Caitlin Clark is joining forces with her Indiana Fever teammates for the 2025 WNBA All-Star game.

“There’s a high chance that (Kelsey Mitchell) and (Aliyah Boston) will be on my team,” the two-time All-Star teased Monday during an open practice for season ticket holders. She did just that.

In her first appearance as an WNBA All-Star captain, Clark promptly selected her Fever teammates Aliyah Boston and Kelsey Mitchell with the first and 10th picks of the All-Star Game draft, which aired Tuesday. Clark’s All-Star team picks are extra meaningful considering the 2025 WNBA All-Star game will be held at the Fever’s Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis on July 19.

‘I know this is going to be super surprising for everyone watching,’ Clark joked before selecting Boston. The selection of Clark, Boston and Mitchell marks the second consecutive year the Fever have a trio of players at the All-Star game. The Fever is tied with the Seattle Storm for the most representatives at this year’s All-Star game.

2025 WNBA ALL-STAR STARTERS, RESERVES: Reese, Plum join roster as snubs abound

Minnesota Lynx forward Napheesa Collier, who was also named an All-Star captain after picking up the second-most fan votes, similarly selected teammate Courtney Williams to her team.

Here’s a full recap of the 2025 WNBA All-Star draft on Tuesday:

2025 WNBA All-Star draft results

Clark and Collier were tasked with drafting their All-Star teams playground-style from a pool of eight starters and 12 reserves. Clark, who received the most fan votes, got the first pick.

Here’s how the All-Star draft shook out, starting with starters:

1. Team Caitlin Clark selects — Aliyah Boston, C, Indiana Fever
2. Team Napheesa Collier selects — Breanna Stewart, F, New York Liberty
3. Team Clark — Sabrina Ionescu, G, New York Liberty
4. Team Collier — Allisha Gray, G, Atlanta Dream
5. Team Clark — A’ja Wilson, F, Las Vegas Aces
6. Team Collier — Nneka Ogwumike, F, Seattle Storm
7. Team Clark — Satou Sabally, F, Phoenix Mercury
8. Team Collier — Paige Bueckers, G, Dallas Wings

Since Clark picked first from the pool of starters, Collier got to select first from the reserves: 

9. Team Collier — Courtney Williams, G, Minnesota Lynx
10. Team Clark — Kelsey Mitchell, G, Indiana Fever
11. Team Collier — Skylar Diggins, G, Seattle Storm
12. Team Clark — Gabby Williams, F, Seattle Storm
13. Team Collier — Angel Reese, F, Chicago Sky
14. Team Clark — Sonia Citron, G, Washington Mystics
15. Team Collier — Alyssa Thomas, F, Phoenix Mercury
16. Team Clark — Kiki Iriafen, F, Washington Mystics
17. Team Collier — Kelsey Plum, G, Los Angeles Sparks
18. Team Clark — Jackie Young, G, Las Vegas Aces
19. Team Collier — Rhyne Howard, G, Atlanta Dream
20. Team Clark — Kayla Thornton, F, Golden State Valkyries

2025 WNBA All-Star draft trades: Captains swap coaches

Following the 2025 WNBA All-Star draft, Collier and Clark had the opportunity to make trades. Clark offered up Satou Sabally in exchange for Team Collier’s Breanna Stewart to address Team Clark’s sizing needs, but Collier promptly shot down the request. Collier came back with a counteroffer and agreed to trade Breanna Stewart for Team Clark’s Aliyah Boston. Clark emphatically replied, ‘Absolutely not. Not happening.’

However, the two did come to an agreement on swapping coaches. Cheryl Reeve of the Minnesota Lynx will now serve as coach of Team Collier, while Sandy Brondello of the New York Liberty will coach Team Clark.

‘I don’t know if this in the rules. I don’t really care,’ Clark declared. ‘We already discussed. We are going to trade coaches. (Collier) is going to take her coach. Sandy Brondello, let’s get it… sorry WNBA.’

ESPN broadcaster Malika Andrews confirmed the coach trade on behalf of the league.

WNBA All-Star roster: Team Caitlin Clark

Clark didn’t appear to have much of a strategy heading into Tuesday’s WNBA All-Star draft, saying, ‘I’m going on vibes. I’m picking whatever comes to mind. We’re just having fun. My team is going to be fun. You get to be in front of the home crowd in Indianapolis.’ However, Clark had a game plan to select her teammates.

