She is amazing to be sure. I have to admit however that I find the salaries of professional male athletes to be obscene. No one needs $55 million dollars for being good at a sport. Instead of increasing pay for women, let’s lower what their male counterparts earn and balance the playing field.
Congratulations go to Coach Dawn Staley and the Lady Gamecocks of the University of South Carolina for winning their third Women's NCAA Championship.
We also must give our sincerest gratitude to the greatest female basketball player of all time Cheryl Miller, sister of NBA champion Reggie Miller, a pioneer for both collegiate and professional women's basketball who paved the way for Angel Reese, Lisa Leslie, and Cheryl Swoopes. Without Cheryl Miller, there would be no WNBA.
I just dig you so much, Dan!!! Right On to every thing you said. And thanks for highlighting not just this exceptional young woman but also all of the remarkable women who came before in the fight (Billy Jean King comes screaming into my mind) and those will reap the rewards. Thanks thanks thanks. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Well spoken and all true. From a woman that spent her career in sports television, it is a pleasure to finally see women inching closer to the male counterpart leagues. It’s about time.
And let’s not forget the LPGA. Some of these ladies are getting recognized as well.
Sports was always a male dominated business and it certainly doesn’t have exclusive rights to that claim. Many businesses are run by men, for men and with men. From my days at CBS Sports and at Fox Sports, I can only say there were few of us and the standards for us were definitely higher. My motto was “we had to do everything twice as well to prove that we’re half as good”. I hope that is changing. I salute Caitlin Clark, the US Women”s Soccer team and all other sports that women participate in. I hope you are right….this may be an “aha moment”. And I genuinely hope that their success grows and grows and grows.
Caitlin Clark gave due credit to one of her fiercest critics: Cheryl Miller. That level of integrity, in and of itself, deserves respect. May the incredible Class of 2024, in Women's Basketball, continue to loom large, both in the WNBA and in any other profession the ladies may choose.
Way past time for Women's Basketball and Women's Sports to get on par with the men. Sadly, it is ridiculously biased. University of Tennessee Coach Pat Summit brought up the disparity in her books. She died in 2016 of early onset dementia. It has been 10 years plus with no change from her words.
Coach Pat Summit recalled early days with her and assistant coaches having to drive the team in their station wagons to games 4 hours away, while the men had busses. The inequity was visible to all. Kudos to Mama Pat for making sure all of her players graduated with a degree, so they had something else to fall back on in case basketball did not work out in their future. Men's basketball does not do this nor care about it.
I love Caitlin Clark and Women's Basketball, but the inequity in sports for decades is infuriating. Things have to change. This cannot stand.
A pleasure when a prominent woman receives justified recognition without resorting to wearing as little as possible or behaving in a manner designed to garner stares and oogles!!! ay to go Caitlin!!!
She is amazing to be sure. I have to admit however that I find the salaries of professional male athletes to be obscene. No one needs $55 million dollars for being good at a sport. Instead of increasing pay for women, let’s lower what their male counterparts earn and balance the playing field.
It takes women like Megan Rapinoe and her team to speed things up... It's about time women basketball players receive a better salary...
Congratulations go to Coach Dawn Staley and the Lady Gamecocks of the University of South Carolina for winning their third Women's NCAA Championship.
We also must give our sincerest gratitude to the greatest female basketball player of all time Cheryl Miller, sister of NBA champion Reggie Miller, a pioneer for both collegiate and professional women's basketball who paved the way for Angel Reese, Lisa Leslie, and Cheryl Swoopes. Without Cheryl Miller, there would be no WNBA.
I just dig you so much, Dan!!! Right On to every thing you said. And thanks for highlighting not just this exceptional young woman but also all of the remarkable women who came before in the fight (Billy Jean King comes screaming into my mind) and those will reap the rewards. Thanks thanks thanks. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Well spoken and all true. From a woman that spent her career in sports television, it is a pleasure to finally see women inching closer to the male counterpart leagues. It’s about time.
And let’s not forget the LPGA. Some of these ladies are getting recognized as well.
Sports was always a male dominated business and it certainly doesn’t have exclusive rights to that claim. Many businesses are run by men, for men and with men. From my days at CBS Sports and at Fox Sports, I can only say there were few of us and the standards for us were definitely higher. My motto was “we had to do everything twice as well to prove that we’re half as good”. I hope that is changing. I salute Caitlin Clark, the US Women”s Soccer team and all other sports that women participate in. I hope you are right….this may be an “aha moment”. And I genuinely hope that their success grows and grows and grows.
I heard Caitlin Clark on SNL - she will be a tremendous asset to the league both on and off the court.
Long overdue. I hope the rest of the world discovers all the incredible talent that is already in the WNBA.
Caitlin Clark gave due credit to one of her fiercest critics: Cheryl Miller. That level of integrity, in and of itself, deserves respect. May the incredible Class of 2024, in Women's Basketball, continue to loom large, both in the WNBA and in any other profession the ladies may choose.
Thank you, Dan Rather, thank you.
Refreshing to read this...thanks for giving us a praise report!
Your writing keeps us steady — those of us who have ears to hear and eyes to see. Very good take.
Way past time for Women's Basketball and Women's Sports to get on par with the men. Sadly, it is ridiculously biased. University of Tennessee Coach Pat Summit brought up the disparity in her books. She died in 2016 of early onset dementia. It has been 10 years plus with no change from her words.
Coach Pat Summit recalled early days with her and assistant coaches having to drive the team in their station wagons to games 4 hours away, while the men had busses. The inequity was visible to all. Kudos to Mama Pat for making sure all of her players graduated with a degree, so they had something else to fall back on in case basketball did not work out in their future. Men's basketball does not do this nor care about it.
I love Caitlin Clark and Women's Basketball, but the inequity in sports for decades is infuriating. Things have to change. This cannot stand.
What an awesome commentary! Thank you Dan Rather!
Once again, and the people said, "Amen!!!"
A pleasure when a prominent woman receives justified recognition without resorting to wearing as little as possible or behaving in a manner designed to garner stares and oogles!!! ay to go Caitlin!!!
You go girls!
She’ll make us all proud.