INDIANAPOLIS — Stephanie White knows exactly what it's like to play in front of hometown fans White played her rookie year in the WNBA for the Charlotte Sting then returned home to Indiana as she was traded to the Fever ahead of their inaugural season in 2000 And the first game White played in a Fever uniform was at her alma mater The Fever played their first preseason game at Mackey Arena on May 20 one of White’s franchise players is getting the same treatment The Fever will play the Brazilian National Team at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, the home of Caitlin Clark’s alma mater Clark’s trip to Iowa marks the return of a player who not only changed the Hawkeyes’ fortunes but shook up women’s college basketball altogether “I remember it was so cool for me to be able to play for the Fever in Mackey Arena,” White said “And I can imagine it's going to be equally as cool for Caitlin to go back and play an exhibition Tickets for the game sold out in under 45 minutes when they went on sale in February and resale prices are going for nearly $450 Over 15,000 fans will be screaming for the former two-time National Player of the Year who captivated the state and nation as a Hawkeye who brought her hometown team to back-to-back national championship games in 2022 and ‘23 and left as the NCAA’s all-time leading scorer “I honestly haven't been back to Iowa City a ton since I left a year ago,” Clark said. “I’ve only been back a couple times, once for a football game and once for my jersey retirement who played for Missouri from 2015-19 experienced that fandom firsthand even before Clark played her first game in Carver-Hawkeye Arena Cunningham’s Tigers headed to Iowa City for the first two rounds of the NCAA tournament in 2019 back when Megan Gustafson (now playing for the Las Vegas Aces) was leading the Hawkeyes as National Player of the Year The Missouri grad has mostly good memories of Iowa City — other than that’s where she ended her college career with a loss to Iowa in the second round “And especially when you go to a college town like Iowa City to get behind someone so great like Caitlin Clark I just think there's a lot of positive and excitement around women's basketball so I'm not salty or anything,” Cunningham joked The lack of air conditioning in Carver-Hawkeye Arena there’s no air conditioning in Carver-Hawkeye and usually they don't play basketball games there in May,” Clark said I don't know what the humidity is looking like especially on the second day of a back-to-back in the preseason calls for a little extra planning on the coaching staff’s part “I didn't know there's no air conditioning,” White said so we're going to have to work through that and make sure that you stay hydrated.” White and her staff will be prioritizing working out lineups Neither will other popular Fever players and projected starters like Kelsey Mitchell “We know what the goal of preseason is,” White said but it's to see a lot of different players to make sure that we can really evaluate to make sure that we can start to build our rotations And so this is more of an evaluating kind of phase for us Get IndyStar's Indiana Fever coverage sent directly to your inbox with our Fever newsletter Home / Sports / Iowa Hawkeyes Sports / Iowa Basketball five assists in the Fever’s 108-44 exhibition rout of the Brazil National Team The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread IOWA CITY — Caitlin Clark was about to exit “I’d might as well launch one.” that last shot — that last moment — came from a step behind the shot in which Clark set the NCAA women’s basketball scoring record on Feb “It was what everybody wanted to see from Caitlin in this arena,” Indiana Fever Coach Stephanie White said Clark hadn’t played in the Fever’s first preseason game (Saturday at Indianapolis against the Washington Mystics) six rebounds and five assists as the Fever routed the Brazil National Team She connected on 6 of 10 shots from the floor 15,000 Hawkeye-turned-Fever fans went home satisfied One tailgating crew of eight set up camp in a parking lot maybe a half-mile from Carver-Hawkeye Arena Their wardrobe colors ranged from the familiar black and gold It’s been a Caitlin Clark town for more than five years It has become a Fever town since the 2024 WNBA Draft “They’re going to be cheering for me They’re going to be cheering for the entire team,” Clark said before the game who are hoping for a whole lot more than a 20-20 record and a first-round playoff exit Clark is one of only five players on the current roster that played in Indianapolis last season “Caitlin’s attention to detail has stood out to me,” White said White played at Purdue from 1995 through 1999 winning three times in four trips to Iowa City “I have fond memories of this place,” White said “(Iowa) had a lot of great players .. a lot of them were from Indiana and the Chicago area .. Tangela Smith had long arms at the front of that press It was a nightmare for Boilermaker guards like me.” The Fever scored the first eight points (in less than a minute) Clark is hopeful that this Carver appearance is more than a one-time deal “I’d love to come back here every year,” she said “I’m thankful to the WNBA and the Fever for wanting to play a game here “And you’ve got to give the Brazil team credit Several members of the Brazilian team approached Clark for autographs shortly after the final buzzer White said that showcases like this “allow people that don’t have access to a WNBA arena to experience WNBA basketball.” Iowa’s first post-Clark team went 23-11 and reached the second round of the NCAA tournament Virtually the entire roster was courtside Sunday “I’m just going to sit back and watch the show,” Iowa Coach Jan Jensen said last week I’m going to be sitting right behind — my family has seats about three rows behind our bench so that’s where we kept them for this game “So it will be kind of fun to just see Caitlin in action and not have to have any say in anything Just kind of watch and observe and probably just stand in awe.” The Fever open the regular season May 17 at home against the Chicago Sky that’s our goal,” Clark told ESPN’s Holly Rowe postgame High School Sports Reporter. Get the Sports Newsletter The Gazette has been informing Iowans with in-depth local news coverage and insightful analysis for over 140 years independent journalism with a subscription today © 2025 The Gazette | All Rights Reserved The smile couldn’t be wiped off the face of Caitlin Clark following Iowa’s convincing win over the Brazilian National team on Sunday afternoon at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. She was nervous coming into the game because she hadn’t played in a competitive game in 200 days, but that left as quickly as the first three she knocked down early in the first quarter. Clark spoke with the media after the game to discuss if she planned to take that 36 foot three pointer at the same location as he historic three point field goal. Who she pointed at when she made that shot and the amazing Iowa crowd that she got to show here Fever teammates on Sunday afternoon. Plus, how she felt in her first game this year. 