Caitlin Clark is the most powerful female athlete in the world, per @Forbes.
The WNBA's Rookie of the Year in 2024 has been the primary catalyst for the catastrophic growth of the W the last few years.
While her WNBA paycheck doesn't show it (roughly $70,000), Forbes estimates Clark banked $8.1 million last season overall.
In terms of most powerful women in sports overall, the Indiana Fever star is ranked 4th.
1. Gayle Benson (owner of New Orleans Saints and New Orleans Pelicans)
2. Amy Howe (CEO of FanDuel)
3. Amy Montagne (Nike brand president)
4. Caitlin Clark (WNBA player)
Only 2 other professional athletes made the Top 10.
Both just so happen to play in the WNBA too with Napheesa Collier and Breanna Stewart tied for 9th place.
It's impressive how Clark managed to crack the top 4 playing 2 years in the W.
How many years will it take until she becomes number one? 🤔
Hannah Hidalgo of Notre Dame put up one of the CRAZIEST stat lines you'll ever see in the win vs. Akron 🤯
🔸44 points
🔸16 STEALS* (!!)
🔸9 rebounds
🔸28 minutes
*Division 1 record in NCAA history
Byron Young is a beast.
But just a few years ago, he was working the cash register.
Back in 2018, Young took shifts at Burger King and Dollar General to try to enter the working world.
He even got promoted to assistant manager at Dollar General, and his boss thought Byron had a future in store management.
But football was always his true passion.
One day, he saw a flyer on the store bulletin board.
George Military College was holding open tryouts for its football team.
Young went, made the team, and never looked back.
From there, he transferred to Tennessee - and was then drafted by the Rams in the 3rd round of the 2023 draft.
This year, he's racked up 7.5 sacks through 6 weeks - good for 2nd in the NFL. And he looks like one of the best young players in the league.
Not too bad for a former Dollar General employee.