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Caitlin Clark Improving, Fever Losing Closer Amid Record Ratings And Crowds, But Still 0-5

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Caitlin Clark is playing better, and her Indiana Fever are at least losing closer games.
The numbers continue to thrive in rare air on television and attendance, as if she was still barnstorming the Midwest and beyond as an Iowa Hawkeye the last two seasons.
But there is one number Clark cannot digest.
The Indiana Fever, who picked her first in the WNBA Draft last month, are 0-5 for the worst record in the WNBA after an 85-83 loss at the Seattle Storm late Wednesday night in front of 18,343 – the largest crowd ever for a WNBA game in Seattle. 
Seattle has had a WNBA team since 2000.

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Justice Department sues Ticketmaster and Live Nation over live event monopoly

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Those $40 service charges are coming under fire from the federal government.
In a move that primarily has consequences for music, but could also bleed into the world of sports, the Department of Justice announced Thursday that it was moving forward with a lawsuit against Ticketmaster and parent company Live Nation Entertainment.
The source of the suit is what the government asserts is a significant breach of antitrust law, with the companies working in concert to dominate the live event industry at the expense of performers, venues and artists.

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College Football To NASCAR, Former Tennessee DB Marquill Osborne Living A Different Type Of Professional Dream

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Growing up in North Carolina, Marquill Osborne was surrounded by short-track racing and NASCAR, even though his life was playing out on the football field. 
In the past, rarely have the worlds of college football and NASCAR collided, but as we’ve seen over the last number of years, athletes are finding new life after their days on the playing field came to an end. 
This was the case for Marquill Osborne, who goes by the name ‘Quill’ with his new teammates.

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