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Caitlin Clark complains about her salary after leading Indiana Fever to WNBA victory over Seattle Storm
Caitlin Clark has appeared to make a thinly veiled complaint about her Indiana Fever salary after leading her team to another victory in the WNBA on Sunday.
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Fever beat Seattle Storm 92-75 on Sunday with Clark scoring 23 points. It is her team’s second straight win after returning from the Olympics-enforced midseason break.
Clark was speaking post-game alongside teammate Lexie Hull, who scored 22 points herself in a breakout game and was asked if she was going to be buying season tickets for her family from here on.
Clark interjected: ‘Those are pretty expensive. Our salaries… it is like our entire salary to get those. I’m not kidding. We need people to help.’
Hull added: ‘I might have to (get tickets). We’ll make sure that people get working on that. We’ll have someone work on that for sure.’
Clark earns a base wage of $76,000 in her rookie WNBA season. Hull, who signed a three-year, $217,000 with Fever earns $77,000 this season, narrowly more than Clark.
The cost of season tickets started at around $1,600 for the team, meanwhile, and given the success Clark has had in her rookie year, are only set to rise.
The 22-year-old has helped drive a meteoric rise in interest around the WNBA after being drafted first by the Fever in New York earlier this year.
Her opening contract with the Fever lasts four years and overall is worth $338,056.
Clark’s salary goes up to $78,066 in year two before climbing further to $85,873 in year three. If her fourth-year option is taken, Clark will then earn $97,582.
Clark’s base salary is limited by the WNBA’s collective bargaining agreement, which was negotiated in 2020, before she started playing college basketball at Iowa.
The current CBA runs through 2027, though there is an option to end it sooner, and perhaps that will happen if Clark continues to bring the sort of monster ratings to the WNBA.
Last month, the WNBA secured a $2.2billion television deal spanning 11 seasons while Clark continues to sell out Fever games at NBA arenas.
She also stands to make millions of the court as well. Clark signed an eight-year, $28million Nike shoe deal in April before playing her first WNBA game.
The Fever currently stand at 13-15 and occupy seventh place with the top eight making the post-season playoffs.
They play next on Saturday against Minnesota Lynx.
(Armani)
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Beverly Hills Cop’ actor John Ashton dead at 76 after battle with…see more
Beverly Hills Cop” star John Ashton has died. He was 76.
The actor passed away “peacefully” in Ft. Collins, Colo., on Thursday, Page Six confirms. TMZ reports he died after a battle with cancer.
“John leaves behind a legacy of love, dedication and service,” his rep Alan Somers told us in a statement.
His memory will forever be treasured by his wife, children, grandchildren, as well as his brother, sisters, his extended family and all who loved him,” the statement continued.
John’s impact on the world will be remembered and celebrated for generations to come.”
Ashton is survived by his wife of 24 years, Robin Hoye.
He was the father of two children, Michelle Ashton and Michael Thomas Ashton, and three stepchildren. His grandson, Henry, “held a cherished place in his heart.”
He filmed over 200 movies during his 50 years in Hollywood and was well known for his role as Sergeant John Taggart in the 1984 movie “Beverly Hills Cop” with Eddie Murphy.
Ashton recently reprised his role in “Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F,” which was released on Netflix in July.
In June, he attended the film’s premiere at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills, Calif.
The Massachusetts native also starred in the 1988 film “Midnight Run” alongside Robert De Niro and in John Hughes’ 1987 comedy, “Some Kind of Wonderful.”
During a break from acting, he co-hosted the “Ashton and Davis Show” on ESPN Radio.
(Armani)
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Baseball icon Ozzie Virgil Sr – the first Dominican to ever play in MLB – dead of…see more
Ozzie Virgil Sr, the first Dominican to ever play in the MLB, has died.
He was 92 years old.
Virgil Sr. began his nine-year career in 1956 with the Giants (then of New York), who remembered him on Sunday with a tribute on X.
He later spent time with the Tigers, Athletics, Orioles and Pirates before wrapping up his career back with the Giants in separate stints in 1966 and 1969.
The MLB wrote on its official X account that it was ‘deeply saddened’ to learn of his passing.
Our thoughts are with his son, two-time All-Star catcher Ozzie Virgil Jr., and the rest of the Virgil family,’ they wrote.
Virgil’s presence in the MLB opened the door for many other Dominican players to follow suit.
Today, Dominican players make up 9.83% of all MLB rosters according to World Population Review – the highest figure of any country other than the USA.
Virgil served as a utility player in the big leagues and had a career batting average of .231 with 14 home runs.
After he finished his playing career, he spent 19 years as a coach with the Giants, Expos, Padres and Mariners.
He was born in Monte Cristo, Dominican Republic on May 17, 1932.
(Armani)
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Will Taylor Swift be at Travis Kelce’s game for Chiefs-Chargers on Sunday?
Travis Kelce is back to playing NFL games in 2024, and now that Taylor Swift is off from the Eras Tour for a couple of months, she has some time when she can once again come to cheer him on at Kansas City Chiefs games. She was there for the Week 1 win and attended the Week 2 victory. She wasn’t there for the Week 3 game in Atlanta.
MORE: 8 photos of Taylor Swift having a blast at the Chiefs-Bengals game
So the question is: will she be there for the Week 4 matchup on Sunday afternoon between the Los Angeles Chargers and the Chiefs? According to our handy Taylor Swift calendar, she appears to not have anything planned that day. Which means we might see her there!
Stay tuned and we’ll see if she’s there.
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