NEW YORK – Women’s basketball sensation Caitlin Clark scored 20 points but gave up 10 turnovers in a tough WNBA debut as her Indiana Fever team fell to the Connecticut Sun, 92-71, on Tuesday (Wednesday Manila time).
Clark, NCAA Division I basketball’s all-time leading scorer, has brought unprecedented attention to women’s basketball with her college career which rewrote the record books and shattered attendance and television viewing records.
Indiana took her as the No. 1 draft pick, maintaining the buzz around Clark which had peaked with her run to the national championship game with Iowa.
The hype in the build-up was always going to be hard to live up to, but Clark and her team endured a tough night against a strong Suns defense.
The game at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut, was sold out, with courtside seats being offered for as much as $4,262 on secondary marke ts.
While she was making her de but on the road, it was evident from the crowd reactions that many had come just to see the star of last month’s NCAA tournament.
Clark’s 20 points made her the Fever’s top scorer and came on 5-of-15 shooting, 4-of-11 on 3-pointers and 6-of-6 on free throws. She also had three assists, two steals and 10 turnovers.
Clark struggled early in the game, picking up two touch fouls which saw her head to the b ench prematurely.
Her first points did not come until there was 5:24 remaining in the second quarter, although she found her flow later with 13 second-half points.
The Sun’s star forward Alyssa Thomas recorded a triple-double with 13 points, 10 rebounds and 13 assists.
Clark will make her home debut in Indianapolis on Thursday against last year’s WNBA runner-up New York Liberty.
Women’s basketball sensation Caitlin Clark scored 20 points but gave up 10 turnovers on a tough WNBA debut as her Indiana Fever team fell to a 92-71 loss to the Connecticut Sun on Tuesday.
Clark, NCAA Division I basketball’s all-time leading scorer, has brought unprecedented attention to women’s basketball with her college career which rewrote the record books and shattered attendance and television viewing records.
Indiana took her as the No. 1 draft pick, maintaining the buzz around Clark which had peaked with her run to the national championship game with Iowa.
The hype in the build-up was always going to be hard to live up to, but Clark and her team endured a tough night against a strong Suns defense.
The game at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut, was sold out, with courtside seats being offered for as much as $4,262 on secondary markets.
While she was making her debut on the road, it was evident from the crowd reactions that many had come just to see the star of last month’s NCAA tournament.
Clark’s 20 points made her the Fever’s top scorer and came on 5-of-15 shooting, 4-of-11 on 3-pointers and 6-of-6 on free throws. She also had three assists, two steals and 10 turnovers.
Clark struggled early in the game, picking up two touch fouls which saw her head to the bench prematurely.
Her first points did not come until there was 5:24 remaining in the second quarter, although she found her flow later with 13 second-half points.
The Sun’s star forward Alyssa Thomas recorded a triple double with 13 points, 10 rebounds and 13 assists.
Clark will make her home debut in Indianapolis on Thursday against last year’s WNBA runner-up New York Liberty.
MANILA, Philippines — Maris Racal and Anthony Jennings brought new “kilig” vibes when they recently entered the program of their new endorsement in-character as their hit “Can’t Buy Me Love” love team, SnoRene.
SnoRene, or Snoop and Irene, are the characters played by Jennings and Racal in the ABS-CBN and Netflix romance-drama-comedy series.
“The story is like lagi kaming nag-aaway then nagkaro’n ng attraction,” Maris said of how SnoRene developed into a couple in the saga.
As new endorsers of beverage brand Coca-Cola, the pair recreated their famous first date as a couple in the show.
“Na-excite din kami sa first date scene namin,” confessed Maris, who dates rock star Rico Blanco in real life.
“So when we got into the set, ang daming pag-kain!” she added on how she and Anthony shot their date scene.
“Tara, tapusin na natin ‘to, para makain na natin lahat ng pagkain,” Anthony seconded.
“Actually, ‘yung experience namin du’n, it was (our) first scene in the morning tapos gutom na gutom kami… super init sa set,” Maris confided.
Maris and Anthony are the faces of the newly launched Coca-Cola Foodmarks campaign, which aims to put a spotlight on unique “food landmarks” that define vibrant Filipino culture. The campaign, which highlights foodie destinations in Binondo, will also include other dining hotspots all over the Philippines. — Video by Deni Rose M. Afinidad-Bernardo, video editing by Martin Ramos
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