New York Times-owned Athletic podcast trashes female athletes who defend women’s sports

OutKick contributor Riley Gaines says arena staff ordered her to take down a sign supporting Sophie Cunningham, arguing the WNBA is alienating its own fans.

The New York Times-owned Athletic distributed a podcast this week in which one host dismissed a 12-time All-American swimmer as "not even a very good one," while another smirked and laughed at an eight-year WNBA veteran because she isn’t the best player in the league.

Quite the celebration of female athletes.

Charlotte Wilder and Madeline Hill made those comments on the latest episode of "The Sports Gossip Show," which is distributed through The Athletic Podcast Network.

Wilder went after Riley Gaines and Hill said Sophie Cunningham’s basketball career would only last so long because "she’s not the best player."

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Sophie Cunningham's eight-year WNBA career was mocked as podcast hosts accused her of launching a "right-wing grift" for defending women's sports. (IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect)

Then Hill smirked, gave a condescending laugh and repeated herself.

"She’s not."

Well, no. Cunningham isn’t the best player in the WNBA. Nobody said she was. She has merely spent eight seasons playing in the best women’s basketball league in the world, which apparently isn’t enough to earn respect from two people hosting a "sports" podcast.

Then the hosts accused Cunningham of launching a "right-wing grift," plotting a post-basketball conservative career and becoming a Republican "mouthpiece." They also described signs and shirts supporting women's sports as "anti-trans" and suggested that some young girls involved in the movement might lack "critical thinking skills."

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