Western Illinois didn't have anyone enter the NCAA transfer portal after last season. The main rotation the Leathernecks will take into the NCAA Tournament has logged more than 18,000 career minutes. Experience matters. It's THE MONDAY TIPOFF. iowacollegehoops.com/2026/03/09/t...

On AMC, a U.S. Marshal has given specific instructions on how to search for an escaped prisoner.

On IFC, Tom Hanks is emphasizing there is no outward display of emotion in a sport.

The game story from Saturday: Western Illinois got to celebrate its OVC women's basketball crown, but the Leathernecks had to share it with Lindenwood. The loss was a good lesson for the week ahead in Evansville. iowacollegehoops.com/2026/03/01/l...

Thought I’d come here and see if the reaction was different than on the other site to today’s game, and nope, it’s just as dumb.

On FXM, Mike Eruzione has saved his teammates from further skating in the dark.

The only thought I have about the PCA comments is that pandering in the baseball world is at all-time levels of easy mode right now. #DodgersBad

The game story/column from Sunday (and I kind of liked this one): Ava Heiden owned her space in the win over Michigan in what Iowa coach Jan Jensen called her "stab and twist" moment. iowacollegehoops.com/2026/02/23/i...

The game story/column from Sunday (and I kind of liked this one): Ava Heiden owned her space in the win over Michigan in what Iowa coach Jan Jensen called her "stab and twist" moment. iowacollegehoops.com/2026/02/23/i...

On AMC, Boggs will never walk again.

Iowa has won plenty of games in Ben McCollum's first season, but Tuesday's 57-52 victory over Nebraska was 'that win.' The late-night game story. iowacollegehoops.com/2026/02/18/i...

Iowa has won plenty of games in Ben McCollum's first season, but Tuesday's 57-52 victory over Nebraska was 'that win.' The late-night game story. iowacollegehoops.com/2026/02/18/i...

Of course "scars" were going to form on Iowa in Ben McCollum's first season. There have been losses to endure and losses to lament, and the Hawkeyes dealt with both last week. It's THE MONDAY TIPOFF. iowacollegehoops.com/2026/02/16/t...

Of course "scars" were going to form on Iowa in Ben McCollum's first season. There have been losses to endure and losses to lament, and the Hawkeyes dealt with both last week. It's THE MONDAY TIPOFF. iowacollegehoops.com/2026/02/16/t...

The game story from Saturday: Everything was set up for Iowa — sellout crowd, a nationally-ranked team, and then ... iowacollegehoops.com/2026/02/15/p...

The game story from Saturday: Everything was set up for Iowa — sellout crowd, a nationally-ranked team, and then ... iowacollegehoops.com/2026/02/15/p...

The game story from Friday at the alma mater. www.pencitycurrent.com/stories/unti...

The game story from Thursday: Mia Nicastro wasn't happy, and Little Rock paid for it. Her fourth-quarter fury — 21 points on perfect shooting — led Western Illinois' rally for the win. iowacollegehoops.com/2026/02/13/w...

The game story from Wednesday: Iowa's three-game losing streak is over, thanks to defense, another big "Chit-Chat" scoring night, and another double-double by Hannah Stuelke. iowacollegehoops.com/2026/02/12/i...

The game story from Tuesday: Western Illinois started its final stretch with an easy win to add to their OVC lead. iowacollegehoops.com/2026/02/11/w...

Western Illinois' 14-game losing streak is history, and the Old Railsplitter Ax came back to Macomb and will stay until next season. The game story from the end of frustration for the Leathernecks. iowacollegehoops.com/2026/02/11/w...

The game story from Sunday: The great ones are the ones who are allowed to do their thing, and Bennett Stirtz did that in Iowa's win over Northwestern. iowacollegehoops.com/2026/02/09/i...

The game story from Sunday: The great ones are the ones who are allowed to do their thing, and Bennett Stirtz did that in Iowa's win over Northwestern. iowacollegehoops.com/2026/02/09/i...

The game story from Thursday: A three-game losing streak in February has rattled Iowa, and the Hawkeyes go into an off-weekend searching for a response. iowacollegehoops.com/2026/02/06/m...

