Athletic Podcast Hosts Mock 12-Time All-American and 8-Year WNBA Veteran Over Women's Sports
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Updated · Fox News · Aug 6
Athletic Podcast Hosts Mock 12-Time All-American and 8-Year WNBA Veteran Over Women's Sports
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Aug 6
Summary
Charlotte Wilder and Madeline Hill, on a show distributed by The Athletic Podcast Network, derided Riley Gaines and Sophie Cunningham while framing Cunningham’s stance on women’s sports as a "right-wing grift."
The episode dismissed Gaines as "not even a very good" swimmer despite her 12 All-America honors, and mocked Cunningham’s credentials even though she is in her eighth WNBA season.
The hosts also labeled pro-women’s-sports signs and XX-XY Athletics shirts as "anti-trans" and questioned the "critical thinking skills" of girls supporting Cunningham outside WNBA arenas.
Those comments landed amid growing public backing for Cunningham, whose Adidas player shoe sold out in hours and whose support rallies have drawn girls who say they lost competitions to biological males.
OutKick said Wilder, Hill, The Athletic and parent New York Times did not respond to requests for evidence supporting the grift claim or the episode’s broader assertions.