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UNI Defeats Tulsa, But Falls To Stanford To End Season
The UNI softball team was looking to stay alive in the NCAA Lincoln Regional on Saturday. The Panthers got through one road block by defeating Tulsa 2-1. It's UNI's first ever NCAA tournament win.... Read More » 
Softball: No. 14 Nebraska Beats UNI, 4-0
LINCOLN, Neb. - Host Nebraska beat Missouri Valley Conference champion Northern Iowa 4-0 on Friday night in the first game off NCAA tournament regional play. The Panthers play Tulsa Saturday at 5 p.m.... Read More » 
Kurt Warner Hammers Home Second-Chances
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Kurt Warner’s public charity is the First Things First Foundation, but his recurring theme is second-chances. That has been illustrated in his USA Network reality show, “The Moment,”... Read More » 
Iowa AD Barta: No More FCS GamesIOWA CITY, Iowa - Iowa athletics director Gary Barta was on ESPN’s College Football Live on Thursday to discuss FCS-level schools on the Hawkeyes future schedules. Monday, The Gazette reported that Iowa... Read More » 
Big Ten: We'll Work With You, FCSIOWA CITY, Iowa - Now this is the offseason. Spring football is over. The next real touchpoint for Iowa football is the Big Ten media days in Chicago on July 24 and 25. The first game is Aug. 31. We’re... Read More »
UNI Likely To Stay FCS School, Despite Big Ten ChangesIOWA CITY, Iowa — The Big Ten's decision to eliminate future schedules with Football Championship Subdivision schools has no bearing on whether Northern Iowa will leap to the bowl subdivision. Northern... Read More » 
UNI Goes Primetime In Spring Game
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa — Northern Iowa ended spring football practice with a game pitting offense versus defense, seeking to rebound from the program’s first losing season since 2002. Rising sophomore quarterback... Read More » 
Talking NFL Draft On Monday's 'On Iowa Live'CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - Watch Monday's episode of 'On Iowa Live,' where TV9's Scott Saville will be joined by the Gazette's Marc Morehouse and Scott Dochterman to talk about Hawkeye football, Iowa State's... Read More » 
Relays: UNI's Gooris Surges, ISU Women Win
DES MOINES, Iowa — Still shocked, but smiling, Northern Iowa decathlete Daniel Gooris listened to coach Dan Steele’s question. “We were standing around and he goes, ‘Hey, everyone who’s a two-time Drake... Read More » 
Iowa's Davis To Cleveland And Other Draft Deals
IOWA CITY, Iowa - Cedar Rapids native and Iowa wide receiver Keenan Davis will have the opportunity to play in the NFL. Davis was undrafted Saturday, but the 22-year-old agreed to terms with the Cleveland... Read More » 
Weber State ends UNI's season
Michael Bonner I'm a multimedia journalist here, which means I'll write, broadcast, tweet and facebook about all things Iowa sports. I'm a [...] michael.bonner@sourcemedia.net Updated: 30 March... Read More » 
Jacobson Signs Extension
CEDAR FALLS – The University of Northern Iowa announced Friday it has signed a new 10-year contract with head men’s basketball coach Ben Jacobson. The deal replaces a 10-year contract the coach signed... Read More » 
UNI's Sinkfield Not At 'Best' But Still Impresses
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa - A buzz spread throughout the UNI-Dome as NFL scouts discarded the cones that provided a running lane for the 40 yard dash. The drill concluded and the whispers began. Northern Iowa... Read More » 
UNI Gets Offensive In CIT Quarterfinal Win Over Bradley
CEDAR FALLS — He smiled when asked what he expects Saturday night. One of those sly smiles. It was a rather silly reporter’s question to begin with since Deon Mitchell has no idea who his Northern Iowa... Read More » 
UNI Beats Illinois-Chicago To Advance In CIT
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa – During the pregame shoot around, Northern Iowa filled the basket with balls – literally. Chip Rank poured in a 3 from the wing at the same time two other shots fell, which clogged the... Read More » 
Iowa State, UNI Make Strides Forward At NCAA Wrestling
DES MOINES, Iowa — The Iowa State and Northern Iowa programs took big steps at the 2013 NCAA Wrestling Division I Championships. But to the team’s coaches and wrestlers, it wasn’t enough. Too many what-ifs,... Read More » 
UNI's Bonin Becomes All-American At 157
DES MOINES, Iowa - The UNI coaching staff told senior David Bonin at the beginning of the season to make sure he had a lot of family in Des Moines in March. “Something big is going to happen,” he said... Read More » 
Wrestling: Iowa's Ramos, St. John Tough Out Trip To Finals
DES MOINES, Iowa – It wasn’t easy for Tony Ramos and Derek St. John. It was probably just as tough for University of Iowa fans to watch, but both produced gutsy victories in gut-wrenching performances. Ramos... Read More » 
Wrestling: UNI Moving In Right DirectionDES MOINES, Iowa — To Northern Iowa coach Doug Schwab, it’s all about moving forward. The Panthers took a big step in that direction Thursday during the first day of the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships,... Read More » 
