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Strife: An emotional WednesdayWe start this morning with a common human emotion, which can take many forms: conflict. Gripes, longing, anger, frustration, even persecution — they were all present in yesterday’s sports landscape, often off the field. Frustrated: Caitlin Clark
The Indiana Fever star picked up her seventh technical foul of the year in a blowout win last night over Sun, which is her second in consecutive games. With 17 games left in the season, Clark is one tech away from serving a one-game suspension. Clark, meanwhile, has been excellent as Indiana has won five of its last six games. She scored 27 points last night. Read more about the tangle here. Longing: Jimbo Fisher
Yes, I didn’t expect to write this name anytime soon, either. The former Florida State and Texas A&M coach wants back into college football, he told The Athletic’s David Ubben yesterday, saying that he’d even take an offensive coordinator job if the opportunity arose. The thing I can’t shake with Fisher is how much college football has changed since he left in 2023. The full interview — and context — is here.John Jones / Imagn ImagesPersecution: José Caballero