Starters

Aliyah Boston, Center, Indiana Fever

Clark’s first pick was her teammate Aliyah Boston. The chemistry is already established, and Boston has been one of the best bigs in the league this year.

Sabrina Ionescu, Guard, New York Liberty

 Ionescu is one of the most prolific guards in the league, and when Clark inevitably stars launching logo 3-pointers, she will want someone who can match her energy. Game on.

A’ja Wilson, Forward, Las Vegas Aces

Picking a player who wrecks teams *checks notes* by herself doesn’t seem like a bad decision.

Satou Sabally, Forward, Phoenix Mercury

Let Satou Sabally cook or whatever Glorilla said. Guard your ankles. Her footwork is known to do damage.

Reserves

Kelsey Mitchell, Guard, Indiana Fever

Clark didn’t bypass a chance to add another teammate, let alone one who she regularly terrorizes teams with. Kelsey Mitchell, come on down.

Gabby Williams, forward, Seattle Storm

Williams is one of the most underrated picks of the night. The Seattle forward is a whole problem on both sides of the ball, and her specialty is picking pockets. Opponents beware.

Sonia Citron, Guard, Washington Mystics

 Citron does it all ― points, passes, steals, deflections ― all while remaining expressionless. Clark needs that kind of energy on her team.

Kiki Iriafen, Forward, Washington Mystics

Clark couldn’t have Citron and not pick Iriafen, too. That’s a crime punishable in all 50 states, and we shudder to think what damage Iriafen would do if she were to land on Collier’s squad.

Jackie Young, guard, Las Vegas Aces

When Young starts dropping 3-balls from all over the court and picking pockets, don’t say we didn’t tell you. Agent Zero is on a mission.

Kayla Thornton, Forward, Golden State Valkyries

Thornton is another player who can cause a lot of havoc on the court, and her propensity to hit dagger threes could be used to unravel Team Napheesa Collier.

WNBA All-Star roster: Team Napheesa Collier

Collier had a clear cut strategy heading into the draft — shoot for current and former teammates. ‘I feel like got to try to get some of my (Unrivaled) Owls girls on here and got to try to get some of my (UConn) Huskies girls on here, so I’ve got an agenda coming into today,’ Collier said.

Starters

Breanna Stewart, Forward, New York Liberty

Collier and Stewart co-founded the Unrivaled league together, so its only right they join forces for the 2025 WNBA All-Star game.

Allisha Gray, Guard, Atlanta Dream

Collier played with Gray during the inaugural season of Unrivaled. Gray’s specialty is the 3-ball and she’s also a defensive pest, which Collier could covet.

Nneka Ogwumike, Forward Seattle Storm

 The 14-year veteran is a 3-level scorer whose career average of shooting 54% from the field will loom large.

Paige Bueckers, Guard, Dallas Wings

Bueckers is a midrange menace, a fantastic floor general and a willing defender. Sending thoughts and good vibes to anyone on the other side of the former UConn Huskies star.

Reserves

Courtney Williams, guard, Minnesota Lynx

Collier did not let Clark draft Williams. When Williams becomes the midrange maestro that she is, you’ll understand.

Skylar Diggins, Guard, Seattle Storm

 Diggins proudly owns the nickname ‘Big Mama Walk ‘Em Down’ for her ability to hit game-winners and nasty buckets all over the court. Collier called her Unrivaled teammate ‘the most competitive person I know.’

Angel Reese, forward, Chicago Sky

Just like 2024’s All-Star game, we predict Reese will have a double-double in 2025, too. Her efficiency is growing, and what’s more, anything off the glass hates to see Angel Reese coming. You’ve been warned.

Alyssa Thomas, Forward, Phoenix Mercury

Thomas is a walking triple-double, and her facilitation skills are top-notch. She leads the WNBA in assists per game (9.8) Collier won’t pass (see what we did there?) that up.

Kelsey Plum, guard, Los Angeles Sparks

A guard who can light it up from distance and facilitate? Check and check.

Rhyne Howard, guard, Atlanta Dream

As Howard often says, ‘Shooters shoot,’ and it’s ‘Rhy Time.’ She leads the league in made 3-pointers (2.9) per game. What’s more, Howard’s defense is top-tier. 

