{"id":2640281,"date":"2026-08-04T12:03:58","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T16:03:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cunninghams-coach-hangs-her-out-to-dry-as-reporters-ask-about-men-in-womens-sports-worst-answer-weve-ever-heard\/"},"modified":"2026-08-04T12:07:35","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T16:07:35","slug":"cunninghams-coach-hangs-her-out-to-dry-as-reporters-ask-about-men-in-womens-sports-worst-answer-weve-ever-heard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cunninghams-coach-hangs-her-out-to-dry-as-reporters-ask-about-men-in-womens-sports-worst-answer-weve-ever-heard\/","title":{"rendered":"Cunningham&#8217;s Coach Hangs Her Out to Dry as Reporters Ask About Men in Women&#8217;s Sports &#8211; Worst Answer We&#8217;ve Ever Heard"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">42<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcunninghams-coach-hangs-her-out-to-dry-as-reporters-ask-about-men-in-womens-sports-worst-answer-weve-ever-heard%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2640281&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/this-is-what-happened-the-last-time-israel-invaded-lebanon-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"This is what happened the last time Israel invaded Lebanon - Washington Examiner\">provided content discusses<\/a> the issue of gender inclusion in sports, highlighting a debate around transgender athletes competing against biological females. Sophie Cunningham, a player, publicly expressed concern about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-were-on-a-mission-advocacy-groups-behind-push-to-save-womens-sports-campaign-against-trans-surgeries-for-minors\/\" title=\"EXCLUSIVE: \u2018We\u2019re On A Mission\u2019: Advocacy Groups Behind Push To Save Women\u2019s ... Campaign Against Trans Surgeries For Minors\">protecting young girls<\/a> from competing against transgender females, emphasizing the importance of honesty and safety in women&#8217;s sports. Indiana Fever head coach Stephanie White showed a hesitant stance, suggesting she is not fully informed on the scientific aspects of the matter but opposes exclusion. The article criticizes this stance, arguing that biological males should not compete in women\u2019s sports, citing examples like young male athletes defeating female teams and the physical disparities in sports like boxing. It advocates for courage to stand for truth and urges collective support to oppose gender ideology in athletics.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Coaches stand by their players. That is, unless those players express a view that has been common knowledge for millennia, dating back to the earliest occurrence of humans engaging in athletic competitions.<\/p>\n<p>The coach currently upholding that standard would be Indiana Fever head coach Stephanie White. The player she is failing to defend would be Sophie Cunningham.<\/p>\n<p>On July 21, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/wnba\/story\/_\/id\/49306657\/sophie-cunningham-finger-point-indiana-fever-wnba\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ESPN<\/a> did a profile on Cunningham in which she expressed disapproval towards biological males pretending to be women \u2014 \u201ctranswomen\u201d or \u201ctransgirls,\u201d in this instance \u2014 playing against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/female-national-champion-wrestler-joe-biden-is-letting-males-invade-young-girls-spaces\/\" title=\"Female National Champion Wrestler: Joe Biden Is \u2018Letting Males Invade ...\u2019 Spaces\u2019\">young female athletes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI got a lot of negative feedback about me hating trans. And I\u2019m like, \u2018I never once said that,&#8217;\u201d Cunningham said. \u201cI think that I am here to extend love. But I also think with that love is truth, being honest. And I want to protect young girls in a locker room, or young girls in sport who shouldn\u2019t have to go against biological men.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>White sat on the fence when asked about the issue. Fox News sports journalist Jackson Thompson posted footage of her speaking about it Friday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat\u2019s your personal stance?\u201d she was asked.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Fever coach Stephanie White is asked her stance on males playing in women\u2019s sports.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI wouldn\u2019t really say that I\u2019m educated enough from a scientific standpoint. I don\u2019t ever believe that exclusion is the answer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She then opens up on \u201cfrustration\u201d over the debate being tied\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6hOLPSBYBf\">pic.twitter.com\/6hOLPSBYBf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jackson Thompson (@JackThompsonFOX) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JackThompsonFOX\/status\/2083370966948643001?\">August 1, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t know that I would say that I\u2019m educated enough from a scientific standpoint. I don\u2019t ever believe that exclusion is an answer,\u201d she replied.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI do think when we think about various levels of sport, various governing bodies of sport, and things that go into that \u2014 like I said, I\u2019m not educated enough at the different levels.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She\u2019s not educated enough? You do not need to be a biologist to know that male athletes do not belong in women\u2019s sports.<\/p>\n<p>Recall one occasion, as reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.outkick.com\/sports\/carli-lloyd-confirms-uswnt-lost-to-bigger-stronger-faster-team-of-u15-boys\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Outkick<\/a> in November 2023, when a group of high school boys 15 and younger defeated the United States National Women\u2019s Soccer team 5-2.<\/p>\n<p>Think about one of the top female boxers in the world, Claressa Shields, taking on Floyd Mayweather.<\/p>\n<p>It would be a televised murder.<\/p>\n<p>White knows the truth. She understands that Cunningham is correct and that boys pretending to be girls should not compete against females and crush their dreams.<\/p>\n<p>She is being agreeable because she is scared.<\/p>\n<p>The trans mob is out to get Cunningham, and if White supports her, they will come for her as well.<\/p>\n<p>It takes courage to stand up for the truth. We all hear it growing up in school, whether through stories in literature or actual events in history.<\/p>\n<p>Courage to stand up creates change. 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