If Caitlin Clark’s Iowa team went the distance, could the women’s final outdraw…. “No way,” he said. Three weeks later, the early numbers came in: The women’s final had outdrawn the men’s by 4 million.

It was Caitlin Clark's world in 2024, and she was honored accordingly Tuesday. Doug Feinberg of the Associated Press noted Clark was named the

Basketball star Caitlin Clark was named Tuesday the Associated Press' female athlete of the year, beating out U.S. Olympic gymnast Simone Biles and boxer Imane Khelif.