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Yahoo
09-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Caitlin Clark Draws Comparisons to Taylor Swift, Tiger Woods
There is nobody more popular in the WNBA than Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark, and there may never be someone like her again. If you need evidence of her popularity, just look at the difference in the ratings between when Clark is playing and when she isn't. Advertisement You can also see the excitement from fans who wait in long lines to get into the arenas in which Clark is playing, something that has been prevalent since her days at Iowa. Respected journalist and author Christine Brennan, who wrote a book on Clark called On Her Game: Caitlin Clark and the Revolution in Women's Sports that's coming out this month, recently compared the long lines Clark draws to those of pop superstar Taylor Swift's concerts. "I've covered women's sports and sports for a long time, and I never thought I'd see this in my lifetime," Brennan told ABC News. "People standing in line in January like it's a [Bruce] Springsteen concert or a Taylor Swift concert to watch a woman play basketball. This is a whole different level in women's team sports." Brennan went on to compare Clark to legendary golfer Tiger Woods when noting how Clark isn't just a basketball player, but an entertainer, as well. She also points out how Clark is bringing in people who otherwise wouldn't watch the WNBA because of her generational talent. Advertisement Clark has opened up a new door for the WNBA when it comes to bringing more eyes onto the sport, and it's one the league and its players need to embrace for the future of the league. Related: Caitlin Clark's Absence More Impactful Than Two Legendary Athletes Caitlin Clark Draws Comparisons to Taylor Swift, Tiger Woods first appeared on Men's Journal on Jul 5, 2025
New York Post
08-07-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Angel Reese refused to speak to Christine Brennan for Caitlin Clark book
Angel Reese turned down several requests for comment on Christine Brennan's new book about her on-court rival Caitlin Caitlin, according to the author. In her book — 'On Her Game: Caitlin Clark and the Revolution in Women's Sports,' which highlights the Fever point guard's rapid ascendance in women's basketball and her global impact on the game — Brennan specifically mentions Reese in chapter 10, entitled 'Hip Check.' In that chapter, Brennan, an award-winning USA Today columnist, rehashes the moment when Reese's former Sky teammate Chennedy Carter shoved Clark during game last June and Reese clapped from the bench. 6 Christine Brennan's book on Caitlin Clark, 'On Her Game: Caitlin Clark and the Revolution in Women's Sports' released on July 8, 2025. AP 'Through a spokeswoman, Reese declined several requests to comment for this book,' Brennan wrote. After making a basket for the Sky, Carter hip-checked Clark, who was about to inbound the ball, and sent her crashing to the floor in the third quarter. Referees called a common foul on Carter and later upgraded it to a Flagrant 1. Reese stood up from the bench and applauded Carter, which only helped fuel narratives that she and Clark don't like each other. Clark took questions from the media after the hard-fought 71-70 win over Chicago. 6 Sky guard Chennedy Carter walks away after shoving Fever guard Caitlin Clark during a WNBA game on June 1, 2024. YouTube/ESPN 6 Sky forward Angel Reese reacts on the bench after Chennedy Carter shoved Fever guard Caitlin Clark during WNBA game on June 1, 2024. YouTube/ESPN 'Over in the Fever press conference, Clark showed up as usual and answered questions about the incident,' Brennan wrote, and quoted Clark saying, 'Yeah, I wasn't expecting it. But I think it's just, like, just respond, calm down, let your play do the talking. It is what it is. It's a physical game, go make the free throw and then execute on offense, and I feel like that's what we did.' It was one of many 'welcome to the league' moments after Clark was selected with the first overall pick by the Fever in the 2024 WNBA draft. 6 Sky forward ngel Reese dribbles the ball against the Washington Mystics on July 8, 2025 at Entertainment and Sports Arena in Washington, D.C. NBAE via Getty Images Carter refused to answer any questions related to Clark in her postgame press conference, while Reese skipped out after being requested by the media. Reese was fined $1,000 by the league, as Brennan noted that league rules state every other healthy player is required to be made available if they are requested by a credentialed member of the media. Clark and Reese went on to become the only rookies to be named WNBA All-Stars that season — with Clark being named the WNBA Rookie of the Year in 2024. 6 LSU's Angel Reese reacts towards Caitlin Clark #22 of the Iowa Hawkeyes during the fourth quarter during the 2023 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament championship game at American Airlines Center on April 2, 2023 in Dallas, Texas. Getty Images The Clark-Reese rivalry carried over from college to the WNBA, as the league has seen a major uptick in viewership and revenue. Reese led the LSU Tigers to their first championship in program history in a win over Clark and Iowa in 2023 — when the former LSU forward famously waved her hand in front of Clark's face, doing the 'you can't see me' gesture, at the end of the game, which helped push the rivalry. Carter, an unrestricted free agent, has yet to publicly address the book. 6 Fever guard Caitlin Clark drives to the basket during the game against the Seattle Storm on June 24, 2025 at Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, Washington. NBAE via Getty Images Neither has Clark, who missed the Fever's last five games due to a groin injury suffered against the Seattle Storm. Fever head coach Stephanie White said that barring any regression, Clark will be available Wednesday against the Valkyries.
