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Good morning! Take a risky swim today. Or not.
A statistical record and a money record aren’t that closely tied, but we saw two numbers in women’s sports yesterday that made my eyes bulge:
Caitlin Clark rung up 19 assists in the Fever’s 101-93 loss to the Wings, the most any player has recorded in a WNBA game. To re-emphasize: that’s an overall record, not a rookie record. Clark leads the league in assists at 8.2 per game. (Also, she is...