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Fox News
3 days ago
- Sport
- Fox News
WNBA Players DEMAND to…Owe the NBA?
WNBA players demand to be paid what they are owed but I'm not so sure they wanna go down that road… I'm Tomi Lahren, more next. WNBA players wore 'Pay us what you owe us' shirts to their All-Star game warm-ups and I'm not so sure they know what they're asking for… Despite this being their best year yet, the WNBA is still projected to lose $40 million bucks according to MarketWatch. Yes, they have had a significant increase in revenue and even a new TV deal but still, the league operates at a loss. The WNBA has smaller revenue streams and now increased expenses like the charter flights players DEMANDED last season. So if these players were paid 'what they are owed' they would money! I hope the WNBA continues to grow but I do think these gals are getting a little big for their britches. One of their star players, Sophie Cunningham, even complained about the locations of the new expansion teams! As a woman I find it annoying. They are playing right into the worst stereotypes of women and female athletes, that our gender is entitled, emotional, demanding, catty and needy! Humble up! I'm Tomi Lahren and you can watch my show 'Tomi Lahren is Fearless' at Learn more about your ad choices. Visit
New York Post
5 days ago
- Sport
- New York Post
Caitlin Clark ‘progressing' but unlikely to make injury return for Fever-Liberty rematch
Barclays Center is likely to be disappointed yet again. Not regarding the home team Liberty, who are likely to be at full strength to kick off the second half of the season but rather that Caitlin Clark is unlikely to be on the court for Tuesday's game. The Fever star, who suffered a right groin injury last week during a game against the Sun, will undergo additional testing this week and likely will be sidelined for a second consecutive regular-season game, per ESPN. Advertisement After that, the team is hoping to have 'more of a clear line of what [the path forward] looks like,' Fever coach Stephanie White told reporters on Sunday. 3 Caitlin Clark watches following a WNBA All-Star basketball game against Team Collier, Saturday, July 19, 2025. AP 'I think she's progressing,' White added. 'I think that we're continuing to address everything that needs to be addressed … I don't expect her to be available on Tuesday, so we're just going to continue to take it one day at a time and let her get her evaluations early this week.' Advertisement After the recent injury, Clark missed the Fever's loss to the Liberty and then sat out for the entirety of the All-Star weekend festivities set at her home arena in Indianapolis, where she was set to compete in her first professional 3-point contest and captain her team on the court after receiving a record-setting 1,293,536 fan votes — the most earned by a player in WNBA history. The two-time All-Star said it was 'certainly unfortunate' to watch the All-Star competitions from the sideline inside Gainbridge Fieldhouse, where the team she captained was blown out by Napheesa Collier's squad 151-131. 3 Caitlin Clark (right) and center A'ja Wilson react on the bench in the fourth quarter against Team Collier the 2025 WNBA All Star Game at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect It's Clark's third injury stint of the season after she missed five games between May and June due to a left quad and went on to miss four games with an initial left groin injury. Advertisement Following recovery from the latter, Clark returned for less than a week before injuring her right groin. She has missed 10 regular-season games this season — 11 when counting the Commissioner's Cup final that saw the Fever beat the No. 1 Lynx 74-59. On top of Clark's status having grown unpredictable this season, the Fever parted ways with DeWanna Bonner, who is now with the Mercury, in a midseason departure. 3 Sabrina Ionescu (right) shakes hands with Caitlin Clark as she exits the All-Star Game on Saturday. Getty Images Advertisement The Fever have been faced with a lot of roster inconsistency, which is reflected in their 12-11 record that puts them at No. 6 in the league standings. Indiana is only 1.5 game away from falling out of the eight-team playoff field. 'For us, it's probably something we're going to continue to deal with. These soft tissue injuries sometimes nag until you can actually have time to really allow them to heal in the offseason,' White said. 'So, we'll just take it one day at a time and as they come, and this group will continue to progress together.'
