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Ex-NCAA Athlete Draws Backlash After Calling Out Hostile Crowd Behavior Faced By Fever Star Sophie Cunningham

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“I am not a provocateur,” exclaimed the 12-time NCAA All-American swimmer Riley Gaines, as she attended the Minnesota Lynx versus Indiana Fever game on August 2. Gaines’s appearance was fresh off Sophie Cunningham’s comments about transgender athletes and their participation in women’s sports. Now, a month later, she is being criticized by fans for her […]
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MAGA activist Riley Gaines backs booed WNBA star Sophie Cunningham, calling critics 'disgruntled lesbians'

WNBA player Sophie Cunningham was reportedly booed during recent games over her stance on trans women participating in the league.

·Dormansland, United Kingdom
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Ex-NCAA Athlete Draws Backlash After Calling Out Hostile Crowd Behavior Faced By Fever Star Sophie Cunningham

“I am not a provocateur,” exclaimed the 12-time NCAA All-American swimmer Riley Gaines, as she attended the Minnesota Lynx versus Indiana Fever game on August 2. Gaines’s appearance was fresh off Sophie Cunningham’s comments about transgender athletes and their participation in women’s sports. Now, a month later, she is being criticized by fans for her […]

·Lewes, United States
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Essentially Sports broke the news in Lewes, United States on Sunday, September 6, 2026.
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