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Northern Iowa: Yes, We May Be a Surprise, but We're No Cinderella

ST. LOUIS -- The Northern Iowa Panthers are loose. Not a care in the world by all appearances. During Thursday's practice here at the Edward Jones Dome, players signaled and shouted at friends in the stands. While other teams -- Michigan State, for instance -- were more businesslike, UNI's approach has worked just fine...

Cedar Falls Rises Up for Northern Iowa's Unlikely Cast

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- On March 15, the Cedar River, which flows through town one mile north of the University of Northern Iowa's campus, overflowed its banks. The Cedar crested at 93.65 feet, or about six feet above the flood stage. As if this Rockwellian community needed a metaphor for what constitutes a high-water mark....

Tenacious Defense Drives Northern Iowa

Dramatics aside, Northern Iowa's success starts with defense. The teaching begins on the first day of practice and it doesn't stop. Ever. Just ask Ali Farokhmanesh, the Panthers' shooting hero in their first two NCAA tournament victories over UNLV and Kansas. The senior hears head coach Ben Jacobson's defensive-minded...

FanHouse Roundtable: A Sweet Discussion

After a weekend of upsets left garbagemen straining under the weight of recycled brackets, FanHouse writers and editors got together to break down the upcoming action. Here are our picks. East Region Champion East...

Northern Iowa Rocks Chalk in Brackets, Sends Kansas Home

OKLAHOMA CITY -- Pres. Barack Obama's bracket -- and the majority of brackets throughout America as well -- just went up in flames thanks to Northern Iowa and its senior guard with a hard to pronounce last name and a harder to defend game.Ari Farokhmanesh and the No. 9-seeded Panthers delivered the biggest upset of a 2010...

Background on Ali Farokhmanesh

Ali Fredrick Farokhmanesh (born April 16, 1988) is an American professional basketball player. He was born in Pullman, Washington, where he attended high school at Pullman High School for two years before moving to Iowa and attending West High School in Iowa City, Iowa.

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