June 12, 2023

MESA, Ariz. — We all know Tamika Catchings can shoot a basketball through a hoop. But can she toss a bean bag through a cornhole?

That’s what the several hundred fans were wondering at a recreational hall in Mesa, Arizona this past weekend. The Hal…

June 12, 2023

Tamika Catchings is a basketball legend who has dedicated her time away from the court to motivating and uplifting others. For Catchings’ outstanding achievements as a player and her commitment to serving her community, College Sports Communicators …

January 21, 2023

January 21, 2023

Basketball great Tamika Catchings certainly knows how to make an assist. Tea’s Me Café, the tea shop brand owned by retired Basketball Hall of Famer, has expanded to higher ed and she’s helped another Indy food entrepreneur get into the space. Te…

May 16, 2021

LET THE RECORD show that I came prepared for my interview with Tamika Catchings. I whiled away days on Lexis Nexis and pored over hazy box scores hoping they’d whisper something new.

I did my job — until I didn’t.

Fourteen minutes and 52 seconds …

October 9, 2020

The Recorder nominated two local women to receive an award from the Indiana Commission for Women.

Indiana’s First Lady Janet Holcomb recently presented the awards to Rupal Thanawala and Tamika Catchings.

Catchings, who overcame shyness which s…

June 26, 2020

Tamika Catchings honors scholar athletes during virtual…

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Tamika Catchings, who is a WNBA legend, celebrated nearly 50 student athletes Thursday night during the annual Catch the Stars foundation scholar athlete celebration. The…

June 19, 2020

On the lawn of the Statehouse Sunday, protesters gathered by the hundreds to rally against police brutality and encourage people to vote.

 
As songs like “A Change Is Gonna Come” by Sam Cooke played on the loudspeaker, signs held high and low could b…

February 11, 2020

NEW YORK (AP) — Tamika Catchings, Lauren Jackson and Swin Cash are headed to the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame.

The trio headline the Class of 2020. Joining the three former WNBA stars are Carol Callan (contributor), Carol Stiff (contributor…

February 11, 2020

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Tamika Catchings is one of the state’s legendary basketball players.

If you were to just scratch the surface of her career, you’d see a 10-time All-Star and four-time Olympic gold medalist. She is also a Women’s Basketbal…

November 27, 2019

As the Indiana Fever search for firm footing in the aftermath of Tamika Catchings’ move from the hardwood to the front office, the team on Tuesday announced basketball lifer and 2019 WNBA Champion Marianne Stanley as its new head coach.

Stanle…

October 21, 2019

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INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) – The NBA All-Star game won’t be in Indianapolis until 2021. But we are already leaning the way the league wants to invest…

June 30, 2019

Owner Tom Miller has started a Kickstarter campaign that could provide new uniforms to girls basketball teams

Eleven years ago, Tom Miller and WNBA star Tamika Catchings made a connection.

Today, they have a partnership that Miller believes will …

March 4, 2019

How many basketball executives get up at 4 o’clock in the morning to work out and look like they’re in All-Star playing shape?

Now, there is at least one: Tamika Catchings.

“I’m ready, right?” she said Monday at an Indiana Fever news conference.

The…

January 24, 2019

How does someone born with a hearing impairment, begin to find and then use her voice for good? Tamika Catchings, a 4X Olympic Gold Medalist, reveals how she went from being mocked for her dreams to achieving them in a lifetime of grit and determ…

November 28, 2018

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October 3, 2018

It’s a role reserved for the most esteemed members of the Colts extended family.

“This is a blessing. When I got the phone call, I was like, ‘Are you sure you want me to do this?’” she said. “Being able to come and be a part of the Colts family …

October 2, 2018

September 24, 2018

Welcome to the 24th of the month AND… Vlog #2! I’m super excited about sharing my journeys with you and just little life lessons that I’ve learned along the way. Stay tuned on the 24th for my Monthly Vlog. Tips to live by, fun things going on a…

January 24, 2017

Belated NEW YEAR to you & yours!!

It’s been a while since I checked in with everyone and so I picked one of the best days ever (24th of course) to write my first post of the year!

For starters, I’d like to send a huge THANK YOU to the Obama…

August 27, 2018

The Tampa Bay Sports Commission and the Tampa Police Athletic League partnered with Tamika Catchings Catch the Stars Foundation by hosting one of her #24Forever Legacy Tours, a fun-filled free basketball clinic hosted in underserved and low income c…

August 24, 2018

Welcome to my 1st Vlog!! Stay tuned every month on the 24th for my Monthly Vlog. Tips to live by, fun things going on and so much more!! If you have anything you would like for me to cover, hit me on my social media platforms and/or via e-mail tca…

August 1, 2018

“My heart is beating fast,” said Tamika Catchings. “My heart is beating really fast right now.”

