There has been quite the brouhaha these past few days since women's basketball phenom Caitlin Clark was picked first in the WNBA draft, and it was announced that her annual salary for her rookie season would be $76,535. The shrieking harridans of the "GENDER PAAAAAAAY GAP!!!!!!" squad were immediately deployed, and they haven't yet stopped shouting.
This past March, the NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament went on a ratings rampage. Amid a persistent upsurge in interest in women’s sports, women’s college basketball is at the forefront. The Elite Eight game between Iowa and LSU drew record-shattering numbers, and the women’s National Championship Game outdrew the men’s Championship Game. Things are different now!
All this outrage over WNBA pay is uninformed, misguided and defeatist. Yes, Caitlin Clark’s WNBA salary seems unjust when compared to her NBA peers’ salaries. But as Kavitha Davidson wrote this week, the details matter. Because the WNBA cannot and should not be compared to the NBA, which is expected to generate $13 billion this year. The WNBA will not match that. Nor can it match the NBA’s massive national media deals, which are expected to pay the league $2.8 billion this year alone. The WNBA...
Iowa basketball star Caitlin Clark became the first two-time winner in the 94-year history of the James E. Sullivan Award, given to the nation's most outstanding athlete at the college or Olympic level.
The back-to-back national runner-up Iowa Women’s basketball team was pretty reliant on the offensive exploits of now-departed superstar guard Caitlin Clark. Granted, when it’s the most gifted offensive player in the history of women’s college basketball, that’s not necessarily a bad thing. But, she’s moved on to the WNBA, and they need someone in the […]
Caitlin Clark’s impact on the game has been well recorded over the past year as her on-court performances drew record viewers to the broadcasts
Lucy Olsen makes a game-changing decision to transfer from Villanova to Iowa, aiming to fill the shoes of WNBA draftee Caitlin Clark. In her exclusive interview with The Mercury, Olsen shares her confidence in Iowa's coaching staff, her reflections on her time at Villanova, and her aspirations for her final year of college basketball. Discover why Olsen sees Iowa as the perfect fit for her next challenge.
After losing Caitlin Clark to the WNBA, Iowa has landed Villanova transfer Lucy Olsen, who was the No. 3 scorer in the nation last season.
After thanking Caitlin Clark following a victory over her in the national championship game earlier this month, South Carolina women’s basketball coach Dawn Staley made the case that Clark deserves first and foremost credit for exploding interest in the sport. In an interview on Bernstein & Holmes on 670 The Score in Chicago on Wednesday, Staley
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Where did Caitlin Clark get picked? Here's how our first fantasy women's basketball mock draft played out.
Caitlin Clark recently was the first pick of the WNBA Draft after a record-setting college basketball career, but she isn't the only Hawkeye to go pro this month. Cornerback Cooper DeJean will more than likely hear his name called Thursday night and find a home in the NFL. Despite going pro in football, DeJean