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Yahoo
7 hours ago
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Caitlin Clark's Meeting With Cheryl Miller Turns Heads on Sunday
Caitlin Clark's Meeting With Cheryl Miller Turns Heads on Sunday originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The Indiana Fever continue to be known as one of the most exciting teams in the WNBA, led by guard Caitlin Clark. Advertisement Clark received the keys to the franchise last season after the Fever selected her with the No. 1 overall pick in the draft. As she works through her second season in the WNBA, all eyes are on a postseason run for Indiana. There have been some bumps on the road this season, but the Fever are widely regarded as true threats for the league title. They currently stand at 6-7 on the season. During their quest to a postseason standing, the Fever suffered a loss to the Las Vegas Aces on Sunday, 89-81. While the talent is there, they're back in a rut, having lost back-to-back games. In their recent matchup against the Aces, Clark met with WNBA legend Cheryl Miller. The former league star shared a hug with the Fever guard, seemingly showing support for Clark. Upon the release of the video, showcasing the interaction between Caitlin Clark and Cheryl Miller, some fans took to social media to share their thoughts on the exchange. Advertisement "Oh she definitely cried after this," said one fan. "They need Cheryl miller to join the team. I think she would be good for cc," said anotehr fan. "Please come coach her Cheryl. Please. She needs someone like you in her corner," mentioned one fan. "Cheryl turned up and she played absolutely pathetic," commented one fan. "The real. foh swoop," said one fan. "Caitlin and cheryl miller hugging after the game," said another fan. Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark (22).Lucas Peltier-Imagn Images Cheryl Miller is widely regarded as one of the best women's basketball players in the history of the sport. She did not play in the WNBA due to knee injuries but spent her college days at USC, where she was named a three-time Naismith Player of the Year and led the Trojans to two national titles. Advertisement Related: Fever Coach Stephanie White's Replacement Sends Strong Message on Caitlin Clark Related: Caitlin Clark Turns Heads With Announcement on Saturday This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 23, 2025, where it first appeared.
Los Angeles Times
17-03-2025
- Sport
- Los Angeles Times
No. 1 seed USC enters women's NCAA tournament with championship expectations
When USC rose last March to the top line of the NCAA tournament, after almost four decades in relative obscurity, it felt at the time like the culmination of a once-proud program's stirring return to relevance. But a year later, standing atop the tournament field for a second straight season, no one is looking at the top-seeded Trojans as a charming upstart any longer. USC once again earned a No. 1 seed, this time in the Spokane regional, and will host No. 16 seed UNC Greensboro (25-6) in the first round of the NCAA tournament on Saturday. If the Trojans win, they will face the winner of No. 8 Cal (25-8) vs. No. 9 Mississippi State (21-11) on Monday. Where USC entered March last season as a program on the rise, just hoping to crash the party featuring the sport's more established powerhouses, the Trojans now enter this tournament with not just Final Four aspirations, but expectations. USC hasn't made a Final Four since 1986, when Cheryl Miller and Co. lost to Texas in the national title game. The Trojans have had little trouble delivering on towering expectations so far this season, led by sophomore superstar and Big Ten Player of the Year JuJu Watkins. They lost just two games in the regular season — once in November, the other in February — to teams now seeded among the top two in their respective regions. USC enters this tournament coming off a loss after falling to UCLA in the Big Ten tournament final last weekend. But the Trojans had already beaten their crosstown rivals twice before that to secure a Big Ten regular season title, the first in their new conference. Last March, as a No. 1 seed for the first time since that 1985-86 season, USC rolled into the Elite Eight, only to run into a buzzsaw in Connecticut, a program that had been to the Final Four in 14 of the previous 15 years. But USC has even more firepower at its disposal in this tournament, having added an All-Big Ten forward in Kiki Iriafen, as well as the nation's top recruiting class, to join with Watkins.
Washington Post
07-03-2025
- Sport
- Washington Post
USC and UCLA are leading an L.A. takeover of the Big Ten
JuJu Watkins sprinted to the corner of UCLA's Pauley Pavilion after checking out of Saturday's game for the final time. The normally stone-faced USC women's basketball star pointed both arms toward the crowd and barked out a few words. Moments before, she had dapped up Hall of Famer Cheryl Miller, who was sitting courtside and gave Watkins a smack on the behind.