Yahoo
07-07-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Book Review: Christine Brennan's ‘On Her Game' explores the Caitlin Clark Effect on the WNBA
This cover image released by Scribner shows "On Her Game: Caitlin Clark and the Revolution in Women's Sports" by Christine Brennan. (Scribner via AP) This cover image released by Scribner shows "On Her Game: Caitlin Clark and the Revolution in Women's Sports" by Christine Brennan. (Scribner via AP) This cover image released by Scribner shows "On Her Game: Caitlin Clark and the Revolution in Women's Sports" by Christine Brennan. (Scribner via AP) This cover image released by Scribner shows "On Her Game: Caitlin Clark and the Revolution in Women's Sports" by Christine Brennan. (Scribner via AP) This cover image released by Scribner shows "On Her Game: Caitlin Clark and the Revolution in Women's Sports" by Christine Brennan. (Scribner via AP) 'On Her Game: Caitlin Clark and the Revolution in Women's Sports,' the title of USA Today columnist Christine Brennan's new book about the WNBA star, is doing a lot of work. On one hand, it's about the game, right? Nobody can deny Caitlin Clark's talent on a basketball court, where her rookie season stats with the Indiana Fever were eye-popping: 19.2 points, 8.4 assists and 5.7 rebounds per game while leading the WNBA in assists and 3-pointers made. On the other hand, why is Caitlin Clark the poster child for a 'Revolution in Women's Sports?' The WNBA's been around since 1997 and plenty of female athletes are or were the very best at what they do, inspiring millions of young women to play all sorts of sports — from Serena Williams to Simone Biles to Lindsey Vonn. Advertisement But there's something more to the Caitlin Clark phenomenon, and it's that something that Brennan's reporter instincts sensed early, when Clark was filling the Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City for every home game, well before her remarkable first year in the WNBA. 'What was going on?' writes Brennan in her introduction. 'Was this because Clark is white and straight in a league that is 74% Black or mixed-race, with a sizable gay population?… Was it because of her eight-year $28 million Nike shoe deal?… Was it jealousy? Was it all of the above?' Hoping to find answers or at least insights into those questions, Brennan convinced her editor to let her cover six straight weeks of Clark's first WNBA season, giving 'On Her Game' a comprehensive feel, except for one thing: Clark never sat down for a one-on-one interview with Brennan. She did, however, answer every question Brennan posed at press conferences, and they are widely quoted throughout the book, along with all sorts of other Clark content like TV appearances and social media posts as well as interviews Brennan conducted with other WNBA players, coaches and various experts. Brennan's presence at Fever games, home and away, and her intense focus on Clark as a singular story became a story of its own in September 2024, when Brennan asked follow-up questions of DiJonai Carrington, a Phoenix Sun player whose fingers made contact with Clark's eye during a playoff game. Brennan asked Carrington if there was anything intentional about it, she said no, and days later the WNBA Players Association called for Brennan's media credential to be revoked for 'unprofessionalism.' Ten months later, it's a good bet only the most diehard sports journalism fans will care about that controversy. Brennan makes it very clear how she feels about it. 'I was doing my job,' she writes. Advertisement Clark's race and the frosty reception she got from some in the league is returned to again and again, with Brennan and the people she talked to asserting with incredulity that the WNBA wasn't ready for all the attention. 'The league needed to do a better job in preparing… to take advantage of the tsunami of popularity that is raising all of the boats,' legendary civil rights activist Dr. Harry Edwards told Brennan. Instead, Brennan cites example after example — from WNBA legends like Diana Taurasi and Sheryl Swoopes, to fellow female athletes like former USWNT goalie Breanna Stewart — who made statements minimizing Clark's impact. It all makes for an interesting read and speaks to the divisive 'us vs. them' moment the world finds itself in, but fans looking for tidbits about Clark that are not already part of the public record — how she learned to shoot like that, her on- and off-court life — will have to stay tuned to the current WNBA season. Clark's Fever team is in the middle of the pack in the Eastern Conference, with their superstar having missed several games with a quadriceps injury. The playoffs begin Sept. 14. ___ AP book reviews:
