By Jacqui Palumbo, CNN (CNN) — On the whirlwind night that saw the stars of the most-watched season of women’s college basketball officially move forward to their professional careers, players stepped out in style in sumptuous gowns and smart tailoring, elevating the WNBA draft into a full-on fashion event. And while Caitlin Clark, the NCAA’s
By Jacqui Palumbo, CNN (CNN) — On the whirlwind night that saw the stars of the most-watched season of women’s college basketball officially move forward to their professional careers, players stepped out in style in sumptuous gowns and smart tailoring, elevating the WNBA draft into a full-on fashion event. And while Caitlin Clark, the NCAA’s
By Jacqui Palumbo, CNN (CNN) — On the whirlwind night that saw the stars of the most-watched season of women’s college basketball officially move forward to their professional careers, players stepped out in style in sumptuous gowns and smart tailoring, elevating the WNBA draft into a full-on fashion event. And while Caitlin Clark, the NCAA’s
Caitlin Clark and her boyfriend, Connor McCaffery, took in a star-studded skyline in New York City after the Indiana Fever selected her with the first pick in the WNBA Draft Monday night.
Iowa’s Caitlin Clark went No. 1, as expected, to the Indiana Fever in Monday’s WNBA Draft. That didn’t make the moment any less emotional for Clark, who added a
Hamilton, Halton, Niagara and area news from CHCH - Hamilton, Halton, and Niagara news.. NCAA stars Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese are going pro. The WNBA Draft was held last night in Brooklyn in front of 1,000 fans. The tickets sold out within 15 minutes of them going on sale… everyone hoping to see history in the making.
The Caitlin Clark experience delivered another television milestone as ESPN's coverage of the WNBA draft on Monday night averaged a record 2.45 million viewers. The previous draft record was 601,000 in 2004, when UConn's Diana Taurasi went No. 1 overall.
The University of Iowa star is set to make $338,000 on a four-year rookie deal, compared to $55 million for the No. 1 pick in last year's NBA draft.
Fans of the Chicago Bears seem pretty excited to have former USC quarterback and Heisman Trophy winner Caleb Williams on the team. How excited are they? Based on draft-night jersey sales data, possibly more excited than any fan base of any sports team has ever been about any draft pick. The Bears selected Williams with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2024 NFL draft Thursday in Detroit. By the end of the night, Williams' jersey had broken the Fanatics record for draft-night sales for any draft pick...
Indianapolis Star columnist Gregg Doyel apologized on social media Wednesday night after an awkward and inappropriate interaction (4:18 mark) with WNBA top
When the viewership numbers rolled in for the national title game between Iowa and South Carolina, reactions varied from awe to affirmation. Ratings were expected to be big. But 18.9 million? A peak at 24.1 million? It was the most-watched women’s college basketball game, ever. Not to mention the most-watched basketball game in five years
Caitlin Clark continues to be a huge box office draw: The women’s college basketball phenom drove this year’s WNBA draft to record ratings for ESPN, with Clark getting drafted first overall by the Indiana Fever. Monday’s draft coverage drew 2.45 million viewers, according to Sportico, which quadruples (!) the previous viewership high, set in 2004 […]