{
  "id": 15553654,
  "title": "‘Good work girls’: Sophie Cunningham praises high schoolers protesting transgender teammate",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/good-work-girls-sophie-cunningham-praises-high-schoolers-protesting",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-19T03:52:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/good-girls-sophie-cunningham-praises-035212137.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham has sparked controversy with her recent comments on transgender athletes in women's sports. Now, the high school girls' cross-country team in Washington has joined the debate after a group of runners protested the inclusion of a transgender teammate. Cunningham expressed her support for the protesters, writing \"Good work girls\" on an Instagram post about the incident.",
  "summary": "Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham sparked plenty of backlash this summer with her comments on transgender athletes in women’s sports. And she doesn’t seem to have any interest in staying out of the debate this offseason. Cunningham has now weighed in on a viral protest out of Washington, where members of a high school girls’…",
  "key_points": [
    "Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham praised high schoolers protesting transgender teammate.",
    "Cunningham posted \"Good work girls\" on Instagram in support of protesters.",
    "Protesters joined debate over transgender athletes in women's sports."
  ],
  "editors_take": "Professional athletes endorsing student protests signals a growing willingness to use high-profile platforms to weigh in on the contentious debate regarding transgender inclusion in women's competitive sports.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}