Caitlin Clark’s rookie campaign for the Indiana Fever in the WNBA continues to reap rewards for the 22-year-old.

The Iowa native took home Rookie of the Year honors thanks to her sparkling play on the court, and her performances and superstar status have helped her bank account grow as well despite earning $76,535 from her WNBA contract.

As per Sportico, the highest paid female athlete remains tennis star Coco Gauff. However Clark and basketball fans were no doubt pleased to see she has cracked the Top 10 – the only basketball player to do so.

The list states that Clark earned $11.1 million, which puts her just behind No.9 Simone Biles, who also took home $11.1 million.

It also states that Clark took home $100,000 in bonus payments, the biggest of which came for making the WNBA first team which made her $10,300.

Since the Fever made it to the playoffs each player on the team was paid a bonus of $1,616, while Clark’s participation in the All-Star game netted her another $2,575.

Although Biles appears on the list with the same total as Clark, she was ranked above due to her salary/winnings earning her $135,000.

Highest-paid female athletes of 2024 via @Sportico

▪️ Top 15 earned $221M, up 27%
▪️ Coco Gauff the 3rd woman to crack $30M after Serena, Osaka
▪️ Top 15 includes 9 tennis players
▪️ Newcomers in top 10: Caitlin Clark, Zheng Qinwen

Full breakdown: https://t.co/HLb5PT7FTr pic.twitter.com/NmlGw2ysX4

— Kurt Badenhausen (@kbadenhausen) December 4, 2024

Clark in the mix for more honors

Clark’s rookie performance has also earned her a shot at winning the BBC Sports Personality’s World Sports Start of the Year award.

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The award is set to be presented on BBC One on Tuesday, December 17 with voting currently open. Manchester City’s Erling Haaland took home the honors last year.

As per the BBC’s website, Clark is a contender for the award alongside Swiss para-athletics star Catherine Debrunner, Swedish pole vaulter Armand Duplantis, Dutch runner Sifan Hassan, and French swimmer Leon Marchand.

Kansas City Chiefs President Forced To Address Rumors That Taylor Swift & Travis Kelce’s Relationship Is Just A “Marketing Strategy” For The Team

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce (Photo by Timothy A. Clary/AFP via Getty Images)
There’s a conspiracy theory for just about everything, including bizarre ones relating to the highly publicized relationship between Grammy Award-winning singer Taylor Swift and Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce.

The three-time Super Bowl champion has been in a relationship with Taylor Swift for over a year. Their rumored romance was confirmed when Swift attended the Chiefs’ Week 3, 2023 home game against the Chicago Bears at Arrowhead Stadium.

Kelce’s romance with Swfit has been a giant win for the Chiefs and the NFL, too. She has brought plenty more attention to the NFL and contributed to the Chiefs’ skyrocketing popularity worldwide.

Naturally, conspiracy theorists believe the Travis Kelce-Taylor Swift romance is simply a marketing ploy to help the Chiefs and the league. But Chiefs president Mark Donovan finally addressed the ridiculous rumor during an appearance on NBC’s “Squawk Box” program:

“I’d love to say that it was a marketing strategy, but it is an authentic relationship. And we’re happy to have it, and it’s been nothing but good for us.

I think the best thing I can say about the whole relationship and the impact it’s had on us is, Taylor Swift is an authentic member of the Kansas City Chiefs kingdom. She’s an authentic fan and that matters to our fans and our fan base and to matters to us and we try to respect that.”