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		<title>Radio Iowa/Baseball Coaches Association High School Poll 6/8/26</title>
		<link>https://www.radioiowa.com/2026/06/08/radio-iowa-baseball-coaches-association-high-school-poll-6-8-26/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Todd Kimm]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 12:35:48 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<img width="150" height="150" src="https://cdn.radioiowa.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Radio-Iowa-Baseball-150x150.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="Radio Iowa Baseball Poll" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" srcset="https://cdn.radioiowa.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Radio-Iowa-Baseball-150x150.jpg 150w, https://cdn.radioiowa.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Radio-Iowa-Baseball-300x300.jpg 300w, https://cdn.radioiowa.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Radio-Iowa-Baseball.jpg 305w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" />Class 4A 1. Sioux City East (16-1), LW #2 2. Indianola (12-1), LW #3 3. Cedar Rapids Prairie (12-2), LW #1 4. Iowa City Liberty (11-2), LW #5 5. Cedar Falls (10-1), LW #10 6. Pleasant Valley (11-2), LW #8 7. Cedar Rapids Kennedy (11-4), LW #6 8. Urbandale (14-4), LW (X) 9. Waukee Northwest [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Radio Iowa/Baseball Coaches Association High School Poll 6/1/26</title>
		<link>https://www.radioiowa.com/2026/06/01/radio-iowa-baseball-coaches-association-high-school-poll-6-1-26/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Todd Kimm]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 12:01:18 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<img width="150" height="150" src="https://cdn.radioiowa.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Radio-Iowa-Baseball-150x150.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="Radio Iowa Baseball Poll" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" srcset="https://cdn.radioiowa.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Radio-Iowa-Baseball-150x150.jpg 150w, https://cdn.radioiowa.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Radio-Iowa-Baseball-300x300.jpg 300w, https://cdn.radioiowa.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Radio-Iowa-Baseball.jpg 305w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" />Class 4A 1. Cedar Rapids Prairie (9-0), LW #3 2. Sioux City East (10-1), LW #1 3. Indianola (8-0), LW #6 4. Waukee (9-2), LW #2 5. Iowa City Liberty (9-1), LW #9 6. Cedar Rapids Kennedy, (10-2), LW #8 7. Southeast Polk (8-1), LW (X) 8. Pleasant Valley (7-1), LW #7 9. WDM Valley [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Iowa women announce series against UConn</title>
		<link>https://www.radioiowa.com/2026/05/26/iowa-women-announcer-series-against-uconn/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Todd Kimm]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 17:56:38 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The University of Iowa women’s basketball team will begin a two-game series with UConn next season, the programs announced on Tuesday. Iowa will travel to UConn next season for the non-conference tilt. The Hawkeyes will then host the Huskies in 2027-28 inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City for the first time since 1999. The Huskies [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Radio Iowa/Baseball Coaches Association High School Poll</title>
		<link>https://www.radioiowa.com/2026/05/18/180170/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dar Danielson]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 17:55:53 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Sports]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<img width="150" height="150" src="https://cdn.radioiowa.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Radio-IA_Baseball-Poll_300x250-copy-150x150.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" />The preseason Radio Iowa/Baseball Coaches Association High School Poll. Class 4A Rank  Team  2025 Record 1 Sioux City East  37-6 2 Waukee   25-14 3  Cedar Rapids Prairie  30-10 4 West Des Moines Valley  24-13 5 Johnston    26-12 6  Indianola  32-6 7  Pleasant Valley  28-7 8  Cedar Rapids Kennedy  26-13 9  Iowa City Liberty   32-10 [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Hawkeye men&#8217;s basketball coach McCollum signs contract extension</title>
		<link>https://www.radioiowa.com/2026/05/11/hawkeye-mens-basketball-coach-mccollum-signs-contract-extension/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dar Danielson]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 19:33:27 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<img width="150" height="150" src="https://cdn.radioiowa.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Ben-McCollum.-UI-photo-150x150.jpeg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" />University of Iowa Men&#8217;s Basketball coach Ben McCollum has signed a contract extension. UI Athletic Director Beth Goetz extended McCollum&#8217;s contract through 2032 after he took them on a post-season run that ended in their first Elite 8 appearance in 39 years during his first season as coach.  That included 24 victories using many players [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Iowa to play two Friday games during 2026 season</title>
