Author: Mikesportz
Another game, another milestone for Caitlin Clark. The No. 1 overall pick moved past Julie Allemand to set the Indiana Fever’s single-season rookie assist record during the team’s thrilling 88-82 win over the Phoenix Mercury on Sunday. Making Clark’s feat even more impressive is she needed just 20 games to get it done. Clark also narrowly missed out on becoming the first rookie in WNBA history to record a triple-double as she finished with 15 points, nine rebounds and 12 assists. Though Clark did not shoot the ball well (4-of-14 from the field), she had one of her most impactful…
INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana Fever star rookie Caitlin Clark is officially a WNBA All-Star. Clark, 22, was named an All-Star on Tuesday night. She is one of the 12 players that will make up Team WNBA in Phoenix later this month. She is averaging 16.1 points and 7.0 assists per game. After a slow start, the Fever are 8-13 and sit in ninth place in the standings. Clark’s growth has been an important part of Indiana’s turnaround, including their four-game winning streak in the middle of June.
WNBA rookies Angel Reese and Caitlin Clark will be teaming up on the league’s All-Star team on July 20 in Phoenix, Arizona. Following the achievement of the rookie’s selection for the All-Star game, a video of Reese at LSU resurfaced, sharing some interesting comments on the two potentially being teammates one day. “I love Caitlin. We’ve been competing since we were in AAU. It was always fun, always competitive. One day hopefully, me and her can be teammates because she is a great player, and a great shooter, and a great person, and a great teammate,” said Reese via Bleacher…
The WNBA is projected to bring in up to $200 million for the first time this year. Less than $20 million this year will go to player salaries. The players’ association is in a new position thanks to Clark, Reese and the rest of the WNBA’s rookie class. A sellout crowd. A heart-stopping finish. A confounding fact. Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese helped generate bundles of money through ticket sales alone last month in Chicago for the showdown between the Indiana Fever and Chicago Sky. But the rookies made less than $2,000 apiece in base salary for their part in…
Larry Bird (born December 7, 1956, West Baden, Indiana, U.S.) is an American basketball player who led the Boston Celtics to three National Basketball Association (NBA) championships (1981, 1984, and 1986) and is considered one of the greatest pure shooters of all time. Bird was raised in French Lick, Indiana, and attended Indiana State University, where he helped revive the basketball program and led the team to a 33–1 record in his senior season. That season ended with a loss to Michigan State University in the NCAA championship game (1979), which was the first meeting of Bird and Magic Johnson,…
The ESPN documentary series “The Last Dance” showed a younger generation of NBA fans that Michael Jordan is much more than a guy who sells retro sneakers. For those who witnessed Jordan’s excellence over the course of two three-peats with the Bulls, it reinforced the belief that he is the greatest player to ever touch the court. A current star has complicated that GOAT (greatest of all time) conversation, of course. There is an argument to be made for putting LeBron James over Jordan, and James’ case only grew stronger after he became the first player in NBA history to reach 40,000 career…
The New York Giants did not meet expectations last season, one year removed from a promising playoff year with Daniel Jones at the controls of Coach Brian Daboll’s offense. In response, General Manager Joe Schoen shared a surprising Patrick Mahomes comparison to Jones that has NFL fans talking nationwide. The Giants news came amid interest in free agent Xavien Howard that is heating up. Three candidates for being cut on the Giants’ roster were also revealed ahead of fall training camp. The Giants have plenty of optimism for this upcoming season, but it all starts with Jones and the health…
Filming has started in Liverpool for a new BBC TV crime drama set in the city. This City is Ours is the story of Michael, played by Liverpudlian James Nelson-Joyce, a man who for all of his adult life has been involved in organised crime, working for his friend and the gang leader Ronnie Phelan, played by Sean Bean. When Ronnie begins to hint at retirement, Michael too begins to imagine another life. The eight-part series will be filmed over 14 weeks and is part-funded by the Liverpool Film Office through its Liverpool City Region (LCR) Production Fund. Head of…
The field at the Men’s College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska, has been whittled down to two: No. 3 Texas A&Mand No. 1 Tennessee. With each team winning on Wednesday, both the Aggies and Volunteers advanced to the best-of-three series, where a national champion will be crowned. Game 1 is Saturday. Tennessee now boasts an impressive 58-12 record on the season and is the first No. 1 national seed to advance to the championship series since 2009. The Vols lead the nation with 178 home runs and are the first team in Division-I history to have five players with 20…
The Las Vegas Aces are one of the top teams in the WNBA. Head coach Becky Hammon has led the team to two WNBA Championships in a row. Hammon was recently asked to weight in on the ongoing discourse related to the Caitlin Clark-Angel Reese rivalry. Coach Hammon did not pull any punches when discussing the rivalry. Here’s what Hammon had to say during yesterday’s press conference. “[Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese] are really super skilled,” Hammon said. “They are fun to watch. And they jaw at each other… Nobody talks more crap than Caitlin too… Let em’ go. They’re…