The Lisa Bluder era featured unprecedented success both for the Hawkeyes on the court and for the sport of women’s basketball as a whole off the court.
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The Lisa Bluder era featured unprecedented success both for the Hawkeyes on the court and for the sport of women’s basketball as a whole off the court.
In a shocking turn of events Monday afternoon, Lisa Bluder announced her retirement as University of Iowa women’s basketball coach. Longtime lieutenant Jan Jensen has been named head coach, effective immediately.
This week’s games for the WNBA’s Indiana Fever and Las Vegas Aces. Caitlin Clark of Iowa plays for Indiana, while former Hawkeyes Kate Martin and Megan Gustafson are with Las Vegas, as well as Marion’s Kiah Stokes.
Iowa women’s gymnastics coach Larissa Libby has resigned, the athletic department said Monday in a news release, more than a month after being placed on paid administrative leave.
Former University of Iowa national wrestling champion Spencer Lee has qualified for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.
Caitlin Clark walked into her new home arena with No. 22 shirts and jerseys peppered from floor to ceiling. A late-arriving but louder-than-usual crowd roared during her first official introduction to Fever fans on Thursday night.
The University of Iowa baseball team plays three games this weekend at first-place Illinois. The Hawkeyes are in a good spot to make the league tournament, but can solidify things and put themselves into contention for a regular-season championship with a sweep.
Jackson Payne is direct and unafraid to discuss his path of hurt and heartbreak that includes injuries that derailed his University of Iowa career, the deaths of a close friend and his grandfather weeks apart and the uncertainty before he called Kirkwood Coach Todd Rima for another shot at college baseball.
Coaches have seen significant strides in maturity and humility from Drew Stevens as he works to bounce back from an adverse end to the 2023 season.
It won’t be hard to find Caitlin Clark on your television this spring and summer as her Indiana Fever bounces around America.
Former Northwestern quarterback Brendan Sullivan has committed to Iowa via the transfer portal, he announced Wednesday on social media. His commitment follows a visit to Iowa City this week.
Gregg Doyel, a longtime voice at the newspaper, will not be allowed to cover the Indiana Fever, which drafted Caitlin Clark last month, the Star confirmed Tuesday. The newspaper’s decision followed an awkward moment at Clark’s introductory news conference last month in which Doyel made a heart gesture with his hands, mimicking something Clark has done with her family, and told her he was happy she was in Indianapolis.
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