Friday, March 29, 2013
The NCAA Tournament is in full swing and there's some great games on this weekend, including Kansas Jayhawks v. Michigan and Duke v. Michigan State this evening.
The best of the best remain as the NCAA Tournament continues, and when the weekend is over we will know who's headed to the Final Four. Tonight Michigan plays Kansas, in a Big Ten versus Big 12 showdown, and Michigan State and Duke square off in a battle of top programs. Michigan-Kansas tips off at 6:30 p.m. central on TBS and Michigan State-Duke starts at 7:45 p.m. central on CBS. In two Cinderella Watch games, No. 12 seed Oregon takes on No. 1 seed Louisville at 6:15 p.m. central tonight on CBS, and No. 15 Florida Gulf Coast takes on No. 3 Florida at 9 p.m. on TBS. Saturday, kicks off the Elite Eight round. Marquette and Syracuse game time is 3:30 p.m. central on CBS, and Ohio State and Wichita State will play at 6 p.m. central on CBS. …
Monday, March 25, 2013
Plus, Alice's Spaghetti Land lives, Bekkwith's Bakery expands and a Cedar Falls gun shop can't keep up with demand.
Why nine? Because the Patch community includes nine sites in Iowa: Ames, Ankeny, Cedar Falls, Iowa City, Johnston, Marion, Urbandale, Waukee and West Des Moines. 9. An Urbandale police officer and intern received life-saving commendations and awards from the Urbandale City Council and Iowa House of Representatives last week. Ian Waseskuk crashed his car doing "doughnuts" in a church parking lot; the impact knocked him out. Within minutes Urbandale police officer Zac McDowell and ISU student Nick Schroeder pulled an unconscious Waseskuk from his burning car. 8. Mike Rosteck is a proud gun owner, and he wants you to be too. That's why he opened Mr. Guns in Cedar Falls, the former location of Roots Market. His stock is lower than he'd like, …
Sunday, March 24, 2013
No. 10 seed Iowa State Cyclones face No. 2 seed Ohio State in the NCAA men's basketball tournament today. The Cyclones demolished Notre Dame 76-58 Friday night in Dayton, Ohio.
It wasn't exactly a cake walk, but Iowa State's win 76-58 over Notre Dame Friday night in the second round of the NCAA men's basketball tournament thrilled the Cyclone Nation. Iowa State (23-11) was unhappy with comments from Notre Dame prior to its first NCAA tournament game and used them as motivation in the victory to advance to the third round of the tournament, the Iowa State Daily reports. Don't have enough TV screens to keep up with your March Madness bracket? There are plenty of viewing options in and around Waukee: Mickey's Irish Pub & Grill 50 S.E. Laurel St. (515) 987-9604 Legacy Sports Bar & Grill 87 N.E. Carefree Lane (515) 987-6444 Kenny's Pub 605 Ashworth Drive (515) 987-0161 Sidetrack Pub 292 W. Hickman Road (515) 978-5751 …
Friday, March 22, 2013
Beer, wings and slam dunks! It's NCAA tournament time -- here's where to catch all the games, including the Iowa State men. The Cyclones take on the University of Notre Dame tonight.
Iowa's only entry in the NCAA basketball tournament is the Iowa State Cyclones, who have their first game tonight. The Cyclones are the No. 10 seed in the West bracket. They'll face No. 7 seed Notre Dame at 8:45 p.m. Iowa time tonight. CBS has the TV rights to the NCAA tournament, which is KCCI locally. Don't have enough TV screens to keep up with your March Madness bracket? There are plenty of viewing options in and around Waukee: Mickey's Irish Pub & Grill 50 S.E. Laurel St. (515) 987-9604 Legacy Sports Bar & Grill 87 N.E. Carefree Lane (515) 987-6444 Kenny's Pub 605 Ashworth Drive (515) 987-0161 Sidetrack Pub 292 W. Hickman Road (515) 978-5751 Whiskey Barrel Saloon 360 Sixth St. (515) 978-2245 Too busy to stop by your favorite local …
Thursday, March 21, 2013
We know you want to put the Iowa State Cylones as winning it all in your local NCAA basketball pool. Here's the bracket you can use to do it.
