The Hartley Sentinel-The Everly/Royal News - Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties

Every now and then, I’m truly surprised by the World of Sports.

The Bengals are in the Super Bowl. Tom Brady retired. The Cubs actually won the World Series.

Unfortunately, none of that amusement is ever extended to the Iowa Hawkeyes men’s basketball team. They always underperform and fail to impress, which has once again been the standard this year.

My beloved Hawks are currently in a tie for ninth place in the Big 10 standings at 4-6 in the conference and 14-7 overall. With a crushing double-overtime loss at Penn State on Monday night, the only question that remains about this season...