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Angel City FC captain Sarah Gorden responds to Elizabeth Eddy Op-Ed

Angel City FC organization, team captain disavow defender Elizabeth Eddy’s Op-Ed

"That article does not speak for this team and this locker room."

By Brendon Kleen OnOct 31, 2025 0
Riley Gaines on The Stephen A. Smith Show

Stephen A. Smith sides with Riley Gaines on transgender athletes competing in women’s sports

"Transgenders should be competing against transgenders."

By Reice Shipley OnJun 12, 2025 0
Katie Nolan defends Simone Biles vs Riley Gaines

Katie Nolan skewers Riley Gaines over harassment of Simone Biles: ‘I don’t know how you go to sleep at night’

"You're not protecting women's sports. Simone Biles is."

By Brendon Kleen OnJun 10, 2025 0
Simone Biles Jemele Hill Nancy Armour

Jemele Hill, Nancy Armour show support for Simone Biles in defense of transgender athletes

"Simone Biles is a far better human being than you’ll ever be."

By Brendon Kleen OnJun 9, 2025 0
Where does the “Stick to Sports” crowd go after largely winning the culture war?

NBA

Is the ‘stick to sports’ crowd out of things to say?

Kate Fagan Around the Horn

Kate Fagan defends trans athletes in final ‘Around the Horn’ appearance

"Trans kids deserve to play sports."

By Matt Yoder OnMay 9, 2025 0
Charles Barkley on The Steam Room

Charles Barkley takes stance on transgender athletes: ‘Men should not play sports against women’

"Men should not play sports against women. If anybody thinks that, I think they're stupid."

By Brandon Contes OnMay 8, 2025 0
Bloomberg's Randall Williams interviews Stephen A. Smith.

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."

By Andrew Bucholtz OnFeb 16, 2025 0
Three Mountain West schools have forfeited women's volleyball games against San Jose State.

SDSU ‘called for multiple corrections from media outlets’ over Donald Trump’s false volleyball story

"This did not happen."

By Sean Keeley OnOct 17, 2024 0
A "Too Many Balls" frame from a BOS Nation FC NWSL ad.

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."

By Andrew Bucholtz OnOct 16, 2024 0
An image from the trailer for "Unfightable," a documentary on transgender MMA fighter Alana McLaughlin.

Exclusive: ‘Unfightable’ trailer shows transgender MMA fighter Alana McLaughlin’s supporters and critics

"People have a lot of feelings about trans athletes."

By Andrew Bucholtz OnAug 24, 2024 0
Kirk Herbstreit on the ESPN College Gameday set at the 2024 Rose Bowl

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."

By Brandon Contes OnAug 13, 2024 32
An inaccurate Boston Globe headline for an AP story on boxer Imane Khelif. (Alejandra Caraballo  on X/Twitter.)

Boxing

Boston Globe roasted for ‘flat out lie’ headline of ‘Transgender boxer advances’ on AP story that didn’t say that

Credit: The Pat McAfee Show

ESPN

Pat McAfee isn’t made for this

Jun8, 2024; Paris, France; Martina Navratilova, Chris Evert, FFT President and Gilles Moretton at the trophy presentation on day 14 of Roland Garros at Stade Roland Garros.

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."

By Brandon Contes OnJun 28, 2024 4
Martina Navratilova

Martina Navratilova feuds with reporter who labeled her ‘transphobic’

"Yet another man telling women what they should care about."

By Arthur Weinstein OnJun 23, 2024 11
An editorial in the Shreveport Times that reads "Content Deleted"

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."

By Sean Keeley OnMay 25, 2024 6
South Carolina Gamecocks head coach Dawn Staley speaks to the media on the eve of the NCAA championship game between Iowa and South Carolina at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Saturday, April 6, 2024 in Cleveland.

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."

By Sean Keeley OnApr 6, 2024 20
Dana White addressing Sean Strickland comments after UFC 297.

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."

By Andrew Bucholtz OnJan 21, 2024 15
Sage Steele

Sage Steele claims ESPN told her to stop tweeting about transgender sports

“I was asked to stop tweeting about it.”

By Kevin Harrish OnDec 28, 2023 3
ESPN Outside the Lines logo

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.

By Joe Lucia OnAug 24, 2023 3
Will Cain on Fox News in 2021.

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."

By Andrew Bucholtz OnAug 6, 2023 14
Sage Steele waves to fans during the Ally 400 at the Nashville Superspeedway in Lebanon, Tenn.

Sam Ponder pushes back on Megan Rapinoe’s Sage Steele comments

"This is an attempt to silence good-faith discussion and debate."

By Sean Keeley OnJul 12, 2023 3
Sam Ponder

ESPN’s Sam Ponder responds to Nancy Armour’s ‘bigotry’ accusation

Eventually, ESPN is going to have to say SOMETHING.

By Sean Keeley OnJun 1, 2023 13
Maddy Niebauer and her 10-year-old transgender son, Julian, take part in a rally for transgender rights that drew about 75 people Wednesday, May 26, 2021 at the Capitol in Madison, Wis.

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.'"

By Sean Keeley OnMay 28, 2023 6

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