The longer Caitlin Clark and Iowa went, the more people were interested. For the third time in seven days, Clark and the Hawkeyes shattered the TV viewership record for women’s college basketball, this time their NCAA championship final loss to undefeated South Carolina Sunday on ABC drawing 18.7 million viewers, according to ESPN. The broadcast … Read more
Paige Spiranac is “disappointed” by the Caitlin Clark hate from peers and veterans, but isn’t “surprised.” Taking to X on Sunday night, the longtime golf influencer spoke out about the recent chatter engulfing the Iowa superstar, whose Hawkeyes fell to the South Carolina Gamecocks in Sunday’s national championship game, 87-75, the final collegiate contest of … Read more
Caitlin Clark’s boyfriend, Connor McCaffery, sent her a sweet message after the Iowa star point guard and the Hawkeyes came up short against the South Carolina Gamecocks in Sunday’s NCAA Women’s Tournament championship game. Taking to his Instagram Story, McCaffrey reposted a photo of Clark exiting the court for final time in her collegiate career … Read more
Tracy Wolfson came prepared. CBS Sports’ lead sideline reporter conducted her postgame interview with UConn coach Dan Hurley and star center Donovan Clingan on a ladder Saturday after her previous exchange with Purdue’s 7-foot-4 superstar, Zach Edey, fueled jokes online. “That is right, Ian [Eagle], you said I needed a ladder, I got myself a … Read more
Kristin Juszczyk is only up to more good. The fashion designer wife of 49ers fullback Kyle Juszczyk changed the ways of game day attire, especially for women during the past NFL season, with iconic puffers made for Taylor Swift and Simone Biles. This time, the custom-made clothing was inspired by the record-setting Caitlin Clark before … Read more
Molly Qerim turned some heads Thursday when the ESPN “First Take” host brought a hot take to the program. Qerim, a graduate of UConn, questioned whether the hype around Caitlin Clark would be as much as it has been if Huskies star Paige Bueckers hadn’t dealt with so many injuries. And she added that Iowa … Read more
The University of Connecticut tried to get ahead of the madness. UConn has both its men’s and women’s teams in the Final Four this weekend, and the school took precautions to ensure the safety of those who will be celebrating on its campus — after last year’s mayhem when the men’s basketball team won the … Read more
Former ESPNer Jemele Hill downplayed Caitlin Clark’s effect on the growth in popularity of women’s basketball, while also calling out the media for not affording the same coverage to black players. While acknowledging that Clark is “stoking overall curiosity,” Hill told uproxx.com that the star Iowa guard is riding the waves of an overall increase … Read more
Shannon Sharpe didn’t sugarcoat his feelings about LSU coach Kim Mulkey while discussing her game plan in the Tigers’ 94-87 loss to Iowa in Monday’s Elite Eight matchup in the women’s NCAA Tournament. During the latest installment of his and Chad Johnson’s “Nightcap with Unc and Ocho” podcast, Sharpe blamed Mulkey for her team’s inability … Read more
Larry David’s experience watching UConn blow out Illinois 77-52 felt like something straight out of “Curb Your Enthusiasm” — pretty, pretty, pretty miserable. “I’m in Boston and my friend got me tickets,” David told CT Insider. The HBO star was in attendance — sitting in the front row — to watch the Sweet 16 matchup … Read more
UConn men’s basketball coach Dan Hurley had jokes about his wife and his lucky dragon underwear after the Huskies steamrolled San Diego State, 82-52, in their Sweet 16 matchup Thursday night. In a postgame interview, reporter Andy Katz mentioned that Hurley was waving to his wife, Andrea, who was featured on the TBS broadcast multiple … Read more
Chris Russo has long been a crusader against sporting events that start way too late at night. After all, in the introduction of his SiriusXM radio show, he can be heard barking, “Give us a chance to watch the damn thing, will you please?” With that as the backdrop, it was an inevitability that he … Read more
Big-money offers continue to pour in for Caitlin Clark. Wednesday, TMZ reported that Ice Cube’s Big3 basketball league offered the Iowa women’s basketball phenom $5 million to play eight regular season and two playoff games this year. The report added that Clark would also receive “substantial additional compensation” incentives in the form of sponsorships and … Read more
Ian Eagle was 29 years old when he realized he couldn’t hang with Bill Raftery until the buzzer. Eagle, who has replaced Jim Nantz on CBS’ top college basketball team for March Madness this year and is working alongside Raftery and Grant Hill, has been on announcer teams with Raftery for 30 years. In addition … Read more
UNC guard Paxson Wojcik found himself in a precarious situation when he was asked about a baseless rumor alleging Kylie Jenner slid into his DMs in the midst of March Madness. Wojcik — who has an NIL deal with SKIMS, the clothing brand founded by Jenner’s older sister Kim Kardashian — appeared to entertain being … Read more
George Kittle and wife Claire enjoyed a date night Monday at the place where their love story began. The couple took in Caitlin Clark and the Hawkeyes’ second-round victory over West Virginia in the women’s NCAA Tournament in Iowa City, Iowa, where they originally met as freshmen at the University of Iowa. “Happy March madness … Read more
Jim Nantz called his final men’s basketball national championship game last season. Now, he gets to experience the madness as a fan. Nantz was in the stands for Sunday night’s thriller between No. 1 seed Houston, his alma mater, and No. 9 seed Texas A&M. Jim Nantz was on hand to witness Houston’s thrilling 100-95 … Read more
Lane Kiffin has probably had better Sundays. The Ole Miss football coach, 48, capped off his weekend by watching his NCAA Tournament bracket get partially wrecked by an Alabama victory over the twelfth-seeded Grand Canyon, with girlfriend Sally Rychlak rubbing salt in the wound. Kiffin originally predicted a Round of 32 showdown between No. 4 … Read more
It’s open season on John Calipari. Kentucky’s head coach has come under immense criticism after the No. 3-seeded Wildcats were stunned by No. 14 Oakland, 80-76, in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Thursday. Chevy Chase Inn in Lexington, Ky., which proclaims itself the oldest bar in the city, announced that they are … Read more
The women on Middle Tennessee rubbed salt in the wounds of Louisville after erasing an 18-point deficit in their upset win in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. After the No. 11-seed Blue Raiders capped off their 71-69 victory over the No. 6 Cardinals in Albany on Friday, ESPN cameras captured essentially the entire … Read more