How to watch the 2025 WNBA All-Star draft?

Caitlin Clark and Napheesa Collier will unveil their All-Star teams during the WNBA All-Star Game draft, which will be broadcast on ‘WNBA Countdown Presented by Google” on ESPN at 7 p.m. ET on Tuesday.

2025 WNBA All-Star game starters

Captains:

G Caitlin Clark, Indiana Fever
F Napheesa Collier, Minnesota Lynx

Starters:

G Paige Bueckers, Dallas Wings (first selection)
G Sabrina Ionescu, New York Liberty
G Allisha Gray, Atlanta Dream
F A’ja Wilson, Las Vegas Aces
F Breanna Stewart, New York Liberty
F Aliyah Boston, Indiana Fever
F Nneka Ogwumike, Seattle Storm
F Satou Sabally, Phoenix Mercury

2025 WNBA All-Star reserves

G Sonia Citron, Washington Mystics (first selection)
G Skylar Diggins, Seattle Storm
G Rhyne Howard, Atlanta Dream
G Kelsey Mitchell, Indiana Fever
G Kelsey Plum, Los Angeles Sparks
G Courtney Williams, Minnesota Lynx
G Gabby Williams, Seattle Storm (first selection)
G Jackie Young, Las Vegas Aces
F Kiki Iriafen, Washington Mystics (first selection)
F Angel Reese, Chicago Sky
F Alyssa Thomas, Phoenix Mercury
F Kayla Thornton, Golden State Valkyries (first selection)

Who will Caitlin Clark draft first?

All-Star captain Caitlin Clark will grab her Indiana Fever teammate Aliyah Boston off the board first, according to For the Win’s latest 2025 WNBA All-Star mock draft. ‘The chemistry is already established, and Boston has been one of the best bigs in the league this year,’ Meghan Hall writes. Catch up on Hall’s full mock draft here.

WNBA All-Star Game snubs

As is the case with any selective process, there is bound to be a few worthy athletes left off the teams. 2025 is no different. Here are a few of the players that had a worthy All-Star case, but came up just short:

G Kayla McBride, Minnesota Lynx

The Minnesota Lynx boast the best record in the WNBA currently, and McBride has been a huge reason why. The four-time All-Star is shooting over 40% from three-point range for the second season in a row. Yes, her playstyle can lead to some duds if she isn’t hitting her shots. After all, she’s failed to record double-digit points in any game she doesn’t hit a three in. That said, her ability to expand the floor combined with her solid playmaking have made her one of the most feared players in the league for years. When she gets hot, she can turn a game on its head.

F Alanna Smith, Minnesota Lynx

You don’t get the best record in the WNBA without having a myriad of talent, and Alanna Smith is living proof. Though she could be considered the fourth scoring option on her own team, that doesn’t take away from her efficiency on the floor, shooting 48.6% from the field, all while providing solid glass work as well.

Read Jon Hoefling’s full list of snubs here.

Opinion: Caitlin Clark should pick Angel Reese for her WNBA All-Star team

Caitlin Clark has the chance to quiet the toxic behavior of the worst of her fans and send an emphatic message by drafting Angel Reese.

The Chicago Sky forward has been cast as the villain to Clark’s hero dating back to their junior years in college, when Reese waved her ring finger at Clark after LSU beat Iowa in the NCAA championship game. Whether Reese was taunting or mimicking Clark’s own “You can’t see me” diss didn’t matter. A rivalry was born.

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The Las Vegas Aces superstar exited Tuesday’s matchup against the New York Liberty after she fell hard during the second quarter. With the Aces trailing 33-30 with 4:13 remaining in the first half, Wilson was fouled by the Liberty’s Leonie Fiebich while driving to the basket. Wilson was tripped up on the play and landed hard on her shoulder, using her wrists to brace herself. She remained down on the court in visible pain as her teammates surrounded her with towels to provide some privacy.

The three-time WNBA MVP was able to get to her feet and made both free throws. She briefly remained in the game and snagged an additional rebound before Aces head coach Becky Hammon subbed her out with 2:22 remaining in the second quarter.

Wilson was ruled out with a right wrist injury at halftime. She returned to the bench in the third quarter with a brace on her right wrist.

