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☆ Taiwan wants to buy F-35 fighter jets and Patriot missiles to show Trump it's serious: report
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-11 | by ( Hannah Abraham | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The package could include 60 F-35 fighter jets and 400 Patriot missiles, the FT reported. According to the Financial Times, the package could include 60 F-35 fighter jets, four Advanced Hawkeyes, 10 retired warships, and 400 Patriot missiles. "Taiwan is thinking about a package to show that they are serious," one former Trump administration official told the Financial Times. Blandin added that it's highly unlikely the US would send troops to defend Taiwan in the event of a Chinese attack. AdvertisementIn 2022, Biden vowed to defend Taiwan in case of a Chinese attack.

Persons: Donald Trump, —, Trump, Benjamin Blandin, Blandin, Sari Arho Havrén, Biden, Karoline Leavitt Organizations: Patriot, Service, Financial Times, Hawkeyes, Lockheed, Aegis, Business, Reuters, Institute for Economics, Peace, Bloomberg, Yokosuka Council, Pacific Studies, Trump, Taiwan, Royal United Services Institute, Air Missile Systems, White, British Locations: Taiwan, China, United States, Yokosuka, Asia, Singapore, Philippines, London, Taipei

☆ Week 6’s top 10 college football games: Time to find out if Mizzou is a paper tiger?
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-04 | by ( Justin Williams | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +10 min

Arizona similarly responded to a blowout loss to Kansas State with a road win at Cam Rising-less Utah. UCF (3-1) at Florida (2-2), 7:45 p.m., SEC NetworkFlorida head coach Billy Napier survived a road win at Mississippi State and subsequent bye week, now the hot-seat watch resumes in Gainesville. Rutgers, however, has an easy schedule by Big Ten standards, avoiding Ohio State, Oregon, Penn State, Michigan and Indiana. It’s also a potential trap game for Ohio State, with a road trip to Oregon next week and games against Nebraska and at Penn State on the horizon. Line: Ohio State -19.52.

Persons: Pitt, James Madison, Caullin Lacy, Brooks, Billy Napier, Cam Ward, Cal, Jaydn Ott, Ole Miss, Ole, Lane Kiffin’s, Miss can’t, Kyle Monangai, hasn’t, It’s, There’s, it’s, Luther Burden, Rick Ulreich Organizations: Georgia –, UNLV, Navy, Air Force, Oklahoma State, Clemson, Florida State, USC, Minnesota, SMU, ESPN, Notre Dame, BYU, TCU, ACC ., Texas Tech, Fox, . Texas Tech, Kansas State, Cam, UCF, SEC Network Florida, Mississippi State, Knights, Gators, NBC, Michigan, Washington, Rutgers, Miami, Cal, ESPN ACC, GameDay, Virginia Tech, Golden Bears, Rebels, LSU, Ole Miss, SEC, FBS, Purdue, Cornhuskers, Nebraska, Indiana , Ohio State, Big Ten, Big, Ohio State, CBS, Buckeyes, Hawkeyes, Penn State, Iowa State, ABC Tennessee, Oklahoma, Vols, Georgia, Arkansas, Hogs, ESPN’s, ABC, Boston College, Vanderbilt, Texas, Getty Locations: Georgia, Georgia – Alabama, North Carolina, West Virginia, ULM, Louisville, Arizona, Utah, Florida, Gainesville, The, Michigan, Washington, Texas, Berkeley, Miami, South Carolina, Kentucky, Oklahoma, Columbia, Nebraska, Illinois, Indiana ,, Ohio State , Oregon, Penn State , Michigan, Indiana, : Nebraska, Iowa, Ohio, Columbus, Oregon, Tennessee, Arkansas, Alabama, Missouri, Mizzou

☆ Caitlin Clark wins WNBA Rookie of the Year
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-03 | by ( Rohan Nadkarni | Rohan Nadkarni Is A Sports Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark was named WNBA Rookie of the Year on Thursday. Clark recorded 337 assists in the regular season, which was not only a rookie record, but also the WNBA record for assists in a season. On July 17, Clark dished 19 assists in a loss to the Dallas Wings, a single-game WNBA record. Her rookie season was as notable for her impact on the WNBA as it was on the court. Clark is the second straight Fever player to win Rookie of the Year after Aliyah Boston won in 2023.