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Top 101Shane BeamerPuts NCAA on blast Hot 3Nebraska is backPat McAfee declares at WWE On3 is a registered trademark of On3 Media The team released its official game status report Friday listing Clark as "questionable (left leg)" for Saturday’s game against the Washington Mystics The Fever are scheduled to travel to Iowa City afterward for Sunday’s exhibition The matchup with Brazil has quickly become one of the most in-demand events featuring Clark since her transition to the WNBA As of Wednesday, the average resale price for a ticket on the secondary market was $440 according to ticketing analytics firm Victory Live Some asking prices reached as high as $2,368 a West Des Moines native and the NCAA Division I all-time leading scorer played for the Iowa Hawkeyes from 2020 to 2024 1 overall pick in the 2024 WNBA Draft and has already been named the league’s rookie of the year Sunday’s game marks Clark’s return to the court where she became a national sensation Whether she will suit up remains uncertain Clark set the NCAA's women's basketball all-time scoring record during her time at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City. The former Hawkeyes star was in perfect form prior to the exhibition game's tip-off as she put on a show for the home town fans. Video of Clark's shooting exploits made the rounds as fans looked on from the stands. Caitlin Clark before Sunday's game vs She began draining three point shots from distance as fans looked on and others began commenting on social media. "Caitlin Clark warming up with some logo threes," the Indiana Fever X account wrote with a sly face emoji after its message. Clark led the NBA in three-pointers made last season with an average of three per game. She also led the WNBA in assists with 8.4 per game in 2024 She has battled a left leg injury in recent days causing her to sit out Saturday's contest against the Washington Mystics at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. she and her Fever teammates will attempt to improve on last season which ended with a first round playoff exit under new head coach Stephanie White. Share on FacebookShare on X (formerly Twitter)Share on PinterestShare on LinkedInIOWA CITY, Iowa (KWQC) - The Indiana Fever and Caitlin Clark took over Iowa City to play at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in the Fever’s first preseason game against the Brazilian national team The Fever came out on top with a win 108-44 Ahead of the game, TV6 caught up with some fans to see how they managed to get tickets for the sold-out game and my husband got tickets through a friend,” said Anne and Bradley Allen so we’re really excited when Caitlin came to Indianapolis Although according to ESPN, on Friday, Clark was listed on the Fever’s injury list and since the game started Clark had been in playing Clark was seen on the sidelines riding the warmup bike to keep her left leg warm And Clark sure delivered, hitting a three-pointer from the same spot she broke the NCAA scoring record in February 2024 This proves that EVERY GAME IS A HOME GAME!#WNBA #IndianaFever #CaitlinClark pic.twitter.com/ggskg00KsF This will be Clark’s second season playing with the Fever Her stats for her first season include the following: This proves that EVERY GAME IS A HOME GAME!#WNBA #IndianaFever #CaitlinClark pic.twitter.com/ggskg00KsF Carver initially posted about his disappointment with the releases and said the company let a "real one go" and sent love to the unnamed star alongside a broken heart emoji A fan's reply to the post seemingly set him off further "These mfs ain ready for ts they d***eating these Samoan mfs who think they like that who be voting for trump n aint really like that," Carver posted As of this writing, Reigns has not responded to the "EVOLVE" talent. While Carver's X account has been deleted, it has not been confirmed that he has been released from the company. Shop Las Vegas Aces By Madie Chandler | FeverBasketball.com In the initial moments of her return to Iowa’s Carver-Hawkeye Arena, Caitlin Clark drifted left off a screen and rattled down a 3-pointer from the center court Hawkeye logo. It was her first possession of her preseason debut, and her first shot back inside the arena at which she captivated college basketball as she wrote a new chapter of history for women’s sports. “I love to compete at the end of the day,” Clark said pregame. “But also, this is a building I’m very comfortable playing in.” Clark broke the NCAA’s all-time scoring record in Carver-Hawkeye, earning a stamp on the arena’s hardwood in her honor. Her No. 22 sits on the exact spot that she shot the record-breaking basket from – a forever reminder of the one-of-one player that thrilled the sold-out crowds of Iowa City before her Fever career. Now, back on Iowa’s campus to kickstart her second year campaign, Clark dazzled the crowd once again. She recorded 13 points, five rebounds, and two assists in the first half to lead the Fever to a 70-point total at halftime. Clark was on a mission to put on a show for her Iowa City fans, stating before the contest that she told her Fever teammates that Carver-Hawkeye would be the loudest arena they’d ever played in. Her first bucket earned a pop of energy from the crowd, and that reaction snowballed with each consecutive basket by Clark. But those cheers rained down for her teammates, too. Kelsey Mitchell knocked down a 3-pointer directly following Clark’s opening basket, and Carver-Hawkeye erupted with the same enthusiasm it had for Clark. “I think it’s really good for our fans that might not have a chance to go see us play in the [WNBA],” Clark said of WNBA games played in college arenas. “…I think it gives them a great opportunity to come and cheer for us, and also see a team they’ve probably watched on TV quite a few times. “I’ve told my teammates they’re going to be here cheering for me, yes, but they’re also going to be here cheering for you and our entire team. And I think that’s what’s so great about these fans is they really rally around the entire team, it’s not just myself.” Clark finished her preseason debut with 16 points, six