Wilson finished the night with two points, shooting 0-for-3 from the field and 0-for-1 from 3. She added four rebounds and two assists. Following the game, Aces head coach Becky Hammon said Wilson will undergo an MRI on her wrist Wednesday morning.

It marks the latest blow for Wilson. She missed three consecutive games last month in concussion protocol. Wilson was injured on June 11 during the Aces’ 97-89 loss to the Los Angeles Sparks after she was struck in the face while attempting to defend Dearica Hamby under the basket. 

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How about a walk-off inside-the-park home run to cap off your baseball viewing for the day?

That’s exactly what the San Francisco Giants’ Patrick Bailey did late into the night on Tuesday, July 8. With his team trailing the visiting Philadelphia Phillies 3-1 in the bottom of the ninth inning, Bailey hit a long drive off Phillies pitcher Jordan Romano that struck the brick wall in right-center field. The ball did a crazy carom off the asymmetrical outfield wall at Oracle Park and rolled down the warning track as Phillies outfielder Brandon Marsh frantically gave chase.

Take a look at this thrilling finish:

A leadoff double by Casey Schmitt followed by a single by Wilmer Flores set the stage for Bailey’s dramatic heroics, which delivered a 4-3 victory. The win was the Giants’ fourth straight, lifting the team’s record to 51-42, good for second in the NL West and just five games back of the Los Angeles Dodgers, who have lost five straight.

Bailey’s walk-off inside-the-parker was reminiscent of one hit by the Giants’ Ángel Pagán in the same ballpark in 2013. Pagán hit his walk-off home run in the 10th inning against the Colorado Rockies. Pagán’s batted ball took a similar trajectory as Bailey’s hit, bouncing off the right-center field wall and rolling down the warning track as outfielders gave chase after the unexpected bounce.

The most recent walk-off inside-the-park home run happened on Aug. 19, 2016, when Cleveland’s Tyler Naquin hit one against the Toronto Blue Jays.

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The Washington Commanders will have a Terry McLaurin problem on their hands if they don’t act soon.

As the team tries to build off a phenomenal 2024 season that saw it fall in the NFC championship game, the Commanders can’t afford to break up the band now. That is especially true regarding McLaurin, who has been a fixture in the lineup since entering the league in 2019.

That isn’t lost on Joe Theismann, the quarterback that led Washington to its first Super Bowl championship in the 1982 season. He joined Kay Adams on ‘Up & Adams’ on July 8, where he discussed McLaurin’s contract situation and why the Commanders need to get a deal done.

‘That would be a major problem for all of us that appreciate what the Commanders have done, what Terry has done,’ Theismann said of McLaurin’s contract situation and his potential departure. ‘His intangibles and his value to this football team are even more outweighed than his talent, which we know is extreme.’

The former quarterback didn’t hold back, insisting that the star receiver must be paid.

‘He needs to be paid,’ Theismann said. ‘He needs to be paid right away. We need to put this issue behind us as a football team. He is one of the leaders. And he’s a guy that you can always count on.’

McLaurin has been a model citizen for Washington since he was drafted in the third round with the 76th pick in the 2019 NFL Draft. He has played four consecutive seasons without missing a game.

Until 2024, McLaurin hadn’t enjoyed great quarterback play during his time in the nation’s capital. Despite those challenges, McLaurin has notched at least 1,000 yards in five of his six seasons and found the end zone 13 times in 2024 with rookie Jayden Daniels taking over under center.

Theismann argued that ‘Scary Terry’ is the best receiver in the game, even comparing him to Hall of Famer Jerry Rice.

‘He’s faster than people think,’ Theismann said. ‘He sort of fits into that Jerry Rice category, where he’s not a burner, he doesn’t get all the publicity, he doesn’t get all the hype, but he’s as good as anybody that plays this game.’

Theismann added that the receiver is the piece that holds the team together and Washington can’t afford to be without him – pointing out that losing someone like McLaurin would only hurt Daniels.

McLaurin made headlines when he opted to skip mandatory minicamp in early June, bringing the contract issue to the forefront.

The 29-year-old, who will turn 30 in September, is entering the last year of his three-year, $68.3 million deal, according to Spotrac. With the receiver market trending up and his contract set to expire, McLaurin is looking to cash in.

