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Mar 24th, 2025 👍 4060

Texas Tech advanced to the Sweet 16 with a 77—64 win over Drake on Saturday night—Darrion Williams scored a season-high 28 points while JT Toppin added 25 points and 12 rebounds. Drake’s coach Ben McCollum, an Iowa City native, is among the leading contenders for the Iowa Hawkeyes job while the Red Raiders will face Arkansas in the West Region semifinals on Thursday.

Mar 24th, 2025 👍 2795

Three Iowa Hawkeyes wrestlers—Drake Ayala at 133, Michael Caliendo at 165 and Stephen Buchanan at 197—will compete in the NCAA finals today while UNI's Parker Keckeisen prepares to defend his 184-pound title.

Mar 24th, 2025 👍 4153

A video shows an Iowa City police officer punching 48-year-old Jonathan Kim several times after Kim allegedly hit him first on Tuesday — the officer then handcuffed Kim when police tried to serve an arrest warrant for assault charges on South Gilbert Court.

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