David Carr and Keegan O’Toole staged a series of epic battles that left college wrestling fans wondering where their rivalry ranked among the greatest in the sport’s history.

Iowa’s Saturday night string continues at the NCAA Wrestling Championships.

To the untrained eye, Iowa State heavyweight Yonger Bastida appeared to be in peril.

Real Woods called his season “quite a journey.”

The Brands twins were sophomores in 1990 when they punched through to the NCAA finals  — Terry at 126 pounds and Tom at 134 — and went on to win national titles the following day.

On paper, this weekend’s Big 12 Championship should amount to a toss-up between Iowa State, Oklahoma State and Missouri.

Brody Teske doesn’t care what his bracket looks like at 133 pounds in this weekend’s Big Ten Championships.

David Carr doesn’t need the hype, but when the spotlight finds Iowa State’s standout 165-pound senior, he basks in it — even when it’s so bright that he might need to squint.

Iowa wrestling coach Tom Brands said on Wednesday that he is “a real patient guy” when it comes to the allegations of misconduct by Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation agents in the investigation of online sports gambling by athletes at Iowa and Iowa State University.

Iowa coach Tom Brands isn’t sure when Ben Kueter will be ready for his first wrestling competition with the Hawkeyes.

“Misery loves company.”

Bradley Hill was “the next man up” at heavyweight for Iowa, a role that he has wanted for a long time.

Call it a miniature version of the NCAA Championships. Call it Iowa State’s best tournament-style test in recent years. But by any name, this weekend’s Cliff Keen Invitational will help the Cyclones prime themselves for a strong run once the NCAA Championships roll around this spring.

The NCAA is reconsidering its gambling penalties for those who don’t wager on their own teams, and it could mean reduced sanctions — or perhaps none at all — for some of the Iowa and Iowa State athletes involved in the state’s sports wagering investigation.

The clock on the freshly painted white wall is ticking toward noon on the final day of September and Doug Schwab is yelling instructions to his Northern Iowa wrestlers.