rebounds, and five assists. She made six of her 10 shots – 60 percent from the field, including 67 percent from beyond the arc. But the most memorable of Clark’s moments on Sunday afternoon came at the end of the third quarter as she raced up the floor with under a minute remaining in the period. She took three dribbles, eyed up her signature logo, and launched a 3-pointer from beyond it. Her 36-footer didn’t touch the rim as it sailed through the bottom of the net. As she embarks on her second year as a pro, Clark clings to her time at Iowa. “Those are some of the best memories I have in my entire life,” she said of her days playing in a Hawkeye uniform. “So just soak it in and enjoy it.” She gave Iowa City something to enjoy on Sunday, leading a ferocious Fever charge to a 108-44 victory in their second preseason contest. The reigning Rookie of the Year returned to her alma mater and gave her fans more memories in the arena that is now synonymous with her name. Clark sat down on the bench following her final minutes of action, and holding out her hands in a heart, she showed her love to the people that supported her on the campus that built her. If you are having difficulty accessing any content on this website IOWA CITY, Iowa — As soon as Hadley Carsjohns and Maya Conover heard Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever were coming to Iowa they were telling their parents to get tickets in any way possible told IndyStar from the line to get into Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Sunday afternoon “I was begging my mom for tickets,” Carsjohns Those tickets immediately became hard to come by. The Fever’s game against the Brazilian National team sold out in under 45 minutes wasn’t an option either — those ticket prices were sky-high They have family friends who are season-ticket holders who invited them to the game allowing Conover and Carsjohns to see Clark play again in the arena where she built her stardom They started watching Clark during her freshman year at Iowa when COVID-19 locked down games across the nation only family was allowed in to watch games during that 2020-21 season they could see how she lit up the Hawkeyes the whole court light up a bit,” Carsjohns said The two friends followed Clark’s career through college and even brought some of what she did on the court to their own youth basketball team “I think it showed our team that you don’t have to be selfish with the ball was waiting to get into the game with her mom and brother has been watching Clark since she went to a game with her grandparents when she was 5 years old The game was an early birthday present for Miller “I like that she doesn’t only think she’s the best at shooting,” Miller said “I like that she lets other teammates participate… and I thought it was fun now that she’s in the WNBA Those three girls were only a few of the hundreds of young fans that came to watch Clark and the Fever in her return to Iowa City Clark made sure to make time for every fan she could taking pictures and signing autographs before and after the game she was enveloped by fans hoping for a glimpse of her or a signed jersey and the young girls and young boys that stand there and I don't take that for granted,” Clark said I would be lying to you if I thought that was just like normal So I'm glad I can be a role model for them.” Caitlin Clark returned to Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City on Sunday as the Indiana Fever played the Brazil National Team in an exhibition game Clark and the Fever have one more preseason game Indiana opens the regular season May 17 at Chicago Clark has been battling a left leg injury that kept her sidelined during Saturday's preseason game vs The former Hawkeyes star was cleared to play Sunday but the Fever were cautious with her minutes A sellout crowd enthusiastically cheered for the Fever throughout the game I can’t remember the first Raymond Carver story I read when I began dreaming of a writing life in earnest male millennial with a liberal arts degree) Carver has always been there emotion and sensation and judgment all happened in the open For as ‘real’ as Carver’s stories had felt As quivering masses of protoplasm, we all filter reality through the same set of feeble sensory organs so any attempt to portray being as we understand it bears intrinsic limitations the style at issue is merely shorthand for confining a story to reality universally accessible and recognizable palette with which to paint Seasoned writers (most of whom are not formal educators) need some kind of durable paradigm within which they can critique writing mechanics why people participate in formal writing workshops Any references I make to “Carver” encompass the body of work published under his name Masterful as Carver’s work is, his mien undeniably reflects dated attitudes, norms, and conventions. Enthusiasm for his writing can, unfortunately, wind up propagating a certain type of unbearable literature bro realism overall—somewhat easier to dismiss out of hand To be clear: I am not trying to reduce the importance or beauty of Carver’s work whatsoever; I couldn’t even if I tried Carver’s oeuvre is a curriculum unto itself my point is this: if the writers who cut their teeth on Carver want to make a strong case for the enduring relevance they should consider looking instead to Lucia Berlin The parallels between Berlin and Carver are striking Born within two years of one another, both were hetero, goyish, and raised working-class. Before writing landed each a vocation, they both made ends meet by shoveling shit. Both wrote short fiction in the 70s and 80s about life in the 50s and 60s Both had an affinity for Chekhov’s unsparing interpersonal conflict Both resided in and wrote about the Pacific coast Both drank themselves out of happiness and health Comparing the two writers isn’t novel; they themselves recognized the affinity. “Yes I love Raymond Carver’s work…” Berlin wrote in a letter to her friend, the poet August Kleinzahler. “I wrote like him before I ever read him Berlin’s stories portray a certain type of lonely small-city pathos endemic to the 20th century’s back-nine her characters drink and smoke and fuck and frequently wage quiet war against their own impulses But whereas Carver uses subtlety and implication to emphasize stories’ negative spaces Berlin’s characters openly acknowledge emotional damage and struggle and desire playing with rhythm and fragment and punctuation to mimic the syncopation of thought and speech and memory Rather than discuss such a specific subject in the abstract let me illustrate by comparing a short story written by each author Caver’s “So Much