Clark reportedly strikes shoe deal
Caitlin Clark appears to be on the cusp of setting another record.
The most prolific scorer in NCAA Division I history and the No. 1 pick in the WNBA draft will continue her association with Nike by signing a $28-million contract that spans eight years and includes a signature shoe, according to reports. The new deal would be the richest sponsorship contract for a women’s basketball player.
Former Green Bay basketball player Kayla Karius is returning to her alma mater as coach.
Injured Vancouver Canucks goalie Thatcher Demko was ruled out for Tuesday’s Game 2 of their first-round playoff series against Nashville . ... Boston will be without defenseman Andrew Peeke for at least the next two games at Toronto because of an injury coach Jim Montgomery
deemed week to week . ... Goaltender Ivan Fedotov
signed a two-year, $6.5 million contract with Philadelphia . ... In Monday’s late playoff games, Vegas captain Mark Stone scored after missing two months and his first-time linemate Tomas Hertl had a nifty goal in his playoff debut for the Golden Knights, as the reigning Stanley Cup champion opened the defense of their title with a 4-3 win over top-seeded Dallas . ... Sebastian Aho scored the tying goal late in the third period, followed by Jordan Martinook with the winner 9 seconds later, and the Hurricanes beat the Islanders 5-3, turning a three-goal deficit into a 2-0 series lead. However, the status of Carolina’s Brett Pesce was “not looking good,” according to coach Rod Brind’Amour, after the defenseman left Game 2 hobbled following a noncontact play . ... Auston Matthews had a goal and two assists and Toronto snapped an eight-game losing streak against Boston with a series-tying 3-2 win.
Boston Red Sox first baseman Triston Casas is out indefinitely after breaking a rib . ... In Monday’s late games, Nolan Gorman snapped an 0-for-19 slump with a two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning that gave St. Louis a 5-3 victory over Arizona.
NASCAR Cup series driver Erik Jones is out indefinitely after he suffered a compression fracture in a lower vertebra in a wreck at Talladega last weekend. Corey Heim will replace him in the No. 43 Toyota for Legacy Motor Club this weekend at Dover.
Epiphanny Prince, a two-time All-Star who won a WNBA champion with Seattle, announced her retirement after 14 seasons.
The U.S. women’s soccer team will play a July 16 sendoff match against Costa Rica in Washington, D.C., before departing for the Olympics.
Philadelphia Eagles cornerback Isaiah Rodgers, suspended last season for violating the NFL’s gambling policy, was reinstated.