By Andrew Thomison | @Andrew_Thomison Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS — “Who has it any better than us?” Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh said once more, after his Wolverines won their third consecutive Big Ten football championship, defeating Iowa 26-0. In a perfect season marked by a pair of suspensions of the coach, including the conference-imposed …

By Mitch Friesenborg Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS – After a long, difficult walk in the belly of Lucas Oil Stadium, Iowa sophomore quarterback Deacon Hill told his teammates he loved them. The Hawkeyes had just gotten shellacked by Michigan 26-0 in the Big Ten Football Championship Game. For these Hawkeyes, it was a natural …

By Michael Hemmerle | @MichaelHemmerle Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS – He had entered the game in the first half, part of a flurry of Iowa substitutions that made freshman Payton Sandfort easy to miss. He had averaged 5.0 points in his freshman season and went scoreless in 10 games. Sandfort had double-figure games against …

By Michael Harley | @mhar3481 Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS – Coming off an emotional last-second win on Saturday in the semifinal round of the Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament, the Iowa Hawkeyes completed the task and defeated the Purdue Boilermakers, 75-66, on Sunday afternoon to win the championship. The title is the first for …

By Michael Hemmerle Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS – On the day that will be remembered for Jordan Bohannon’s game-winning shot to send Iowa to the Big Ten Championship Game, the play of Keegan Murray made it possible. Murray, a 6-foot-8 sophomore, became the first player in the 24-year history of the Big Ten Men’s …

By Michael Harley | @mhar3481 Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS — In his 177th game as an Iowa Hawkeye, Jordan Bohannon banked in the biggest shot of his career. With a semifinal game of the Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament against Indiana knotted at 77, the Hawkeyes were looking to take the final shot of …

By Seth Hine Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS — In the first-ever Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament meeting of Rutgers and Iowa, Iowa was able to come away with a 84-74 win. Iowa (24-9), after setting the tournament record for points scored at 112 on Thursday, was able to make solid use of its bench …

By Michael Hemmerle Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS — The Iowa Hawkeyes put on a show in the most one-sided game in the 24-year history of the Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament, beating Northwestern, 112-76, in a game that set multiple records. The fifth-seeded Hawkeyes (23-9) advanced to a quarterfinal game against No. 4 Rutgers …

By Laura Vazquez David | @lauravazquezpr Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS — As the Iowa Hawkeyes prepared for the championship game of the Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament against the Indiana Hoosiers, all eyes were on Big Ten Player of the Year Caitlin Clark. But Monica Czinano really stole the show. Czinano led her team …

By Joe Tykane Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS — The Iowa Hawkeyes made history Sunday evening, beating the Indiana Hoosiers, 74-67, to win their fourth Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament championship and the second in four seasons. The victory comes on the heels of a regular season in which Iowa finished tied for the best …