Water So Close to Home” stars Claire Stuart and his friends found a young woman’s corpse floating in a river the men waited until their excursion’s end to report the murder The story begins after Stuart returns home Claire’s misgivings expose the depth of both her unhappiness and Stuart’s abuse Berlin’s “Tiger Bites” is the story of Lou a pregnant young mother visiting family in South Texas for Christmas her second husband has abandoned her and her toddler son (by another man) who arranges for Lou to cross the border into Mexico for an illegal abortion Profoundly affected by her experience at the clinic Lou reevaluates her life and decisions before returning home Both are narrated in the first-person by a women (a rare turn for Carver) Both protagonists are young mothers to boys Both stories deal with sexual violence against women Both works conspicuously feature a thematically weighty river Let’s take a look at three aspects of craft that Carver: “In a few minutes we cross Everson Creek and turn into a picnic area a few feet from the water The creek flows under a bridge and into a large pond a few hundred yards away There are a dozen or so men and boys scattered around the banks of the pond under the willows Berlin: “We came to the bridge and the smell of Mexico Oranges and Delicados and urine…Church bells carrying pinatas and jugs of rum.” (Note: ellipses appear as-written) Though both renderings of place are delivered in first-person narration the fragmented nature of Berlin’s has a memetic quality of emerging sensory observation—ironic as Carver’s is the story told in an unfolding present-tense And whereas Carver restricts setting to visual details But I don’t think searching for extenuation is as useful for our purposes as evaluating what’s on the page In “So Much Water…” if we didn’t have Carver’s entire body of work featuring many instances of incredibly similar “dirty realism” detachment it would be fair to read Claire’s flat affect as her voice Carver’s protagonist just feels flatter rendered in a somewhat patronizing manner when viewed next to Berlin’s I also think it is fair to say that Lou has a much more nuanced sense of interiority than Claire—her voice and what she notices and how she reflects upon her world add up to a richer sense of character Carver: “Stuart asks [Claire] to see a doctor and she does secretly pleased at the doctor’s solicitous attention.” Berlin: “It was his arrogance and authority that labeled him as doctor Carver: “A door opens at one side of the chapel and I look up and for a minute the parking lot reminds me of a meadow But the silence in the car was impenetrable it’s almost impossible to make an apples-to-apples comparison but each of the above examples is a good representation of the two writers’ respective styles the protagonist encounters an older woman reacting to her young son note the two characters’ relative life on the page She gives me the feeling that she is always judging judging[…] She looks at me steadily from over her glasses my little man?’ she stoops and puts her arms around him She looks at me again as I open the door to leave She has a way of looking at me without saying anything.” She had swooped [my toddler son] Ben up in her arms teetering around with him in the dining room the two of them crashing against side boards and china closets and had enough junk on her bed to amuse him for months.” a certain flatness in Carver’s work is unquestionably purposeful so a valid reading of the supporting characters’ tonality in “So Much Water…” is that Claire’s depression and anxiety and dissociation alienates her from others There’s strong evidence for this on the page if we’re using Carver as a stylistic standard-bearer I don’t think it’s fair to exculpate him from the responsibility of imbuing supporting characters with dimension; as writer David Gates is fond of saying: Every character should believe they are the story’s protagonist we find beautiful simulacra of existence as we understand it with virtually no bar for the willing suspension of disbelief conflicts—we buy it all without question and in doing so The differing means of accomplishing the feat only proves that there is plenty of room within realism for creativity and imagination and style what I’ve presented is a false choice: there’s no reason for preferencing one story or writer over the other especially anyone seeking to improve their writing We all learn by emulating those we admire and anyone seeking to build a strong foundation would be well served by standing on either set of shoulders writing this was an exercise in frustration reading Berlin’s work for the first time almost felt like learning a secret history of the world Carver portrayed—the one where I’d spent so much time when I was young and in love with fiction and just wanted to be a better writer I had to wait until I was in my thirties and mature enough to recognize the enormity of the bias I brought to bear on what was supposedly real but the point stands: Carver’s star began rising before he was 30; he enjoyed more of the right attention and access and therefore exposure and resources in his lifetime than Berlin She’d been dead for over a decade by the time widespread respect was well and truly put on her name by which point Carver had already been canonized Who knows how things might’ve been if she’d been mentored by Gordon Lish or welcomed into Iowa’s embrace or found herself the fulcrum of a zeitgeist As a there-but-for-the-grace-of-God lit bro, Carver was catnip for my younger self. But demographically speaking, MFAs aren’t my territory—women comprise the majority of creative writing BFAs and MFAs I can only imagine how tiresome it must’ve been for the young women in my early workshops to hear endless Carver evangelism in rooms where eager writers are beginning to hone their skills in earnest are getting excited about committing their world to prose Lucia Berlin is who we talk about when we talk about realism Created by Grove Atlantic and Electric Literature Masthead About Sign Up For Our Newsletters How to Pitch Lit Hub Privacy Policy Support Lit Hub - Become A Member Lit Hub has always brought you the best of the book world for free—no paywall you'll keep independent book coverage alive and thriving Please select what you would like included for printing: Copy the text below and then paste that into your favorite email application good and faithful servant.' - Matthew 25:23 It is with deep sorrow but faithfulness in God's promises that we announce the passing of Rick Eugene Carver who was called home to be with his Lord on April 12 He departed this earthly life after a long and courageous battle