AXIOS (Noah Bressner) - Sports' grip on America sparks summer of political warfare
The WNBA, Major League Baseball and even a golf startup spent the summer as unlikely proxies in some of the country's fiercest national conflicts. Why it matters: American culture has shattered into thousands of tiny shards of glass . But sports remains one of the few forces powerful enough to pull much of the country into the same moment — making it a prime target for political fights. - That kind of shared attention has become a scarce and ultra-valuable resource for activists, politicians and companies. Zoom in: This summer's fights have blown up far beyond the fan bases involved. - Caitlin Clark, the WNBA's biggest star, spent the season absorbing hard fouls. The fight over whether refs were protecting her quickly became a fight…
AMERICANALMANAC (Alan Benson) - Enes Kanter Freedom calls WNBA ejection unfair, says he will seek league tryout as a woman
Former NBA center Enes Kanter Freedom says he was wrongly removed from a WNBA game after Chicago Sky guard Natasha Cloud confronted him courtside, and now he plans to test the league's own eligibility rules. Freedom told Newsmax's "Finnerty" program that he attended last Sunday's Indiana Fever, Chicago Sky game at Wintrust Arena in Chicago […] The post Enes Kanter Freedom calls WNBA ejection unfair, says he will seek league tryout as a woman appeared first on American Almanac .
Former NBA center Enes Kanter Freedom says he was wrongly removed from a WNBA game after Chicago Sky guard Natasha Cloud confronted him courtside, and now he plans to test the league's own eligibility rules. Freedom told Newsmax's "Finnerty" program that he attended last Sunday's Indiana Fever, Chicago Sky game at Wintrust Arena in Chicago to support Fever player Sophie Cunningham, who had publicly stated that biological men should not compete in women's sports. He wore a T-shirt that read "WOMAN, noun. Adult human female." By the third quarter, he was gone, escorted out by security after a shouting match with Cloud, then banned from all future Chicago Sky home games. The 11-year NBA veteran insists he did nothing to warrant removal. He…Open
YOUTUBE (Newsmax) - Enes Kanter Freedom: 'Sophie Cunningham is a national treasure and needs to be protected'
On Tuesday's "Rob Schmitt Tonight," Enes Kanter Freedom joined to talk about the WNBA not doing the best job of protecting women.
JUSTTHENEWS (Kevin Killough) - Enes Freedom says Chicago Sky guard made crude remark before he was ejection
Freedom said that he was holding his hands up in celebration of Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham "shot a three," when Cloud started screaming that Cunningham wasn't going to have sex with him.
YOUTUBE (Fox News) - Trans activists ERUPT in protest outside WNBA game
Tomi Lahren and 'The Big Weekend Show' panel discuss dueling protests outside a WNBA game in Brooklyn, New York. The protests follow Indiana Fever player Sophie Cunningham's call for bold leadership and changes in the WNBA. #fox #foxnews #media #breakingnews #us #usa #new #news #breaking #thebigweekendshow #tomilahren #lahren #sophiecunningham #cunningham #wnba #basketball #womenssports #brooklyn #newyorkcity #newyork #nyc #protests #sports #athletes #leagueleadership Don’t just watch Fox News—be part of it. Become a Fox News Patriot today. https://youtube.com/foxnews/join
AMERICANTHINKER (American Thinker Blog) - When Sophie gets in their heads—and good reporters get silenced
By Silvio Canto, Jr. A Seattle reporter made a principled decision when his bosses couldn’t stomach the idea of supporting Sophie Cunningham’s view on men in women’s sports.
YOUTUBE (Fox News) - Sophie Cunningham is ‘AN AMERICAN HERO’: Former NBA player
Human rights advocate and former NBA player Enes Kanter Freedom expresses support for Indiana Fever WNBA player Sophie Cunningham on ‘My View with Lara Trump.’ #fox #media #breakingnews #us #usa #new #news #breaking #foxnews #myviewwithlaratrump #eneskanterfreedom #kanter #sophiecunningham #cunningham #wnba #nba #basketball #sports #indianafever #humanrights #athletes #america #american Don’t just watch Fox News—be part of it. Become a Fox News Patriot today. https://youtube.com/foxnews/join
YOUTUBE (Fox News) - Columnist QUITS after major paper REFUSED to print Sophie Cunningham piece #shorts
Sports writer Matt Calkins announced his resignation from the Seattle Times after the paper allegedly refused to publish his column about the 'Save Women's Sports' movement. #foxnews #news #us #fox #sports #wnba #womenssports #cunningham #sophiecunningham Don’t just watch Fox News—be part of it. Become a Fox News Patriot today. https://youtube.com/foxnews/join