WNBA Draft Reaches Largest Audience Ever, Up 374% Among Women

Frankie Bridge has got a new tattoo, which she had inked with her pals on Saturday.The Saturdays star, 35, shared a video of herself getting a daintily-drawn heart etched onto her hand as she asked her followers on Instagram if the cute design made her "cool now". Sharing a clip of herself in the tattoo parlour, sporting baggy cargo jeans, burgundy Adidas trainers, an oversized shirt and grey woollen jumper, Frankie captioned the video: "Does this make me cool now?" Also getting tattoos on the weekend, which Frankie described as a "cute Saturday with the gals", were the mum-of-two's friends..They posed with the Loose Women panellist in a black-and-white snap before opting for the numbers 3 and 18 for their inkings.

Loose Women made a big mistake in the first few seconds of the show that aired on Tuesday 23 April. Ruth Langsford opened the show along with fellow panellists Coleen Nolan, Janet Street-Porter and Brenda Edwards.The women went on to discuss government policies, nude holidays, and books.They also welcomed ex-Strictly Come Dancing judge, Arlene Phillips, who joined the show to speak about the late Len Goodman who passed away a year ago.

Jennifer Aniston and Courteney Cox are stepping out for the night!

Caitlin Clark can earn up to $500,000 during her rookie season, WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert has claimed in an effort to quell outrage on the No. 1 draft choice’s low base salary.

as she does while playing. The arrived at the 2024 WNBA draft on April 15 dressed head-to-toe in Prada. Not for nothing, this is the first time Prada has dressed a basketball player (male or female) for draft night, according to , because apparently wherever she goes.This content can also be viewed on the site it from.Clark's white Prada suit consisted of a boxy satin blazer and matching miniskirt, which she wore with a sequined crop-top underneath.

Caitlin Clark has officially been drafted into the WNBA, marking a dream come true!

Caitlin Clark, who helped grow the popularity of women’s basketball with her record-breaking college career at the University of Iowa, was the most no-brainer pick of the WNBA Draft on Monday, going No. 1 to the Indiana Fever.

Sofia Richie is getting ready for the birth of her first child!

By All products are independently selected by our editors. If you buy something, we may earn an affiliate commission.You don’t have to be a sports fan to have noticed something epic is happening in women’s .Call it the , the phenomenon named for the Iowa Hawkeyes guard who completely reshaped the college basketball landscape this season.

South Carolina defeated Iowa in front of a record-breaking national audience on Sunday.

Hallmark‘s The Way Home wrapped season two as the most-watched original series on entertainment cable among Women 18+, according to L+3 results from Nielsen.

Maybe a star player will be singled out with a “thank you for making us better,” or some other sportsmanlike platitude.However, when Dawn Staley, head coach of the South Carolina Gamecocks, took the podium on Sunday, April 7, following her team’s big win, she went out of her way to dedicate an entire paragraph of her speech to , the college basketball star for the Iowa Hawkeyes.“I want to personally thank Caitlin Clark for lifting up our sport,” Staley . “She carried a heavy load for and it’s just not going to stop here on the collegiate tour, but when she is the number one pick in the draft, she’s going to lift up that league up as well.”She added, “Caitlin Clark, if you’re out there, you are one of the GOATs of our game and we appreciate you.”Head coach Dawn Staley of the South Carolina Gamecocks celebrates after beating the Iowa Hawkeyes in the 2024 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament National Championship.Staley’s decision to call Clark a GOAT seems pointed, especially after some fans believed the South Carolina coach in a previous interview.“If Caitlin wins the championship, she’s pretty damn good, yeah, she’s a GOAT,” Staley said the day before the final game, .

It was perfection topped with sweet revenge for the South Carolina Gamecocks, who capped a perfect season Sunday by beating Caitlin Clark and the Iowa Hawkeyes, 87-75.

Cynthia Littleton Business Editor The University of South Carolina overwhelmed the Iowa Hawkeyes Sunday in a rollicking NCAA Women’s College Basketball Championship game that capped an unprecedented run for women’s sports. The game that ended 87-75 saw University of Iowa megastar Caitlin Clark wrap her collegiate career and the birth of not one but two WNBA stars, as Clark and South Carolina’s Kamilla Cardoso head off to next week’s WNBA draft. The Iowa-South Carolina game was a seesaw from the start.

The Saturday Night Live cold open took a break from politics to riff on March Madness — more specifically how the women’s tournament has been a lot more exciting than the men’s competition.

Cynthia Littleton Business Editor Caitlin Clark and Co. delivered big-time for ESPN on Friday with a record audience tuning in to the Final Four game that sent the University of Iowa to Sunday’s national championship. ESPN’s nighttime telecast of UConn-Iowa faceoff delivered an audience of 14.2 million viewers, a new high mark for a women’s college basketball game, per ESPN citing Nielsen data.

Thee women’s NCAA Semifinals on ESPN shattered viewership records, as all-time NCAA basketball scoring leader Caitlin Clark led her Iowa Hawkeyes to a thrilling win over the UConn Huskies, 71-69, in a game that wasn’t decided until the final seconds.

Rudie Obias editor If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. Caitlin Clark takes to the college basketball court for the last time, as the Iowa Hawkeyes chases NCAA Women’s National Championship title against Kamilla Cardoso and the South Carolina Gamecocks. The game takes place at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, Ohio with tip-off at 3 p.m.

Cynthia Littleton Business Editor The University of Iowa and superstar Caitlin Clark are set for consecutive trips to the NCAA Women’s Basketball Championship Game as the team prevailed in a nail-biter Final Four faceoff against University of Connecticut. The final matchup finishes out a dream March Madness tournament for NCAA Women’s Basketball, as star players such as Clark and LSU’s Angel Reese and others have grabbed the spotlight.

Loose Women's Nadia Sawalha had her co-stars and the audience in fits of laughter as she stripped down to her underwear live on TV.The hilarious moment happened during Friday's episode, when Nadia was challenged to try on a pair of skinny jeans, following news of their revival for autumn and winter 2024. Initially hesitant, Nadia eventually gave in and removed her trousers, revealing her underwear to the shocked studio audience. She was then handed a pair of skinny jeans, but struggled to get comfy in them, unable to adjust the fit or even fasten them.