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The year 2024 was a big one in the world of sports. In the WNBA, Caitlin Clark made her presence felt after making the jump from the NCAA to the professional level. Meanwhile, several standout athletes such as NBA star Anthony Edwards won Olympic gold medals. In addition, in the MLB, Shohei Ohtani won the World Series and inked a $700 million contract.
However, former NBA champion Stephen Jackson feels no one had as big of a year as Shannon Sharpe, NFL legend turned sports personality. Shape's "Club Shay Shay" podcast hosted several high-profile guests, its clips going viral time and time again.
On Tuesday's episode of "All The Smoke," Matt Barnes and Stephen Jackson discussed which person in the world of sports owned 2024. After shutting down the cases of Clark, Ohtani, Sanders, Travis Hunter, and more, Jackson weighed in on Sharpe's 2024:
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"The person that owned 2024 and congratulations to him cuz 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
After the 2024 WNBA season concluded with the New York Liberty winning the WNBA Finals, Caitlin Clark was named TIME Magazine's Athlete of the Year. The Fever star was the first WNBA player to win the award. However, as it turns out, the award wouldn't be the last she won in 2024.
On Tuesday, Clark was named the AP Female Athlete of the Year, beating out other notable female athletes like Olympic gymnast Simone Biles and swimmer Katie Ledecky.
On Tuesday, the outlet announced that Clark was the 2024 Female Athlete of the Year because of her "impact on and off the court."
The Associated Press' 74 members voted on the award, with Clark receiving 35 votes, followed by Simone Biles' 25, after her triumphant return to the Olympics this past summer in Paris.
Clark joins Sheryl Swoopes, Rebecca Lobo and Candace Parker as the only women's basketball players to have won the award.
Considering her impact in her rookie season, it will be interesting to see if Clark joins Candace Parker as the second female basketball player to win the AP Female Athlete of the Year award two times.
