - Ronnie Lester, the former Iowa Hawkeye basketball star, is among three assistant general managers who the Phoenix Suns have been granted permission to interview for their vacant GM job, according to the Arizona Republic.
Former Stanford assistant brings track record of success with him to Iowa City [Hawkeye Sports] - University of Iowa Director of Athletics Gary Barta has announced that JD Reive has been named Head Men's Gymnastics coach at the UI. The announcement came today from Barta. Reive replaces former Hawkeye Head Coach Tom Dunn, who retired at the end of the 2010 season.
He Manages - "So how blessed does that make Cameron Cole, a Fort Madison High School 2009 graduate, who is the manager for the University of Iowa softball team?"
Grassley, Harkin challenge BCS conferences - The six BCS conferences recently were put on notice by Iowa’s U.S. senators that their non-profit status could be in jeopardy.
University of Iowa Children's Hospital unveils Xbox game room [Press Citizen] - UI Children’s Hospital was announced as one of the three winners of Xbox 360’s and Children’s Miracle Network’s online “Gameroom Giveaway” contest. The contest awarded the $10,000 game room to the top three vote getters.
Varner and Willey Advance at USA Nationals [Hawkeye Sports] - On the heels of the NCAA Track and Field Championships, three Hawkeye student-athletes laced up their spikes to compete at the USA Track and Field National Championships in Des Moines, IA, this week.
Lions rookie cornerback Amari Spievey is 'getting more comfortable' [Free Press] - Lions rookie cornerback Amari Spievey had a slow start on the second day of minicamp in Allen Park on Thursday, but he heated up quickly and turned a few heads after making two interceptions.
Miami Dolphins Sign Three Draft Picks - The Dolphins signed linebacker A.J. Edds on Thursday.
Tickets going, going (almost) gone [Press Citizen] - Iowa has sold out five of its seven home games, and tickets for the remaining contests might not last much longer.
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