Caitlin Clark joked that her boyfriend, Connor McCaffery, might be able to outshoot her in a sweet message for his birthday. Taking to Instagram Saturday, the Fever rookie expressed her love for McCaffrey in a post, which featured a photo of the couple hugging on the court at Carver-Hawkeye Arena during their college days in … Read more
As a media storm has brewed surrounding Caitlin Clark’s lofty rookie season expectations, two prominent ESPN personalities are concerned the same may be in the cards for an up-and-coming phenom. While speaking on their signature “Pardon the Interruption” show on Thursday, hosts Tony Kornheiser and Michael Wilbon discussed 17-year-old basketball star and incoming Duke five-star … Read more
Serena Williams went for the ace in her 2024 ESPY Awards monologue. The 23-time Grand Slam winner and host of this year’s awards in Los Angeles came into the show with plenty of comedic material, and one joke came at the expense of Fever phenom Caitlin Clark. Williams — who entered the stage surrounded by … Read more
Mark Davis took in the Aces’ dominant 88-69 win over Caitlin Clark and the Fever on Tuesday with a mystery companion. The Raiders and Aces owner, 69, was photographed courtside at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas with a brunette beauty, who wore a cropped black tank top and jeans. Davis sported a white blazer over … Read more
Skip Bayless wonders if Caitlin Clark is all bark and no bite. The “Undisputed” hot take master questioned the “dog” in the 2024 No. 1 pick after her passive performance down the stretch Sunday while the Fever blew a 15-point lead in a loss to the Sky. He chose that dog-influenced analogy after rival Angel … Read more
WNBA legend Sheryl Swoopes wasn’t having it when former NBA point guard Gilbert Arenas said Sky rookie Angel Reese is a “bully” on the court. During a recent installment of his “Gil’s Arena” podcast, Arenas and Swoopes discussed the discourse surrounding Reese’s flagrant foul on Caitlin Clark in Chicago’s 91-83 loss to the Fever on … Read more
Caitlin Clark may have only played 15 WNBA games, but the ripple effects of her regularly getting fouled hard are being felt around the basketball world. During the second quarter of Game 5 of the NBA Finals between the Mavericks and Celtics, ESPN color commentator Doris Burke made a joke about a call on Dallas … Read more
Taylor Swift is the latest Chiefs Kingdom inductee! Speaking at an event for Athletes in Action in Ohio on Saturday, Kansas City Chiefs owner and CEO Clark Hunt said the 14-time Grammy winner has firmly earned her spot in the team’s fan base. “She is, absolutely,” Hunt said when asked if the “Cruel Summer” hitmaker … Read more
WNBA All-Star and current ESPN analyst Chiney Ogwumike believes Caitlin Clark has more on her shoulders than basketball. Ogwumike, who is not playing this WNBA season but hasn’t formally announced her retirement, tabbed Clark as the new “face of the league.” And with that, she said Friday on ESPN’s “First Take,” comes more than just … Read more
Caitlin Clark got to work after the Fever’s 91-84 win over the Atlanta Dream on Thursday night. After most fans cleared out of Gainbridge Fieldhouse, the Fever rookie got shots up on the court with her boyfriend, Connor McCaffery, as seen in videos on social media. Clark was working on her midrange shooting and McCaffery — … Read more
Caitlin Clark warned everyone about her competitive nature. The Fever rookie, who’s been vocal about her cutthroat approach to the game, didn’t spare a young kid when she blocked his shot during a one-on-one matchup in Indiana on Tuesday. But it was all in fun, as the boy was seen laughing with Clark after the … Read more
Bill Simmons couldn’t resist another chance to continue his emerging feud with Pat McAfee, given the former Colts punter’s controversial “white bitch” comment — and the apology that followed — regarding Caitlin Clark on Monday. On Wednesday, before Game 1 of the NBA Finals, Simmons mentioned Luka Doncic’s odds to win MVP for the series … Read more
Basketball Hall of Famer Nancy Lieberman would not have been as diplomatic as Caitlin Clark was after getting hip-checked by Chennedy Carter. Lieberman, 65, appeared on FanDuel TV’s “Run It Back” on Wednesday and was asked about her reaction to the hard foul from Saturday’s game between the Fever and Sky. “Well, if I were … Read more
Parents welcoming children in 2024 are ditching baby books and turning to the headlines to name their newborns. Parenting site BabyCenter analyzed the real-time data for hundreds of thousands of names shared by parents in their user community to determine how today’s trends are inspiring preschool roasters. And while the year’s not over yet, BabyCenter’s … Read more
Hours after Pat McAfee issued an apology for referring to Caitlin Clark as a “white bitch,” he used similar phrasing during the WWE “Monday Night Raw” broadcast. As Braun Strowman, whom McAfee has reportedly called “one big son of a bitch” in the past, walked toward the ring wearing a cut-off shift containing that nickname, … Read more
It’s “all good” between Caitlin Clark and Pat McAfee after the ESPN personality apologized Monday for calling her a “white bitch” during a discussion about the WNBA on his self-titled program. McAfee opened Tuesday’s show by addressing the matter, a day after he came under fire for the brazen commentary about Clark, 22. “Obviously that’s … Read more
The Chicago Tribune sparked a firestorm of criticism Monday following an editorial that compared Chennedy Carter’s hip-check foul on Caitlin Clark during Saturday’s Fever-Sky matchup to an “assault.” In the editorial entitled, “Caitlin Clark’s main ‘privilege’ is one of talent. She must not be allowed to become a target for rule-breakers,” it’s suggested that, “Outside … Read more
Just about everyone is weighing in on the Caitlin Clark drama stemming from when Sky guard Chennedy Carter shoulder-checked the WNBA superstar over the weekend. And that included Draymond Green. The Warriors’ tough guy commented on an ESPNW Instagram post Saturday following the incident, decrying the lack of an “enforcer” on the Fever roster. “Indiana … Read more
Pat McAfee has walked back his wording after a segment about Caitlin Clark drew backlash because he referred her as a “white bitch” in a monologue during his ESPN show that was complimenting her for how much attention she has drawn to the WNBA. In a post on X on Monday, McAfee apologized for wording … Read more
Pat McAfee dove headfirst into the fallout of Caitlin Clark’s eventful weekend by using brazen commentary to describe the Fever rookie’s importance to the league, calling her “one white bitch for the Indiana team who is a superstar.” The ESPN personality — who was in attendance for Saturday’s game, when Chicago Sky veteran Chennedy Carter … Read more