surrounded by the love of his family Born on October 19,1956 to George and Margaret Carver in Cleveland often he found solace and joy in the quiet moments spent fishing on the lake a hobby he shared with many friends and family it was a way to connect with God's creation and reflect on all his life's blessings He is survived by his devoted wife Jackie Carver; his daughter Jill (Parker) Beaty; his son Eric (Jessica) Carver and his grandchildren Cadence and Cheyenne Carver his brother George "Bugs" (Carol) Carver and a host of nieces and nephews All of whom will cherish his memory forever A Celebration of Rick's life and faith will be held at Companion Funeral Home - The Ridge Chapel on Wednesday 2025 at 7:00 pm with Josh Cornelius and Dustin Hicks officiating Friends and family are invited to attend the visitation from 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm prior to the service A graveside service will be held on Thursday 2025 at Eastview Baptist Church Cemetery at 11:00 am we can take comfort in knowing that he now rest in the eternal arms of our savior You are invited to share a personal memory of Rick or your condolences with his family at his online memorial located at www.companionfunerals.com Companion Funeral Home of Cleveland and the Cody family are honored to assist the family with these arrangements Add to Calendar Companion Funeral & Cremation Service - Ridge Chapel Add to Calendar Add to Calendar This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply Service map data © OpenStreetMap contributors She was cleared to play Sunday but she's expected to top out around 20 or 25 minutes A sellout crowd enthusiastically cheered for the Fever during the first half of Sunday's game Here's a look at Clark's statistics through the first two quarters More: Caitlin Clark final stats in Indiana Fever game at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City IOWA CITY - Iowa women’s basketball season-ticket holder Bridget Schlegel is due to have a baby on May 9 sat with her two-year-old daughter Jane on the steps of Carver-Hawkeye Arena on May 4 as fans began packing the building to see a preseason game between the Indiana Fever and the Brazilian National Team "Jane's first Hawkeye game was at five days old so she's a huge Hawkeye fan," Schlegel said Schlegel grew up in Iowa City and said she has been going to women's basketball games for years. She said Clark's work off the court, including with the Caitlin Clark Foundation has reinforced her role as a model for women and girls like her two daughters we didn't have such big role models," Schlegel said but it was not nearly the craziness that it is now They would give these tickets away for free so it's just insane that you have to fight for tickets." Schlegel was one of many mother-daughter duos who came to Carver to take in Clark and the Fever Hundreds of fans eagerly awaited the opening of the doors more than two hours before the game was set to tip grilled hot dogs and hamburgers and enjoyed a sunny spring afternoon men's basketball and women's basketball season-ticket holders came from Cedar Rapids to catch the Fever in action It was their first professional women's basketball game "It's exciting to see Caitlin and how much she's improved and what she's grown and how this professional team is different from the college team," Rick Mason said Clark was a "once-in-a-lifetime player for this university," he said Mason officiated basketball for years and said every time they came to a game Clark did something he had never seen before "There just will never be another Caitlin Clark," he said traveled almost three hours with her sister from Mason City to see Clark in action in person again The season-ticket holder and University of Iowa graduate has been coming to games for more than a decade "It's been so fun to see how Caitlin and all the Hawkeyes over the last few years have really elevated this program," Einertson said You don't just recruit good players through luck." Her college roommate even played women's basketball at the university in 1999 the year before former head coach Lisa Bluder came to town "The basketball world finally caught on to what we've all known the past few years," Einterson said "It's been fun to see that everybody else finally sees what we've been watching and been a part of." Ryan Hansen covers local government and crime for the Press-Citizen. He can be reached at rhansen@press-citizen.com or on X Caitlin Clark makes her on-court return to Carver-Hawkeye Arena today as her Indiana Fever plays a preseason game against the Brazilian National Team in Iowa City The game is sure to ignite the always passionate Iowa women's basketball fans, hoping to see Clark and the WNBA's Fever put on a show for Hawkeye nation one more time More: Caitlin Clark, Indiana Fever score today: Live updates, highlights for WNBA in Iowa city More: What to know about Caitlin Clark, Indiana Fever's WNBA preseason game in Iowa Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever will play on ESPN. The game can also be streamed on FUBO which offers a free trial to new subscribers More: Most expensive Caitlin Clark game? It may be the Fever's preseason game at Carver You can stream Clark and her Fever's preseason game on FUBO Iowa — Caitlin Clark is back in Iowa City -- but this time The former Iowa star made her return to Carver-Hawkeye Arena In a preseason matchup against the Brazilian national team 22 -- and she delivered a performance that felt right at home The Indiana Fever beat Brazil 108-44 Sunday recorded 5 assists and 6 rebounds in 19 minutes of action She even hit an iconic deep three past her own '22' logo on the court the place where she set the all-time scoring record during her last year in college Kelsey Mitchell was the game's leading scorer at 17 points next Saturday on the road against the Atlanta Dream Indiana opens the 2025 WNBA regular season at home against rival Chicago Sky on May 17 If you're looking for "I Spys," dating or LTRs Tags: Obituaries births • graduations • weddings • anniversaries • obituaries Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever played to a raucous Carver Hawkeye Arena Sunday afternoon Fans had been waiting for months to see the former Iowa legend take the court in Iowa City along with her Fever teammates How could the game possibly live up to the expectations Clark hit her first three-point shot of the game to lead a Fever 8-0 run to start the game Many wondered how Caitlin would look in her first preseason action of the season became a little nervous when Clark was held out of the Fever's preseason opener Saturday night with what was listed as a leg injury But there was no doubt the Clark would be ready to roll against Brazil on Sunday The Cedar Rapids Gazette reports that Clark played a total of 18 minutes in the 108-44 exhibition win and 5 assists and shot 4 of 6 from three-point range But there was one shot that Caitlin took that would leave fans shaking their heads in amazement Clark pulled up for a three BEHIND the logo that marks where she set the NCAA scoring record on February 15 The Gazette reports that when asked after the game why she took the shot "Why not?" It was the exclamation point on an amazing return to Iowa City for both Clark her Fever teammates You can tell this is going to be a special team Just look at the way her teammates join her during the postgame interview The Indiana Fever have one more preseason game this Saturday in Atlanta They tip off the regular season on May 17th as they host Angel Reese and the Chicago Sky in Indianapolis Clark's return to Iowa City lived up to the hype!