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Outside the men’s room: Now what?

By Kirk Haaland, CycloneFanatic.com Fan Blogger This was actually going to be the title of my blog last week, but I opted out. It is always amazing to me how quickly things can change. Just one week ago we had a glimmer of hope we wanted to turn into a beacon of light but obviously …

Basketball Men's Sports

Big 12 Tournament: Media Pick’em

CycloneFanatic.com’s Big 12 Tournament Coverage this week is being brought to you by our good friends at Wilson Toyota in Ames. The men’s Big 12 Basketball Championship is upon us. Who will bring home the 2010 title? Kansas is the overwhelming front-runner heading into the competition. We thought that it would be fun to do …

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A Tribute: We miss you Pete Taylor

March 5, 2003 — That is the day that we, the Cyclone Nation lost Pete Taylor…way too soon. To honor the late Pete Taylor, CycloneFanatic.com has put together a tribute for him today. We’ve put together a compilation of thoughts, memories and looks back to his amazing life. The first piece of work that we’ll …

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Outside the men’s room: Tourney positioning

By Kirk Haaland, CycloneFanatic.com Blogger The Iowa State women’s basketball team has won their last two games by the combined score of 134-84. That’s impressive. Especially so when one of the victims was 11th ranked Baylor, in a win that was fueled by 16-of-33 shooting from the 3-point line. With six conference games remaining the …

Basketball Men's Sports

VLOG: The NCAA Tournament expansion debate

There has been a lot of talk recently about the NCAA expanding the basketball tournament to 96 teams. Where do you stand on this issue? CycloneFantic.com’s publisher Chris Williams has a special guest in today’s VLOG. Brent Blum stops by to debate this major issue.

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11-18 CF Mailbag

It’s my favorite day of the week Fanatics. It’s Wednesday! There is one reason why I enjoy this 24 hours commonly known as “Hump Day.” It’s because I get to write my CycloneFanatic.com weekly Mailbag column. I am being honest here. The hour and a half I spend writing this is the most fun I …

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Williams: It’s Time to Move On

Well…that hurt. I’m sure that you’ve heard by now. Next year at this time, Ames High School basketball superstar Harrison Barnes will be donning the powder blue of the University of North Carolina. That’s not why today’s announcement was so painful for Iowa State fans though. The spectacle hurt Iowa Staters because every single one …

Basketball Men's Sports

Barnes was Special from the Beginning

By Brent Blum – A Special to CycloneFanatic.com The first time I saw Harrison Barnes on the basketball floor, he was in 4th grade. It was the winter of 2002. He was just an above average player in a league that I happened to officiate for on Sunday afternoons. The only thing extraordinary about his …

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Outside the men’s room: Now what?

Big 12 Tournament: Media Pick’em

A Tribute: We miss you Pete Taylor

Outside the men’s room: Tourney positioning

VLOG: The NCAA Tournament expansion debate

11-18 CF Mailbag

Williams: It’s Time to Move On

Barnes was Special from the Beginning

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