Persons: Caitlin Clark, Clark, Angel Reese, “, ” Clark, Clark’s Organizations: Indiana, WNBA, Chicago Sky, Fever, NCAA, Iowa Hawkeyes, Dallas Wings, Associated Press, Aliyah Boston

☆ Caitlin Clark’s rookie season ends with Fever's loss to Sun
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-26 | by ( Rohan Nadkarni | Rohan Nadkarni Is A Sports Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

Caitlin Clark’s historic rookie season ended Wednesday as the Indiana Fever lost 87-81 to the Connecticut Sun, losing their first-round playoff series 0-2. Her 337 assists in the regular season were not only a rookie record, but also the WNBA record for assists in a season. She became the first rookie to record a triple-double, and she set the record for most 3s by a rookie in a single season, as well. On July 17, Clark recorded 19 assists in a loss to the Dallas Wings, a single-game WNBA record. After her final collegiate game in April, Clark’s professional career began the next month in May.

Persons: Caitlin Clark’s, Clark, Alyssa Thomas, DeWanna Bonner, Michael Mulvihill Organizations: Indiana Fever, Connecticut Sun, Sun, Connecticut, Minnesota Lynx, Phoenix Mercury, Dallas Wings, Fever, Indiana, Associated Press, Fox, Iowa Hawkeyes Locations: Connecticut

☆ UConn basketball's Paige Bueckers to sign NIL deal with Unrivaled league, receive equity stake
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-01 | by ( Jessica Golden | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

University of Connecticut star Paige Bueckers will sign a name, image and likeness deal with the new women's basketball league Unrivaled, people familiar with the matter told CNBC. Unrivaled was founded last year by Women's National Basketball Association players Breanna Stewart of the New York Liberty and Napheesa Collier of the Minnesota Lynx. In February, Bueckers announced she would forgo the 2024 WNBA Draft to return to UConn for her senior season. Unrivaled was started as a way to allow WNBA basketball players the option to play in the U.S. during their offseason. Angel Reese of the Chicago Sky was the first player from this year's WNBA rookie class to join the league.

Persons: Paige Bueckers, Breanna Stewart, Napheesa Collier, Bueckers, Stewart, Collier, Chelsea Gray, Kelsey Plum, Angel Reese, Geno Auriemma, Carmelo Anthony, Steve Nash, Alex Morgan, Megan Rapinoe, John Skipper, David Levy, Ashton Kutcher Organizations: UConn Huskies, NCAA, Iowa Hawkeyes, Mortgage, University of Connecticut, CNBC, Women's National Basketball Association, New York Liberty, Minnesota Lynx, WNBA, UConn, Las Vegas Aces, Dallas Wings, Chicago Sky, Bueckers, National Basketball Association Locations: Cleveland , Ohio, U.S

☆ Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese rematch poised to be most expensive WNBA game ever
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-20 | by ( Jordan Valinsky | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

New York CNN —This weekend’s rematch between basketball rivals Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese is breaking more records before it even begins. Ticket prices for Clark’s Indiana Fever and Reese’s Chicago Sky are the most expensive for a WNBA game ever, according to TickPick, with the average hovering at around $253 — 187% higher than the Sky’s average purchase price of $88. Currently, the cheapest seat just to see the game is around $250 with the most expensive ticket on sale going for more than $9,000. Last Sunday’s game between Fever and Sky was the most-watched WNBA game on any network in 23 years, according to CBS, averaging 2.25 million viewers and peaking at nearly 3 million. Clark is no stranger to boosting ratings: The NCAA women’s basketball tournament title game between the South Carolina Gamecocks and her Iowa Hawkeyes drew nearly 19 million viewers, shattering records to become the most-watched women’s college basketball game ever measured by Nielsen.