\nRead More The Cedar Rapids Gazette reports that Clark played a total of 18 minutes in the 108-44 exhibition win Caitlin Clark from DEEPER than her 22 logo on the floor at Carver-Hawkeye Arena pic.twitter.com/WMy1xAVPcV The Gazette reports that when asked after the game why she took the shot The Indiana Fever have one more preseason game this Saturday in Atlanta but Carver Caitlin was Carver Caitlin and 15,000 fans joined the Indiana Fever in having a great Sunday afternoon treasonous people in Carver-Hawkeye Arena Sunday Navy blue and bright red shirts with Caitlin Clark’s name and No 22 were as prevalent as the black and gold attire representing the Iowa Hawkeyes and brought thousands of longtime Indiana Fever fans with her to replace her old Many of the 15,000 in attendance who attended the Fever’s 108-44 win over the Brazilian national team are Iowa fans who have made room in their wardrobes for a piece of Fever garb or five “I didn’t know what the percentage of the Fever gear and the Hawkeye gear would be,” Clark said At least a few folks wore shirts proclaiming their allegiance to the Indiana franchise starting Feb That happens to be the day Clark announced she was declaring for last year’s WNBA draft and Iowans started making mental plans to become tourists in Indianapolis “My wife and I have half-season tickets for the Fever,” said Jason Thomas He and wife Stephanie Thomas traveled all the way to Iowa City for Sunday’s game from … Swisher Nancy Hanson was wearing an especially sparkly Fever shirt that looked homemade She got it at a craft sale in … Cedar Rapids Nancy and her husband Bob Hanson went to Las Vegas last summer on their honeymoon Guess who they saw play basketball while they were there there were plenty of people here who did come a great distance to see Clark fill Carver’s baskets with bombs once more A woman from Atlanta got on a plane for Cedar Rapids Saturday and will be back at Eastern Iowa Airport Monday for a 5:30 a.m on Long Island said “This is amazing Carlsen isn’t an Iowan or Iowa graduate Nor is she a fan of the reigning WNBA-champion “I’m a Fever fan,” she said Carlsen does hope to get Liberty tickets this season But it’s for when the visiting team is … you know it was an exhibition rather than a competition This wasn’t the best Brazil could offer since the first player drafted after Clark last year was 6-foot-7 Kamilla Cardoso of South Carolina via Montes Claros had 15 points and 17 rebounds against Iowa in her team’s NCAA championship-game win last year It was kind of a shame it wasn’t another WNBA team that supplied Indiana’s opponent just to show fans at their first ‘W’ game the depth of the league’s talent Given how many Fever games people here watched on television last season it probably wasn’t an education they lacked with her perennial flair for the dramatic in this gym displayed even in a game decided by 64 points Her 36-foot shot with 26 seconds left in the third quarter pleased everyone in the arena immensely why not?” Clark told ESPN’s Holly Rowe after the game Clark left the game nine seconds later when new Indiana coach Stephanie White called a timeout to give her the curtain call that perhaps was louder than her pregame introduction several Brazilian players got autographs from Clark and had her pose for photos with them not bright red or navy blue or black-and-gold They had never seen another player with such a passionate following “I think it’s hard to put into words,” Clark said “It’s almost overwhelming to a point very thankful to come back to a place that continues to support me.” a what should be a very exciting second pro season starts for Clark and her fans She has a better coach and better teammates than she did as a rookie The TV ratings for her games don’t figure to drop this summer Comments: (319) 398-8440; mike.hlas@thegazette.com I am the sports columnist and Iowa men’s basketball beat writer for The Gazette. Join our Weekly Hawkeye Newsletter IOWA CITY − When the moment calls for something special, especially at Carver-Hawkeye Arena, Caitlin Clark has been known to deliver Clark put on a dazzling comeback show to steal an in-state rivalry win With a Big Ten regular-season title on the line in 2022, at the end of Clark’s sophomore year Iowa sold out Carver-Hawkeye for the first time since 1988 she put on a show to remember – going 8-of-11 from 3-point range and scoring 38 points with 11 assists in a 104-80 rout of sixth-ranked Michigan Carver’s fans have been emotionally invested in Clark for that reason She always rose to the occasion when it mattered most That also included ESPN’s "College GameDay" visit to end the 2023 season (and an unforgettable walk-off 3 to beat No 2 Indiana) and the night she was set to break Kelsey Plum’s NCAA scoring record – and merely scored a career-high (and arena record) 49 points she put on a show in her first professional game in Iowa City – while simultaneously kicking off her second season in the WNBA "Something about this gym," Clark would say afterward with a smile Clark scored on a sweet slide-step 3-pointer 32 seconds into the Indiana Fever’s May 4 exhibition game – from just inside the tip of logo Herky’s beak six rebounds and five assists in just under 19 minutes of action as Indiana rolled to a 108-44 rout of the helpless but spirited Brazil National Team Knowing the gravity of her Iowa City return Clark wore her black-and-gold "Bruce Lee Kobe" Nike shoes "that I would have worn literally for every big game in my career at Iowa," she said Clark was a blast to watch in her first game in Iowa City in 13½ months since the Hawkeyes escaped West Virginia in the round-of-32 in the 2024 NCAA Tournament But one of the cool things