In Theismann’s eyes, the Commanders don’t have a choice. As the regular season kickoff approaches, the team might begin to feel the same way.

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Maybe you’ve heard of Greg LeMond. Maybe you haven’t. 

And if his name doesn’t ring familiar, maybe it should.  

LeMond, 64, was the first American cyclist to win the Tour de France, one of the two or three most-watched sporting events in the world. And with the doping-era disqualifications of Lance Armstrong and Floyd Landis, LeMond is the only American who has won the Tour. 

On July 9, LeMond will visit the Capitol to receive the Congressional Gold Medal, the highest civilian honor Congress can bestow, on par with the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Congress approved the medal in 2020, but the pandemic forced a delay in awarding it.  

Since 1776, Congress has awarded only a few Gold Medals to athletes. Honorees include boxer Joe Louis, tennis giant Billie Jean King, Olympian Jesse Owens and golfer Jack Nicklaus. 

Why is Congress giving Greg LeMond a medal?

In the United States, cycling is mostly recreational. In Europe and much of the rest of the world, it is a major competitive sport, and LeMond is one of its legends.  

LeMond was a once-in-a-generation talent. Born in California in 1961, he entered competitive cycling in the 1970s amid a modest American cycling boom, an era lovingly captured in the classic 1979 film “Breaking Away.”  

In a sense, Greg LeMond’s story is a real-life “Breaking Away.”  

In the underground competitive cycling scene of his era, LeMond was so much better than everyone else that officials let him race against older boys. He beat them anyway. 

LeMond decamped to Europe in 1980 and soon proved himself the most talented young rider on that continent, against much stiffer competition. 

The rest of LeMond’s career unfolded with the sort of high drama you mostly see in movies. (In fact, actor Ben Stiller is said to be making a movie about LeMond’s 1986 Tour victory.) 

In the summer of ‘86, LeMond captivated the cycling world by claiming America’s first Tour win, an epic duel against another all-time great, Frenchman Bernard Hinault. 

All of France seemed set on denying LeMond his victory: Fans, journalists, fellow cyclists and even LeMond’s own teammates, not to mention Hinault himself. Not for nothing did Hinault earn the nickname “The Badger.” 

The late Richard Moore, a Scottish writer, recounted the 1986 Tour in a classic cycling book, “Slaying the Badger.”  

LeMond staged one of sport’s greatest comebacks 

LeMond should have gone on to win the Tour in 1987 and 1988: He was that much better than the rest of the peloton.  

But in April 1987, a few months before the next Tour, LeMond nearly died. He was turkey-hunting on a family ranch in rural California. A relative shot him by accident, piercing his body with dozens of shotgun pellets. By the time a helicopter delivered him to a hospital, LeMond had almost bled out. 

After the accident, LeMond could barely walk, let alone pedal. And yet, over the next two years, he staged a spectacular comeback. He entered races he could not finish, then finished races he could not win. By the summer of 1989, LeMond had regained his form. He entered the Tour that year and quickly proved he was capable of winning it again.  

The 1989 Tour pitted LeMond against another Frenchman: Laurent Fignon, a two-time Tour winner who was gunning for his third victory. 

The 1986 edition of cycling’s premier event had been a great Tour. The 1989 edition would be widely remembered as the greatest Tour of all time. 

The Tour de France plays out over 21 days of racing and covers more than 2,000 miles. Each cyclist’s time is recorded at the end of every stage. The rider with the shortest overall time at the end wins the race. By the finish, the victor often commands a lead of five or 10 minutes.  

And that’s why the 1989 Tour captivated the world: It was really, really close.  

After the second stage of racing, LeMond led Fignon by 51 seconds in cumulative time. After Stage 5, Fignon led by five seconds. After Stage 10, LeMond led by seven seconds. And so on. 

By the final day of racing, July 23, 1989, Fignon held a 50-second lead over LeMond. The last stage was an individual time trial: A race against the clock, each cyclist going all out for 15 miles, riding alone into Paris as the stopwatch ticked. 

The course was short and flat, and almost no one thought LeMond had a chance of riding it 50 seconds faster than Fignon to claim victory on the Champs-Élysées.  

