Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese headline WNBA All-Star team that will face US Olympic squad
The Indiana Fever’s Aliyah Boston and Kelsey Mitchell also made the All-Star team.
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WNBA to begin full-time charter flights this season, commissioner says
The league plans to commit $50 million over the next two years to provide full-time charter flight service for its teams during the season in a move that addresses years of player safety concerns.
Caitlin Clark joins the Indiana Fever. Here are 10 things she said in her first news conference.
Clark addressed numerous topics, ranging from the bustling draft party held at Gainbridge Fieldhouse, to the future of the league, to how she feels about the prospect of living in Indianapolis.
Questions: Is Caitlin Clark facing a pay cut in WNBA? Can she help the Fever?
Having taken women’s college basketball to new heights, Caitlin Clark is about to step boldly into her future as the presumed No. 1 draft pick of the WNBA’s Indiana Fever. Here are some questions and answers about Clark’s immediate future in the WNBA.
Caitlin Clark headlines list of 15 players invited to WNBA Draft
Clark, who is the career leading scorer in Division I men’s and women’s basketball, is expected to go first to the Indiana Fever. It’s the second consecutive year that the Fever have the top pick.
Top women’s college players like Clark expect NIL deals to stay with them in pros
Women’s basketball is one of the hottest tickets in college sports, a popularity driven in part by players like Caitlin Clark of the University of Iowa and Angel Reese of Louisiana State University. Their name, image and likeness, or NIL, valuations are some of the highest in the nation.
On betting’s biggest day, new scandal puts sports world on edge
Players, leagues and fans have been reckoning with the still-unfolding effects of sports gambling since a Supreme Court ruling handed the question of legalization to states in 2018. Each constituency may be arriving at the realization those impacts have mushroomed beyond anyone’s control.
Majority of U.S. adults against college athletes joining unions, new poll says
NCAA President Charlie Baker and other college sports leaders contend the vast majority of the 1,100 NCAA member schools could not afford to treat their athletes as employees and would sponsor fewer teams if athletes were categorized this way.
Silver says the NBA’s 65-game policy for awards is leading to players playing more
For example, Indiana guard Tyrese Haliburton’s next contract might be worth more than $50 million less than he hoped if he doesn’t play enough games to qualify for a supermax—and at his current pace, he’d come up a bit short.
No immediate ruling after preliminary injunction hearing in NIL lawsuit vs. NCAA
A federal judge said Tuesday he will rule “in short order” on a preliminary injunction to stop the Indianapolis-based NCAA from enforcing its rules governing name, image and likeness compensation for athletes as part of an antitrust lawsuit.
Indiana basketball legend George McGinnis dies at 73
McGinnis’ rose from Indianapolis prep star into an unstoppable force in his one and only college season at Indiana University before eventually taking the Indiana Pacers to two ABA titles.
Colts’ Muhammad gets 6-game suspension for substance violation
Defensive end Al-Quadin Muhammad will not be eligible for Indy’s five remaining regular-season games and he will either sit out next year’s season opener or a playoff game.
Deion Sanders to headline Steward Speakers gala at Lucas Oil Stadium
Deion Sanders is part of speakers series that also will bring Shannon Sharpe and Jackie Joyner-Kersee to Indianapolis.
NCAA president shifts focus to employment status of college athletes during Senate hearing
NCAA President Charlie Baker warned that without congressional action, Division II and III schools might abandon their athletic programs.
Colts’ Grover Stewart suspended 6 games for violating NFL’s policy on performance-enhancers
Stewart has been a key part of Indy’s run defense since reshaping his body after being a 2017 fourth-round draft pick out of Albany State University in Georgia.
For four rising NBA stars, about $1B in extensions leads to rising expectations
Indiana Pacers player Tyrese Haliburton got questions about the same topic more often than he could remember this summer: The money, the money, the money.
NCAA President Charlie Baker to testify during Senate hearing on college sports
Baker, who took over as president of the Indianapolis-based NCAA in March, has been spending a lot of time in Washington, D.C., lobbying lawmakers to help college sports with a federal law to regulate how athletes can be compensated for their fame.
NFL players union renews call for grass fields after Aaron Rodgers’ injury
The NFL Players Association called on the league Wednesday to switch all fields to grass in what executive director Lloyd Howell said was “the easiest decision the NFL can make.”
Revenue-sharing with major college football players an idea gaining traction
While many in and around college sports believe revenue-sharing with major college football players is inevitable, those in position to affect change are more cautious.
Thanks to NIL, college athletes have trading cards, with hard-to-quantify values
In the two years since a Supreme Court ruling paved the way for college athletes to be compensated for their talents, it has been open season for businesses doing deals with NCAA stars—including trading card companies.