After a historic inaugural campaign, the awards continue to pile up for the Iowa women’s wrestling team. Head coach Clarissa Chun was named the USA Women’s Wrestling Coach of the Year on April 20. The announcement was made by the organization during the 2024 Olympic Team Trials in State College, Pennsylvania. This is Chun’s second
Indiana Fever guard (and ex-Iowa superstar) Caitlin Clark became the first-ever two-time winner of the AAU James E. Sullivan Award on Tuesday evening. The
The Iowa basketball star claimed the award on Tuesday night. The James E. Sullivan Award goes to the most outstanding athlete at the college or Olympic level in the US.
Clark, the Indiana Fever's No. 1 pick in the WNBA Draft, is the first athlete to win the AAU Sullivan Award twice
NEW YORK >> Naz Reid was having a productive season as a reserve when the Minnesota Timberwolves needed him in the starting lineup while playing without All-Star Karl-Anthony Towns.
GREENVILLE, Pa. (WKBN) -- At Thiel College on Friday, the third annual Mentor of the Year event celebrated alumni, educators and professionals for their impacts and connections within the community -- First News' own Lindsey Watson was one of those honored. The event, part of the Thiel College Mentor of the Year initiative, highlights the []
Iowa basketball star Caitlin Clark became the first two-time winner in the 94-year history of the James E. Sullivan Award, given to the nation's most outstanding athlete at the college or Olympic level.
It was billed as a race that would be harder to win than the Olympic marathon gold in Paris and the London Marathon’s elite women’s race did not disappoint as reigning Olympic champion Peres Jepchirchir won a hugely competitive race and set a new women’s-only world record. Jepchirchir, regarded as one of the greatest female distance runners of all time, raised her arms in jubilation as she crossed the tape in two hours, 16 minutes and 16 seconds. The Kenyan broke the women’s-only record – the...
On Sunday afternoon, the Boston College women’s lacrosse team set out to defend their 2023 ACC title, facing off against the Syracuse Orange for the 2024 ACC Championship. Despite an early deficit, the Eagles rallied against the Orange and earned their second conference title in a row by a score of 15-8. It wasn’t a good start for BC in this game, as Syracuse scored five of the first six goals and just wouldn’t let BC control possession. Shea Dolce stood as strong as she could manage in net, but...
Warriors superstar Steph Curry won the NBA Clutch Player of the Year award for his impressive 2023-24 season.
Baseball Digest is honored to present its fourth annual Lifetime Achievement Award to Dusty Baker, who retired following the 2023 season after 56 years in Major League Baseball as a player, coach and manager. “Receiving this award is a tremendous honor,” the 74-year-old Baker said. “I never thought that I’d
The last several elections demonstrate that Iowans support the tax relief efforts of Gov. Kim Reynolds and those legislators who have voted to cut taxes. Iowa’s legislature continued the tax cut momentum late last week, by passing the fourth round of income tax reforms in recent years. This new legislation will push Iowa’s personal income tax down to a single, flat rate of 3.8 percent in 2025, delivering more than $1 billion of tax relief over the next six years. Further, the...