Wrestling: UNI Plans To 'Shock The World'
DES MOINES, Iowa – Northern Iowa had about as good a first round as possible today at the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships inside Wells Fargo Arena. The Panthers’ four qualifiers went 5-0 with... Read More » 
UNI's Lazor Gets Thrilling Win Over PSU's Pearsall
DES MOINES, Iowa - Northern Iowa's Joey Lazor got a 12-4 win over Penn State's Bryan Pearsall at 141 for his second win of the day. Here's how the wild match unfolded: 
Northern Iowa Beats North Dakota In CITCEDAR FALLS –In Northern Iowa’s first meeting against North Dakota in November, 10 Panthers saw the court for at least 10 minutes. The second time around on Wednesday UNI head coach Ben Jacobson rotated... Read More » 
Wrestling: UNI's Loder Seeks Elusive MedalCEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - The saying is, “close only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades.” University of Northern Iowa’s Ryan Loder isn’t concerned with ringers or explosives. He wrestles, so close doesn’t... Read More » 
UNI's Jacobson: 'We Should've Been In The NIT'CEDAR FALLS, Iowa – Ben Jacobson stepped the podium armed with the knowledge that the people he faced were ready to fire questions at him. So why waste any time? “How about we just start with questions... Read More » 
Rematch Between UNI and UND in the CIT
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa - The UNI Panthers will play in the CIT after an 18-14 season, it's the fifth straight season the Panthers have played in the postseason. They will take on North Dakota in a rematch... Read More » 
WBB: UNI's Kalin Named MVC 'Player Of The Year'
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa - Jacqui Kalin has been named the 2013 College Sports Madness Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Year, it was announced today by the staff. "The staff and team couldn't be more... Read More »
Jacobson, Panthers Prepping For Next StepCEDAR FALLS, Iowa — Following a one-game exit from the Missouri Valley Conference tournament, the Northern Iowa men’s basketball team has more to do than sit around and wait and see where it will be playing... Read More » 
Wrestling: NCAA Division 1 Tournament Brackets AnnouncedIOWA CITY, Iowa - The NCAA announced the Division 1 wrestling tournament brackets Wednesday. Here are the brackets in their entirety: Read More » 
UNI Falls To Illinois State In MVC Quarterfinals
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Tyler Brown had 28 points and nine rebounds as Illinois State knocked off Northern Iowa 73-65 in the quarterfinals of the Missouri Valley Conference tournament Friday night. The sixth-seeded... Read More » 
Panthers Trying To Re-create 2010 March Magic
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa – When Northern Iowa’s senior classed traveled to St. Louis as freshmen, they returned with a Missouri Valley Conference championship trophy. In the following two trips to "Arch Madness"... Read More » 
Seniors Save UNI, Panthers Beat Redbirds To Clinch MVC 3-Seed
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa – Each senior walked off the court to a standing ovation before the final buzzer sounded. Marc Sonnen fouled out with 4:57 remaining. With 2.9 left, Anthony James and Jake Koch followed... Read More » 
Southern Illinois Hands UNI Second Straight Loss
CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) — Desmar Jackson scored 18 points and grabbed seven rebounds, helping Southern Illinois to a 63-57 Senior Night victory over Northern Iowa on Wednesday. Jeff Early, who along with... Read More » 
Late Technical Dooms UNI In Loss To Denver
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa – It percolated throughout the game. Marc Sonnen walked to the bench after a timeout and said to the officials, “That was out of bounds.” Matt Bohannon awaited an answer on the same... Read More » 
UNI Edges Missouri State To Stay Hot
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — Seth Tuttle scored 19 points and pulled down 12 rebounds, Anthony James added 17 points, and Northern Iowa moved into sole possession of third place in the Missouri Valley Conference... Read More » 
UNI Uses 3-Pointers To Beat Drake
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Marc Sonnen and Anthony James scored 17 points each, and Northern Iowa was dangerous from 3-point range in a 71-64 victory against Drake on Saturday night. The Panthers (16-11,... Read More » 
Koch Surges Late, UNI Upsets Creighton
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa – Prior to the game Northern Iowa jogged off the court and into the locker room. One Panther remained on the court – kind of. Jake Koch didn’t follow his teammates but he exited the... Read More » 
Big Ten Schedule Change Potentially 'Devastating' To UNICEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - Wisconsin athletics director Barry Alvarez said on his radio show Tuesday that Big Ten officials agreed to stop scheduling FCS opponents. That statement reverberated in Iowa, where... Read More » 
