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Extreme heat and humidity doesn't deter bicyclistsSunday, July 17, 2011 @ 11:44PM"A life-changing experience.

Errors, walks doom KernelsSunday, July 17, 2011 @ 10:08PMCEDAR RAPIDS — If they break even, they break the bank.

Helm, Hawks Outlast Rattlers and HeatSunday, July 17, 2011 @ 8:44PMAppleton, WI - With a heat index reaching 109 degrees in Appleton, Wisconsin, the South Bend Silver Hawks outlasted the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers with a 7-6 win in 14 innings on Sunday afternoon.

Dragons chew-up the KernelsSunday, July 17, 2011 @ 7:10PMThe Dayton Dragons scored four runs in the third inning to take a 5-1 lead and went on to defeat the Cedar Rapids Kernels 10-6 on a 90 degree Sunday afternoon.

Golf Monday: Husband, wife learning ropes of PGA, LPGASunday, July 17, 2011 @ 6:52PMGerina is a rookie on the LPGA Tour. Martin, son of Register business reporter Dan Piller, is a rookie on the PGA Tour.

Reflective livingSunday, July 17, 2011 @ 3:54PMCEDAR RAPIDS — Ed Bastian has gone from the one of the most aggressive of pastimes — playing Big Ten basketball — to the most peaceful, that of a Buddhist scholar and meditator, a move, one could say, from deflection to reflection. The former Cedar Rapidian, who lives on a sailboat in Santa Barbara, Calif., [...]

Borlaug to be honored at US Capitol with statueSunday, July 17, 2011 @ 12:58PMThe process to honor Iowa-born Norman Borlaug, known as the "Father of the Green Revolution," with a statue at the U.S. Capitol has begun.

John Lovretta/The Hawk EyeSunday, July 17, 2011 @ 11:11AMClaire Bootsma of Minneapolis finishes the swim and heads towards her bike during the Lake Geode Challenge Triathlon on Saturday. Bootsma won the women's title.

Gone but not forgotten: Waterloo hosts exhibit honoring soldiers who have died since Sept. 11, 2001Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 6:56AMWATERLOO, Iowa --- Unfortunately, the memorial is still a work in progress.