Ford wears No. 21 for Illinois (Collinsville Herald)

18 August 2008, 10:53 pm

Prior to the start of the 2008 collegiate football season already hyped by the preseason rankings that have the University of Missouri as high as No. 7 and the University of Illinois No. 19, I've got another number worth considering.... read more

Heights and sights: Iowa family takes Glacier's infamous road, mom faces fear (Missoulian)

18 August 2008, 10:43 pm

Elizabeth takes a photograph of her parents at a pullout above the Weeping Wall. Judy, who had driven out from their home in Mallard, Iowa, with Neil and their son Zachary, overcame her fear of heights and got out of the car to have a look around during the trip up the road.... read more

On Campus: CL South contingent grows at Sioux Falls (Northwest Herald)

18 August 2008, 10:40 pm

As a captain for the University of Sioux Falls football team, Nick Benedetto takes his duties seriously.... read more

UI grad succeeds with baseball reference website (The Gazette)

18 August 2008, 8:23 pm

Baseball beat reporters no longer have to carry a heavy encyclopedia with them to the ballpark to have statistics at their fingertips.These scribes have former University of Iowa graduate student Sean Forman to thank for creating Baseball-Reference.com, a Web site that has historical Major League Ba... read more

SDSU prepares for Iowa State (KWWL Iowa)

18 August 2008, 5:33 pm

BROOKINGS, S.D. (AP) - The move to NCAA Division I athletics officially arrives for South Dakota State University on September 1st. For football coach John Stiegelmeier, the "big time" comes three days sooner when the Jackrabbits open the season at Iowa State.... read more