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We have a lot to discuss today:

• Is picking Iowa to win the tourney spicy or chaotic?

• 12 reasons to go to an NWSL game in 2023

• Women’s World Cup teams, ranked

• WNBA free agency tracker

Let’s start with Caitlin Clark’s interview!

Will Caitlin Clark really stay 5 years in college?

We’ve all got Caitlin Clark’s game-winner on the brain after the likely National Player of the Year hit the likely shot of the year in likely the game of the year on Sunday in a huge win over No. 2 Indiana.

Now Clark has the women’s basketball world’s attention for another reason as the junior spoke about her openness to playing five years of hoops at Iowa, an opportunity granted to her and every other student-athlete on a roster in 2020.

Clark is considered a lock to be selected in the lottery of the 2024 WNBA Draft, when she will first be eligible, even going as high as No. 1 in mocks. That’s of course if she declares for it.

The question for her comes two-fold: compete in college at a probably more lucrative salary when factoring in NIL deals or complete the mission and go pro. Picks No. 1-4 in the 2024 WNBA Draft will earn $76,535 in their first year on the court. In Clark’s interview with Dan Patrick, she cites endorsements as a reason she’s not super worried about the prospect of leaving NIL money on the table should she choose to declare.

The point guard is in the elite of the elite mix, likely able to leverage her engaging style of play on top of national sports celebrity (she’s already netted 180,000 Instagram followers) into financial opportunities off the court. But a bevy of factors including which market she’s selected to play in are variables beyond her control.

There’s also the hoops aspect — one more year at Iowa would allow the triple-double machine to rack up seemingly unreachable records and the chance to compete for another title.

We’re a little early to be discussing Clark’s tenure as she still has at least another year on the books, but we’ll hear a lot of chatter soon.

South Carolina’s Aliyah Boston will make the same choice this spring despite being the unanimous No. 1 choice in April’s draft. The Indiana Fever, a smaller-market team that hasn’t reached the playoffs since 2016, holds the top pick.

Bet on the Iowa Hawkeyes to win the National Championship

Clark’s team has the seventh-highest odds to win the title according to FanDuel. At +4000, a $10 bet on the Hawkeyes could win $400.

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🏀 See You In The Lobby: Caitlin Clark won Marissa some money 💰

2006 Maryland NCAA Champion Marissa Coleman and also her co-host Matt Ellentuck discuss the big parlay Marissa hit over the weekend, the mind games of competing in conference tournaments before the Big One, Caitlin Clark's heroics, Indiana’s potential, and Diamond DeShields’ WNBA compensation tweet.

🎟️ 12 reasons to go to an NWSL game in 2023 🎟️

André Carlisle’s Hashtag Go To The Games Campaign is back, and he’s here with reasons for all 12 markets.

🐶 Geno Auriemma doesn’t think UConn will make the Final Four 🐶

A nice reminder that you’re your own biggest hater.

The no. 9 team in the country is injury-riddled but still… the No. 9 team in the country. Geno is going to Geno I suppose.

Bet on the UConn Huskies to win the National Championship

Auriemma's team has the fourth-highest odds to win the title according to FanDuel. At +850, a $10 bet on the Huskies could win $85.

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🤗 Kevin Durant and Brittney Griner hugged it out in Phoenix 🤗

I love this!

⚽️ Women’s World Cup teams, ranked ⚽️

André Carlisle discusses the best nine teams, separated into two tiers.

🤑 Where your favorite WNBA player is playing in 2023 🤑

It's the busiest time of the year for WNBA teams as everyone's trying to reshuffle and compete with the Las Vegas Aces and New York Liberty.