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Caitlin Clark leads Fever past Aces 99-89 to even WNBA playoff series

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Covered by 3 outlets, mostly right-leaning (67%).

5 articles in total. The spectrum counts each outlet once and leaves opinion out. How we measure bias

Caitlin Clark scored 27 points and had 15 assists as the Indiana Fever beat the Las Vegas Aces 99-89 on Tuesday, evening their best-of-three WNBA playoff series at 1-1. Clark became the first player in league history to record a points-assists double-double before halftime of a playoff game, and outlets reported she had 14 points and 11 assists in the opening 20 minutes. The game included an incident in which Aces star A’ja Wilson was given a technical foul after approaching a fan who had said something to her. Clark later said she vomited at halftime due to exhaustion. Game 3 is scheduled for Thursday in Las Vegas.

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What happened

Key points

Each point shows who reports it, from Far Left to Far Right.

  1. Caitlin Clark scored 27 points and had 15 assists in the Fever's win

    Reported byLeftRight

  2. The Fever won the game, evening the series at 1-1

    Reported byLeftRight

  3. Clark became the first player in WNBA history to produce a points-assists double-double before halftime of a playoff game

    Reported byLeftRight

  4. A'ja Wilson was given a technical foul after a confrontation with a fan

    Reported byLeftRight

  5. Clark said she vomited at halftime due to exhaustion

    Reported byRight

  6. Game 3 of the series will be played Thursday in Las Vegas

    Reported byLeftRight

What is contested

Where accounts differ

Points the coverage does not agree on, and who says what.

  • The final score of the game

    Most outlets, including the Associated Press report published by both the Guardian and New York Post, and a second New York Post article, report the final score as 99-89; one Fox News article reports it as 99-88.

How each side tells it

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  • the left

    1 outlet

    The Guardian's Associated Press report frames the night as a standout individual performance by Clark alongside the Wilson-fan confrontation, without added commentary.

    WNBA playoffs: Caitlin Clark shines in Fever win as A’ja Wilson confronts fan after Cunningham foul
    The GuardianLeftAll left-leaning headlines

  • the center

    No coverage yet

    No center outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.

  • the right

    2 outlets

    Right-leaning outlets split between headlines celebrating Clark's historic performance, the Wilson-fan confrontation, and a lighter, more colorful story about Clark vomiting at halftime; one Fox piece's excerpt also contains unrelated commentary about college football and NIL legislation.

    Caitlin Clark ‘threw up everything in my stomach’ during Fever’s WNBA playoff win
    New York PostRightAll right-leaning headlines

The words they chose

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  • Left0

    No loaded words in its own voice.

  • Center

    Has not covered this story.

  • Right2

    massive hypocrisyblatant double standard

In the outlets’ own words

  • Loaded modifier

    massive hypocrisyMore neutral: apparent inconsistency

    Characterizes Saban's position as hypocritical rather than stating the facts neutrally.

    Dan exposes the massive hypocrisy surrounding former Alabama head coach Nick Saban as college football's NIL and…

    Used byFox News (Far Right)

  • Loaded modifier

    blatant double standardMore neutral: apparent inconsistency

    Asserts a judgment about inconsistency as settled fact rather than describing the situation neutrally.

    The blatant double standard?

    Used byFox News (Far Right)

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Side by side

What each side leads with and what it leaves out. Open a side to read its headlines.

From the left

1 outlet

Leads with

  • Clark's statistical milestone
  • the Wilson-fan incident
  • the series now being tied

Leaves out

  • Clark's postgame comments about vomiting at halftime

Reported by other sides, not found in this side’s coverage.

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  • The GuardianLeftAssociated Press report

    WNBA playoffs: Caitlin Clark shines in Fever win as A’ja Wilson confronts fan after Cunningham foul

    Clark has 27 points and 15 assists in Indiana win Wilson assessed technical foul after confrontation All Caitlin Clark wanted was one more chance to play this season. She delivered a masterpiece. …

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From the center

0 outlets

No center outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.

From the right

2 outlets

Leads with

  • Clark's statistical and historic achievements
  • the Wilson-fan technical foul
  • Clark's halftime vomiting and toughness
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The left is Far Left and Left together. The right is Right and Far Right together. Every outlet keeps its own five-point rating.

Who reported it when

How the coverage built up

  • Left

    1 hr 57 min later

    Its first report, Sep 29, 10:44 PM EDT

  • Center

    No report yet

    From the outlets Mantle follows

  • Right

    First to report

    Fox News, Sep 29, 8:48 PM EDT

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  1. Fox NewsFar RightSep 29, 8:48 PM EDT
  2. New York PostRightSep 29, 9:53 PM EDT
  3. The GuardianLeftSep 29, 10:44 PM EDT

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