UNI Alum Patrick Murphy Returns Home With A Ring
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa – The photos scattered on the circular black waist-high tables. A white border surrounded each photo. Black ink signatures, which looked to come from a fountain pen, added color to the... Read More » 
UNI Signs 23 Players, Xavier QB Will Walk On
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa - One day in February college football takes the spotlight across the nation for national signing day. The University of Northern Iowa made a splash across the state signing 23 new student... Read More »
UNI Uses Late Run To Win Sloppy Game Over Missouri State
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa - It certainly won't go down as the prettiest game of basketball played this year, but through the slop of a low-scoring game, UNI got points in one big bunch and beat Missouri State... Read More » 
UNI Upsets Wichita State 57-52
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa – The Panthers limped into the McLeod Center Saturday, last-second losers in their previous two. Waiting for Northern Iowa in its home arena stood the No. 15 team in the nation, Wichita... Read More » 
UNI Squanders Late Lead, Loses In Overtime At Evansville
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) — Colt Ryan scored 23 points, including a jumper with 33 seconds left in overtime that ended up being the winning score, in Evansville's 54-51 victory over Northern Iowa on Tuesday... Read More » 
Koch Fouls Odum With .3 Left, Indiana State Wins 59-58
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — Jake Odum's two free throws with 0.3 seconds left gave Indiana State a 59-58 win over Northern Iowa on Saturday. Northern Iowa had gone ahead 58-57 on Anthony James' jumper with... Read More » 
Sonnen Drains Five 3s, Northern Iowa Drops Southern Illinois
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) — Marc Sonnen had 15 points on five made 3-pointers and Northern Iowa shot 48.8 percent from the field in a 58-45 victory over Missouri Valley foe Southern Illinois on Wednesday... Read More » 
UNI's Mitchell Naturally Gets Teammates Involved
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa - Deon Mitchell leads the UNI Panthers at 61 assists this season. The Pflugerville, Texas native says that his strengths are driving to the basket and finding his open teammates. He told... Read More » 
UNI 'D' Swarms Drake In 30-Point Win
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- Jordan Clarke summed up a 30-point blowout in a matter of seven words. “We stopped scoring and they kept scoring,” the fifth year Drake senior said. His counterpart, Northern Iowa... Read More » 
McDermott's 31 Lifts No. 10 Creighton Over UNI
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Doug McDermott scored 21 of his 31 points in the second half and No. 12 Creightonpulled away for a 79-68 win over Northern Iowa on Tuesday night. The Bluejays (17-1, 6-0 Missouri Valley... Read More »
Photos - Northern Iowa at Creighton - Men's BasketballOMAHA, Neb. (AP) - The photo gallery from Creighton's 79-68 win over Northern Iowa in Omaha on Tuesday, Jan. 15. Doug McDermott scored 31 points in the win for the Bluejays.... Read More » 
UNI's Matt Bohannon Fighting For Minutes With The Panthers
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa - Matt Bohannon comes from a long line of good college basketball players - his brother Jason scored over 1,000 points at Wisconsin. But now Matt is a freshman at Northern Iowa fighting... Read More »
UNI Wrestlers Prepare For Oklahoma DualCEDAR FALLS, Iowa — With a big match-up against the University of Oklahoma looming, it may be easier for the Northern Iowa wrestling team to put arguably its worst loss of the season behind them. The... Read More » 
MBB: Sonnen Buries Bradley With 3-Point Clinic
CEDAR FALLS – Marc Sonnen walked into the media room dressed like the star. The senior made his way to table, that three chairs sat under, wearing a clean white t-shirt accented by stonewashed jeans. Jake... Read More » 
MBB: James, Panthers Fall To Evansville
CEDAR FALLS – Prior to the game, Anthony James stood at center court to accept a basketball to commemorate his 1,000th career point. Two hours later he still demanded center stage attention, only it didn’t... Read More » 
MBB: Lineup Shake-Up Pays Off For PanthersAfter a shaky holiday break, the University of Northern Iowa was in need of a shakeup. The Panthers did just that on Saturday against Illinois State, using their fourth different starting lineup combination... Read More » 
Indiana State Staves Off UNI, Drops Panthers To 0-2 In MVC
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa — Ben Jacobson sat down at the table in the media room and attempted to clip a microphone to his tie. It’s a process he’s done countless times. Still, for some reason Wednesday night,... Read More » 
