{
  "id": 2244621,
  "title": "Seattle Times sports columnist resigns over spiked trans athlete story",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/seattle-times-sports-columnist-resigns-over-spiked-trans-athlete-story",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-20T22:41:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hill",
    "slug": "the-hill",
    "url": "https://thehill.com/policy/sports-gaming/6042577-seattle-times-columnist-resigns-trans-athletes/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A sports columnist with The Seattle Times announced Thursday he has resigned after the outlet declined to run his piece on transgender athletes in women's sports. “After 11 years as a sports columnist at the Seattle Times, I have decided to resign. It was entirely my choice, and it was not an easy one. The...",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "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."
}