{
  "id": 7923147,
  "title": "Iowa women's basketball announces Big Ten dates, finalizes schedule",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/iowa-womens-basketball-announces-big-ten-dates-finalizes-schedule",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-17T01:55:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/iowa-womens-basketball-announces-big-015530074.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Big Ten officially announced Iowa women's basketball schedule for the 2026-27 season on Wednesday. Head coach Jan Jensen expressed excitement about the challenge the tough league presents. Iowa's Big Ten opener is against Nebraska on December 5, marking the first time since the 2021-22 season that the Hawkeyes host a conference game at home. Other notable matchups include New Year's Day games against Michigan State and USC, and February 11 and 14 games against JuJu Watkins and UCLA respectively. The Hawkeyes have a West Coast trip scheduled, visiting Oregon on January 24 and Washington on January 27. Their regular season concludes with a Maryland game on February 25, followed by an Ohio State challenge on February 28. Specific TV and tip-off times are yet to be announced, but the complete 2026-27 schedule is now set.",
  "summary": "With the 2026-27 Iowa women's basketball season on the horizon, the Hawkeyes' revealed their full Big Ten conference schedule.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Iowa women's basketball offers legacy 2029 guard",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/iowa-womens-basketball-offers-legacy-2029-guard",
        "published": "2026-09-16T19:31:01.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}