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Caitlin Clark is rewriting the WNBA record books in real time. Game two against the Las Vegas Aces saw Clark post a double-double in the first half alone — fourteen points and eleven assists — the first time any player in league history has done that before halftime. The Fever tied the series and now it's a winner-take-all game three back in Las Vegas tonight.
Meanwhile in Minnesota, Anthony Edwards is being called out — and that's not a bad thing. Coach Chris Finch and teammate Bones Hyland are openly challenging Edwards to step into a full leadership role heading into the two thousand twenty six to twenty seven season. Finch says Ant is on a pedestal right now, and the expectation is that he starts acting like it. The talent has never been the question.
And Fernando Alonso isn't hiding it — Aston Martin's brutal two thousand twenty six campaign is grinding him down mentally before he even gets to the grid. The two-time world champion extended through twenty twenty seven, but admits the car's lack of competitiveness is sapping his pre-race motivation. At Sepang this weekend, he'll be looking for any reason to feel something again behind the wheel.
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