Caitlin Clark autographs two-week old baby wearing adorable Indiana Fever onesie: ‘So cute’

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August 16, 2024

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Caitlin Clark autographs two-week old baby wearing adorable Indiana Fever onesie: ‘So cute’

By Emily Selleck

Published: 14:24 BST, 16 August 2024 | Updated: 14:24 BST, 16 August 2024

Caitlin Clark has a very young fan base.

The Indiana Fever star, who returned to the court this week after the WNBA’s Olympics break, was seen autographing a newborn baby at a fan event.

The 22-year-old greeted a new mom who promptly presented her with the infant.

‘We have the biggest fan,’ the woman said, before revealing her little one was just two weeks old.

Clark looked apprehensive at first when asked if she wanted to hold the bub, however she cradled the bundle of joy and signed their onesie.

Caitlin Clark was seen autographing a newborn baby at a fan event earlier this week

‘We have the biggest fan,’ a new mom told Clark, revealing her bub was just two weeks old

‘So cute,’ the former Iowa star said.

‘Is this the youngest [fan] to get an autograph?’ the woman asked.

‘I think so,’ Clark replied, noting that she once ‘signed an ultrasound.’

Clark is quickly cementing herself as a Rookie of the Year contender as she’s leading the league with 8.2 assists and 17.1 points.

She has also set several records while helping the Fever climb up the standings.

Away from the court, Clark’s presence is clearly impacting her team’s bottom line.

Attendance is up 264 percent for the Fever this season as every single available ticket has been sold.

They’ve also enjoyed a 1,193-percent jump in jersey sales, while the Fever store has seen 700 percent more purchases than one season ago.

It comes amid the Fever star’s Rookie of the Year campaign. She’s leading with 17.1 points

A superstar rookie class, led by Clark and Angel Reese, has given the sport a boost in 2024

The concession stands are enjoying a similar uptick. Not only are hot dog sales up 300 percent, but Hoosiers have bought more than 2,826 gallons of draft beer – a 740-percent jump from 2023.

On social media, the team has gotten more than 800 million page views in the last four months, while adding 1.3 million followers since April 15.

A superstar rookie class, led by Clark and her rival Angel Reese, has given the entire WNBA a huge boost in 2024.

The league inked a new media rights package in July worth about $2.2 billion over 11 years, The Athletic reported at the time.

It nets out to approximately $200 million annually, roughly four times the WNBA’s current media deals with Disney, Ion, CBS and Amazon, which are valued at $50 million annually.

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Suspects flee robbery at Chase Bank in Plainfield

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April 22, 2026

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Suspects flee robbery at Chase Bank in Plainfield

PLAINFIELD, Ind. (WISH) — Suspects fled a Plainfield bank after it was robbed Tuesday afternoon, police say.

Plainfield Police Department was called at 2:10 p.m. Tuesday to the robbery of a bank in progress at Chase Bank, 807 Southfield Drive. That’s southwest of the intersection of Quaker Boulevard and Stafford Road/East County Road 450 South in the Hendricks County town.

Deputy Chief Ryan Salisbury of the Plainfield Police Department said detectives were working on the case.

The police department posted on social media on Tuesday night that no one was hurt in the robbery, and the suspects, who were not in custody, fled prior to the arrival of first responders.

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Why Sophie Cunningham turned down multi-year contract offers to return to Indiana Fever

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April 21, 2026

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Why Sophie Cunningham turned down multi-year contract offers to return to Indiana Fever

INDIANAPOLIS — Sophie Cunningham wants to emphasize she’s perfectly happy with the Indiana Fever. She just wishes she could be locked down longer.

Cunningham, who signed a one-year, $665,000 deal with the Indiana Fever for 2026, said on her podcast, “Show Me Something,” on Tuesday night that she was frustrated with the free agency process in the condensed offseason.

She shook her head vehemently when her co-host West Wilson asked if the contract was better than she thought it would be, then said in part, “It’s tough because I came off an injury … I’m not even going to lie to you, that’s a little, kind of, frustrating.”

Fans on social media largely took that as she did not get interest from other teams, she didn’t want to return to the Fever, or she was unhappy with the salary she got.

She shut those thoughts down on social media Monday night, then expounded on her frustrations with local media at Fever training camp on Tuesday morning.

