Pat Harty

Bob Sanders on the attack. Photo courtesy of the Iowa Sports Information Department.

Featured/ Football

Happy 40th birthday to the great Bob Sanders
He changed the Iowa culture under Kirk Ferentz like no other player

Pat Harty Follow @PatHarty bob-sanders, Kirk Ferentz February 24, 2021

Iowa Hawkeyes guard Caitlin Clark (22) knocks down a three point basket against the Illinois Fighting Illini Sunday, January 3, 2021 at the State Farm Center in Champaign, Ill. (Stephen Mally/hawkeyesports.com)

Basketball/ Breaking News

Iowa women lose shootout at No. 8 Maryland
Nation's top two scoring offenses combine for 204 points and 32 3-point baskets

Pat Harty Follow @PatHarty Caitlin Clark, Lisa Bluder February 23, 2021

Iowa Hawkeyes center Luka Garza (55) works his way to the basket against the Ohio State Buckeyes Thursday, February 4, 2021 at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. (Brian Ray/hawkeyesports.com)

Basketball/ Featured

Huge week for Iowa men, but NCAA Tournament will ultimately define its season
Iowa faces back-to-back road games at No. 3 Michigan and No. 4 Ohio State

Pat Harty Follow @PatHarty Hunter Dickinson, Joe Wieskamp, Jordan Bohannon, Juwan Howard, Luka Garza February 23, 2021

Ozzie Simmons. Photo courtesy of Hawkeyesports.com.

Featured/ Football

Time to honor Iowa’s great black football players with name recognition
Duke Slater, Ozzie Simmons and Calvin Jones deserve something significant named after them

Pat Harty Follow @PatHarty Calvin Jones, Duke Slater, nile-kinnick, Ozzie Simmons February 22, 2021

Iowa Hawkeyes center Luka Garza (55) celebrates after making a 3-pointer during the first half of their game at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, IA on Sunday, January 10, 2021. (Stephen Mally/hawkeyesports.com)

Basketball/ Featured

Ready at least to compare Luka Garza to Ronnie Lester’s legacy
Garza still trails Lester from a team success standpoint

Pat Harty Follow @PatHarty Fran McCaffery, Luka Garza, lute-olson February 22, 2021

Iowa Hawkeyes center Luka Garza (55) makes a basket to surpass Roy Marble as the leading scorer in school history during their game against the Penn State Nittany Lions Sunday, February 21, 2021 at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. (Brian Ray/hawkeyesports.com)

Basketball/ Breaking News

Iowa withstands Penn State’s upset bid as Luka Garza makes history
Iowa's senior center scores 23 points to break Roy Marble's career scoring mark that stood for 32 years

Pat Harty Follow @PatHarty Fran McCaffery, Jordan Bohannon, Luka Garza February 21, 2021

Iowa Hawkeyes head coach Tom Brands speaks about the upcoming season during the team’s annual media day Tuesday, January 5, 2021 in the press box at Kinnick Stadium. (Brian Ray/hawkeyesports.com)

Featured/ Wrestling

Confused by Wisconsin’s decision to cancel Sunday’s wrestling match
Badgers cancel despite Iowa being medically cleared to compete after COVID-19 pause

Pat Harty Follow @PatHarty gary-barta, Tom Brands February 20, 2021

Former Hawkeye Basketball Player Michael Reaves

Basketball/ Featured

Another Hawkeye from a glorious era gone way too soon
Former Iowa guard Michael Reaves passes away at 54 in Georgia

Pat Harty Follow @PatHarty b-j-armstrong, george-raveling, Michael Morgan, Michael Reaves, roy-marble, tom-davis February 20, 2021

Iowa Hawkeyes center Luka Garza (55) yells after making a basket while being fouled during the second half of their B1G/ACC Challenge game at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa on Tuesday, December 8, 2020. (Stephen Mally/hawkeyesports.com)

Basketball/ Featured

Luka Garza’s greatness goes far beyond stuffing the stat
All-America senior center close to becoming Iowa's all-time leading scorer

Pat Harty Follow @PatHarty Fran McCaffery, Luka Garza, roy-marble February 19, 2021

Mom and dad share one of many laughs they had during nearly 67 years of marriage.

Basketball/ Featured/ Football

My tribute to the greatest mom ever
Mom loved family, her faith, the Hawkeyes, the Cubs, the Bears and Notre Dame football

Pat Harty Follow @PatHarty Forest Evashevski, Frank Harty, john-streif February 18, 2021