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Northern Iowa, Charismatic Lucas O'Rear Looking to Recapture NCAA Magic

Out of sight, out of mind? Selective memory? Or is it what have you done for me lately, Northern Iowa? "It's kind of weird because it's like people really don't remember last year," Northern Iowa power forward/enforcer/professional baseball pitcher Lucas O'Rear told FanHouse. "When we were in Las Vegas (for iBN Las...

Lucas O'Rear, Northern Iowa March Hero, Thrown a Curveball at MLB Draft

It was hours after the fact, and Lucas O'Rear still couldn't believe it. It was as if he looked into the mirror and discovered his thick, mutton-chop sideburns had been buzzed clean. Talk about a big surprise, courtesy of the Cincinnati Reds in Tuesday's MLB Draft. "I never thought the 13th round was in the equation, no...

Lucas O'Rear, Northern Iowa Forward, Selected in MLB Draft

Lucas O'Rear had another surprise in store. The 6-foot-7, 240-pound Northern Iowa forward, who helped the Panthers upset tournament favorite Kansas on the way to a Cinderella Sweet 16 run, was selected as a pitcher in the 13th round of the Major League draft by the Cincinnati Reds. O'Rear, whose physique and sideburns...

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....