The biggest sports story in the U.S. on Monday was the much-anticipated women’s college basketball Elite Eight game between Caitlin Clark and Iowa versus Angel Reese and LSU, with LSU coach Kim Mulkey added to the subplot. The game lived up to its billing, with Iowa winning 94-87 in the Albany region.
Clark was the star and the one who lit up social media. She scored 41 points, had 12 assists and seven rebounds. Clark’s nine three-pointers, some seemingly as far away as Niagara Falls, had fans’ jaws dropping everywhere and LGBTQ sports fans were part of that admiration society.
Here are some notable tweets as they happened from LGBTQ athletes, writers and others in sports.
Natasha Cloud, WNBA player
Get off the sidelines and into the game
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Derek Schell, former college basketball player
Nikki Hiltz, runner
Nef Walker, sport management professor
Devin Heroux, journalist
Lyndsey D’Arcangelo, women sports advocate
Wade Davis, former football player
Cameron Banning, former athlete
Iowa moves on to the women’s Final Four, where the Hawkeyes will play Connecticut. South Carolina takes on North Carolina State in the other semi. You can bet fans of all orientations will be watching what has become must-see TV.
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