The Star
5 days ago
- Business
- The Star
Basketball-'Pay them': As WNBA All-Star party wraps up, athlete pay comes into focus
Jul 19, 2025; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Team Clark guard Brittney Sykes (20) shoots against Team Collier guard Kayla McBride (21) in the fourth quarter during the 2025 WNBA All Star Game at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. Mandatory Credit: Trevor Ruszkowski-Imagn Images INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) -WNBA players wrested the spotlight of the All-Star weekend to get the fans on their side amid intensifying labor talks with the league, as the annual showcase of the sport's top talent celebrated an influx of new fans. Players took the court in Indianapolis wearing shirts that read "Pay Us What You Owe Us," after a meeting to discuss a new collective bargaining agreement (CBA) on Thursday that union members said was a missed opportunity. Fans got the message, chanting "Pay them!" as Commissioner Cathy Engelbert appeared on the court at Gainbridge Fieldhouse after the final buzzer. "To have the fans backing us - I think it means everything," said Napheesa Collier, the All-Star Game MVP. It set the tone for the coming months, with the current CBA set to expire on October 31, after a two-day celebration of a league on the rise. Advertisements featuring the WNBA's top players blanketed the city center and jersey-wearing fans poured into town, signaling a new era for the league with national viewership up 23% year-over-year for the first half of the season. The only dent to the enthusiasm appeared to be the absence of Indiana Fever sharpshooter Caitlin Clark, who was expected to be the biggest attraction at the annual showcase in her home market but had to sit out the game injured. But behind the scenes, players voiced frustration over what they felt was poor progress in their labor negotiations with the league, after opting out of their current collective bargaining agreement (CBA) early. The Women's National Basketball Players Association issued a stern statement after the two sides met in Indianapolis on Thursday. A day later, players fumed over the meeting that union President Nneka Ogwumike called a "missed opportunity," and she said the league had taken five months to respond to the WNBPA's last proposal. "I feel as though, if there was a response to our proposal that reflected any type of change that incorporated what we had proposed, then perhaps five months would have made a little bit more sense," she told reporters. Engelbert struck a more positive tone, saying she felt the meeting with players had been productive. "(I'm) really optimistic that we'll get something done, that it'll be transformational," said Engelbert, who has overseen a remarkable period of growth for the league since taking the reins in 2019. Key issues targeted by players include an increase in revenue sharing, with male counterparts in the NBA now taking home about half of basketball-related revenue, a far greater share. Fixed costs almost certainly take a larger share of the WNBA's revenue, said Andrew Zimbalist, a professor emeritus of economics at Smith College, who said that 50% was nonetheless still "a perfectly feasible target for the women." "The players have every reason to be aggressive here," said Zimbalist, who has consulted in the sports industry for players, teams and leagues. "I wouldn't expect them to reach a 50% target immediately, but to reach it over two or three years seems entirely plausible." Any disruption to the 2026 season stands to dent the tremendous momentum the league now enjoys, with two new clubs set to debut next year in Portland and Toronto. (Reporting by Amy Tennery in Indianapolis; Editing by Clarence Fernandez)
GMA Network
5 days ago
- Sport
- GMA Network
MVP Napheesa Collier leads squad past Team Clark at All-Star Game
Jul 19, 2025; Team Collier forward Napheesa Collier shoots against Team Clark forward Gabby Williams in the first quarter during the 2025 WNBA All Star Game. (Trevor Ruszkowski-Imagn Images/REUTERS) Napheesa Collier scored a WNBA All-Star record 36 points to help Team Collier roll to an easy 151-131 victory over Team Clark on Saturday night at Indianapolis. The Minnesota Lynx star was 13-of-16 shooting and collected nine rebounds while claiming MVP honors. "I have amazing teammates," Collier said. "You guys see who's here. Couldn't do without them so all the credit to them." Allisha Gray of the Atlanta Dream added 18 points and Kelsey Plum of the Los Angeles Sparks and Nneka Ogwumike of the Seattle Storm added 16 for Team Collier, which led by as many as 27 points. Skylar Diggins of the Storm registered an All-Star record 15 assists to go with 11 points and 11 rebounds for Team Collier. "We came out here to have fun. We put ourselves out there and I wanted to leave here with something," Diggins said of the first triple-double in WNBA All-Star Game history. "We have such a talented group, I knew I was going to have to find my niche elsewhere, so I started racking up the assists." Kelsey Mitchell of the Indiana Fever scored 20 points for Team Clark. Kiki Iriafen of Washington had 17 points and her Mystics teammate Brittney Sykes added 16. Gabby Williams of the Storm also had 16 points and Kayla Thornton of the Golden State Valkyries had 15 points and 11 rebounds. Caitlin Clark of the Indiana Fever sat out the game due to a right groin injury. The game featured a 4-point shot from circles located 28 or more feet from the hoop. Team Collier made 12 of 28 4-point shots, while Team Clark was just 8 of 37. Collier made 4 