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Is Caitlin Clark’s star power strong enough to spike WNBA fandom?

[ad_1] The Athletic has live coverage of the 2024 WNBA draft.Just eight days after playing for an NCAA national championship, Caitlin Clark is poised to become the No. 1 pick in the WNBA Draft and burst into the professional ranks with the star power to jolt the league at a pivotal moment in its trajectory.…

Caitlin Clark’s new reality is coming. What will her WNBA transition look like?

[ad_1] Reality is coming. In the words of Diana Taurasi, as spoken to Scott Van Pelt on SportsCenter, Caitlin Clark is due for a reckoning when she gets to the WNBA. After four years of dominating the college game, Clark is starting the next chapter of her career at the bottom as one of the…

South Carolina and Iowa prove if ‘given an opportunity, women’s sports just thrives’

[ad_1] CLEVELAND — Everyone wanted to talk about the game, which was expected after the South Carolina women’s basketball team held off Iowa for an 87-75 victory and second national championship in three years. But Dawn Staley also wanted to talk about the other game. Actually, that’s not strong enough. She was going to discuss…

With the WNBA Draft nearing, what’s next for Caitlin Clark?

[ad_1] Caitlin Clark’s college career ended Sunday with a loss to South Carolina in the national championship. But the Iowa star’s popularity won’t be going away. “I know what’s next is soon,” she said. Eight days, to be exact. That’s when Clark will be in New York for the WNBA Draft, where she’s expected to…

Dawn Staley created South Carolina’s perfect championship season out of last year’s loss

[ad_1] CLEVELAND — As Dawn Staley stood before her team during a meeting a night before the national championship game, she took a swig of water and began to cough. “You about to cry, Coach?” a player called from the back of the room. “No,” she said and then paused. “But I might on Sunday…

South Carolina tops Iowa to claim national championship

[ad_1] CLEVELAND — Raven Johnson never shied away from her ultimate goal. She wanted a national championship, and she wanted it to come by beating Iowa. “Like I said, it was a revenge tour and there’s no better way than to play them in the championship and beat them,” Johnson said. Last year she became…

Iowa-UConn breaks record for most-watched women’s college hoops game

[ad_1] Another Iowa women’s basketball game, another new record for the sport when it comes to viewership. Iowa’s 71-69 win over UConn on Friday night in Cleveland set a new record for the most-watched women’s college basketball game in history. The game was viewed by 14.2 million people and peaked at 17 million viewers. Chad…

Iowa-South Carolina: The ending we all wanted and the finale this season deserves

[ad_1] CLEVELAND — Just when you thought this women’s basketball season couldn’t give any more, just when you thought it had drained itself of record on-court performances, all-time viewership numbers and compelling grudge matches, it is giving us an opportunity to witness all three in one game, pitting Iowa against South Carolina in the national…

Caitlin Clark didn’t need to be perfect. She just needed to be calm

[ad_1] CLEVELAND — The ovations for Caitlin Clark began as soon as she jogged onto the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse court for warm-ups. They continued into pregame introductions, when the sound of Clark’s name, not surprisingly, received the loudest roar of any player. Facing UConn in the national semifinal, Clark scored on Iowa’s first possession. Perhaps…

South Carolina advances to national championship

[ad_1] CLEVELAND — South Carolina is going back to the national championship. The top-ranked and undefeated Gamecocks defeated third-seeded NC State 78-59 in the first Final Four game Friday night. The win sends South Carolina back to the national championship for the second time in three years, after winning it all in 2022. The Gamecocks…