Persons: Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese, Clark, Reese Organizations: New, New York CNN, Indiana, Chicago Sky, WNBA, CBS, Fever, Sky, Chicago Bulls, CNN, NCAA, South Carolina Gamecocks, Iowa Hawkeyes, Nielsen Locations: New York

☆ The WNBA just had its most-watched games ever
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-10 | by ( Ramishah Maruf | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

The league also said Monday it had its most-watched start of the season games ever across all six networks that broadcast matches — ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, CBS, ION and NBA TV. Women’s basketball is experiencing a boom thanks to the phenomenon around WNBA rookie Clark. Since then, her entry to the WNBA, along with other players like Reese, has kicked off a new era in the league. Tick Pick, an online ticketing site, reported a 435% increase year over year in total tickets sold for WNBA games in May, with the average price of the tickets increasing 60%. Indiana Fever had a whopping 4,493% increase in May tickets sold.

Persons: Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese, Clark, Reese, we’ve, ”, Edison, Los Angeles Sparks’s Cameron Brink, Kate Martin, Tick Pick Organizations: New, New York CNN, WNBA, ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, CBS, ION, NBA, NCAA, Iowa Hawkeyes, South Carolina Gamecocks, Indiana Fever, Chicago Sky, Las Vegas Aces Locations: New York, alma, Los Angeles

☆ With Caitlin Clark in Town, All Eyes Were on Brooklyn
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-18 | by ( Sandra E. Garcia | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Some of the raucous crowd was there to watch Caitlin Clark — the Fever’s wunderkind rookie — play her first professional game in New York City, some were Liberty fans, and more than a few seemed to be there to cheer for both sides. There were celebrities sitting courtside, like Billie Jean King, Jason Sudeikis, Megan Rapinoe and the actress Amy Ryan. And there was basketball royalty in the building as well, including Sue Bird, Pau Gasol and Dawn Staley, the coach of the South Carolina women’s basketball team that beat Ms. Clark’s Iowa Hawkeyes in this year’s N.C.A.A. tournament final. Every time the Jumbotron flashed one of the famous faces, the crowd seemed to get even more electric.

Persons: Caitlin Clark —, —, Billie Jean King, Jason Sudeikis, Megan Rapinoe, Amy Ryan, Sue Bird, Pau Gasol, Dawn Staley Organizations: Barclays Center, New York Liberty, Indiana, Liberty, Carolina women’s, Clark’s Iowa Hawkeyes Locations: New York City

☆ Caitlin Clark’s debut draws largest WNBA audience in two decades, beating NHL playoffs head-to-head
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-15 | by ( Hadas Gold | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

Viewership peaked at 2.3 million viewers, ESPN said. The NHL game drew an average of 2 million viewers, the network said. Last month, the NCAA women’s basketball National Championship matchup between Clark’s Iowa Hawkeyes and the South Carolina Gamecocks drew 18.9 million viewers, smashing television ratings records. The game was not only the most watched women’s college basketball game in history, but it also surpassed the viewership of any basketball game, including both men’s and professional, since 2019, according to Nielsen. 1 overall pick, drew an average of 2.4 million viewers, shattering viewership records and far surpassing the previous all-time high of 601,000 viewers in 2004.

Persons: Caitlin Clark, NHL men’s Staley, Clark Organizations: CNN, WNBA, Indiana Fever, Connecticut Sun, ESPN2, ESPN, Sun, Angeles Sparks, Houston Comets, Sports Illustrated, Disney, NHL, Boston Bruins, Florida Panthers, NCAA, Clark’s Iowa Hawkeyes, South Carolina Gamecocks, Nielsen, New York Liberty Locations: Indianapolis

☆ Caitlin Clark scores 20 points and commits 10 turnovers in her first WNBA game as Indiana Fever loses to Connecticut Sun
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-14 | by ( Kevin Dotson | Dalia Faheid | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

1 overall WNBA draft pick Caitlin Clark had mixed success in her regular season debut Tuesday night, scoring 20 points but committing 10 turnovers as her Indiana Fever lost to the Connecticut Sun 92-71. Connecticut Sun forward Alyssa Thomas looks to shoot against Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark during Clark's first WNBA game in Uncasville, Connecticut on Tuesday, May 14. “Just learn from it and move on.”It took her a little while to settle into the game, Clark said. Caitlin Clark of the Indiana Fever dribbles against DiJonai Carrington of the Connecticut Sun during Clark's first WNBA game in Uncasville, Connecticut on May 14. Elsa/Getty ImagesClark’s WNBA debut was much-anticipatedThe WNBA season started with the league’s newest star taking center stage.

