After a phenomenal WNBA Rookie of the Year campaign with the Indiana feverformer Iowa Hawkeye point guard Caitlin Clark named TIME’s Athlete of the Year 2024.This honor bestowed upon Clark is recognition of her historic efforts as the leader of the Iowa women’s basketball team that played for a national championship in a second straight season and for her rookie award of the WNBA year and its league-record campaign.In her first professional season with the Indiana Fever, Clark averaged 19.2 points, a WNBA record 8.4 assists, 5.7 rebounds and 1.3 steals in 35.4 minutes per game . In addition to…
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From her swing to her academics, Chicago-area golfer Keira Brazeau is a strong addition to the Indiana State program, according to coach Greg Towne.“We are really looking forward to Keira joining us next fall,” said head coach Greg Towne. “Great athleticism, great swing, great student and even better attitude.”Towne announced the signing of Keira Brazeau with the ISU program on Thursday, according to the university’s sports information department.Brazeau is originally from Buffalo Grove, just outside of Chicago. She is a three-time Illinois High School Association qualifier and four-time all-conference athlete.Brazeau has finished in the top five in her last seven…
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Barcelona is ranked among the worst sellers in Spain; Villarreal at the other end of the scaleBarcelona are still struggling with their salary limit three years after the departure of the infamous Josep Maria Bartomeu, and that may be partly due to their difficulties generating sales for their big-money signings. Likewise, Spanish football has been strong in the past in this regard, but this appears to be in decline.Following a study by the CIES football observatory on profits and losses from transfers (excluding players from the training center) from 2015 to the present, Villarreal is the only team in La…
US players will collectively receive £4 million to play Bethpage Black – Shutterstock/Fabio FrustaciFormer US Ryder Cup captains, reportedly including Tom Watson, have launched an unprecedented alliance against the plan to pay players to compete, with at least 12 of them signing a letter addressed to the PGA of America against this proposal.Telegraph sport revealed last month that Team USA is in the running to receive £4 million collectively for next year’s showdown in New York after drawing up proposals to end the $200,000 charitable donation for each player and instead give them $400,000 (£315,000) each. Earlierr this month, Tiger…
TIME Athlete of the Year Caitlin Clark shared her excitement for the future of the WNBA – and women’s sports as a whole – during a conversation with NBC sports producer and anchor Maria Taylor at “A Year in TIME” event in New York on December 11.Coinciding with the release of TIME’s Person of the Year issue, the event also included a performance by TIME Icon of the Year, Elton John and a conversation with TIME’s CEO of the Year, Lisa Su.From the end of her senior year of college at the University of Iowa (where she set several NCAA…
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It’s time for the PGA Tour and LPGA stars team up in a mixed team silly season event.THE 2024 Grant Thornton Invitational Tournament will begin Friday at Tiburon Golf Club in Naples, Florida. Jason Day and Lydia Ko are the defending champions, and they are back to defend their title against 15 other teams.The three-day, 54-hole event has a purse of $4 million and a top prize of $1 million.Grant Thornton: Odds, choicesFrom Friday’s first-round tee times plus TV information, here’s what you need to know about the 2024 Grant Thornton. All times shown are ET.Friday tee times by invitation…
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