Don Doxsie

Nothing to see here, but still an Iowa win

IOWA CITY — They showed a highlight tape on the big videoboard at the south end of Kinnick Stadium after Saturday’s game was over.

Nov 21, 2009 | 6:50 pm | Loading…

Iowa freshman QB proves he has poise

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Everyone was worried about the fresh-faced kid playing quarterback. Maybe they should have been more concerned about Iowa's rushing defense. Or the hands of one of its senior receivers. Or the gumption of the head coach.

Nov 15, 2009 | 2:15 am | Loading…

Hawks might come up Roses

Hawks might come up Roses

The top of the Big Ten standings looks fairly muddled, but the path to the Rose Bowl now is crystal clear.

Nov 08, 2009 | 11:25 pm | Loading…

Hawks keep hope alive after loss to Wildcats

Hawks keep hope alive after loss to Wildcats

IOWA CITY - Leave it to Pat Angerer, full-time linebacker and part-time philosopher, to put everything into the proper perspective in the toughest of times.

Nov 07, 2009 | 10:20 pm | Loading…

Iowa Hawkeyes Report Card

REPORT CARD

Oct 31, 2009 | 7:05 pm | Loading…

Hawkeyes’ weird season gets even more strange

Hawkeyes’ weird season gets even more strange

IOWA CITY - Folks around the country who only skim through the list of college football scores from Saturday are going to think this one was fairly routine.

Oct 31, 2009 | 7:00 pm | Loading…

Viewpoint: Despite success, Hawks all business

Viewpoint: Despite success, Hawks all business

EAST LANSING, Mich. - It really looked as if Iowa's magic finally had disappeared into the damp, dreary darkness of Spartan Stadium on Saturday night.

Oct 26, 2009 | 2:00 am | Loading…

Bates had gift of goodness

Bates had gift of goodness

I've told the story many times, but under these circumstances it bears repeating.

Oct 24, 2009 | 10:50 pm | Loading…

In defense of Ricky Stanzi

In defense of Ricky Stanzi

OWA CITY - Ricky Stanzi is sort of like that veteran starting pitcher that the fans underestimate and the manager adores.

Oct 23, 2009 | 2:00 am | Loading…

Hawks use same script for victory

MADISON, Wis. - Some ESPN viewers might have wondered if they hadn't stumbled across some sort of rerun during the middle of the day Saturday.

Oct 17, 2009 | 11:30 pm | Loading…

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Don Doxsie

Don Doxsie has been employed by the Quad-City Times for more than a quarter century, serving two different stints as sports editor. In between, he was a daily columnist and University of Iowa beat writer. During his years at the Times, he has covered the World Series, the Super Bowl, the Final Four, the winter and summer Olympics and 14 college football bowl games. He has won numerous state and national awards, including first place in enterprise reporting in the APSE national contest in 2000. He also is the author of Iron Man McGinnity, a biography of a Hall of Fame baseball pitcher. Doxsie, a native of the western suburbs of Chicago, graduated from Northern Illinois University in 1975 and worked for newspapers in Wheaton, Ill.; Mattoon, Ill.; Woodstock, Ill.; and Cedar Rapids, Iowa, before coming to the Times in January of 1984.