Sports Guide
One state, every level of the game
Iowa takes its sports personally. The Hawkeyes and Cyclones carry the college side, the Cy-Hawk rivalry splits the state, Iowa women’s basketball became must-watch TV, and wrestling is a season all its own.
This is where it all sits in one place: the college programs, the hometown pro and minor-league teams, the motorsports calendar, and the local games that still pack a gym on a Friday night.
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Know the college rivalries
The Hawkeyes and Cyclones anchor the state, with UNI and Drake giving Iowa a college scene that punches above its size — football in the fall, then a deep run of basketball and wrestling.
