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...
The Hawkeyes hosted a season celebration to honor the Iowa women’s basketball team’s historic run in the NCAA tournament at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City on Wednesday. Iowa Director of Athletics Chair Beth Goetz announced that Iowa would retire Caitlin Clark’s jersey. No. 1 South Carolina defeated No. 1 Iowa, 87-75, during the NCAA championship
Press Box Banter is The Daily Iowan’s weekly sports podcast. Each episode we will talk about local, national, and international sports, host a special guest, and talk predictions for upcoming games. This week’s edition features Kael Christensen, a member of the Hawkeye Pep Band who traveled with the Iowa women’s basketball team for the NCAA
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — LSU posted the top score of 198.1125 during the first session of the NCAA women’s gymnastics championship on Thursday to advance to the finals for the 10th time in school history. It was the second-highest score in program history at a national championship for LSU, which is seeking its first
ST. GEORGE — The Utah Tech baseball team will travel to Grand Canyon this weekend seeking some much-needed wins. The Trailblazers dropped an 8-2 decision against in-state rival Brigham Young University on April 16. It was Utah Tech’s eighth loss in its last 10 games. Overall the Trailblazers are 9-27 on the season including a […]
Paye said people praised her patience for not leaving Stanford for other jobs, but she said this was the only place she ever wanted to be.
Six-time champion Marcel Hug of Switzerland led the wheelchair field on its way to begin the 128th edition of the Boston Marathon on Monday as this otherwise sleepy New England town celebrated its 100th anniversary as the starting line.
Women's college basketball is erupting in popularity. This year's women's NCAA tournament set several records, including the championship game between South Carolina and Iowa setting a five-year high in television viewership for the entire sport of basketball, men's or women's, college or professional at 18.7 million viewers.
Iowa women’s basketball star Caitlin Clark is projected as the No. 1 overall pick in the 2024 WNBA Draft. The top pick is held by the Indiana Fever, who have been posting on social media and teasing Clark’s arrival on the team since the point guard declared for the draft on Feb. 29. Clark, known
Women's rugby in the U.S. is going professional with the new Women's Elite Rugby competition. The league will officially launch next year with between 6 and 8 teams.
The city of Springfield was buzzing with excitement as the highest level of international basketball 3 x 3 teams competed it out starting Monday night.
Alexander Mutiso Munyao delivered another win for Kenya on a day the London Marathon remembered last year's champion Kelvin Kiptum.