Posted November 28, 2012in Locker Room
After a disappointing loss to the Los Angeles D-Fenders in the first round of the playoffs last season, the Iowa Energy retooled over the summer with hopes of getting back to its championship ways of two years ago. “In 2011-12, the Energy went from top in the league to almost
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Posted November 21, 2012in Locker Room
Now that the Brenton Skating Plaza is open for the season, it’s time to get the broom out and sweep a dozen friends together to play some broomball. While the roots of the game stem from Canada, over the years, the alternative ice sport has gained popularity and credibility throughout
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Posted November 14, 2012in Locker Room
“I guess I’m going for the Iron Farmer,” said Joe Short, who recently finished his first off-road duathlon after several years of knee pain and eventual surgery. With new cartilage in his knee, Short will join 7,500 others in the 34th Annual Living History Farms Race on Saturday morning. Hundreds
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Posted November 07, 2012in Locker Room
Last season Iowa State coach Fred Hoiberg and the Cyclone men’s basketball team showed that the mythical “sophomore slump” was just that — a myth. In Hoiberg’s first season, the Cyclones struggled, posting a 3-13 mark in Big 12 play. Year No. 2 was an altogether different story, however, as
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Posted October 31, 2012in Locker Room
Meet them in the street, and the lady skaters on the Des Moines Derby Dames and Crash Test Dolls appear innocent enough. But get them on their rink, and all hell breaks loose. With names like Autopsy Turvey, Smashtastic and Wrecklogic, these ladies mean business — and it’s not too
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Posted October 24, 2012in Locker Room
The Tuk Tuk Goose Chase has assembled 10 teams of Des Moines’ best and brightest and given them a simple challenge: Take a three-wheeled motorized scooter, and audaciously decorate it, then be prepared to compete in a series of five challenges in downtown Des Moines on Sunday, Oct. 28.
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Posted October 17, 2012in Locker Room
More than 8,000 people will be hitting the streets of Des Moines in the 11th Annual IMT Des Moines Marathon, Half Marathon, Bankers Trust Marathon Relay and Principal Financial Group 5K on Sunday, Oct. 21. At the same time, an equal number of people will be lining those same streets
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Posted October 10, 2012in Locker Room
Every four years, gymnastics finds its way into the living rooms of homes around the country as the U.S. takes on the world at the Olympic Summer Games. In Des Moines, thanks to Shawn Johnson and now Gabby Douglas, gymnastics remains high on the collective radar. On Friday, Oct. 12,
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Posted October 03, 2012in Locker Room
Finally, a familiar phrase will be heard at the chilled Bucs Arena as “Let’s get ready to RUMBLE” blares through the loudspeakers to the anxious crowd, whipping them into an excited frenzy as they watch their beloved Des Moines Buccaneers hit the ice for the first time at home on
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Posted September 28, 2012in Locker Room
The 29th Annual Head of The Des Moines — or “HOT DM” — Rowing Regatta is hosted by the Des Moines Rowing Club has become one of the premier distance races in the Midwest, if not the U.S. Different from Olympic-style races, a “head” race covers a significant length of
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