The final moments of that time trial delivered some of the most exhilarating live sports ever broadcast. Both Fignon and LeMond rode the race of their lives, but LeMond rode faster. At the finish, he had beaten Fignon by a margin of eight seconds.  

In more than a century of racing, the 1989 Tour remains the closest ever. LeMond had staged one of the greatest comebacks in the history of American sports. 

‘The True King of American Cycling’

Many years later, I wrote a biography of LeMond, with the 1989 Tour as its centerpiece. It published in 2018 as “The Comeback: Greg LeMond, the True King of American Cycling, and a Legendary Tour de France.” 

I hoped LeMond might one day become as well-known as Lance Armstrong, the Texan cyclist who won a record seven Tours between 1999 and 2005. Armstrong was perhaps the most celebrated athlete in America until a doping investigation brought him down. 

Shortly after my book came out, I received an email from U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson, a Democrat from California, LeMond’s birthplace.  

Thompson was a cyclist. He had read my book, and he wanted to honor LeMond.  

Some months later, Thompson introduced legislation to award LeMond the Congressional Gold Medal. It was an uphill battle, but Thompson collected the necessary support: a supermajority, two-thirds of the House and two-thirds of the Senate.  

On December 4, 2020, President Donald Trump signed the Greg LeMond Congressional Gold Medal Act into law.  

“More than any other cyclist in our history,” Thompson said on the House floor, “Greg LeMond was the epitome of the ‘Breaking Away’ culture: A young kid on a bike, trying to do things no American had ever done.” 

Kirk Cousins signed a four-year, $180 million free-agent contract with the Atlanta Falcons ahead of the 2024 NFL season.

The veteran quarterback may not have agreed to the deal had he known the Falcons were going to select Michael Penix Jr. with the No. 8 pick in the 2024 NFL Draft. Cousins explained on Netflix’s ‘Quarterback’ series he felt ‘pretty surprised’ and ‘misled’ about the organization’s decision to draft Penix.

“I wasn’t expecting us to take a quarterback,” Cousins said. “At the time, it felt like I’d been a little bit misled — or certainly if I had the information around free agency, it certainly would have affected my decision. I had no reason to leave Minnesota with how much we loved it there, if both teams are gonna be drafting a quarterback high.”

‘But I’ve also learned in 12 years in this league that you’re not entitled to anything. It’s all about being able to earn your spot and prove yourself.’

Cousins had known the Vikings planned to draft a successor during the 2024 NFL Draft. The team still offered him a deal to return, but it didn’t come with the long-term security Cousins and his family desired.

‘We wanted to be in Minnesota. But, it became clear that we were going to be there year to year,’ Cousins said. ‘And that’s what we didn’t want. At that point, we said, ‘All right, we need to look elsewhere. If that’s our only option, then we’ll be back.”

Cousins did find interest elsewhere, as the Falcons were willing to pay him $45 million in average annual value (AAV) through his age-39 season. He was excited to ‘start fresh’ and try to bring Atlanta to the postseason for the first time since the 2017 NFL playoffs.

However, he had a tumultuous first season with the Falcons. The veteran got off to a fast start despite coming off a torn Achilles, but a midseason injury that impacted his throwing elbow and shoulder caused his performance to dip significantly.

Ultimately, it resulted in Cousins being benched in favor of Penix late in the season, something the four-time Pro Bowler was desperately trying to avoid, despite his injuries impacting his arm strength.

‘You also know that if you sit down Week 10 and take two or three weeks or more to let it heal, you may never get your job back,’ Cousins explained in the series’ final episode. ‘I remember reading Drew Brees’ book back in 2010 when he first wrote it, how he made the point that he tried to never let his backup see the field — even if it was somebody who was really no threat. He just felt like you should never do that. Doug Flutie taught him that.

‘So that was something I always was aware of, that in this league, if you give someone else the chance, if you want to be Wally Pipp and there’s Lou Gehrig behind you, that can happen. At the time, you gotta make the decision with the information you have then.’

Still, Cousins tried to remain engaged after being benched, despite worrying about what the future might hold for him and his family.

‘It hurts to go into work, but you got to be an adult,’ Cousins said of his benching. ‘You’ve got to be a grown man and handle it with maturity. I feel sorry for myself and it’s hard to do, but that’s what you got to do. And so that’s kind of where my focus went.’