Your heart would be beating really fast, too, if you were about to take off in a Red Bull Air Race Indianapolis. The race will be Oct. 6-7 at Indianap…

July 26, 2018

New Sculptures Unveiled in Sports Legends Avenue of Champions at The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis

Basketball legend Tamika Catchings has received countless honors and awards over the course of her career. But on Tuesday morning at The Childre…

July 2, 2018

Olympian. Philanthropist. Business owner.

Tamika Catchings has added another accolade to her resume Monday by becoming the newest member of the Indianapolis Airport Authority Board.

The appointment by Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett bumps the tot…

July 25, 2018

After playing careers end, WNBA stars are all business

Tamika Catchings, a former star of the Indiana Fever, poses for a portrait inside Tea’s Me Cafe in Indianapolis in 2017. Ever since Tamika Catchings bought Tea’s Me Cafe, WNBA fans have flocked …

June 26, 2017

I’ve been away from my social media for a few days, and really just soaking in everything that is going on within this #24Forever Weekend. It’s Sunday night and I’m still trying to soak everything in, and every time I begin to think about it, I star…

April 17, 2017

A four-time Olympic gold medalist and 16-year WNBA superstar with the Indiana Fever, Tamika Catchings has been named Director of Player Programs and Franchise Development with Pacers Sports & Entertainment. Catchings’ position will include particip…

February 1, 2017

Recently, I’ve come up with a great idea to track all of the places that I’ll be going to, and where and what I’m eating. Most recently I’ve travelled to Tuscaloosa, AL to call the Auburn at Alabama game. When I asked about a place that I “MUST” …

February 7, 2017

This past weekend I got to broadcast the Vanderbilt at Kentucky women’s basketball game and asked my former teammate, Niya Butts, a must eat at it in Lexington, Kentucky. Well, the first name off her tongue was Malone’s so mom and I went for an e…

January 6, 2017

Former Tennessee All-American and WNBA All-Star Tamika Catchings will serve as an analyst on SEC Network, calling several women’s basketball games during the remainder of the season.

Catchings recently retired from the WNBA after a 15-year caree…

July 2, 2018

Olympian. Philanthropist. Business owner.

Tamika Catchings has added another accolade to her resume Monday by becoming the newest member of the Indianapolis Airport Authority Board.

The appointment by Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett bumps the tota…

September 26, 2016

Written last Thursday…

All good things must come to an end and although I’ve been mentally preparing for my retirement, I was hoping that my finale would include celebrating with my teammates while hoisting that highly coveted WNBA Championsh…

September 23, 2016

Sometimes doing something “uncomfortable” sparks change (good and bad), but it always allows us to grow. What my Indiana Fever teammates and I did last night was bigger than the game itself. While basketball is what we do, it is not who we are!…

September 19, 2016

Wow…I was so pumped up last night that I literally couldn’t go to sleep! I’m so thankful for and grateful to the Indiana Fever/Pacers Sports & Entertainment for putting together the most amazing and heartwarming retirement celebration. Special …

August 23, 2016

It’s hard to believe that I started writing this blog yesterday while sitting at the airport in Atlanta between Rio de Janeiro and Indianapolis. The constant realizations that I have just ended my 20-year journey with USA Basketball. A day I knew …

July 16, 2016

The last few days have been a whirlwind, but my current situation involves me lying on my living room floor, icing my knees after just waking up from a nap. I believe we all dream more often than not, but a lot of times we don’t remember what our dr…

June 28, 2016

I woke up this morning around 4:14a with an eerie sense of loneliness and shook it away long enough to get back to sleep for a few more hours before I needed to get up to head to the gym. At 6:30a both alarms went off on my ipad and my cell, and as …

May 26, 2016

A time for celebration.

Rosters are finalized, media day is over, and the games have begun! As a league, we are celebrating its 20th year of The W, the greatest and longest standing women’s professional league in the world. This will be yet another…

May 13, 2016

Wooooooooooooossaahhhhhh : ) Well, it’s official. This is my final Opening Night Eve as I head into my final season of my WNBA career. I’m trying to keep from getting emotional, but it makes me sad to know that this is my final season in a Fever uni…

April 24, 2016

As I laid in bed this morning I couldn’t go back to sleep. This is officially my final “First Day” of training camp. It’s crazy to think of the emotions that swirled through my head the first time I watched a WNBA game, to the that night I got draf…

March 8, 2016

The past week or two have been an absolute whirlwind! Why? You ask? Mostly because of one of my biggest dreams has finally come true!

March 1st marked the official launch date of my autobiography “Catch a Star” which was written along with Ken Pet…

February 16, 2016

Voice gone, body exhausted… but feeling very inspired!! NBA All-Star Weekend2016 was a HUGE success! The past week has been a whirlwind of events – fit clinics, hospital visits, camp, Special Olympic games and so much more and I LOVED every minu…