AXIOS (Noah Bressner) - Sports' grip on America sparks summer of political warfare
The WNBA, Major League Baseball and even a golf startup spent the summer as unlikely proxies in some of the country's fiercest national conflicts. Why it matters: American culture has shattered into thousands of tiny shards of glass . But sports remains one of the few forces powerful enough to pull much of the country into the same moment — making it a prime target for political fights. - That kind of shared attention has become a scarce and ultra-valuable resource for activists, politicians and companies. Zoom in: This summer's fights have blown up far beyond the fan bases involved. - Caitlin Clark, the WNBA's biggest star, spent the season absorbing hard fouls. The fight over whether refs were protecting her quickly became a fight…