Persons: Caitlin Clark, Connecticut’s DeWanna Bonner, “, Maya Moore, Edna Campbell, Clark, Alyssa Thomas, Bonner, Clark's, Jessica Hill, she’s ‘, ’, would’ve, ” Clark, ”, DiJonai Carrington, Elsa Organizations: CNN, Indiana Fever, Connecticut Sun, NCAA, Suns, Midway, WNBA, Sun, Sun ., Sun . Connecticut Sun, New York Liberty, Gainbridge Fieldhouse, Iowa Hawkeyes, Atlanta, Fever, Mohegan Sun Arena Locations: Connecticut, Sun . Connecticut, Uncasville , Connecticut, Gainbridge, Indianapolis

☆ 2024 WNBA season: How to watch as a new era of women’s basketball dawns
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-14 | by ( Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —Never before has there been such anticipation ahead of a WNBA season. It’ll be a busy opening day of action, with four games on the slate – including Caitlin Clark’s Indiana Fever debut at 7.30 p.m. 1 pick in April’s 2024 WNBA draft. But now Clark will lace up her shoes for her WNBA debut when she and her Indiana teammates travel to Connecticut to face the Sun. Angel Reese will look to impress in her debut season for the Chicago Sky.

Persons: Caitlin Clark’s Indiana, Clark, TickPick, Caleb Williams, ” Clark, “, Gregory Shamus, Lin Dunn, Los Angeles Sparks –, –, Cameron Brink, Rickea Jackson, Sparks, Jackson, Angel Reese, Melissa Tamez, Kamilla Cardoso, Reese, Cardoso, A’ja Wilson, Kelsey Plum, Alysha Clark, Candance Parker, Sabrina Ionescu, Breanna Stewart, Courtney Vandersloot, Jonquel Jones, Sandy Brondello, Alyssa Thomas, DeWanna Bonner, Leila Lacan Organizations: CNN, WNBA, Washington Mystics, New York Liberty, Entertainment, Sports Arena, Mystics, Liberty, ESPN3, ESPN, Amazon Prime, ION, NBA, ABC, CBS Sports Network, CBS, Paramount, NCAA, Iowa Hawkeyes, Chicago Bears, Sun, Mohegan Sun, Aliyah, Los Angeles Sparks, Los, Chicago Sky, LSU, Aces, Las Vegas Aces, Las, Barclays Center . The Liberty, Vegas, Connecticut Sun Locations: Washington , DC, Indiana, Connecticut, Aliyah Boston, Boston, Clark, Boston , Indiana, Brink, Los Angeles, Chicago, Illinois, South Carolina, Las Vegas, New York, Angers, France

☆ Caitlin Clark plays in WNBA preseason debut after being drafted No. 1 by Indiana Fever
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-03 | by ( Homero De La Fuente | Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

1 overall pick in the 2024 WNBA draft by the Indiana Fever, scored a game-high 21 points in the team’s preseason game Friday against the Dallas Wings. I think it’s a good kickoff to the WNBA season. I think the way we play, you know there’s some things we could’ve executed a little better. Ogunbowale finished with 19 points, including nine points in the fourth quarter, to lift the Wings to the preseason victory. Michael Conroy/APBoston – who averaged 14.5 points and 8.4 rebounds last season – said she hopes to improve on a promising debut WNBA campaign.

