1. Iowa Hawkeye Halloween: The Indiana Hoosiers' Worst Nightmare

    In honor of Halloween, the Iowa Hawkeyes disguised themselves in their Jekyll and Hyde costumes.  They played like the destructive Hyde, too, until the fourth quarter, when the rational and sane Dr...

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  2. Roger Federer Fights for Supremacy in Basel

    How many times can you inflate a balloon before the skin gives out—before the form will no longer hold air? Can you extend its life by only rolling it out only once a year to fly above ...

    JA Allen Written by JA Allen about over 3 years ago 2,264 reads 22 comments

  3. Zultan's Fearless Big Ten Plus Football Predictions: Week Nine

    Zultan abandoned his natural inscrutable psychic forces and went with science last weekend, to his detriment. The bumps on his head should have led the all-seeing phrenologist to realize that ...

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  4. For the Iowa Hawkeyes, Eight Is Not Enough!

    For the Iowa Hawkeyes, it was an ugly affair—traveling to East Lansing, playing in front of hostile fans demanding you go down to defeat...

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  5. Iowa Hawkeyes 2009: Getting No Respect

    "Champions believe in themselves even if no one else does."  — Unknown The universal problem with the University of Iowa Hawkeyes is that no will will count them out—yet, no one quite believes in them, either...

    JA Allen Written by JA Allen about over 3 years ago 1,386 reads 11 comments

  6. Serving It Up in Doha: Women's Tennis Year-End Championships

    Finally the end of another agonizing year for the women’s tour is upon us. As the eight top seeds in the women’s game head off to Doha, the tournament will reveal once and for all who will end 2009 ranked numero uno...

    JA Allen Written by JA Allen about over 3 years ago 1,701 reads 26 comments

  7. Zultan's Fearless College Football Predictions: Week Eight

    What do a Buckeye, a Sooner, and a Hokie have in common? They all lost last weekend and ruined Zultan’s life! The mighty seer expected so much more—like a victory! Now the mighty one lives ...

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  8. Iowa Hawkeyes Reach a Perfect Seven/Eleven on the Year

    Iowa defeated the Wisconsin Badgers on the road Saturday at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, 20-10.  Prior to kickoff, Iowa fans were edgy and nervous.  Sure, Iowa was 6-0, actually 10-0 since November of 2008...

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  9. Golden Era of the '80s: Tennis Soars in Popularity

    It was the best of times, tennis in the '80s, when the thrill of tense tiebreaks entered everyman’s domicile, highlighted by exotic locales like Paris, Melbourne, London, and New York...

    JA Allen Written by JA Allen about over 3 years ago 5,221 reads 22 comments

  10. Zultan's Fearless College Football Predictions: Week Seven

    Zultan the magnificent almost achieved nirvana this past weekend, only missing the  objective because the Aggies failed to live up to their promise to shoot down the Cowboys. Texas A&M came so close—but failed in the end...

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  11. Amelie Mauresmo: Leaving Tennis Behind?

    Headlines whispered earlier this week that Frenchwoman Amelie Mauresmo was considering retirement from tennis. At the age of 30, it may seem that Mauresmo has been around forever. She has, in fact, been playing tennis professionally for 16 years...

    JA Allen Written by JA Allen about over 3 years ago 1,301 reads 33 comments

  12. Iowa Hawkeyes: Perfect in Prime Time

    After waiting all day, the Iowa faithful piled into the stands or gathered in front of their televisions to watch the nationally broadcast game of the week in prime time from Kinnick Stadium as the No...

    JA Allen Written by JA Allen about over 3 years ago 917 reads 21 comments

  13. Bjorn Borg: The Beginning of the End, Pt. 3

    The Iceman Melts Away... It was like being evicted from your neighborhood playground where you practiced ball all of your life, where you reigned as King of the Mountain, swatting down the little kids who scrabbled toward you to reach the top...

    JA Allen Written by JA Allen about over 3 years ago 557 reads 47 comments

  14. Iowa-Michigan: There's No Place Like Home...

    It is homecoming in Iowa City. This brings back memories of large golden mums with a black “I” affixed in the center. It also brings back memories of dueling marching bands and Big Ten spectacle on the football field...

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  15. Twins Playoff Diaries: Minnesota Magic in October

    Baseball is simple and timeless—there is a man, a ball, a bat, and unending athleticism. American baseball strategy has not changed that much in the past 100 years. Pin-point execution and smart play are the keys...

    JA Allen Written by JA Allen about over 3 years ago 187 reads 12 comments

  16. Fearless Football Predictions for Week Six: Big Ten Plus

    Zultan was a whisker away from being perfect this past Saturday, but the football gods conspired against the surly seer, banishing his chance for glory by making players drop and fumble the ball and generally hand victory over to the opposition...

    JA Allen Written by JA Allen about over 3 years ago 1,136 reads 35 comments

  17. Men's Tennis Power Rankings: Juan Martin del Potro Holds On to the Top Spot

    After the U.S. Open and the Davis Cup in September, tennis has been pretty quiet, which usually happens after the concluding Grand Slam of the season...

    JA Allen Written by JA Allen about over 3 years ago 762 reads 29 comments

  18. Iowa Hawkeyes 2009: We've Only Just Begun...

    After Iowa’s first two possessions, the going got tough, at least from Iowa’s side of the ball. But as the Iowa faithful are wont to say, "a win is win, no matter how ugly." Ugly it was...

    JA Allen Written by JA Allen about over 3 years ago 797 reads 30 comments

  19. In the "Zone" with Mats Wilander: French Open Final 1988

    "In the flow, in a groove, on a roll, in the zone—whatever you call it, it's all defining one thing. It's that special feeling of thinking you can do no wrong and everything goes your way...

    JA Allen Written by JA Allen about over 3 years ago 570 reads 27 comments

  20. Bjorn Borg: The Beginning of the End, Pt. 2

    For Bjorn Borg, the summer of 1980 was a time of highs and lows, of thrilling victory followed by stunning defeat...

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  21. Big Ten Football Plus: Fearless Predictions for Week Five

    Week Five Zultan promises to lay off the grain alcohol after tanking last week, scoring only six out of 10, or 60 percent. Overall, Zultan comes in at 77 percent, 24 of 31...

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  22. Iowa-Penn State: A Changing of the Guard in the Big Ten

    It was Saturday night. The night of the big game. After watching offensive-minded teams struggle all day long in a deluge that seemed to blanket the nation, Iowa fans were concerned to see sheets ...

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  23. Bjorn Borg: The Beginning of the End, Pt. 1

    "My greatest point is my persistence. I never give up in a match. However down I am, I fight until the last ball. My list of matches shows that I have turned a great many so-called irretrievable defeats into victories...

    JA Allen Written by JA Allen about over 3 years ago 688 reads 46 comments

  24. Iowa-Penn State: Revenge Is a Dish Best Served Cold...

    The perfect Penn State Nittany Lions came calling at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City on Nov. 8 last year hoping to secure a shot at the national championship as one of the teams in the creme de la creme BCS Bowl in Miami...

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  25. Big Ten Football Plus: Fearless Predictions For Week Four

    Week Four: Sept. 26, 2009 Last week, Zultan was 8-for-10, or 80 percent, in predicting winners in Big Ten football contests on Saturday, Sept. 19. The misses were Northern Illinois’ upset of Purdue and Indiana’s road win over Akron...

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