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Iowa football: Shot at Pitt slips away (The Des Moines Register)     (Cached page)
Late fumble costs Iowa an opportunity for big comeback

Iowa football: Breaking down Pittsburgh game (The Des Moines Register)     (Cached page)
What went right: Shonn Greene continued to dominate after not playing last season. The 235-pound tailback had 147 yards, including 89 on 14 carries in the first half. He has four 100-yard rushing games in a row, the longest Iowa string since Albert Young had seven straight in 2007. Greene ran at his best during the Hawkeyes’ first touchdown drive, showing speed and power on a 32-yard burst ...

Iowa Poll: Do flood prevention work now, 63% say (The Des Moines Register)     (Cached page)
A solid majority of Iowans say the state would be better off spending money now to prevent future floods, in light of the year’s disastrous flooding across the state, according to The Des Moines Register’s Iowa Poll. Sixty-three percent of Iowans said it would be in the state’s best interest to sacrifice now in an attempt to prevent floods in the future.

Iowa Scene: Kansas tops ISU women (The Des Moines Register)     (Cached page)
Iowa State won the first two sets but was unable to contain Kansas outside hitter Karina Garlington, who finished with a career-high 29 kills, as the Jayhawks rallied to win 21-25, 23-25, 25-20, 25-22, 15-10 Saturday in Lawrence, Kan.

Times polls: Obama leads Iowa, Illinois (Quad-City Times)     (Cached page)
A new Quad-City Times and Lee Enterprises poll of Iowa voters shows Democrat Barack Obama holding a commanding lead in the state with a little more than six weeks to go before

Obama leads presidential race in Iowa (The Globe Gazette)     (Cached page)
DES MOINES — A new Globe Gazette and Lee Enterprises poll of Iowa voters shows Democrat Barack Obama holding a commanding lead in the state with a little more than six weeks to go before Election Day.

Theresa woman dies after Iowa motorcycle crash (Fond du Lac Reporter)     (Cached page)
A 19-year-old Theresa woman died Thursday of injuries suffered in a motorcycle accident in Dubuque, Iowa.

UNLV edges Iowa State (Las Vegas Sun)     (Cached page)
UNLV plays Iowa State at Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas. View photo » Brian Caudle, left, and his father, Spence Caudle, share a moment in front of the grill while tailgating before the UNLV football game against Iowa State. The Caudles haven't missed a UNLV football home game in 12 years.

Delta Dental of Iowa establishes foundation (Sioux City Journal)     (Cached page)
ANKENY, Iowa -- Delta Dental of Iowa has announced the establishment of the Delta Dental of Iowa Foundation, a non-profit 501 (c)(3) supporting organization.

Pitt ends bye-week blues by beating Iowa (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)     (Cached page)
Instead of adding Iowa to its list of devastating out-of-conference defeats, Pitt came through in every phase for a 21-20 victory over Iowa before a crowd of 50,321 on Saturday afternoon at Heinz Field.

VW Jetta: Iowa race notes (Motorsport.com)     (Cached page)
NEWTON, Iowa (Sept. 21, 2008) -- Jimmy Underhill, 21, of Denver, Colo., claimed the top prize at Iowa Speedway Saturday in the Volkswagen Jetta TDI Cup race Presented by Soybiodiesel, after starting on the pole for the first time in the series.

Iowa State football: Rebels, Cyclones try similar play in OT (The Des Moines Register)     (Cached page)
Phillip Payne’s game-ending touchdown grab late Saturday delivered a 34-31 overtime victory to Nevada-Las Vegas, just moments after Iowa State failed to connect on 25-yard heave to the end zone.

Poll shows Obama leading McCain in Iowa (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)     (Cached page)
DES MOINES — A new Courier and Lee Enterprises poll of Iowa voters shows Democrat Barack Obama holding a commanding lead in the state with a little more than six weeks to go before Election Day.

Poll: Iowa should spend more on flood protection (KWWL Iowa)     (Cached page)
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - After record flooding this summer, a majority of Iowans want the state to spend money now to prevent future flooding across the state.

Pawlenty tries to rev up Iowa Republicans (KTVO TV 3 Kirksville)     (Cached page)
Sunday, September 21, 2008 at 2:22 p.m. CLIVE, IOWA (AP) -- Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty says he was honored to be mentioned as a possible running mate for Republican presidential nominee John McCain but called Sarah Palin an excellent choice.




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