By The Washington Stand August 16, 2026 at 9:00am
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Women’s basketball star Sophie Cunningham set off a maelstrom of controversy with her recent comment: “I want to protect young girls in a locker room, or young girls in sport who shouldn’t have to go against biological men.” Sports television personality Stephen Smith weighed in on the controversy and supported Cunningham’s comment, saying, “And when you have athletes from the WNBA saying that they’re looking out for girls because trans athletes would clearly have an unfair advantage over people born female, what’s the problem?”
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