New York Times-owned Athletic podcast trashes female athletes who defend women’s sports
Sophie Cunningham and Riley Gaines became targets of a "Sports Gossip Show" segment that treated women’s sports advocacy as a political grift.
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Brimstone Report is tracking this as a curated sports brief. The source report from Fox News says: Sophie Cunningham and Riley Gaines became targets of a "Sports Gossip Show" segment that treated women’s sports advocacy as a political grift.
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- Primary source: Fox News
- Published: Aug 6, 2026, 10:45 AM UTC
- Coverage area: Sports
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- Source published: Aug 6, 2026, 10:45 AM UTC
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