Posted March 09, 2016in Locker Room
Few sports have the curling effect. Most people have never participated in the sport, but every four years, it’s all the rage. And why not? It’s got style, grace and an obsessive/compulsive cleaning motion of which your parents would be proud. “The Winter Games definitely create peaks of interest in
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Posted March 02, 2016in Locker Room
The Iowa Deer Classic is back this Friday through Sunday. Each year, the Iowa Deer Classic brings to the hunters of Iowa and the Midwest a weekend’s-worth of trophy whitetails, world-class hunting seminars, hunting and outdoor exhibitors, hands-on archery opportunities and much more. “The Iowa Deer classic is unique in
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Posted February 24, 2016in Locker Room
It’s almost March, and that means one of two things: February’s icy storms are nearly over, or the temperature goes above 35 degrees Fahrenheit and Iowans start wearing their shorts and T-shirts again. Many are so frazzled from the winter that, while coming out of hibernation may be the goal,
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Posted February 17, 2016in Locker Room
What comes to mind when you think of hockey? Men imbued with a certain grace on their feet? Scrappy athletes ready to sacrifice their body for the game and their team? Paul Newman in “Slapshot”? Dachshunds scampering across the ice? Come for the hockey but stay for the Doxie Dash.
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Posted February 10, 2016in Locker Room
Who says tough guys can’t wear pink? The Iowa Wild hopes to continue its winning ways of late in an American Hockey League (AHL) tilt against Grand Rapids this Friday, Feb. 12 at Wells Fargo Arena. But this contest will be a little different, a bit more colorful; it is
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Posted February 03, 2016in Locker Room
We’re still a few months from spring, but that doesn’t mean you can’t see some central Iowans getting into the spirit. It’s about this time of the year when February ice storms form over the horizon, and only the bravest of souls throw on shorts and a T-shirt whenever the
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Posted January 27, 2016in Locker Room
No need to stay inside during the long winter months waiting for the sun to come out and dreaming about open water and summer fun. Now’s the time to be adventurous, bundle up, get outside and try fishing in a whole new way — through the ice. Ice fishing can
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Posted January 20, 2016in Locker Room
It’s time for “Batter’s Up!” once again for the Sno-Ball Softball Tournament at the Greater Des Moines Softball Complex, 4980 N.E. 46th St. This year’s event will once again be broken up into two weekends with coed teams playing Jan. 23-24, and the mens’ teams playing Jan. 30-31. This year
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Posted January 13, 2016in Locker Room
Well, we knew it was coming, didn’t we? Sure, we got our white Christmas and ice-covered New Year, but now it’s January in Iowa, and the winds are a blowin’. Instead of doing your best bear impression, sweep the crumbs off your shirt and throw on a coat because it’s
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Posted January 06, 2016in Locker Room
Kick off (literally) 2016 with bulls, broncs and a whole lot of rodeo action when the World’s Toughest Rodeo National Tour returns to Des Moines’ Wells Fargo Arena Jan. 8 and 9. Fans can expect to see the world’s best bucking horses, bulls and cowboys (and cowgirls) with nerves of
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