		<link>https://www.radioiowa.com/2026/05/08/iowa-to-play-two-friday-games-during-2026-season/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Todd Kimm]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 16:05:48 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Iowa football team will play two Friday games during the 2026 season. The announcement was made by the Big Ten Conference. Iowa’s road game at Washington has been moved to Friday, Oct. 9, from Husky Stadium in Seattle. The evening contest will be televised nationally on FOX or FS1. It will be the Hawkeyes’ [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Iowa State&#8217;s T.J. Otzelberger agrees to contract extension</title>
		<link>https://www.radioiowa.com/2026/04/29/iowa-states-t-j-otzelberger-agrees-to-contract-extension/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Todd Kimm]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 16:34:32 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Iowa State basketball coach T.J. Otzelberger has agreed to a 10-year contract extension. The new deal runs through the end of June of 2036 and raises Otzelberger&#8217;s salary to six million dollars annually. In his five years at ISU, Otzelberger has led the Cyclones to five appearances in the NCAA Tournament, including three trips to [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Iowa football to vacate four wins from 2023 season</title>
		<link>https://www.radioiowa.com/2026/04/14/iowa-football-to-vacate-four-wins-from-2023-season/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Todd Kimm]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 17:43:12 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Iowa football program will vacate four wins from the 2023 season following a ruling by the NCAA. It involves improper contact with former quarterback Cade McNamara before he entered the transfer portal while at Michigan in late 2022. The Hawkeyes were 4-1 with McNamara as a starter prior to his season ending knee injury [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Tim Buckley named an Iowa State assistant coach</title>
		<link>https://www.radioiowa.com/2026/04/06/tim-buckley-named-an-iowa-state-assistant-coach/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Todd Kimm]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 16:03:49 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Iowa State men’s basketball head coach T.J. Otzelberger has named Tim Buckley as a new assistant coach. Buckley will begin his duties with the Cyclones immediately. Buckley was a member of Otzelberger’s staff while at UNLV. “A renowned coach in player development, I’m excited to have Tim join our staff at Iowa State,” Otzelberger said. [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Kyle Green named new basketball coach at Northern Iowa</title>
		<link>https://www.radioiowa.com/2026/04/01/kyle-green-named-new-basketball-coach-at-northern-iowa/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Todd Kimm]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 15:21:21 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Northern Iowa has named Kyle Green as its new head men&#8217;s basketball coach. Green becomes the 26th head coach in program history after a coaching career that has spanned over 30 years across multiple NCAA divisions, including 16 seasons as an assistant coach at Northern Iowa. He spent the past five years as an assistant [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Iowa State&#8217;s Jefferson and Iowa&#8217;s Stirtz garner All American honors</title>
		<link>https://www.radioiowa.com/2026/03/18/iowa-states-jefferson-and-iowas-stirtz-garner-all-american-honors/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Todd Kimm]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 16:12:33 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Iowa State Senior Joshua Jefferson completed the All-American circuit. Jefferson was named a second team All-American by both the NABC and the USBWA. Last week, Jefferson was named a First Team All-American by The Sporting News, while he was named to the second team by the Associated Press yesterday. The Associated Press, The Sporting News, [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Iowa State eliminating women&#8217;s gymnastics</title>
		<link>https://www.radioiowa.com/2026/03/03/iowa-state-eliminating-womens-gymnastics/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Todd Kimm]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 19:29:47 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Iowa State University Athletics Department will discontinue its women’s gymnastics program and replace it with another sport that provides equal or additional participation opportunities for women, ISU Director of Athletics Jamie Pollard announced today. ISU canceled the remainder of the season back in early February. &#8220;The decision to suspend the season resulted from a [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Iowa&#8217;s Heiden is National Player of the Week</title>
		<link>https://www.radioiowa.com/2026/02/23/iowas-heiden-is-national-player-of-the-week/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Todd Kimm]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2026 17:18:28 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Iowa sophomore center Ava Heiden was named the Jersey Mike’s Naismith National Player of the Week. Heiden led the Hawkeyes with three double-doubles and wins at Nebraska, at Purdue, and No. 6 Michigan this past week. She averaged 24.0 points per game, 11.3 rebounds, 3.3 assists, 2.0 steals, 1.6 blocks and was 33-of-44 from the [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Matt Walker named new football coach at Drake</title>
