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Zach Johnson: Golf’s biggest wins can’t top what he’s doing for Cedar Rapids kids

Zach Johnson has achieved many things as a professional golfer. The Iowa City-born former Cedar Rapids high school athlete has 12 career PGA Tour wins. He won the Masters in 2007 and the British Open in 2015. He has made…

For the Heartlanders, the biggest opponent is the bottom line

Editor’s note: This is the second in a two-part series examining the Iowa Heartlanders professional…

Brian McKenna, president of the newly-named Iowa Heartlanders ECHL hockey club, unfurls a banner revealing the club's name and logo.

Mark Ironside is a busy man of many talents

Who is Mark Ironside? Well, Mr. Ironside was a two-time national champion wrestler at the…

Mark Ironside

Two Kernels veterans find their next act at Prospect Meadows

Jack Roeder needed his “security blanket.” Doug Nelson needed to get as far away as…

Prospect Meadows drone photo. CREDIT DENOVO MARKETING

How the Iowa City Area Sports Commission turned wrestling into a $16M economic powerhouse

Luke Eustice was asked recently what sets the sports commission at the Iowa City/Coralville Area…

The Iowa City Area Sports Commission hosted the 2026 IGHSAU Girls State Wrestling Championships at the Xtream Arena in Coralville, Iowa. 448 wrestlers competed in this two day tournament. This was the fourth year the event was sanctioned and held in Coralville. CREDIT IOWA CITY AREA SPORTS COMMISSION

Tee time, any time: The indoor golf boom that’s taking over the Corridor

When Sean McCarty was growing up in West Branch, he had an advantage not every…

indoor golf pexels

Business of Sports: Paul Gavin and Mount Mercy University

Paul Gavin enjoyed his long career as the men’s basketball coach at Mount Mercy University.…

The sideline at Mount Mercy University's Robert W. Plaster Athletic Complex.

Game on: CBJ launches the Business of Sports column series

After more than a few weeks away from the grind of daily sports, sports editing…

Photo by Markus Spiske

3Ice hockey league taps Coralville’s Xtream Arena as home base for 2026 season

3Ice, a professional three-on-three ice hockey league, announced Coralville’s Xtream Arena will be home base…

Xtream Arena at the Iowa River Landing in Coralville Nov. 20, 2025. 3ice hockey

Corridor sports complexes serve up wins on and off the court

If you were a Midwest kid playing sports in the ‘80s or ‘90s, you can…

Girl playing softball youth sports

Coralville fitness facility, D1 Training, to celebrate grand opening May 10

D1 Training, a national athletic-based fitness franchise, will mark the grand opening of its newest…

D1 Training is celebrating the grand opening of its new Coralville location at 2441 James Street, Suite 2, on May 10.

From playbooks to property: former Iowa Hawkeye tackles real estate investing

Former Iowa Hawkeye football safety Anthony Gair used to analyze playbooks in preparation for his…

Former Iowa Hawkeye football safety Anthony Gair, together with former Iowa Hawkeye and Dallas Cowboys defensive lineman Carl Davis, co-founded the Athlete Investment Collective.

Local executives share how collegiate sports shaped their leadership skills

Former college basketball player and coach Hanna Howard was recently named CEO of Fort Worth-based…

Barb Randall, employee benefits strategist at AssuredPartners, played volleyball for the University of Iowa between 1987-1990.

UI sports medicine offers walk-in clinic for injured student athletes

Injured student athletes will have easier access to treatment thanks to walk-in clinics hosted by…

UI Sports Medicine will offer walk-in clinics for injured student athletes starting Saturday, Aug. 26. CREDIT UI Sports Medicine

“Field of Dreams” gets $12M grant; no game next year?

A hologram of the late Hall of Fame baseball broadcaster Harry Caray singing “Take Me…

Cedar Rapids third baseman Seth Gray makes a running throw during the first minor league game played at the "Field of Dreams" movie site. With a capacity crowd of 8,000 in attendance Tuesday, Gray's Kernels fell 7-2 to their regional rivals, the Quad Cities River Bandits. Two nights later, the Chicago Cubs defeated the Cincinnati Reds, 4-2, in the second annual Major League Baseball game saluting the famed film. The games and events surrounding them have sparked development plans in Dyersville, Iowa, with Iowa awarding a $12.5 million grant this week to support the tourism attraction's expansion.

Heartlanders promote Head Coach and Assistant Coach

The Iowa Heartlanders announced the promotions of Head Coach Gerry Fleming and Assistant Coach Derek…

Iowa Heartlanders Head Coach Gerry Fleming.