about this day evolved at sold-out Carver-Hawkeye was how the fans in attendance roared for all the Fever players Clark said she told her teammates before the game “it's going to be the loudest arena you’ve ever played in.” when Kelsey Mitchell lobbed home a 3 early in the first quarter the place went nuts – with a reading of 116 on a press-row decibels reader just a tick lower than 117 for Clark’s first 3 The noise continued as new acquisition DeWanna Bonner swished a deep ball from the left wing After Clark checked out for the first time the crowd was still completely engaged for the five Fever players not wearing No Sydney Colson flipped a behind-the-back pass to Natasha Howard for two as if Kate Martin had just found Gabbie Marshall for a splashed-home 3-pointer in 2023 or 2024 There is a lot of unfounded talk nationally that all these “new” WNBA fans are all about Clark While it’s true that Clark is the driving force of exploding interest the Sunday afternoon crowd at Carver showed by the thousands that these fans (dressed in a pretty even mix of Fever red and Hawkeye gold which pleased Clark) have become Indiana Fever fans as well – just like they loved Kate and Gabbie and Monika and Hannah and Syd and everyone else along the way “One of the best parts about the fan base is it’s not a one-player thing,” Clark said before the game “It was the same thing during my time at Iowa and they loved every single girl on the team whether they played 40 minutes a night or whether they never got in the game.” Bringing this Fever team to Iowa City for a game that doesn’t count in the WNBA standings – the real wins and losses start to get tallied May 17 when the Fever play Angel Reese and the Chicago Sky – was a stroke of genius by new team president Kelly Krauskopf there was plenty of money to be grabbed here and those in Iowa happily swiped their credit cards for $60 to $200 face-value tickets that sold out in 15 minutes But this was a move that demonstrated the passion of Hawkeye fans who have become Fever fans And a day like this can’t help but keep those folks in the fold going into a WNBA season that should see Clark and the Fever contending for a league title Indiana at +340 has the second-best title odds behind the New York Liberty’s +220 This Iowa City stage hit the mark for women’s basketball in our state and in the WNBA the who’s-who turned out Sunday – including Marshall recent Hawkeye assistant coach Raina Harmon former coach Lisa Bluder and the current Iowa women’s roster (which was introduced during an in-game break with Kylie Feuerbach conducting an in-game interview and coach Jan Jensen getting the mic later) This was another celebration of not only Clark but the impact of Iowa women’s basketball “These are the moments that you kind of just want to stay in for forever," Clark said "I'm certain I’ll be looking back at a lot of pictures and videos from today.” Clark was at the forefront of this fun Fever day She didn’t plan on playing a ton of minutes after missing Indiana’s first exhibition game the day before with “leg tightness” – but she looked great against Brazil completely revved up for her second pro season she’s been adding muscle to help her prepare for a physical WNBA regular season and postseason she made sure to give the fans what they wanted in an unbelievably lopsided affair At one point midway through the third quarter she launched an attempt from the “22” logo – the spot from which she broke Plum’s scoring record Clark got an inbounds pass late in the third quarter off a rare Brazil make She quickly looked at the clock and saw it read 30 seconds she knew coach Stephanie White was about to pull her for the day So Clark took three dribbles and just after crossing halfcourt pulled up in front of ESPN's Ryan Ruocco and Rebecca Lobo and probably 3 feet behind the No "WOW," Ruocco exclaimed as she released the deep shot "You bet!" Ruocco roared with his signature call knowing that even in a game that meant very little she gave her fans (and the ESPN audience) another unforgettable experience at Carver-Hawkeye Arena that’s like two-for-one range,” Clark said Might as well launch one.’ That was pretty fun You don’t always realize how far back you are I had to give the fans a little something.” Hawkeyes columnist Chad Leistikow has served for 30 years with The Des Moines Register and USA TODAY Sports Network. Chad is the 2023 INA Iowa Sports Columnist of the Year and NSMA Co-Sportswriter of the Year in Iowa. Join Chad's text-message group (free for subscribers) at HawkCentral.com/HawkeyesTexts Ronald Nicholas “Nicky” Carver of Reidsville passed away unexpectedly Saturday April 19 Graveside services will be conducted 2:00 P.M Tuesday April 22 The family will see friends following the service at the cemetery he was the son of Shirley Mitchell Carver and the late Ronald Wade Carver and had lived most of his life in Rockingham County He was an employee of UNC Rockingham Hospital in Eden He was very excited about his new hobby of woodworking He loved taking walks on the beach looking for shells He was a very hard worker and a very special son and brother He had a heart of gold and he loved his mom and sister very much He was very close to his mom. Nicky was preceded in death by his father: Ronald Wade Carver maternal grandparents: Wilmon “Buck” and Elsie Coleman Mitchell Survivors include his daughter( the light of his life): Sawyer Brynn Carver of Sandy Ridge his mother: Shirley Mitchell Carver of the home his sister; Michelle Carver Moore (Kevin Park) of Greensboro his nephew: Tamson Moore (Josey) of Ruffin his great nephew: Jett Taylor Moore of Ruffin Citty Funeral Home is assisting the Carver family Online condolences may be sent to: www.cittyfh.com she was the beloved daughter of the late George Woodrow and Helen Myrtis Cheek Farrell Jerrie was a devoted wife to Steve Gordon Carver for 60 beautiful years Jerrie dedicated many years of service to Splawn Belting before her well-deserved retirement She was an active member of the Christian Bible Fellowship Jerrie found joy in the simple pleasures of life—whether it was playing cards embarking on adventures with Holiday Tours or savoring meals at various local restaurants Jerrie's legacy of love continues through her family A memorial service to honor and celebrate Jerrie's life will be held at 2:00pm Thursday The family will receive friends following the service You may send condolences and watch the service online at www.lowefuneralhome.com her light shines in the hearts of all who knew and loved her Click to watch Enter your phone number above to have directions sent via text Caitlin Clark will make her on-court return