Sophie Cunningham sends blunt message to booing, trans flag-waving WNBA crowd after drilling shot
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"Sophie Cunningham sends blunt message to booing, trans flag-waving WNBA crowd after drilling shot" is generating significant coverage in the Sports category, with 5 articles from 4 distinct sources tracked by Newsylist so far.
Outlets currently covering the story include sports.yahoo.com, Oregon Public Broadcasting - OPB, Los Angeles Times and Fox News. Newsylist measures a story's velocity from how quickly new articles appear and how many independent newsrooms join the coverage.
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Who reported it (6)
- Portland sent a message to Sophie Cunningham after her trans comments Yahoo Sports · 8h ago
- Indiana Fever, Portland Fire coaches call for inclusivity amid Sophie Cunningham’s transgender concerns sports.yahoo.com · 8h ago
- Fever beat Fire 112-98 as rallies over transgender athletes unfold outside Portland’s Moda Center Oregon Public Broadcasting - OPB · 8h ago
- Sophie Cunningham not concerned about being a distraction for Fever Los Angeles Times · 8h ago
- Sophie Cunningham supporters rallied outside in Portland while liberal fans booed her inside Fox News · 8h ago broke it first
- Sophie Cunningham sends blunt message to booing, trans flag-waving WNBA crowd after drilling shot Fox News · 8h ago broke it first
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