Sports

Buzzer-beater caps off 18th annual Roundball Classic

Travis Releford concluded the 18th annual Rock Chalk Roundball Classic with some on-court heroics. The former Kansas guard, now working in medical device sales and as an assistant coach at Centennial High School in Ankeny, Iowa, capped off Thursday night’s all-star charity basketball game ...

Lawrence center Nauholz commits to NDSU

Over the last year, Cami Nauholz’s recruitment took off. Colleges from Division II and Division I started to reach out last summer, thanks to her summer work with club team Della Lamb and her sophomore year at Lawrence High. The interest and offers only grew after she averaged over 20 points ...

NCAA on cusp of answering how long college athletes should play

The NCAA is on the cusp of extending Division I athlete eligibility from four years of competition to five and essentially setting an age limit, just the latest development on a topic that has been a point of contention in college athletics for decades. None other than Walter Camp, the "Father ...

Journal-World Athletes of the Week: Ben Graves and Irelyn Kennedy

The spring sports season ended over the weekend as local athletes competed in baseball, boys golf and track and field meets. Here are this week's selections for Journal-World Athletes of the Week: Ben Graves, Free State Graves threw seven innings and allowed five hits and one walk against ...