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“I think Twitter kind of blew up last night about a comment I made on my podcast. But that wasn’t what I meant at all,” Cunningham said. “I think if you listen to the full clip, you really understand that I just wanted to be somewhere for more than one year. I’m almost 30 years old. I want to have a home. I want to get established. And I would love to get established in a place like Indiana.”

The Fever prioritized as much financial flexibility as possible this offseason because of the new EPIC clause, which allows both Aliyah Boston and Caitlin Clark to renegotiate their fourth-year salaries up to the max with an extension. Boston’s salary was bumped to $1 million in 2025, and she will make the supermax from 2027-29. Clark is eligible to negotiate up to the max in 2027, and both Clark and Boston could be making the supermax starting in 2028.

Only Lexie Hull and Monique Billings got major multi-year deals with the Fever out of free agency. Hull signed for $765,000 in 2026 and $803,250 in 2027, per Her Hoop Stats, while Billings got $800,000 for both 2026 and 2027. Damiris Dantas is the only other player that got a multi-year deal out of free agency, but that was for the minimum cap hit of $277,500.

Kelsey Mitchell signed a one-year, $1.4 million supermax, Cunningham returned on a one-year deal, and Myisha Hines-Allen and Tyasha Harris each signed one-year deals.

Cunningham added that she got multi-year offers from other teams, but chose to stay with Indiana on a one-year deal.

She wanted to return to Indiana, she said, because of friendships she created with her teammates and the potential they showed, even after six separate season-ending injuries on the roster. She is also closer to her hometown of Columbia, Missouri.

“When you find a group of girls who really make you fall in love with basketball games and you enjoy it, you enjoy them, not only on the court, but off the court, like, you want to hold on to that,” Cunningham said. “ … it was never about the money, it was just about the years, because I wanted to be with them. And God forbid a girl loves her teammates, you know what I mean?”

Cunningham is also coming off a major knee injury after she tore her MCL in August 2025. She was ruled out for the rest of the 2025 season and got surgery in Indianapolis, then had a six-month rehab process before she was cleared in February.

Since then, she has been ramping back up as much as possible, including playing one-on-one, three-on-three, plyometrics, and everything she does to get ready for a regular season.

Still, she said, she’ll need to actually play to get back into full basketball shape.

“Basketball shape is just different,” Cunningham said. “You can run as many suicides as you want, you can get your butt kicked however you want, but until you’re out here playing, you’re never fully going to be in game shape until you’re playing games.”

Chloe Peterson is the Indiana Fever beat reporter for IndyStar. Reach her at chloe.peterson@indystar.com or follow her on X at @chloepeterson67. Get IndyStar’s Indiana Fever and Caitlin Clark coverage sent directly to your inbox with our Caitlin Clark Fever newsletter. Subscribe to IndyStar TV: Fever for in-depth analysis, behind-the-scenes coverage and more.

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Indiana police find semi trailer loaded up with nearly 400 pounds of cocaine: troopers

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April 21, 2026

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Indiana police find semi trailer loaded up with nearly 400 pounds of cocaine: troopers

CLOVERDALE, Ind. (WKRC) – Authorities in Indiana found a semi trailer loaded up with hundreds of pounds of suspected cocaine.

According to a statement issued by the Indiana State Police (ISP), 27-year-old Harmandeep Singh of Bakersfield, California was taken into custody after nearly 400 pounds of suspected cocaine were reportedly found in the trailer of a commercial truck.

Per the statement, an ISP trooper seized the suspected cocaine during a traffic stop on Interstate 70 in Putnam County, authorities said.

The stop occurred Tuesday morning near the 37-mile marker, just east of Cloverdale, after a commercial motor vehicle was observed exceeding the posted speed limit.

Police said Singh displayed several indicators of possible criminal activity during the encounter. After obtaining consent to search the vehicle, troopers discovered multiple duffel bags and cardboard boxes in the trailer containing approximately 392 pounds (178 kilograms) of suspected cocaine.

Authorities estimated the street value of the drugs at about $9 million.

Singh was taken into custody and taken to the Putnam County Jail, where he is being held on a $30,000 cash bond.

He faces the following preliminary charges, per the post:

Possession of a narcotic drug

Formal charges will be determined by the Putnam County prosecutor.

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Indiana State Police said drug interdiction remains a priority, with troopers focusing on major highways to disrupt the flow of illegal narcotics into the state.

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