Sophie Cunningham Comments About Transgender Athletes

We begin the hour with final Ben to the Shore preparation: Ben Franklin Bridge safety, pacing, fundraising and Greg’s one-sided rivalry with WMMR. The tone changes when we discuss Stephanie Mack’s breast-cancer diagnosis and why her strength gives the ride deeper meaning. From there, the crew calls out absent WPHT personalities, compares training plans and tries to decide who can survive 65 miles without ending up in the sag wagon. Sophie Cunningham’s comments about transgender athletes reopen the women’s-sports debate, followed by Nancy Armour’s Caitlin Clark column and her decision to invoke Emmett Till. We challenge the political attacks aimed at women who defend sex-based competition, discuss Title IX and bring the issue down to youth softball and roster spots. Ana’s martial-arts background adds another view on physical advantages and fairness. The second half moves into media and celebrity talk. Brooke Baldwin’s essay about four high-profile suitors gives us a reason to replay Clay Travis’s “First Amendment and boobs” CNN exchange, debate changing standards and guess which former head of state contacts Baldwin. Megan Rapinoe’s latest defense of transgender athletes keeps the sports argument alive before reported salary and wardrobe cuts at The View close the hour.