Fifty years after leaving campus, Hawkeye basketball and NBA legend Don Nelson returned to receive his undergraduate degree.

The end of classes means it is time for a break. For UI football players, it's a shorter break than most students will enjoy. The Hawkeyes will begin summer workouts, supervised by the strength and conditioning staff, in early June.

Justin Austin is going home—for the weekend, anyway. The UI junior and Wisconsin native begins defense of his 200-meter title this weekend at the 2012 Big Ten Outdoor Championships in Madison, Wis.

Former UI player Riley Reiff experienced a sweeping upgrade April 26, going from driving his pickup truck in Parkston, S.D., to riding through Detroit in a limousine. That's the life for first-round selections in the NFL Draft.

With a talented mix of youth and experience, coupled with a head coach who has made an NCAA Regional selection a normal occurrence, Iowa men's golf is once again poised for a deep postseason run in May and June.

Don Nelson left the University of Iowa in 1962 to pursue a career in the NBA. Fifty years later, he will go through commencement exercises at Iowa.

University of Iowa freshman pitcher Sasha Kuebel has taken aspects of each of his starts—good and bad—and learned from them, becoming one of the top freshmen in the Big Ten Conference in the process.

University of Iowa student Jeffrey Herron isn't only a high jump and long jump sensation. He's also a huge supporter of Hawkeye athletics. And now the Hawkeye high jump record-holder is also eying All-America honors.

Although now a member of the Denver Nuggets coaching staff, former Hawkeye player and coach Ryan Bowen still keep close tabs on his alma mater—the place where he refined his coaching skills.

By drafting Iowa offensive tackle Riley Reiff, the Detroit Lions are finally answering the cries of those angered over their reluctance in addressing their offensive line needs in recent years.

The Board of Regents, State of Iowa, on April 26 approved plans for the second and final phase of a facilities plan for the football program at the University of Iowa that will assist in the recruitment, retention, and performance of its student athletes.

Carver-Hawkeye Arena was electrified by the nation's best wrestlers (including several with UI ties) and 54,000 cheering spectators during the 2012 U.S. Olympic Wrestling Trials, held April 21-22 in Carver-Hawkeye Arena.