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Yahoo
23-06-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Caitlin Clark's Team USA Snub Controversy Resurfaces With New Statement
Caitlin Clark's Team USA Snub Controversy Resurfaces With New Statement originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Caitlin Clark's rookie season in the WNBA featured several highly-publicized storylines, including her omission from Team USA's Olympic basketball roster. Advertisement Despite her rising superstardom and elite on-court production, Clark was left off the Olympic roster that ultimately went on to win gold at the 2024 Paris games. The decision to leave Clark off the team sparked some serious controversy around the basketball world. USA Today writer Christine Brennan even accused Team USA coach Cheryl Reeve of "stunningly bad behavior" regarding Clark's consideration in the selection process. Before the 2024 WNBA season, Reeve publicly criticized the league for only advertising Clark's preseason debut with the Indiana Fever. These social media posts came out during the Olympic selection process. Now a year later, this controversy is resurfacing. Advertisement Earlier this week, Brennan doubled down on her criticism of Reeve with comments on "The Adam Gold Show." 'How on earth is that okay with the Olympic and Paralympic Committee and USA basketball, that its coach is actively tweeting and going on social media about someone who is in the selection pool?' Brennan asked. A few days later, Reeve fired back with a response on "Golic & Golic." 'What she wrote is fiction. And if she were paying attention, one of the things I have done for years is hold the league accountable for their missteps, mishaps, their lack of representation of all teams," Reeve said. Advertisement "So that particular situation had nothing to do with Caitlin Clark,' she continued. 'It had everything to do with a WNBA social media post that promoted one preseason game and not all preseason games. And so I simply said that, by the way, the Minnesota Lynx are playing the Chicago Sky." Team WNBA guard Caitlin Clark (22) alongside USA Women's National Team head coach Cheryl Reeve during the 2024 WNBA All Star Game at Footprint Center.© Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images Reeve recognized that she's the "villain" in Brennan's story. 'If Christine Brennan were being thorough and a legitimate reporter in this situation, she would have gotten full context," the Minnesota Lynx coach concluded. "But it didn't fit the narrative. Christine Brennan likes to have a villain in her storytelling. I am Christine Brennan's villain, that's the sword she's going to die on. Advertisement "It's a fiction, the stuff that she has written about me and my interest in Caitlin Clark being on or off the team." Related: WNBA Fans React to Caitlin Clark's Historic Achievement on Sunday This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 23, 2025, where it first appeared.
New York Times
24-04-2025
- Business
- New York Times
Mike Golic and Mike Golic Jr. to team up for show on FanDuel Sports Network
The Golics are reuniting again with a familiar partner orchestrating the move. Mike Golic and his son, Mike Golic Jr., will host a sports talk show on FanDuel Sports Network, run by former top ESPN executive Norby Williamson. The show, which will be called 'Golic & Golic,' is expected to air weekdays from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. ET as a lead-in to the network's regional games each night. It will be featured on all of the network's direct-to-consumer platforms and is expected to begin in June. Advertisement Golic Sr. and Mike Greenberg had a long, successful run as the hosts of ESPN Radio's 'Mike and Mike.' After Greenberg left the program in 2017 to host ESPN's morning TV show, 'Get Up,' Golic Sr. then partnered with Trey Wingo, with Golic Jr. as the third man on the program. Golic Sr. left ESPN in 2020, with Golic Jr. following out the door two years later. The father and son combo have worked for DraftKings, among other gigs, since they left ESPN. 'I've been doing this for a long time, but I have had no more joy than to do it with my son,' Golic Sr. told The Athletic. 'What I've always talked about doing TV and radio, it's conversing with people, not 'at people'. So you equate it to sitting at a bar and having a conversation. For the last three years, at ESPN and a couple of years at the last gig, I've had the chance to sit at the bar with my son and just talk sports.' FanDuel regional sports networks are the home to 30 MLB, NBA and NHL teams. It was formerly named Bally Sports. All of the network's on-air personalities will provide a base for the show to feature guests. 'It's a great team and pool for us to draw from in terms of resources,' Golic Jr. said. After nearly four decades at ESPN, Main Street Sports hired Williamson in January to be its president of programming and production for FanDuel Networks. 'The wild thing again is: Mike worked for Norby,' Golic Sr. said. 'But I worked with him for a long time. It's just a wild thing to have paths cross yet again.'