Photos - Indiana State at UNI - Men's BasketballCEDAR FALLS, Iowa - Our photo gallery from Indiana State's win over Northern Iowa in men's basketball at the McLeod Center in Cedar Falls on Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013.... Read More » 
MBB: Roller Coaster Ride To 1,000 For UNI's Anthony JamesCEDAR FALLS, Iowa – Every game ends with a text. After the final buzzer, making his way to the locker room, and even after postgame interviews, there is one more person Anthony James answers to – his mother. Stored... Read More » 
UNI Gets Mojo Back, Beats St. Mary's
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa — This was major progress. A victory just kind of came along with it. “The win was certainly big, but the way we played and got the win was as big, or maybe even bigger,” Northern Iowa... Read More »
UNI Postpones Game With St. Mary'sCEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - Troy Dannen, the athletic director at UNI, announced on Twitter Friday that the St. Mary's Gaels were stuck in California because of weather and wouldn't be able to make the trip to... Read More »
No. 21 UNLV Beats UNI 73-59LAS VEGAS, Nev. (AP) — Anthony Bennett had 20 points and 12 rebounds to lead No. 21 UNLV to a 73-59 victory over Northern Iowa 73-59 on Wednesday night in the Mountain West-Missouri Valley Challenge. Bennett,... Read More » 
Future Dates Set For Big 4 ClassicIOWA CITY, Iowa — The Big Four Classic’s second installment will be staged Dec. 7, 2013 at Des Moines’ Wells Fargo Arena, according to the updated contract and others obtained by The Gazette through state... Read More » 
Kollmorgen Finishes Second In Jerry Rice Award Voting
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa - UNI quarterback Sawyer Kollmorgen finished second in the voting for the Jerry Rice Award, given to the country's best FCS freshman football player. Kollmorgen finished second to Villanova's... Read More » 
WBB: Christofferson Lifts ISU Over UNI 67-59
CEDAR FALLS - The University of Northern Iowa had to deal with more than just a poor shooting night. With three key Panthers out due to injuries, UNI battled back from a 13 point halftime deficit, but... Read More » 
Watch 'On Iowa Live' Preview The Liberty BowlCEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - The panel of "On Iowa Live" welcomed former Cyclone tight end Kyle Knock back to the show to help us preview the Liberty Bowl. Plus, TV9's Scott Saville and The Gazette's Scott... Read More » 
Marble Leads Iowa Over UNI 80-73
DES MOINES, Iowa — Northern Iowa Coach Ben Jacobson is bold, direct and, apparently, captain obvious. Jacobson was asked what Iowa junior guard Devyn Marble "was doing so well" against his Panthers on... Read More »
Cedar Rapids Titans Sign IFL Record Holder, Local LinemanCEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – A reindeer led Santa Claus into a room full of Cedar Rapids Titans fans. He circled the crowded room and bolted back to his stall outside, leaving Santa to take the lists of all the... Read More » 
UNI Takes Momentum Into 'Big 4' Clash With Iowa
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa - After arguably the biggest win of the young season, the University of Northern Iowa will prepare for the game everyone has circled on their calendars. After a month since the season’s... Read More » 
Basketball Teams To Share Wealth From Big 4 Classic
IOWA CITY, Iowa — Four teams, four fan bases, four equal shares. The inaugural Big 4 Classic scheduled Saturday in Des Moines boasts the state’s four Division I men’s basketball programs at Des Moines’... Read More » 
UNI Beats George Mason 82-77 In Overtime
FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — Marc Sonnen connected on seven 3-pointers and had 21 points to lead Northern Iowa to an 82-77 overtime victory over George Mason, snapping Patriots' 14-game home winning streak. Anthony... Read More » 
UNI Lights It Up From Deep, Beats Northern Colorado
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa – It took 12 seconds for two Northern Iowa streaks to continue Wednesday night. The Panthers won the tip and threw it ahead to a wide open Marc Sonnen on the right wing. Without hesitation... Read More »
Watch 'On Iowa Live' With Former Hawkeye Ryan LuehrsmannCEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - Watch "On Iowa Live" with former Hawkeye and Cedar Rapids Xavier boys' basketball coach Ryan Luehrsmann. The show airs every Monday night at 6:30 p.m. on KCRG 9.2 and live online here... Read More » 
MBB: Out-Of-Character Buss Ignites UNI To Win
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa – Nate Buss describes himself as a stone faced basketball player. Saturday night, Northern Iowa witnessed a different Nate Buss. With UNI trailing by two, Buss received a dump off pass... Read More » 
Volleyball: No. 4 Nebraska Sweeps UNI Out Of NCAA Tournament
LINCOLN, Neb. - No. 4 Nebraska advanced to the Sweet 16 with a straight sets victory over Northern Iowa on Friday night. TV9's John Campbell has the highlights in the video above.... Read More » |
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