Iowa Drops Another One
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After starting the season 12-1, the No. 14 Hawkeyes lose their second straight Big 10 contest, this time to Ohio State, 81-69, on Saturday.
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DES MOINES, Iowa  - Voters in Iowa begin the process of choosing the next U.S. president on Thursday, and a new poll showed Barack Obama leading John Edwards in the Democratic nominating contest -- with Hillary Clinton falling to a potentially disastrous third.
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Barack Obama, an Iowa winner seeking New Hampshire spoils, faced stepped-up criticism Friday from Democratic rivals now doubly determined to block his rise in the 2008 presidential race. Republican Mike Huckabee claimed momentum for a hurried five-day primary campaign.
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Ed Hinkel made a diving, fingertip catch for a key touchdown and No. 16 Iowa stiffened on defense when it needed to most to beat Iowa State 17-10 Saturday.
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IOWA CITY, Iowa -- Ed Hinkel made a diving, fingertip catch for a key touchdown and No. 16 Iowa stiffened on defense when it needed to most to beat Iowa State, 17-10, yesterday.
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Some questions and answers about the Iowa caucuses this Thursday:
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DES MOINES, Iowa  - Barack Obama took the first step to winning the Democratic presidential nomination on Thursday with a victory in Iowa, while Mike Huckabee capped a stunning political rise to beat Republican rival Mitt Romney.
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IOWA CITY, Iowa -- Drew Tate passed for three touchdowns and ran for another to lead Iowa to a 33-7 victory over No. 25 Ohio State yesterday, the Buckeyes' third straight loss. Iowa (4-2, 2-1 Big Ten) held Ohio State to 177 total yards in beating the Buckeyes for just the fourth time in 42 years. Ohio State (3-3) is ...
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Tate connected with Ed Hinkel on a pair of 19-yard touchdowns and scored on a five-yard run as 24th-ranked Iowa handed Illinois its 14th consecutive Big Ten Conference loss, 23-13.
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Sen. John McCain stumbled in the first elections since becoming the apparent Republican nominee for president, losing the Kansas caucuses as another round of states voted Saturday.
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Democrat Tom Vilsack, the  former governor of Iowa, dropped his longshot 2008 White House  bid on Friday after he failed to keep pace with his big-name  rivals in raising funds.
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Since last year, the Hawkeye State fell from 7th to 11th among the 50 states. However, officials said Iowa residents still remain healthy overall.
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DES MOINES, Iowa  - Democrat Tom Vilsack, the former governor of Iowa, dropped his longshot 2008 White House bid on Friday after he failed to keep pace with his big-name rivals in raising funds.
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Democrats say tax the wealthiest in final debate before Iowa's caucuses ... Clinton campaign adviser out after comment about Obama's teenage drug use ... McCain calls on baseball players to cooperate after Mitchell Report ... Trailing in Iowa, Romney calls Huckabee "too liberal" on a host of issues ... Ron Paul pays Huckabee critics to travel to Iowa ... Obama wants you to be heard ... Edwards talks to Iowa's undecideds ... Clinton strikes intimate family note ... Huckabee's record on women's rights faces increased scrutiny.
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DES MOINES, Iowa  - Sen. Hillary Clinton acknowledged a disappointing defeat in Iowa on Thursday to rival Democratic Sen. Barack Obama but voiced confidence she would rebound in her bid for the presidency in other state contests across the United States.
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Democrats have carried Iowa each of the past four presidential elections, a victory string matched by just eight other states and the District of Columbia.
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Two veteran Republican strategists are abandoning John McCain's campaign in Iowa, dealing another blow to a presidential bid still reeling from a major staff shake-up earlier this week.