The year 2024 was a significant one in the sports world. Caitlin Clark made a splash in the WNBA after transitioning from NCAA to the professional level. Anthony Edwards and other standout athletes secured Olympic gold medals. Shohei Ohtani shined in the MLB by winning the World Series and signing a lucrative contract worth $700 million.
However, former NBA champion Stephen Jackson believes that no one had a bigger year than Shannon Sharpe, the NFL legend turned sports personality. Sharpe’s “Club Shay Shay” podcast featured high-profile guests and its clips went viral consistently.
During a discussion on “All The Smoke,” Matt Barnes and Stephen Jackson debated on who dominated the world of sports in 2024. After considering various candidates, Jackson declared Sharpe as the standout of the year:
“The person that owned 2024 and congratulations to him because he owned it was Shannon Sharpe. Got to keep it real. … You gotta throw Caitlin [Clark] in too (in addition to Kendrick). … Yeah.”
Caitlin Clark named AP Female Athlete of the Year, marking latest addition to Fever star’s remarkable 2024
Following the conclusion of the 2024 WNBA season with the New York Liberty emerging as the champions, Caitlin Clark was honored as TIME Magazine’s Athlete of the Year. She became the first WNBA player to earn this prestigious title. And that was just the beginning of her accolades in 2024.
This week, Clark was named the AP Female Athlete of the Year, outshining other notable female athletes like Simone Biles and Katie Ledecky.
The selection committee comprising 74 members voted for the award, with Clark receiving 35 votes, surpassing Simone Biles’ 25 votes following her successful comeback in the Paris Olympics.
Clark joins an elite group of women’s basketball players like Sheryl Swoopes, Rebecca Lobo, and Candace Parker who have previously received this award.
Given her impact in her rookie season, it will be interesting to see if Clark can join Candace Parker as the second female basketball player to win the AP Female Athlete of the Year award twice.
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