In terms of sports rematches, the April 1, 2024 women’s basketball contest between Iowa and LSU, a repeat of last year’s NCAA championship game, which this year decided which team would reach the Final Four, wasn’t quite a repeat of the 1938 boxing match between Joe Louis and Max Schmeling. But it was close. Caitlin Clark, who is to basketball what Taylor Swift is to pop music and culture, albeit with far more talent, scored 42 points and added 12 assists while leading her Hawkeyes to a 94-87 victory over Angel Reese and the LSU Tigers. Do not let the final score fool you. It wasn’t that close.
The first half gave zero indication of how the game would play out, with momentum ebbs and flows on both ends of the court and absolutely no quarter given by either side. With the score tied at 45 going into…