The game story from Thursday: A three-game losing streak in February has rattled Iowa, and the Hawkeyes go into an off-weekend searching for a response. iowacollegehoops.com/2026/02/06/m...

THE MONDAY TIPOFF looks at Western Illinois' Raegan McCowan, one of the top mid-major players in the nation the last two seasons, who is hoping to get back on the court this season after suffering a dislocated left elbow in mid-December. iowacollegehoops.com/2026/02/02/t...

Western Illinois coach JD Gravina wanted his team to play at a 'championship level' Saturday against UT-Martin. On a day when Mia Nicastro scored her 1,000th point as a Leatherneck, five others scored in double figures in the 80-54 win. iowacollegehoops.com/2026/02/01/w...

THEY HAVE THE NO. 2 FARM SYSTEM. WE NEED A SALARY CAP.

Iowa was in danger of losing a game it looked like it was going to win, and then Bennett Stirtz got fouled. A look at the wild night at Carver-Hawkeye, starting with a stagnant offense and a fiery coach and ending at the free-throw line. iowacollegehoops.com/2026/01/29/i...

Taylor McCabe's knee injury didn't look good on Sunday, and the news was worse on Monday. The Iowa senior guard will miss the rest of the season with a torn ACL. iowacollegehoops.com/2026/01/26/h...

THE MONDAY TIPOFF looks at the aftermath of Iowa's win over Ohio State on Sunday, when Addie Deal helped the Hawkeyes weather the storm of Taylor McCabe's knee injury. iowacollegehoops.com/2026/01/26/t...

THE MONDAY TIPOFF looks at the aftermath of Iowa's win over Ohio State on Sunday, when Addie Deal helped the Hawkeyes weather the storm of Taylor McCabe's knee injury. iowacollegehoops.com/2026/01/26/t...

BELLINGER TO THE YANKEES! WE NEED A SALARY CAP NOW! NOW!

Terrible, greedy businessmen are upset that someone is successful.

Iowa's top-10 ranking is nice, but Jan Jensen knows it is only a moment in the season, especially with what is coming up for the Hawkeyes. iowacollegehoops.com/2026/01/20/h...

The term “bell cow” is underused.

Today is the anniversary of Chris Street’s death, which reminds me of the letter to the editor from some woman saying we “practically canonized him” with our coverage. At a newsroom meeting a few months later, someone on our staff said we “colonized” him. I said we did not make him the 51st state.

Three-game losing skids are unusual for Iowa coach Ben McCollum. Breaking it, he said on Friday, is just a matter of making the right plays at the right time. iowacollegehoops.com/2026/01/16/m...

F—- it, put together a trade for Skubal.

The game story from Sunday: Iowa had a slow start again, and a comeback again that fell short. The construction of Ben McCollum's first season as coach has some elusive pieces. iowacollegehoops.com/2026/01/11/i...

THE MONDAY TIPOFF looks at the confidence of Western Illinois' Mia Nicastro, who has the mindset of being the best player on the court and the numbers that say she's one of the best players in NCAA Division I this season. iowacollegehoops.com/2026/01/12/t...

THE MONDAY TIPOFF looks at the confidence of Western Illinois' Mia Nicastro, who has the mindset of being the best player on the court and the numbers that say she's one of the best players in NCAA Division I this season. iowacollegehoops.com/2026/01/12/t...

My dormant Rams fandom (Octobers have generally been spent elsewhere) has now come alive.

The game story from Sunday: Iowa had a slow start again, and a comeback again that fell short. The construction of Ben McCollum's first season as coach has some elusive pieces. iowacollegehoops.com/2026/01/11/i...

Western Illinois' women's basketball team has plenty of experience, and it showed in how the Leathernecks took control of Thursday's win over Tennessee State. iowacollegehoops.com/2026/01/09/w...

Ben McCollum stayed out of a second-half huddle in Saturday's game and let his players sort it out. It's a sign that the first-year Iowa coach has a good grasp of the pulse of his team. It's THE MONDAY TIPOFF. iowacollegehoops.com/2026/01/05/t...

Ben McCollum stayed out of a second-half huddle in Saturday's game and let his players sort it out. It's a sign that the first-year Iowa coach has a good grasp of the pulse of his team. It's THE MONDAY TIPOFF. iowacollegehoops.com/2026/01/05/t...