Curt Cignetti’s run to a national championship with the Indiana football team — now widely considered to be one of the greatest stories and coaching jobs in the history of sports — didn’t come without cursory criticism, given all of the changes to college athletics in recent ...

Record-breaking performances are always the perfect time to reflect on the past and take inventory of the present. The opportunity for both came on Tuesday night at Des Moines East, when LJ Maehl became Fort Dodge Senior High’s all-time 5-on-5 girls basketball scoring champion. Maehl ...

Ten years. I was walking in our neighborhood recently after a snowstorm, and happened to pass our family’s “secret” sledding hill — the one we first discovered when our son was little, and has been used much more frequently by others ever since. A mom, dad and three kids were there. ...

One of the most difficult conversations to navigate in today’s college landscape is defining the place — and role — of an athletic director. Everything has changed so rapidly. The competitive goals remain the same, but the roads to get there are filled with fundraising and budget ...

They’re all superstars, and though they may not be superhuman away from the action of major-college athletics, I’m here to speak more to the simple decency of Audi Crooks, Drake Ayala and Aaron Graves in a world often short on real humility and leadership. There’s always been something ...

This Thanksgiving holiday isn’t just the usual perfect time to appreciate your loved ones and blessings. It’s also an opportunity to pause for perspective. About a week ago, word quickly spread that The Gazette in Cedar Rapids had been purchased by a multi-media group from Minnesota. ...