Persons: Caitlin Clark, Clark, Clark dazzles, wasn’t, ” Clark, Arike Ogunbowale, Ogunbowale, Jaelyn Brown, could’ve, TickPick, Caleb Williams, Clark merchanise, Michael Conroy, “ It’s, “, you’ve, –, Boston Organizations: CNN, WNBA, Indiana Fever, Dallas Wings, NCAA, Iowa Hawkeyes, College Park Center, NCAA Division I’s, Wings, Dallas, ”, Iowa, Indiana, Chicago Bears, Hawkeye, Fever, Boston, Eastern Conference, Boston –, Atlanta, Connecticut Sun, Mohegan Sun Locations: Arlington , Texas, Boston, Indianapolis, Indiana

☆ Women college athletes average more brand deals than men, new data shows. Here are 5 key takeaways on NIL marketing.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-01 | by ( Tiara White | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Read previewWhen it comes to scoring NIL deals, women college athletes are gaining on their male counterparts, according to a new report from the sports-and-entertainment intelligence platform SponsorUnited. The report showed that women college athletes get more brand deals on average than college men, although the men still make up the majority of NIL deals overall. He also said social-media engagement is overwhelmingly stronger among women college athletes compared with men. Related storiesHere are five key takeaways from the report:Women college athletes are getting more NIL dealsWhile men still made up 57% of NIL deals overall, women got more brand deals on average — 3.5 compared to 2.5 among men, SponsorUnited found. For example, he said college athletes on TikTok are leveraging brands better than professional athletes on the platform.

Persons: —, Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese, Bob Lynch, Reese, Clark, Olivia Dunne, Lynch, SponsorUnited, it's, Alex Glover's, Brands, Brand, SponsorUnited Lynch, that's Organizations: Service, Business, Iowa Hawkeyes, LSU Tigers, LSU, Iowa, NCAA, ESPN, Gatorade, State, Nike, BI, Brands, Southern Methodist University Locations: SponsorUnited

☆ Led by stars like Taylor Swift and Caitlin Clark, women keep breaking boundaries (and records) in entertainment
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-18 | by ( Oliver Darcy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

The highest-grossing film in recent memory is Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie.” And the most-watched basketball star is Caitlin Clark. Beyoncé’s first country album, “Cowboy Carter,” topped Billboard’s charts with nearly half a million copies sold in its debut week. Meanwhile, Swift is set to release her highly anticipated album, “The Tortured Poets Department,” on Friday. The impact of a once-in-a-generation star like Swift will surely inspire interest in other female-led performers, spawning even greater appetite and opportunities. Compare that to the NBA’s top pick Victor Wembanyama, who signed a $55 million contract with the San Antonio Spurs.

Persons: New York CNN —, Taylor Swift, Greta Gerwig’s “ Barbie, Caitlin Clark, Swift, Beyoncé’s, Cowboy Carter, ”, Tom Poleman, CNN’s Alli Rosenbloom, ” “ It’s, ” Poleman, Clark, Barbie ”, Gerwig, didn’t, Victor Wembanyama, “, Hoda Kotb, Caitlin Organizations: New York CNN, Poets Department, Clark’s Hawkeyes, South Carolina Gamecocks, NBA, WNBA, Street Journal, NCAA, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Warner Bros . Pictures, CNN, Indiana Fever, San Antonio Spurs Locations: New York, America

☆ Prada dresses Caitlin Clark on WNBA draft night
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-16 | by ( Jacqui Palumbo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

And while Caitlin Clark, the NCAA’s all-time leading scorer across men’s and women’s basketball, was snapped up as the No. Sarah Stier/Getty ImagesIn previous years, dress codes at the draft had tended to lean toward daytime suiting and dresses, but on Monday night it was clear that the stakes had been raised. Sarah Stier/Getty ImagesRickea Jackson in a playful, high-low pantsuit. Sarah Stier/Getty ImagesPrada’s move to dress Clark is likely a sign of luxury brands’ further expansion into the sport. Designer brands now jump at the chance because they know this will be publicized, styled, and shown to millions.”Ahead of the draft, Clark called her collaboration with Prada “pretty special,” in a red-carpet interview (though, technically, said carpet was orange-colored) with the WNBA.

