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Whoopi Goldberg To ESPN: “Sweeten That Deal” With Caitlin Clark & The WNBA; Indy Reporter Apologizes For Creepy Quip


Just days after President Joe Biden decried the wage disparity between female and male athletes, Whoopi Goldberg said on ABC’s The View that ESPN should “sweeten” its deal for the broadcast rights of WNBA games. After pointing out the Clark will make an initial annual salary of $76,535 as a player for the Indiana Fever, […]

Just days after President Joe Biden decried the wage disparity between female and male athletes, Whoopi Goldberg said on ABC’s The View that ESPN should “sweeten” its deal for the broadcast rights of WNBA games. View co-host and legal expert Sunny Hostin then said, “The collective bargaining agreement that was signed in 2020 gave the players a 53% increase in salary – that should tell you how bad it was. After online backlash over the creepy quip, Doyel wrote an apologetic column in the Indy Star, noting, “In my haste to be clever, to be familiar and welcoming (or so I thought), I offended Caitlin and her family.

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