Indiana is red hot; Thanks, Caitlin

It is 24 hours before one of the most celebrated global holidays of the year, the birth of Jesus, and WNBA Rookie of the Year Caitlin Clark is named the AP Female Athlete of the Year. A hearty congratulations are in order.   The recent honor is coming after the controversial accolade of Time Magazine’s Athlete of the Year. Washington Mystics owner Sheila Johnson shared that Clark is not the sole contributor to WNBA success. “Players like Angel Reese and others have significantly contributed to this moment in WNBA history,” Johnson said.  Johnson is not wrong in sharing her opinion; Clark did not get here alone. She is part of a larger machine, and those angered by Johnson’s comments may be the same people who thought Jill Biden was gracious and appropriate in extending the NCAA losing team an invitation to the White House.  In context, Clark’s Iowa Hawkeyes were defeated by Angel Reese’s LSU Tigers for the NCAA championship. In the game leading to the tournament, Clark’s taunting antics were praised. However, when Reese reminded Clark that antics do not win championships, those fans labeled Reese “classless.” A racial divide formed and deepened, and Biden contributed knowingly or unknowingly by...