At the 2014 Indianapolis 500, one team raced for more than the checkered flag. "Racing for a Cure" tells the story of 1996 Indy 500 winner Buddy Lazier and his racing team's effort to promote the University of Iowa Wynn Institute for Vision Research.

UI law professor Jason Rantanen explains that it was an Iowa law alumnus who came up with the legal strategy of canceling the Federal Trademark for the NFL's Washington Redskins.

After 50 years of running in circles, University of Iowa'a director of track and field and cross country, Larry Wieczorek, has decided to "stop and see what else is going on."

A look inside the Iowa Ladies Football Academy, which has raised $1 million for children's health in its first four years.

BTN recently announced that today, Wednesday, June 11, will be the first of this summer’s two full days of Iowa programming as a part of “School Days.”

Gov. Terry Branstad signed a proclamation declaring June 9 as Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Day to promote rivalry between the University of Iowa and Iowa State University and to remind people around the state about the importance of corn in everyday life.

Muscatine native Cody Ash says he enjoyed the artistic challenge of Herky on Parade: "They require a lot of different aspects including painting, sewing, and working with cardboard...It’s a lot of problem solving trying to figure out how to make accessories to scale.”

The University of Iowa Athletics Department will be holding a Norm Parker Celebration of Life service on Saturday, May 31 at Kinnick Stadium. The service, which is open to the public, will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. in the south end zone of Kinnick Stadium.

Hawkeye golfer Steven Ihm will compete in this year's John Deere Classic July 7-13 in Silvis, Ill.

Former Indy 500 champion Buddy Lazier will compete at the Indianapolis 500 and other events during race week in a car sponsored by the Wynn Institute for Vision Research at the University of Iowa.

Paced by all-time high scores in nine sports programs, all 24 of the University of Iowa’s intercollegiate athletics programs are achieving at a rate that surpasses the national benchmark for academic success established by the NCAA, according to an annual report released on Wednesday.

Three years ago Steven Ihm joined the University of Iowa men's golf program. Three years later, he will leave as the first three-time All-Big Ten honoree in program history.