to Carver-Hawkeye Arena when her Indiana Fever play a preseason game against the Brazil National Team in Iowa City The game is sure to ignite the always passionate Iowa women's basketball fans, hoping to see Clark and the WNBA's Fever put on a show for Hawkeyes nation one more time More: See Caitlin Clark, Gatorade film new 'Lose More. Win More.' ad campaign Clark and her Indiana Fever will play their preseason game in at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Sunday Clark and the Fever will play at 3 p.m. CT, two hours earlier than originally scheduled More: Caitlin Clark's Indiana Fever preseason game at Iowa has new start time Indiana Fever WNBA preseason game?The game will be broadcast nationally on ESPN unless there is a Game 7 in the NBA playoffs which would cause the Fever game to be shifted to ESPN2 You can also stream the game on FUBO More: Caitlin Clark, Indiana Fever preseason game at Iowa to be broadcast on ESPN Clark and the Fever will play an exhibition preseason game against the Brazil women's national team The game is sold out, but you can buy tickets on StubHub starting at $158 According to the Iowa Athletics website Parking is also available at the hourly rate in the new Hawkeye Ramp Reserved parking is still available in Lot 75 for $20 ADA Parking is available for free in Lot 40 with a state-issued ADA placard or plate Additonal transportation to and from the arena is provided by a CAMBUS full shuttle service from the Hancher Parking Lot Pregame and postgame shuttles begin 90 minutes prior to tip-off Here is what you can and cannot bring into a game We occasionally recommend interesting products and services If you make a purchase by clicking one of the links USA TODAY Network newsrooms operate independently Kathy was the one consistent person in your life that would be the first call and tell you happy birthday If you needed to or wanted to have a good time or laugh you just had to call her and maybe teach someone to 2 step or Jitterbug She loved talking on the phone and checking in on people We are grateful for all the family and friends that loved her deeply to some she was more than a family member or friend she was a sister and looked to as a second Mom her legacy will be carried on through memories Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Home - Gulfport Closures & Delays Sports | Caitlin Clark on her return to Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa (RI) – Former Iowa superstar Caitlin Clark returns to Carver-Hawkeye arena Sunday afternoon when the Indiana Fever play the Brazilian National team in an exhibition game Clark led Iowa to back-to-back trips to the NCAA title game and is the reigning WNBA rookie of the year With Sunday’s expected high in the mid-60s it could get warm in the arena More Golf and Soccer on a limited Tuesday schedule Girls Golf Gehlen Catholic and South O’Brien at Hinton West Sioux at Iowa (RI) – UNI football coach Todd Stepsis is not ready to name a starting quarterback coming out of Nevada (RI) – Former Iowa State defensive back Darien Porter hopes to make an immediate impact for the Las The George Recreational Trail Committee is proud to announce that they will be hosting a “5k Fun Run and 1 mile-ish DC — Congressman Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) has announced that his office will host two in-person passport fairs — one in Office: 712-324-2597 | Text: 712-324-2597 | Studio: 712-324-5377 Contact us: newstips@kiwaradio.com Former Iowa star did not play in Saturday’s exhibition opener due to an injury to her left leg For the first time her six seasons as a collegiate/professional basketball player Caitlin Clark has missed a game due to injury On the day before her much-awaited game at Carver-Hawkeye Arena Clark was scratched from the Indiana Fever’s preseason opener at home against the Washington Mystics Clark is dealing with an injury to her left leg Clark initially was listed as questionable but was announced as out just before the game started The Fever face the Brazil National Team at 3 p.m Clark was the WNBA Rookie of the Year last season playing in all 40 regular-season games and both playoff games She played in all 139 of Iowa’s games during her collegiate career Fever beat reporter for the Indianapolis Star said Friday that Clark “(had) been practicing as normal throughout the week “She participated in the portion of practice open to the media Friday afternoon competing in the half-court shot contest and getting some extra shots up after practice She did wear sweatpants during Friday's practice so it's unknown if she was wearing a brace or any protection on her leg.” IOWA CITY — Aliyah Boston sees a change in Caitlin Clark “The biggest difference in Caitlin .. it’s her strength,” Boston said Wednesday about her Indiana Fever teammate Boston and the Fever will make their long-awaited appearance at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Sunday The WNBA team will face the Brazil National Team The exhibition game has long been sold out “My biggest focus of the offseason was to get stronger,” said Clark who led Iowa to the NCAA tournament final in 2023 and 2024 “It’s going to help both offensively and defensively I shouldn’t get as tired during a game.” Only five players remain on the roster from last year’s team that went 20-20 — including 9-5 after the Olympics break — and reached the WNBA playoffs for the first time in seven years Indiana native Stephanie White has returned home to coach the Fever; she spent the past two seasons head coach of the Connecticut Sun trying to figure out my new teammates and figure out a new system,” Clark said “There’s so much personality on this team That’s what fans are going to love about us We’re going to have a lot of fun playing basketball.” In her Rookie of the Year campaign in 2024 She shot 41.7 percent from the floor (34.4 percent from 3-point range) and 90.6 percent from the line “Caitlin loves to play such a fast-paced game,” Boston said and it helps my mindset at where I need to be (on the floor).” Sunday marks their second exhibition in two days; they host the Washington Mystics at noon Saturday before flying to Iowa Clark transitioned immediately from the college game to the pros she was able to rest (and strengthen) her body somewhat for seven months “The rest aspect got my body where it needed to be and that was super important,” she said Being on the 18th green on Sunday at the Masters was one of the coolest things ever.” Spend a full semester on Iowa State's vibrant campus as a Cyclone Scholar in the George Washington Carver Research Internship Program. 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