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
We know you want to put the Iowa State Cylones as winning it all in your local NCAA basketball pool. Here's the bracket you can use to do it.
CBS has the TV rights to the NCAA men's basketball tournament, which is KCCI locally. Play starts on Tuesday, March 19. The Iowa State Cyclones are the No. 10 seed in the West bracket. They'll face No. 7 seed Notre Dame at 8:45 p.m. Iowa time on Friday, March 22. So print off our bracket and make your picks. In Waukee for spring break this week? There are plenty of viewing options in Waukee: Mickey's Irish Pub & Grill 50 S.E. Laurel St. (515) 987-9604 Legacy Sports Bar & Grill 87 N.E. Carefree Lane (515) 987-6444 Kenny's Pub 605 Ashworth Drive (515) 987-0161 Sidetrack Pub 292 W. Hickman Road (515) 978-5751 Whiskey Barrel Saloon 360 Sixth St. (515) 978-2245 Too busy to stop by your favorite local sports joint? Download the March Madness …
Monday, March 18, 2013
Beer, wings and slam dunks! It's tournament time -- here's where to catch all the games.
Don't have enough TV screens to keep up with your March Madness bracket? There are plenty of viewing options in and around Waukee: Mickey's Irish Pub & Grill 50 S.E. Laurel St. (515) 987-9604 Legacy Sports Bar & Grill 87 N.E. Carefree Lane (515) 987-6444 Kenny's Pub 605 Ashworth Drive (515) 987-0161 Sidetrack Pub 292 W. Hickman Road (515) 978-5751 Whiskey Barrel Saloon 360 Sixth St. (515) 978-2245 CBS has the TV rights to the NCAA tournament, which is KCCI locally. Play starts on Tuesday, March 19. The Iowa State Cyclones are the No. 10 seed in the West bracket. They'll face No. 7 seed Notre Dame at 8:45 p.m. Iowa time on Friday, March 22. Too busy to stop by your favorite local sports joint? Download the March Madness Live App to watch on…
Monday, December 31, 2012
Jake Knott, Sam Richardson and the rest of the Cyclones take on Cody Green and the Tulsa Golden Hurricane in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl today.
Editor's Note: Tune in around 2:30 p.m. for a live blog of the game. AutoZone Liberty Bowl, Tulsa vs. Iowa State December 31, 2:30 p.m., ESPN Betting Lines: Iowa State is favored by one point over Tulsa. The over/under is 50 points. Previews: From Yahoo Sports: Iowa State: Iowa State doesn’t really do anything exceptionally well on offense and it will probably struggle on defense without All-Big 12 linebacker Jake Knott, who is recovering from shoulder surgery." (Waukee readers know Knott is a Waukee High School grad who helped get the Cyclones into a bowl game. He was named Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week before his season-ending injury.) Tulsa: Alex Singleton, who has a school-record 41 career touchdowns, Trey Watts and Ja'Terian …
Thursday, December 20, 2012
Alabama vs. Notre Dame for the BCS Title, Fiesta Bowl, Orange Bowl, Johnny Football and the Aggies, and more games in December and January. There's a handful of connections from around Iowa, including two Waukee grads on the Cyclones roster.
Thursday, December 13, 2012
Alabama vs. Notre Dame for the BCS Title, Fiesta Bowl, Orange Bowl, Johnny Football and the Aggies, and more games in December and January. There's a handful of connections from around Iowa, including two Waukee grads on the Cyclones roster.
The College Bowl Game seasons starts this weekend. The Gildan New Mexico Bowl between Nevada and Arizona at noon on Saturday kicks us off. The University of Iowa may not be going to a postseason bowl game for the first time since 2000, but there are plenty of intriguing football bowl games on the schedule this year. Waukee fans will likely be cheering Iowa State on Dec. 31 in the Liberty Bowl, since former Warrior Jake Knott was an integral part of the team's success this season before being sidelined with a shoulder injury. A look back in photos at Jake Knott's senior season with the Iowa State Cyclones. And, Waukee's Walker Lee Woods is also on the Cyclone roster. We've got your complete list here, along with notes on teams featuring …
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8:54 am on Monday, March 25, 2013
Kristin: They'll be on next week's list because they're still going strong. Thanks more ›