Iowa City

Jordan Burroughs is one of the biggest names in wrestling, but outside his sport he lives an athletic existence in relative anonymity. A 2006 graduate of Winslow Township High in Camden County, Burroughs is a world champion, and he doesn't have to worry about getting mobbed by well-wishers and autograph-seekers when walking the street in most locations. "Outside of wrestling fans, I would say I get recognized a small amount," Burroughs said in a phone interview from the University of Nebraska as he prepared for this weekend's Olympic trials at the University of Iowa in Iowa City.

IOWA CITY, IOWA - Iowa City police are investigating an armed robbery at an adult-entertainment store where the robber threatened the clerk with a knife and got away with a sex doll worth $250. The Iowa City Press-Citizen said the robbery occurred early yesterday at Romantix Pleasure Palace. Police said that after being threatened, the clerk vaulted the counter and ran from the store. The robber chased the clerk for a short distance before reportedly turning back and stealing the doll.

Four years ago, Mike Daniels spent his senior year at Highland High School in South Jersey being overlooked by major college football programs that didn't seem to think 6-foot-1 was an ideal height for playing on the defensive line. But if you watch Iowa play Penn State on Saturday night, you will have no trouble finding Daniels. He'll be the one trying to create havoc in the Nittany Lions' backfield. Daniels, a 275-pound redshirt junior tackle, has been a surprise contributor to a Hawkeyes defense that leads the nation in fewest yards allowed.

Hardly a day goes by without yet another story about our trade deficit with Japan. It has replaced AIDS and President Reagan's intellect, if any, as the hot topic of the day. Half the stories blame the Japanese. They say Japan has erected unfair trade barriers to American goods and that we should retaliate by erecting our own barriers. The other half of the stories say the deficit is our fault, that we simply have not pursued trade as aggressively or intelligently as the Japanese and that the way to make it right is to work harder.

Penn State officials said yesterday they are investigating an incident in which three wrestlers were arrested at a bar following a victory at Iowa. Brian Siegrist, the school's assistant sports information director, said the university and coach John Fritz would have no comment on the matter until the investigation is complete. Iowa City police said Clint R. Musser, 22, of Akron, Ohio; Arturo R. Cabanas, 22, of New York City; and Timothy J. Vorheis Jr., 20, of State College, Pa., were arrested early Sunday morning at The Fieldhouse bar in Iowa City and charged with disorderly conduct.

Lindsay Whalen scored 21 points to lead 12th-ranked Minnesota to an 88-53 victory over Missouri-Kansas City last night in Minneapolis. Corrin Von Wald scored 20 points and Kim Prince added 10 for Minnesota (8-0), which entered the game with the nation's top scoring offense at 89.3 points per game. Katie Houlehan led the Kangaroos (2-4) with 13 points, and Casey Ellis and Randi Meissner each added 12. Minnesota scored 13 of the game's first 15 points. During a four-minute span midway through the first half, Whalen scored nine straight points as the Gophers extended their lead to 24-11.

Three summers ago, Dan Chaid's life was topsy-turvy. He had lost his coaching job when Villanova folded its wrestling program, and he then finished a disappointing third in the 1988 Olympic trials. "I'll be ready by 1992; I'll be in shape next time," he vowed after a bitter final loss to Melvin Douglas at 198 pounds in Pensacola, Fla., that June. Last night at the Palestra, Chaid, competing for Team Foxcatcher of Newtown Square, inched closer to his dream with a 4-2 win over Chris Barnes of Sunkist Kids, sweeping his best-of-three series in the John E. du Pont World Team Trials.

If three's a charm, the Arizona Cardinals can pencil in David Walters as one of their offensive linemen in about five years. Walters, a senior from Cherokee, has made a verbal commitment to play football for the University of Iowa next year, and will become the third Chief to play for coach Hayden Fry this decade. The other two, Mike Devlin and Tom Knight, now play in the NFL for the Cardinals. Walters, at 6 feet 4 inches, 270 pounds, is one of the area's strongest players.

Just in the nick of time, Penn State came up with a giant upset, shocking No. 2 Iowa, 70-64, last night in a Big Ten game that ended the Hawkeyes' 17- game winning streak. The victory makes the eighth-ranked Lions prime contenders for a top seed in the 48-team NCAA tournament field, which will be announced on March 14. The Lions (20-4, 12-3 Big Ten), who lost to the Hawkeyes, 84-47, when the teams met this season in Iowa City, Iowa, did a lot of right things this time. Among them was surviving a long lull in the middle of the second half during which Iowa whittled away at a 43-33 lead with numerous trips to the foul line.