of 5 4-point attempts. The growing tension between the league and players hung heavy during the contest. The players wore "Pay Us What You Owe Us" T-shirts during warm-ups and while sitting on the benches. A meeting between the two sides on Thursday led to many players being critical of the lack of progress toward a new Collective Bargaining Agreement. "When we say the 'W' we're at the forefront of a lot of different things," A'ja Wilson, a three-time league MVP suited up for Team Clark, said of the shirts worn by players. "There are things we deserve and we're demanding. Right now, during this transformative time that we're in, we need to start capitalizing on that. We need to get what we're well overdue for and it shows how powerful our league is and how powerful our voices are on our platform." Mitchell said the statement on the T-shirt spoke for itself. "It was important for our statement to remain clear," Mitchell said. "We just want the respect we deserve at the end of the day." Team Clark trailed by 22 points at the break, but Gray hit a 4-pointer and a trey within a 37-second span to give Team Collier a 97-70 advantage with 6:25 left in the third quarter. Team Clark scored the next eight points before Collier buried a 4-pointer and Gray made a 3-pointer to give Team Collier a 104-78 lead with 4:50 left. Team Collier led 119-95 entering the unsuspenseful final stanza. But with 5:30 remaining, Collier buried a 4-pointer off a pass from Diggins, giving Collier the points record and Diggins the assists mark. Arike Ogunbowale of the Dallas Wings set the points record of 34 last year. Team Collier came out fast with Paige Bueckers of the Dallas Wings making a 4-pointer for the game's first points. A 4-pointer by Kayla McBride of the Minnesota Lynx made it 45-32 later in the period before Team Collier led 49-36 entering the second quarter. The margin was nine in the second quarter before Collier scored 10 straight points. She knocked down back-to-back 4-pointers and added a layup to give her squad a 63-44 lead with 5:57 left in the half. Team Collier led 82-60 at the break. Collier had 18 points on 7-of-8 shooting. --Field Level Media/Reuters
Straits Times
6 days ago
- Sport
- Straits Times
Collier breaks WNBA All-Star scoring record in win over Team Clark
Find out what's new on ST website and app. Jul 19, 2025; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Team Collier forward Napheesa Collier (24) shoots against Team Clark forward Gabby Williams (5) in the first quarter during the 2025 WNBA All Star Game at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. Trevor Ruszkowski-Imagn Images INDIANAPOLIS - Minnesota Lynx forward Napheesa Collier eclipsed the WNBA All-Star scoring record with 36 points to lead her team past Team Clark 151-131 on Saturday, capping a two-day showcase of the league's top talent at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. Collier bested the previous scoring record of 34 points set by Dallas Wings guard Arike Ogunbowale last year and added nine rebounds, marking another high point in a fantastic 2025 campaign for the league's leading scorer in Indianapolis. Veteran guard Skylar Diggins brought more luster to the night for Team Collier, becoming the first player to record a triple-double in a WNBA All-Star Game with 11 points, 11 rebounds and 15 assists. The team's 151 points also marked an All-Star all-time high. "We set a lot of records," said Collier, who was named the All-Star Game MVP. "It's just so fun." Team Clark, which played without its injured namesake captain Caitlin Clark of the Indiana Fever, never found its rhythm on offense despite the urgings of the sell-out crowd. The All-Star Game a year ago pitted the 2024 U.S. Olympic team against All-Stars, a marketing masterstroke that put pride on the line for players who were snubbed from the Team USA roster. The mood was far lighter this time around, as players joked playfully on the court and took advantage of the novelty "4-point shot" at the Gainbridge Fieldhouse, where the hometown hero Clark sat sidelined with an injury. Top stories Swipe. Select. Stay informed. Singapore 1 in 3 vapes here laced with etomidate; MOH working with MHA to list it as illegal drug: Ong Ye Kung Singapore HSA extends hotline hours, launches new platform to report vaping offences Singapore Tampines regional centre set to get more homes, offices and public amenities Multimedia How to make the most out of small homes in Singapore Life US tech CEO Andy Byron resigns after viral Coldplay 'kiss cam' video Asia From toy to threat: 'Killer kites' bring chaos to Indonesian airspace Opinion I thought I was a 'chill' parent. Then came P1 registration Singapore 'God and government are the only things beyond our control,' says Group CEO The Dallas Wings' first overall draft pick Paige Bueckers opened up the scoring as she drained a shot from the 4-point range for Team Collier and the side was up 22 points at the half to create an unassailable lead. Players warmed up wearing T-shirts that read "Pay Us What You Owe Us," putting the spotlight on intensifying labor talks between the WNBA and its players' union over a new collective bargaining agreement. The talks have hung over a two-day celebration of the league's rapid growth, with TV viewership and attendance soaring, and fans began cheering "Pay them!" after the final buzzer. "The mission was accomplished because we built an incredible amount of awareness this weekend," said the Los Angeles Sparks' Kelsey Plum, who added 16 points for Team Collier. "The fans are united in what they believe we're seeking." REUTERS
