Sabrina Ionescu's historic night reignites Caitlin Clark Rookie of the Year debate

Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark has been mentioned in the Rookie of the Year debate yet again, but it’s not because of any recent accomplishment of hers. In fact, it’s because of another WNBA star’s big night. 

New York Liberty star Sabrina Ionescu, who was the first overall pick in the 2020 WNBA draft, posted big numbers in the team’s final game before the WNBA’s month-long break ahead of the Summer Olympics in Paris. 

She dropped 30 points, six rebounds and five assists in the Liberty’s 82-74 win over the Connecticut Sun on Tuesday night, setting a franchise record for most career 30-point games (13th).

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Her six 3-pointers tied her season-high and extended her regular-season streak of at least one 3-pointer to 50, making hers the third-longest streak in league history.

Ionescu’s 30 points, six rebounds, and five assists, six 3-pointers and two steals for the night also put her in rare company. According to the X account StatMamba, she joins Caitlin Clark as the only players this season to reach those numbers in a single game.

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Fans on social media took interest in the fact that Clark reached the stat first this season, reigniting the debate that the former Iowa star should win this year’s Rookie of the Year. 

The ROY debate will be on hold for the next month as the WNBA’s biggest stars head to Paris to compete in the Summer Olympics. But Clark will still have a chance to make a strong case for herself during the All-Star break. 

She’ll compete as a member of Team WNBA versus the Olympic squad in the All-Star game on Saturday night and likely show off her unmatched shooting skills in the 3-point contest on Friday. 

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Democrats plan to nominate Biden in pre-convention vote as party remains divided

The Democratic Party plans to formally nominate President Biden as the party's 2024 nominee in a vote prior to their convention, according to a Wednesday letter.

The letter, sent to the Democratic National Convention Rules Committee from committee co-chairs Leah Daughtry and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, details plans to hold a virtual roll call for delegates, saying it is necessary to avoid potential litigation in Ohio and elsewhere. News of the vote comes as Democrats remain deeply divided over whether Biden should serve as the party's nominee. The party will hold a rules meeting regarding the convention on Friday.

"Our discussion on Friday of how the Convention will operate will include discussion of a virtual voting element, which will end before the in-person Convention," says the letter, which was obtained by Fox News Digital.

The letter confirms that virtual voting will begin no sooner than Aug. 1. It must conclude by Aug. 7 to avoid ballot access issues in Ohio. Frank LaRose, the Ohio secretary of state, repeatedly warned the Democratic Party that its plans to nominate Biden at the Aug. 19 convention violated Ohio law. The state's election laws require a presidential candidate to be certified at least 90 days before Election Day.

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"Having enough time to finalize our nominees and make sure they are on ballots around the country is critical. That is the driving reason for conducting a virtual voting process," the letter states.

"No matter what may be reported, our goal is not to fast-track," Daughtry and Walz added. "Our goals are to uphold our tradition of transparency, our commitment to an effective nominating process that delivers a nominee on all state ballots, and ultimately to set our nominees on a path to victory in November."

The compressed schedule puts even more pressure on the growing number of Democrats who are hoping to pressure Biden to drop out of the race. So far, 20 Democrat lawmakers have publicly called for him to withdraw.

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Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., was the latest lawmaker to defect, issuing a statement to the Los Angeles Times praising Biden as "one of the most consequential presidents in our nation’s history."

"But our nation is at a crossroads," he said. "A second Trump presidency will undermine the very foundation of our democracy, and I have serious concerns about whether the president can defeat Donald Trump in November."

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"While the choice to withdraw from the campaign is President Biden’s alone, I believe it is time for him to pass the torch. And in doing so, secure his legacy of leadership by allowing us to defeat Donald Trump in the upcoming election," he added.

Biden has insisted he is staying in the race, though the number of Democrat lawmakers calling for him to drop out is growing almost daily.