Arizona guard Steve Kerr says the second-ranked Wildcats will have confidence on their side when they face Iowa in an NCAA West Regional semifinal game in the Kingdome tomorrow night. "I think we've got to be confident knowing we beat them on their home floor, on a night when we didn't play very well," Kerr said. "They'll have the motivational revenge factor. But in the NCAAs there's no greater motivational factor than knowing if you lose you're out. " Arizona beat Iowa, 66-59, in Iowa City on Dec. 12. "We're probably better in every area since December and I'm sure Lute (Olson, Arizona's coach)

Rafael Nadal showed he's still the man to beat on clay, defeating Novak Djokovic , 7-5, 6-3, Monday in a rain-delayed final in Rome to win his record sixth Italian Open and regain the No. 2 ranking. After losing to Djokovic in seven straight finals, Nadal has now won two straight against the top-ranked Serb after also capturing the Monte Carlo Masters on clay. Nadal also moved ahead of Roger Federer to No. 2 in the world rankings with the French Open starting Sunday.

Jordan Burroughs is one of the biggest names in wrestling, but outside his sport he lives an athletic existence in relative anonymity. A 2006 graduate of Winslow Township High in Camden County, Burroughs is a world champion, and he doesn't have to worry about getting mobbed by well-wishers and autograph-seekers when walking the street in most locations. "Outside of wrestling fans, I would say I get recognized a small amount," Burroughs said in a phone interview from the University of Nebraska as he prepared for this weekend's Olympic trials at the University of Iowa in Iowa City.

IOWA CITY, IOWA - Iowa City police are investigating an armed robbery at an adult-entertainment store where the robber threatened the clerk with a knife and got away with a sex doll worth $250. The Iowa City Press-Citizen said the robbery occurred early yesterday at Romantix Pleasure Palace. Police said that after being threatened, the clerk vaulted the counter and ran from the store. The robber chased the clerk for a short distance before reportedly turning back and stealing the doll.

IOWA CITY, Iowa - Chima Okoli , a fourth-year junior, made his first start at offensive right tackle Saturday night for Penn State in place of Lou Eliades , who suffered a season-ending torn ligament in his right knee last week against Temple. Nittany Lions coach Joe Paterno had expressed concern earlier in the week about the 6-foot-4, 291-pound Okoli's having to go against Iowa's defensive ends. Okoli started the game opposite 6-foot-5, 297-pound Christian Ballard , and then faced 6-foot-2, 261-pound Broderick Binns after Ballard was shifted inside to tackle.

Kirk Ferentz shook the hands of the two eager football players and made them feel special. He chatted with the brothers for several minutes, asking them about their team, their school, their family. But this was no shallow recruiting enticement. Ferentz was the offensive line coach of the Cleveland Browns, taking a break from training camp. Conor and Sean Lee were in sixth and fourth grade. He was from suburban Pittsburgh, Upper St. Clair; they were, too. A bond developed.

Four years ago, Mike Daniels spent his senior year at Highland High School in South Jersey being overlooked by major college football programs that didn't seem to think 6-foot-1 was an ideal height for playing on the defensive line. But if you watch Iowa play Penn State on Saturday night, you will have no trouble finding Daniels. He'll be the one trying to create havoc in the Nittany Lions' backfield. Daniels, a 275-pound redshirt junior tackle, has been a surprise contributor to a Hawkeyes defense that leads the nation in fewest yards allowed.

Iowa has convinced Philadelphia native Fran McCaffery to leave Siena to become the Hawkeyes' new coach. Athletic director Gary Barta announced the hiring in a release yesterday and said McCaffery would be introduced in a press conference today in Iowa City. McCaffery, a star guard at La Salle High who played collegiately at Wake Forest and Penn, went 112-51 in five seasons at Siena, leading the Saints to three consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances. Siena lost to Purdue in the first round this year and finished with a 27-7 record.

Deron Williams had 18 points and six rebounds to help No. 1 Illinois defeat No. 22 Cincinnati, 67-45, in the final game of the Las Vegas Holiday Classic last night. Dee Brown and Roger Powell added 13 points apiece for Illinois (14-0), which did not trail for the sixth consecutive game. Luther Head, who was named tournament MVP, had 11 points and eight rebounds. Jason Maxiell led the Bearcats (11-1) with 12 points and 11 rebounds, while Eric Hicks added eight points. The Illini held Cincinnati to 28 percent shooting (14 of 50)

Lindsay Whalen scored 21 points to lead 12th-ranked Minnesota to an 88-53 victory over Missouri-Kansas City last night in Minneapolis. Corrin Von Wald scored 20 points and Kim Prince added 10 for Minnesota (8-0), which entered the game with the nation's top scoring offense at 89.3 points per game. Katie Houlehan led the Kangaroos (2-4) with 13 points, and Casey Ellis and Randi Meissner each added 12. Minnesota scored 13 of the game's first 15 points. During a four-minute span midway through the first half, Whalen scored nine straight points as the Gophers extended their lead to 24-11.

Penn State won its first three games when its defense, which was suspect coming into the season, successfully answered the questions when given only one choice. Central Florida and Louisiana Tech could pass but not run. Nebraska could run but not pass. Today at Beaver Stadium, when the No. 12 Nittany Lions (3-0) open their Big Ten Conference season against Iowa (3-1), the Hawkeyes will force Penn State's opportunistic defenders to deal with both ways to move the football. "They have a classic Big Ten team," said redshirt freshman Paul Cronin, a Penn State nickel back who returned an interception for a touchdown in last week's 49-17 win over Louisiana Tech.