Persons: Caitlin Clark, Prada, Clark, Sarah Stier, Stanford’s Cameron Brink, Tennessee’s Rickea Jackson, Carolina’s Kamilla Cardoso, LSU’s Angel Reese, Angel Reese, Rickea Jackson, ’, — Clark, Cardoso, Reese, Jazmine Motley, Maddox, DeWanna Bonner, Alyssa Thomas, ”, “ It’s Organizations: CNN, Indiana Fever, Iowa Hawkeyes, Los Angeles Sparks, Brink, Banco, Chicago Sky, NBA, NCAA, WNBA Locations: men’s, LA, Bronx

☆ Caitlin Clark wore a $17,000 Prada outfit to the WNBA draft. That's about 22% of her expected first-year salary.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-16 | by ( Amanda Goh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Caitlin Clark showed up to the WNBA Draft dressed in Prada from head to toe. According to Business Insider's calculations, Clark's outfit costs $16,875 — or about 22% of her first-year WNBA salary. AdvertisementA close-up of the satin Prada outfit Clark wore to the WNBA Draft. A composite image of the Prada sunglasses and the patent leather Galleria bag that Clark wore to the WNBA draft. AdvertisementAccording to BI's calculations, Clark's Prada outfit totals up to $16,875 — or about 22% of her first-year salary in the WNBA.

Persons: Caitlin Clark, Prada, —, Clark, Sarah Stier, Prada's, Adri Zgirdea Toth, Marie Claire, Caitlin, Toth, Clark's Prada, Spotrac, Julia Marino, LVMH, Moët Hennessy Organizations: WNBA, Service, Prada, Indiana Fever ., GQ Sports, NBA, Iowa Hawkeyes, Nike, Gatorade, Olympics, Team USA, Linea, women's national football team Locations: Paris

☆ Caitlin Clark: Here’s what she said after being selected at No. 1 in the WNBA draft
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-16 | by ( Matias Grez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —Few things in professional sports have ever been as certain as Caitlin Clark being selected as the No. That’s what I’m going to do. I’m going to be in there and be like, ‘Go make a layup.’ She’s going to make my life easy. “If you’re a women’s basketball fan or you’re not a women’s basketball fan, I encourage you to watch the show when it comes out,” Clark says. I think I’m just excited.

Persons: Caitlin Clark, –, Clark, “, ” Clark, ’ She’s, Cameron Brink, Angel Reese, Adam Hunger, ”, Clark Clark, they’re, It’s, Peyton Manning’s, Kamilla Cardoso, Kiki Rice, Brian Babineau, I’ve, it’s, hasn’t, Steph Chambers Organizations: CNN, Iowa Hawkeyes, NCAA Division, Indiana Fever, Boston, South, NCAA, ESPN, Peyton, Chicago Sky, UCLA Bruins, Clark, Getty, Fever, WNBA, Iowa, Phoenix Mercury, Pacers Locations: men’s, Boston, South Carolina, Los Angeles, New York, Peyton Manning’s Omaha, Phoenix Mercury . Iowa, Indianapolis

☆ Women athletes are on fire. See the 13 top investors and fund managers pouring money into the next 'big opportunity' in sports.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-14 | by ( Tiara White | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

It comes at a time when women's sports generally — from basketball to soccer and even volleyball — are attracting new viewers. Last week's college women's basketball championship game between the Hawkeyes and the South Carolina Gamecocks, meanwhile, snagged more viewers than any basketball — women or men, college or pro — since 2019, ESPN said. It's not just women's college ball that's luring eyeballs. Attendance at US women's pro soccer games increased by 23% in 2023, according to National World Soccer League commissioner Jessica Berman. And that's just the start, according to hedge fund mogul Marc Larsry, who recently declared women's sports the next "big opportunity" for sports investing.

Persons: Big3, Caitlin Clark, Caitlin, Ted Lasso, Jason Sudeikis, Travis Scott, It's, Jessica Berman, Marc Larsry Organizations: University of Iowa, Business, Iowa Hawkeyes, Hawkeyes, South Carolina Gamecocks, ESPN, National World Soccer League, Deloitte, Wall Locations: Nebraska, Silicon

In 2021, college athletes in the NCAA gained the opportunity to benefit financially from their name, image and likeness — known as NIL regulations. The NIL era has allowed college athletes to save for the future and seek professional financial advice in a way many 18- to 22-year-olds can't. NCAA athletes hire agents and financial advisors to help them negotiate NIL deals, ushering in new financial responsibilities. Copeland is the CEO of Athletes.org, an organization that focuses on helping college athletes navigate this new world. Morgan Stanley's head of Global Sports and Entertainment, Sandra Richards, and her team work with several NCAA athletes.