		<link>https://www.radioiowa.com/2026/02/23/matt-walker-named-new-football-coach-at-drake/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Todd Kimm]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2026 17:12:09 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Matt Walker, a national championship head coach, two-time NCAA Division III national coach of the year, and architect of one of the most explosive offenses in college football, was named head football coach at Drake University. Walker makes the jump to the FCS ranks after 15 seasons in the same role at the University of [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Lawmaker proposes more mandatory breaks from Iowa High School sports</title>
		<link>https://www.radioiowa.com/2026/02/16/lawmaker-proposes-more-mandatory-breaks-from-iowa-high-school-sports-2/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[O. Kay Henderson]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2026 10:48:47 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<img width="150" height="150" src="https://cdn.radioiowa.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/SkylerWheelerOfficialPhoto-150x150.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" />A coach who&#8217;s also a member of the Iowa House is proposing an expansion of the time coaches are not allowed to have contact with Iowa students who participate in high school sports. Representative Skyler Wheeler of Hull, a former baseball player at Northwestern College, is head coach of the baseball team at Unity Christian [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Iowa&#8217;s Stirtz shares B1G honor</title>
		<link>https://www.radioiowa.com/2026/02/02/iowas-stirtz-shares-b1g-honor/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Todd Kimm]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2026 20:44:36 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Iowa senior Bennett Stirtz has been named the Big Ten Co-Player of the Week. Stirtz shares the accolade with Michigan State’s Jeremy Fears, Jr. The Liberty, Missouri, native earned the distinction after averaging 26 points, 4.5 assists, 2.5 steals and 1.5 rebounds in leading the Hawkeyes to a 2-0 week, extending the team’s winning streak [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>UNI&#8217;s Goebel is MVC Player of the Week</title>
		<link>https://www.radioiowa.com/2026/02/02/unis-goebel-is-mvc-player-of-the-week/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Todd Kimm]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2026 20:15:24 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Northern Iowa forward Ryley Goebel has been named the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) Player of the Week. Goebel became the second player in MVC history and the first in UNI history to record a points-rebounds-blocks triple double with 18 points, 14 rebounds, and 10 blocks against Drake. The senior set the UNI single-game record and [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Iowa&#8217;s McCabe lost for the season with knee injury</title>
		<link>https://www.radioiowa.com/2026/01/26/iowas-mccabe-lost-for-the-season-with-knee-injury/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Todd Kimm]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2026 22:51:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Iowa senior Taylor McCabe sustained a season-ending injury (ACL) during Iowa’s win over No. 12 Ohio State on Sunday. She will undergo surgery and miss the remainder of the season. “This isn’t how I imagined my senior season ending, but adversity has always been part of the game,” McCabe said. “I’m committed to my recovery [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Iowa&#8217;s Heiden and Deal garner B1G honors</title>
		<link>https://www.radioiowa.com/2026/01/26/iowas-heiden-and-deal-garner-b1g-honors/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Todd Kimm]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2026 20:58:48 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Iowa sophomore Ava Heiden and freshman Addie Deal both earned weekly honors from the Big Ten on Monday. Heiden was named the player of the week and Deal notched her second consecutive freshman of the week nod. Deal and Heiden led the Hawkeyes to three wins over AP Top 15 opponents in three consecutive regular [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Iowa&#8217;s Stuelke earns national honor</title>
		<link>https://www.radioiowa.com/2026/01/26/iowas-stuelke-earns-national-honor/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Todd Kimm]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2026 17:06:35 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Iowa senior Hannah Stuelke has been named the Jersey Mike&#8217;s Naismith Player of the Week. Stuelke led the Hawkeyes to three wins over AP Top 15 opponents in three consecutive regular season games for the first time in program history. Iowa beat No. 15 Michigan State, No. 15 Maryland, and No. 12 Ohio State in [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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