Stephen A. Smith says transgender athletes are ‘prying on the rights of females’
"That's about prying on the rights of females out there everywhere who were born female, and they're at a decided disadvantage."
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NWSL’s BOS Nation FC abandons ‘Too Many Balls’ website and shirts after criticism
"I honestly did not perceive this team to be so unserious."
Exclusive: ‘Unfightable’ trailer shows transgender MMA fighter Alana McLaughlin’s supporters and critics
"People have a lot of feelings about trans athletes."
Kirk Herbstreit enters transgender athlete culture war: ‘I’m done giving any sh*ts [about pushback]’
"I’ve been biting my tongue on a lot of topics for three years."
Boston Globe roasted for ‘flat out lie’ headline of ‘Transgender boxer advances’ on AP story that didn’t say that
Pat McAfee isn’t made for this
ESPN’s Chris Evert defends Martina Navratilova’s stance on transgender athletes: ‘Science doesn’t lie.’
"Everyone is entitled to their opinion and shouldn't be attacked because of it."
Martina Navratilova feuds with reporter who labeled her ‘transphobic’
"Yet another man telling women what they should care about."
Louisiana newspapers remove GOP senator’s trans athlete op-ed for not meeting ‘ethical standards’
"Should the Senator wish to resubmit the editorial without the loaded language, we would be happy to consider it."
Dawn Staley, Lisa Bluder asked about transgender women inclusion at press conferences
"If you consider yourself a woman and you want to play sports or vice versa, you should be able to play. That's my opinion."
UFC’s Dana White after Sean Strickland’s homophobic comments: ‘I don’t f***ing tell any other human being what to say.’
"Free speech, brother. People can say whatever they want and they can believe whatever they want."
Sage Steele claims ESPN told her to stop tweeting about transgender sports
“I was asked to stop tweeting about it.”
ESPN’s ‘Outside the Lines’ will examine the debate about transgender athletes this week
ESPN is wading into the debate about transgender athletes on 'Outside the Lines' this week.
Fox News, ex-ESPN figure Will Cain blasts USWNT ‘arrogant celebrity activists’
"This team came to be defined by arrogant celebrity activists who went out of their way to exhibit shame in the US, begin the process of destroying their own sport (advocating for men to play women’s sports) and curry victimization with false narratives about equal pay."
Sam Ponder pushes back on Megan Rapinoe’s Sage Steele comments
"This is an attempt to silence good-faith discussion and debate."
ESPN’s Sam Ponder responds to Nancy Armour’s ‘bigotry’ accusation
Eventually, ESPN is going to have to say SOMETHING.
Nancy Armour: ESPN’s Sam Ponder dealing in ‘bigotry’ with women’s sports comments
"If Ponder truly wanted to champion women's sports, she's had ample opportunity. But she hasn't. Because this has nothing to do with 'fairness.'"
Looking back at five memorable Tucker Carlson sports moments
Carlson's sports moments included everything from saying Michael Vick "should have been executed" to accusing LeBron James of "inciting violence."
Charly Arnolt felt ‘stifled’ at ESPN, blasts network’s transgender athlete coverage
"There was a lot of conversations and issues that have really just permeated the world of sports and really just society in general that I was not able to speak up about."
Growing number of ESPN hosts step into transgender athlete debate
ESPN's delicate dance in the political world is about to get tested again.
ESPN posts Twitter thread condemning anti-LGBTQ legislation ahead of Disney walkout
"We stand with our LGBTQIA+ colleagues, friends, families, and fans."
