Drake University formally introduced Eric Henderson as the next Bulldog men’s basketball coach during a press conference on Monday. Henderson was announced as the new bench boss back in March.
Former Iowa Hawkeye and current Philadelphia Eagles defensive back Cooper DeJean is teaming up with Octane Sports to host an All-Star Charity Softball Game at Principal Park in Des Moines.
Steve Bergman, who won over 600 games and took home six state titles in his career, is resigning from his position as the boys basketball coach at Iowa City West.
Two more of Ben McCollum’s players from Drake are transferring to Iowa. Kael Combs and Cam Manyawu will join point guard Bennett Stirtz, and follow their head coach to Iowa City.
The new partnership marks the first time a package of Cardinals baseball games will be televised locally on a free and over-the-air channel as part of a non-national broadcast since 2010.
More hockey is headed to Coralville. For the first time in its four-year history as a franchise, the Iowa Heartlanders have clinched a spot in the postseason.
Iowa Hawkeyes senior Payton Sandfort was invited to the State Farm College Dunk and 3-Point Championships in San Antonio, becoming the seventh Hawkeye to participate in the event.
It was a season to remember for Linn-Mar’s Davis Kern. He averaged 22.7 points per game, 9.7 rebounds and 3.2 blocks as he helped lead the Lions back to the state tournament for the first time since 2012. The senior also became both Linn-Mar’s and the Metro’s career scoring leader.
Penn hired Fran McCaffery as its men’s basketball coach on Thursday, two weeks after he was fired at Iowa in a season where the Hawkeyes won their fewest games and had their lowest Big Ten regular-season finish in seven years.
Iowa quarterback Mark Gronowski is not expected to join the Hawkeyes for team practice this spring. The South Dakota State transfer had off-season surgery. Head coach Kirk Ferentz said his recovery is right on schedule.
Costa Rican authorities announced Tuesday that they will continue to investigate the cause of death of the teenage son of former Yankees outfielder Brett Gardner as they ruled out asphyxiation as the reason.
Skylar Vann scored 17 points, Payton Verhulst added 16 and No. 3 seed Oklahoma cruised into the Sweet 16 of the women’s NCAA Tournament, dispatching No. 6 seed Iowa 96-62 on Monday.
