{
  "id": 494438,
  "title": "Sophie Cunningham makes major business move after trans comments",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/sophie-cunningham-makes-major-business-move-after-trans-comments",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-10T19:07:44.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/sophie-cunningham-makes-major-business-190744265.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham, who has 3.7 million followers on Instagram, is reportedly shopping a \"tell-all\" book, potentially sparking a bidding war among publishers according to Page Six. The 6-foot-1 athlete, who made headlines earlier this year for her controversial comments on transgender athletes, is capitalizing on her newfound visibility. Cunningham gained national attention last month when she spoke out against transgender women competing in women’s sports in an ESPN article. She clarified her stance, stating her desire to protect young girls in locker rooms and sports. Cunningham doubled down on her views, describing them as \"common sense\" and emphasizing the importance of safeguarding children involved in the category. In response to recent incidents, she expressed a desire to focus on basketball while maintaining that her stance on inclusivity remains.",
  "summary": "Over the past several weeks, Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham was thrust into national prominence when she spoke out against transgender women competing in women’s sports. Now, it sounds like she’s looking to cash in on all the newfound publicity. While some have rallied around Cunningham’s comments and others have expressed opposing points of view,…",
  "key_points": [
    "Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham shopping tell-all book deal.",
    "3.7 million Instagram followers boost her bargaining power.",
    "Controversial comments on transgender athletes sparked interest."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "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."
}