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First home victory for Clark’s Fever

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana Fever rookie Caitlin Clark tossed the ball high into the air as time expired Saturday. Veteran guard Kelsey Mitchell just started clapping. Finally, after four consecutive home losses, the Fever were celebrating. In the latest matchup between college rivals Clark ...

Els wins at Wakonda

DES MOINES (AP) — Ernie Els won the Principal Charity Classic on Sunday for his fourth career PGA Tour Champions victory, closing with a 7-under 65 at Wakonda Club to beat defending champion Stephen Ames by two strokes. Tied with Rod Pampling for the second-round lead, Els eagled the par-5 ...

Clark scores 30, but Indiana comes up short

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Caitlin Clark sees the progress — even as the losses and frustration mount. On Tuesday night, against the WNBA’s only other one-win team, the Indiana Fever rookie strung together her most complete game yet by scoring a season-best 30 points, dishing out six assists ...

Clark has career high in Indiana loss

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Kia Nurse scored 22 points and Aari McDonald added a season-high 21 points to rally the Los Angeles Sparks to an 88-82 victory over the Indiana Fever on Tuesday night, handing Caitlin Clark her third straight home loss. Indiana earned its only victory of the season last ...

Reunion of former Hawkeyes in Las Vegas

By MARK ANDERSON The Associated Press LAS VEGAS — Rookie Caitlin Clark might be considered the WNBA’s future, but A’ja Wilson showed Saturday night why she’s arguably the league’s best current player with 29 points and 15 rebounds to lead the Las Vegas Aces to a 99-80 win over the ...

Clark, Fever earn first victory

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Caitlin Clark had 11 points and 10 rebounds for her first WNBA double-double and the Indiana Fever beat the Los Angeles Sparks 78-73 on Friday night to snap a season-opening five-game skid in front of a Sparks record crowd of 19,103. Kelsey Mitchell led Indiana (1-5) with ...

Martin, Clark now square off as pros

HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Kate Martin was right there as her best friend, Caitlin Clark, became the face of women’s college basketball the past two years and then was in the building when her Iowa teammate was selected first by Indiana in this year’s WNBA draft. Martin also was drafted that ...

Close, but not quite, for Clark’s Fever

SEATTLE (AP) — The decisive losses Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever endured to start the WNBA season were easier to handle than the last two setbacks that were decided by a total of six points. Jewell Loyd scored 21 of her 32 points in the first half, Sami Whitcomb scored all 10 of her ...

Long-time Hawkeye assistant retires

IOWA CITY (AP) — Assistant coach Jenni Fitzgerald, who worked for 32 years on Lisa Bluder’s staffs at Drake and Iowa, announced her retirement Wednesday. Fitzgerald follows Bluder into retirement rather than continue on the staff of new Iowa coach Jan Jensen, who was her teammate at Drake ...

Clark, ’24 rookie class have been early boon for WNBA

NEW YORK (AP) — Fueled by its sensational rookie class of Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese and Cameron Brink, the WNBA had a huge first week in terms of attendance, ratings and digital media. The league saw a 14% increase in attendance from last year with both New York and Indiana leading the way ...

Sun keep Fever winless

By The Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Tyasha Harris scored 13 of Connecticut's final 18 points Monday night, including two free throws with 10.9 seconds left, and the Sun kept the Indiana Fever and rookie Caitlin Clark winless through four games with an 88-84 victory Monday ...

Clark, Indiana struggle in home debut

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana Fever rookie Caitlin Clark learned some tough lessons from her first two WNBA tests. She’s struggled with fouls, expectations and, like most rookies, making a smooth transition from college ball to the pro level. And, here, there’s no grading curve, as Clark ...