Persons: Caitlin Clark, Matthew Holst, Olivia Dunne, Chase Griffin, Griffin, Jayne Kamin, I've, He'll, Brandon Copeland, Copeland, Morgan Stanley's, Sandra Richards, Richards Organizations: Iowa Hawkeyes, Ohio State Buckeyes, Carver, Getty, NCAA, Louisiana State University, University of Iowa, UCLA, UCLA Bruins, Arizona Wildcats, Rose, CNBC, NFL, CNBC Global Financial Wellness, Global Sports, Entertainment Locations: Iowa City , Iowa, Pasadena , California

☆ Caitlin Clark: Iowa Hawkeyes to retire No. 22 jersey
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-11 | by ( Jacob Lev | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —The University of Iowa will retire Caitlin Clark’s No. “We always knew your jersey would be hanging in the rafters,” Goetz said. Clark will become the third Hawkeyes women's basketball player to have her jersey retired. “I look up in the rafters and I see that Final Four banner from last year,” Hawkeyes head coach Lisa Bluder said. The 22-year-old will become the third Hawkeyes women’s basketball player to have her jersey retired, after Michelle Edwards (No.

Persons: Caitlin Clark’s, Beth Goetz, ” Goetz, ” Clark, Clark, Steph Chambers, it’ll, Lisa Bluder, Cleveland, Michelle Edwards, Megan Gustafson Organizations: CNN, The University of Iowa, Carver, NCAA, women’s, WNBA, Hawkeyes, South, ” Hawkeyes, Cleveland ’ Locations: Iowa, South Carolina

☆ The NCAA women’s basketball final outrated the men’s for the first time ever
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-09 | by ( David Goldman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

New York CNN —For the first time in its 42-year history, the women’s NCAA basketball final outrated the men’s. On Monday, the University of Connecticut’s victory over Purdue in the men’s final drew 14.8 million viewers, Nielsen said. That was up a smidge from the 14.7 million who watched last year’s men’s championship game, but fell 4 million viewers short of the women’s final. To put the women’s championship game viewership in perspective, it outrated every 2023 World Series game and every NBA finals game from last year, according to Nielsen. Oh, yeah, and in the men’s college basketball final Monday, UConn won its second-straight championship, beating the Boilermakers, who were in their first final since 1969.

Persons: Nielsen, Caitlin Clark, Clark, Hall, Pete Maravich Organizations: New, New York CNN, NCAA, Sunday’s women’s, Nielsen, University of Connecticut’s, Purdue, Hawkeyes, Gamecocks, NBA, Hall of Famer, LSU —, Iowa, WNBA, Indiana, UConn, Boilermakers Locations: New York, South Carolina, Iowa, Louisiana

☆ Dawn Staley: South Carolina’s three titles in seven years speak volumes of coach’s remarkable tenure
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-08 | by ( Ben Morse | Sarah Sidner | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

CNN —Caitlin Clark’s last dance in the NCAA dominated conversation ahead of Sunday’s women’s national championship game. Could the Iowa star cap off her historic time in college basketball with the final and so-far elusive accolade: a national title? Staley celebrates winning her third national title. After a year in Syracuse, she transferred to South Carolina in 2021, playing back-up to Boston during the team’s 2022 national title run. South Carolina players credit Staley for helping their development on the court.

