By Justin Haberstroh | @JustinHaberstr1 Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS – With his team’s third straight NCAA tournament appearance starting Friday afternoon, Marquette All-American guard Tyler Kolek has fought through an oblique injury to rejoin his team for the first-round South region game against Western Kentucky. “I’ve been practicing this whole week,” Kolek said at …
Read MoreBy Kondwani Mzumara | @kondwamz Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS — Damian Lillard of the Milwaukee Bucks received the NBA All-Star Kobe Bryant MVP Award after a dazzling 39-point performance during the NBA All-Star Game Sunday night. Lillard, who made his eighth NBA All-Star appearance, made 11 three-pointers, two of them coming from half-court, to …
Read MoreBy Madie Chandler | @madie_chandler Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS — The NBA’s All-Star Saturday Night hosted two of basketball’s most prolific shooters in Stephen Curry and Sabrina Ionescu as the pair reenacted their own version of Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs’ iconic Battle of the Sexes tennis match. The 2024 edition of the …
Read MoreBy Madie Chandler | @madie_chandler Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS — Braden Smith and Fletcher Loyer arrived at Purdue University in September, 2022 to find themselves inside a crater-sized roster hole with shovels and instructions to start digging. The departure of All-American guard Jaden Ivey to the National Basketball Association left a sizeable gap in …
Read MoreBy Joe Tykane Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS – Caitlin Clark’s 41 points, the fourth-highest total in the history of the Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament, pushed the Iowa Hawkeyes past Nebraska, 83-66, in a semifinal game at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Saturday evening. The second-seeded Hawkeyes (22-7) will attempt to win their second championship in …
Read MoreBy Joe Tykane Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS — Michigan’s pursuit of its first Big Ten Women’s Basketball Championship came to an end on Friday after the Wolverines were beaten by Nebraska, 76-73, in a quarterfinal at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. Nebraska (24-7) advanced to a semifinal against Iowa on Saturday evening with a chance to reach …
Read MoreBy Laura Vázquez David | @lauravazquezpr Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS – The understated excellence of Iowa’s Caitlin Clark, the 2022 Big Ten Player of the Year, reached another level on Friday night. She responded to the latest challenge of her sophomore season with a once-in-a-generation display of versatility. Clark led the Hawkeyes to a …
Read MoreBy Joe Tykane Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS — Nebraska advanced to a quarterfinal game in the Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament after vanquishing Illinois, 92-74, on Thursday night. The result was anticipated, but Nebraska’s tournament record of 15 3-point baskets made the achievement memorable. The sixth-seeded Cornhuskers (23-7) will meet No. 3 Michigan in …
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