Iowa women’s basketball adjusting to sparse, masked-up practices
Chloe Peterson, Sports Reporter
September 22, 2020
The NCAA announced on Sept. 16 a Nov. 25 start date for men’s and women’s basketball, two weeks later than the original Nov. 10 start date. The extra two weeks before the season will be beneficial for the Iowa women’s basketball team that has not had much time to practice this semester so fa...
NCAA sets Nov. 25 as start date for college basketball seasons
Robert Read, Pregame Editor
September 16, 2020
The NCAA has set Nov. 25 as the start date for the 2020-21 men's and women's college basketball seasons, according to Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports. The decision was made on Wednesday following a meeting by the Division I Council. “The new season start date near the Thanksgiving holiday provi...
Broderick Binns leads Multicultural Focus Group for Iowa Athletics
Isaac Goffin, Assistant Sports Editor
August 30, 2020
Helping student-athletes on campus is a passion for Broderick Binns. The former Hawkeye defensive end from 2008-11 was named the executive director of diversity, equity, and inclusion for Iowa Athletics in July. Binns was named interim director in August 2019 after talks of creating the posit...
Professional basketball leagues using platforms to promote social justice
Chloe Peterson, Sports Reporter
August 4, 2020
Social justice activism in professional sports has come a long way since Colin Kaepernick knelt during the national anthem in 2016. After nationwide protests erupted this summer after the killings of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, many professional athletes have joined in the fight for socia...
Former Hawkeyes Gustafson, Doyle set to face off in WNBA matchup
Robert Read, Sports Editor
July 30, 2020
Megan Gustafson and Kathleen Doyle shared the court for three years as teammates on the Iowa women’s basketball team. The two Big Ten Player of the Year winners are about to take the court together again. This time, on opposing teams. Gustafson and the Dallas Wings take on Doyle and the India...
Kathleen Doyle ready to take advantage of WNBA opportunity as start of regular season approaches
Robert Read, Sports Editor
July 19, 2020
Kathleen Doyle’s introduction to the WNBA hasn’t gone how she ever imagined it would. The former Hawkeye standout was a second-round pick by the Indiana Fever in April’s WNBA Draft. The season, which was originally set to start May 15, has been delayed for months because of the COVID-19 pande...
Kathleen Doyle named NCAA Woman of the Year nominee
Robert Read, Sports Editor
July 13, 2020
Former Iowa women's basketball player Kathleen Doyle was selected by the athletic department as the 2020 NCAA Woman of the Year Nominee, the NCAA announced on Monday. For the past 30 years, this award has been given to a student-athlete that excels academically, athletically, and committed to co...
Opinion | Women’s sports deserve better
Chloe Peterson, Sports Reporter
July 12, 2020
Women have been left out of the limelight in professional sports for a long time. It’s time for that to change. Professional women’s teams get less coverage, pay, and respect compared to their male counterparts. They also get virtually no airtime. A University of Southern California study released in 2015 that spanned three decades ...
Iowa members of Big Ten Anti-Hate and Anti-Racism Coalition starting to take action
Will Fineman, Sports Reporter
July 7, 2020
Ten student-athletes, coaches, and staff members from the University of Iowa have been chosen to be members of the Big Ten Anti-Hate and Anti-Racism Coalition. The team was announced by Big Ten Commissioner Kevin Warren in an open letter June 1, and according to Iowa’s members, is being forme...
Iowa women’s basketball team adapting to changes during voluntary workouts
Chloe Peterson, Sports Reporter
July 1, 2020
The Iowa women’s basketball team returned Iowa City for voluntary workouts on June 15, but not without a few changes. Amid COVID-19 concern, no coaches other than the strength and conditioning coach — for safety reasons — are currently allowed on the floor during practice. Coaches are r...
Receiving LGBTQ Legacy Leader Award a ‘moment of gratitude’ for Iowa’s Jan Jensen
Isaac Goffin, Sports Reporter
June 30, 2020
Gratitude. Out of all the words Iowa women’s basketball associate head coach Jan Jensen could’ve used to describe receiving a LGBTQ Legacy Leader Award from dsm Magazine and One Iowa Leadership Institute, she used that one. Why? “When you’re originally coming out, you never ever...
Iowa women’s basketball freshman Caitlin Clark not intimidated by high expectations
Chloe Peterson, Sports Reporter
June 29, 2020
Incoming freshman Caitlin Clark joined the Iowa women’s basketball team June 15 for the program’s first voluntary workout since its 2019-20 season ended prematurely. Clark is facing high expectations despite only being a freshman, but she also has high expectations for herself. Clark was a...