Persons: Caitlin Clark’s, Clark, Dawn Staley’s, juggernaut Staley, South Carolina vanquishing Clark, ” Staley, “, ”, Staley, Gregory Shamus, ’, that’s, Gamecocks weren’t, Nancy Wilson, Susan Walvius, A’ja Wilson, Wilson, –, Kamilla Cardoso, Cardoso, Morry Gash, AP Cardoso, she’s, She’s, Dawn Staley, Lisa Bluder, Andy Lyons, you’re, You’re, Stanford’s Tara VanDerveer, UConn’s Geno Auriemma, Raven Johnson, It’s, Gerry Broome, Paopao, ” Paopao Organizations: CNN, NCAA, South Carolina Gamecocks, Mortgage, South Carolina, Gamecocks, Hawkeyes, South, WNBA, Las Vegas Aces, Boston, Indiana Fever, Getty Locations: Sunday’s, Iowa, Cleveland , Ohio, Columbia, South, South Carolina, Brazil, Syracuse, Boston, ” Iowa

☆ South Carolina wins NCAA women’s championship game over Iowa, Caitlin Clark
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-07 | by ( Jill Martin | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +16 min

“Kamilla Cardoso was not going to let us lose a game in the NCAA tournament,” South Carolina head coach Dawn Staley said. While the spotlight was on Clark, South Carolina just kept winning. Ben Solomon/NCAA Photos/Getty Images Clark, right, and Kate Martin walk off the court after losing to South Carolina. Kirby Lee/USA Today Sports/Reuters Kamilla Cardoso of the South Carolina Gamecocks and Saniya Rivers jump for the opening tipoff. Ben Solomon/NCAA Photos/Getty Images South Carolina's Te-Hina Paopao walks onto the court during player introductions ahead of the game.

Persons: Iowa’s Caitlin Clark, Clark, Tessa Johnson, Kamilla Cardoso, Cardoso, “ Kamilla Cardoso, Dawn Staley, Paopao, Chloe Kitts, Staley, she’s, ” Clark, “, I’m, Lisa, Bluder, ” Staley, Caitlin Clark, Morry Gash, “ Awesome, it’s, ”, Raven Johnson, ” Raven Johnson, They’d, ” Tessa Johnson, Aaron Doster, Steph Chambers, Ben Solomon, Kate Martin, Gregory Shamus, Morgan Engel, Bree, Carolyn Kaster, Fulwiley, Iowa's Hannah Stuelke, Gabbie Marshall, Lisa Bluder, Marshall, Justin Tafoya, Carolina's Chloe Kitts, Reuters Staley, Jason Sudeikis, Ken Blaze, Reuters Clark, Kirby Lee, Ashlyn Watkins, Martin, Kylie Feuerbach, Watkins, Sydney Affolter, Carolina's Cardoso, Stuelke, Jason Miller, Al Bello, Paige Bueckers, Brady, Aaliyah Edwards, Edwards, Nika, KK Arnold, Arnold, Zoe Brooks, MiLaysia, Baldwin, Chloe Kitts of, Sania Feagin, C, Wes Moore, Katie Peneueta, Brooks, Rivers, Reuters Kamilla Cardoso, Saniya, UConn’s Paige Bueckers, LSU’s Angel Reese, JuJu Watkins, rebounder, Naismith, Entering’s Organizations: CNN, NCAA, Gamecocks, Iowa, LSU, WNBA, South, Mortgage, ESPN, Hawkeyes, South Carolina Gamecocks, Iowa Hawkeyes, Sunday, USA, Sports, Reuters, Getty, AP, Carolina, Sydney, The Iowa Hawkeyes, UConn Huskies, Huskies, UConn, Images Iowa, Images, Getty Images Iowa, NC State Wolfpack, North Carolina State, NC State, tipoff, South Carolina, Associated Press, Wade, Eight Locations: Iowa, South Carolina, Cleveland , Ohio, Clark , South Carolina, Reuters Iowa, Carolina, Cardoso of South Carolina, Stuelke, Martin, Cleveland, Chloe Kitts of South Carolina

☆ The men's college basketball Final Four teams earn $19.3 million in revenue. The women's teams earn 27% of that.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-06 | by ( Cork Gaines | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Women's college basketball popularity is up, but their revenue still lags behind the men's teams. AdvertisementMany women's college basketball teams are setting records for attendance and could see a subsequent revenue boost from ticket, merchandise, and concession sales. Meanwhile, the NCAA sold the television rights to the men's basketball championship separately from the other sports. The deal for men's college basketball is worth more than $1.1 billion annually and also goes through 2032. AdvertisementThose watching for the disparity in revenue between the women's and men's college basketball teams to narrow may have to be patient.

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