{"id":1926,"date":"2026-05-14T06:01:38","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T06:01:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/14\/caitlin-clark-scores-23-as-fever-handle-sparks-for-first-win\/"},"modified":"2026-05-14T06:01:38","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T06:01:38","slug":"caitlin-clark-scores-23-as-fever-handle-sparks-for-first-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/14\/caitlin-clark-scores-23-as-fever-handle-sparks-for-first-win\/","title":{"rendered":"Caitlin Clark scores 23 as Fever handle Sparks for first win"},"content":{"rendered":"<article><!-- --><!-- --><!-- WPS-5038 -- removed the script from WPS and added the placeholder for trinity player --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- CONTENT --><!--[--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>A combined 47 points from Caitlin Clark and Kelsey Mitchell helped the Indiana Fever outlast the host Los Angeles Sparks 87-78 on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/14\/cif-softball-playoff-scores-and-schedule-mcclatchy-goes-yard-vs-folsom\/\">CIF softball playoff scores and schedule: McClatchy goes yard vs. Folsom<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Mitchell scored 11 of her 23 points in the second quarter, when the Fever pulled away. 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All Rights Reserved.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--]--><!-- --><\/p>\n<p>This story was originally published <span>May 13, 2026 at 10:09 PM<span>.<\/span><\/span><!-- --><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A combined 47 points from Caitlin Clark and Kelsey Mitchell helped the Indiana Fever outlast the host Los Angeles Sparks 87-78 on Wednesday night.Mitchell scored 11 of her 23 points in the second quarter, when the Fever pulled away.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1925,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1926","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Caitlin Clark scores 23 as Fever handle Sparks for first win - 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