NEW YORK — Caitlin Clark will have a picture book out this fall based on her own life, one she knows is like few others’.

Random House Books for Young Readers announced Tuesday that “EXTRAordinary! A Little EXTRA to Reach BIG Dreams” will be published Nov. 3. In rhyming verse, the WNBA star shares a message about the importance of effort and support.

Clark, whose book features illustrations by Adriana Predoi, was inspired by an inscription above the mirror that hung in her childhood bedroom: “The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is the little EXTRA.”

“Basketball has given me so many incredible opportunities, but what has always meant the most to me are the people who’ve supported me along the way,” Clark said in a statement. “I hope this book reminds kids that they’re never alone in chasing their dreams and that giving a little extra to the people and moments is what makes them EXTRAordinary.”

The 24-year-old Indiana Fever guard, widely credited with raising the profile of women's basketball, returned to action recently after injuries limited her to 13 games in 2025. She scored seven points Saturday in a preseason victory over the New York Liberty.

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NEW YORK — Megan Thee Stallion will be cutting short her already limited Broadway run in “Moulin! Rouge” in the wake of dumping NBA star Klay Thompson, who she’s publicly accused of “cheating.”

The Grammy winner, 31, who debuted late last month as Zidler in the Tony-winning adaptation of the 2001 musical film, will now be taking her final bow on Friday — less than a week after her post Saturday accusing 36-year-old Thompson of infidelity. She was initially supposed to finish her run on May 17.

“Hotties, my last performance as Zidler in @moulinrougebway will be May 1,” the “Hot Girl Summer” rapper, born Megan Pete, captioned an Instagram carousel Monday. “It’s been such an honor to be part of thee Moulin Rouge family and I’ve met so many amazing people in this theater!”

“Y’all work so hard and I have so much respect for the dedication, the stamina, the work ethic, the time and the effort y’all put into the work!” continued Megan, adding she was “so grateful for the cast and crew.”

Megan thanked “all the Hotties that showed up or planned to attend. … I LOVE YALL.” She promised to “see you soon.”

“Yeah we’re going to have to drag Klay by his ankles [At This Point],” read one comment, liked by more than 19,600.

Another fan earned over 3,300 likes when she promised she was “whipping up a spell” against Thompson, while another received nearly 2,000 likes for saying she was “about to sue Klay.”

On Saturday, Megan posted an Instagram story in which she called out “cheating, had me around your whole family playing house … got ‘cold feet,'” as well as “HORRIBLE mood swings and treatment towards me during your basketball season.”

Though she did not name Thompson in the post, Megan subsequently released a statement to People and USA Today confirming she’d “made the decision to end my relationship with Klay” — to whom she was first linked in July — after “trust, fidelity and respect” had been compromised.

The internet deduced that was the reason Megan appeared to be crying in a clip from the end of Saturday’s show.

Megan returned to the stage on April 2, two days after she was hospitalized mid-performance for “difficulty breathing.” and was hospitalized. It was later reported she’d suffered from extreme exhaustion, dehydration, vasoconstriction, and low metabolic levels.

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“Jurassic Park” star Sam Neill says he beat blood cancer after it seemed he “was on the way out.”

The 78-year-old actor told 7News Australia that he spent five years battling lymphoma, which included unpleasant but necessary chemotherapy treatments.

“Then the chemo stopped working,” he said. “I was at a loss and it looked like I was on the way out, which wasn’t ideal obviously.”

Neill reportedly turned to a CAR T-cell therapy treatment that genetically alters blood cells so that they become more easily visible to the body’s immune system and attacked.

According to Neill, a recent scan showed there’s no longer cancer in his system.

“That’s an extraordinary thing,” he said.

The treatment Neill credits for saving his life is available in in the U.S. and becoming increasingly accessible in Australia. Neill was raised in nearby New Zealand.

He told Australian Story in 2023 that he’d began using a rare drug program that forced his stage-three cancer into remission for a year, but that treatment was only believed to have been prolonging the inevitable. Neill said he didn’t fear death, but confessed that retiring “fills me with horror.”

Now that he’s on the mend, Neill said he plans to get back to making movies.

He’s built a resume over the past 50 years in such films as “The Hunt for Red October,” “Dead Calm,” “The Piano” and the “Jurassic Park” franchise. His television credits include a dozen appearances on British gangster show “Peaky Blinders” and voice work on “ The Simpsons.”

From combined wire services