Iowa football started spring practice this week & head coach Kirk Ferentz spoke to the media Wednesday.

Big topics heading into spring include how incoming transfer QB Mark Gronowski's rehab has been going, the QB battle to be his backup this season, a pair of football staff newcomers, and who will fill into the roles that some key departing Hawkeyes filled in the past few seasons.

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The 3 seed Oklahoma Sooners ended Iowa's season Monday in the NCAA Women's Tournament second round with a 96-62 win.

The Sooners were just too much for the Hawkeyes inside, outscoring Iowa in the paint 38-24. The Hawkeyes turned the ball over 20 times.

Iowa jumped out to a 10-4 lead in the first quarter but the Sooners then went on a 25-4 run. That run came even as Sooner star center Raegan Beers only played a few minutes due to foul trouble.

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Iowa men's basketball has a new head coach: Ben McCollum. The Hawkeyes hired him Monday to take over the basketball program that has struggled the past few years. Fran McCaffery was fired after the season following 15 years in charge of the Hawks.

I on the Hawks gives instant reaction.

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The Iowa Hawkeyes beat Murray State 92-57 in the First Round of the NCAA Tournament Saturday.

Ava Heiden had a career high 15 points as the Hawks raced past the Racers in the 2nd half.

We'll break down the win and look ahead to Iowa's second round opponent.

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The Iowa Hawkeyes learned where and who they are playing in the NCAA Tournament on Sunday.

The team held a watch party during the selection show and found out their draw. Owen Siebring and Mike Howell give their live thoughts at Carver-Hawkeye Arena.

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Iowa started strong in their opening Big Ten Tournament matchup Wednesday night at Gainbridge Fieldhouse, beating the Badgers 81-54.

Down 6-9 early in the first quarter, Iowa rattled off 19 straight points, held Wisconsin scoreless in the final six minutes and change, all while forcing five turnovers jumping out to a 25-9 lead.

Sydney Affolter scored 9 first quarter points to lead the Hawkeyes. She finished with those 9 points and added 7 rebounds playing only 18 minutes after the Hawks went up big.

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Sydney Affolter & Lucy Olsen combined for 44 points as Iowa led nearly the entire game as the Hawks pulled off the 79-66 road win, currently the 5th quad 1 win of the season. Iowa have now won 7 of their last 9 games with their only two losses coming to No. 2 UCLA and No. 12 Ohio State.

Now Iowa only has one more game before the Big Ten Tournament. We'll take a look at possible opponents and check out the most-recent NCAA Tournament bracketology predictions.

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The Iowa Hawkeyes and No. 8 Ohio State tipped off in a rare Monday morning game in Columbus. We'll give instant reaction shortly after the game ends.

Iowa's late rally pushed the game into overtime 86-78.

We'll discuss the remaining schedule for the women's team and their NCAA Tournament outlook.

We'll also check in with the men who split a pair of road games this week on the east coast.

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The Hawkeye women's basketball team notches their best win of the season, upsetting #4 USC 76-69 with Caitlin Clark in the building.

A packed Carver-Hawkeye Arena was on hand to watch Iowa stun JuJu Watkins and the Trojans, and then get to see Clark's jersey lifted to the rafters.

We'll break everything down, look ahead to the Hawkeye's next opponents and briefly talk about a tough week ahead for the men, who host two ranked teams.

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Iowa's News Now anchor Mitch Fick sat down with former Iowa women's head basketball coach Lisa Bluder, in the same seat she sat in during her 24-year coaching stint in Iowa City.

She discussed Caitlin Clark's legacy, her jersey retirement, the current Hawkeye program and how involved she is with head coach Jan Jensen.

The interview is part of "22 & Beyond," a pregame special for the Iowa vs. USC. The game on Sunday will precede Caitlin Clark's jersey retirement, which will air live on Fox 28.

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