BASKETBALL
Indiana Fever rookie Caitlin Clark has energized viewership of WNBA games, but some are wondering why her and why now. Her rival Angel Reese (Chicago Skye rookie) is also getting attention. She was fined $1000 over the weekend for violating the league’s media policy and then ejected on Tuesday in a loss against the New York Liberty for “disrespecting an official.”
OLYMPICS
Simone Biles is cementing her status as the best gymnast of all time. In the U.S. Gymnastics Championship, she swept every title, including the national title, which is her ninth (a record for a man or woman).
FOOTBALL
The Washington Commanders released kicker Brandon McManus a week after he was accused of sexual assault by two flight attendants on a team flight to London.
San Francisco 49ers running back Christian McCaffrey signed a two-year extension worth 38 million. McCaffrey was already the league’s highest-paid running back.
