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Sophie Cunningham doubles down connected defense of girls' sports
Indiana Fever hoops prima Sophie Cunningham boldly reiterates her stance connected protecting girls' sports, emphasizing that it's "common sense" to protect young children. The White House besides weighed in, defending Cunningham's comments.
'Nightcaps' is simply a regular file that catches you up connected nan biggest sports, news and civilization stories you whitethorn person missed while pretending to do activity astatine your desk. It runs Monday–Friday connected OutKick.com.
Here we go! Final Monday of July. Final week of July. Come Saturday, we'll person turned nan page to a caller month. A large month. The existent "calm earlier nan storm."
All 32 NFL teams study this week. College shot media days wrap up pinch that pesky Big Ten conference, and past nan boys deed nan believe fields. We've sewage nan MLB Trade Deadline successful a fewer days. There's a lesbian cheating ungraded currently rocking nan WNBA.
And they opportunity this is simply a quiet clip of year. Hogwash! Things are HAPPENING correct now. The news rhythm ne'er sleeps. We don't, either.
Let's roll.
Welcome to a Monday Nightcaps — nan 1 wherever '90s heartthrob Topanga Lawrence (Danielle Fishel) puts her acting shoes backmost connected and joins a "Sandlot" reboot of sorts group to deed screens adjacent month.
What a clip to beryllium alive.
What else? I've sewage a emblem shot subordinate getting perfectly leveled during an interception return, nan Bills whitethorn person created nan worst alternate azygous of each time, and nan Sophie Cunningham communicative is already taking a predictable turn.
You do this agelong enough, you study to spot these things coming from a mile away. I sniffed this 1 retired past week. You'll see.
OK, propulsion connected your favourite NFL taxable opus to observe america being 1 week person to shot season, and settee successful for a Monday 'Cap!
Who's excited to spot The Sandlot formed backmost together?
Chills. Every time. God, I miss football.
I'm rather judge I've done this 1 before, but whatever. Mount Rushmore of NFL taxable songs:
- NFL connected CBS (pre-2003 version)
- NFL connected CBS (current version)
- NFL connected FOX (I'm connected AFC man, sorry, please don't occurrence me)
- Sunday Night Football (Probably would beryllium No. 3 but NBC doesn't motion my paychecks)
Honorable mention? The NFL Network taxable opus for nan 9 a.m. games we each hide astir until nan 2nd half.
Man. What a song. What a jingle. Brings maine backmost to an aged Dolphins crippled pinch an aged Marino still slinging it. Or pinch a young Jay Fiedler handing it disconnected to Ricky Williams 400 times a game. Or to Greg Gumbel.
How awesome was Greg Gumbel? Boy. We had it all, didn't we? Few much weeks, folks. Hang tight.
In nan meantime, let's get this people started pinch Danielle Fishel — AKA Topanga Lawrence from 'Boys Meets World' — turning heads successful nan premiere trailer for nan caller Sandlot-esque reboot, Dugout Dads:
Here's thing to span nan last spread to shot season
Lordy. I could not beryllium much all-in if I tried. This is correct down my alley. Couldn't beryllium much successful my wheelhouse.
- 1990s nostalgia? Check.
- Sandlot formed (mostly) returning? Check!
- Topanga Lawrence taking connected a starring role? Check!!!
Danielle Fishel attends nan Alliance for Women successful Media Foundation's Gracie Awards Gala astatine nan Beverly Wilshire, a Four Seasons Hotel, successful Beverly Hills, Calif., connected May 19, 2026. (FilmMagic)
Now, here's nan downside ... this series, champion I tin tell, is only going to beryllium streamable connected YouTube. That's not going to play great with immoderate successful our audience, and I get that. However, I'd ideate it's easy capable to fig retired aft nan first time.
MLB announces drive-in theatre screenings of 'The Sandlot' pinch unrecorded games and fireworks for July 4th
If you person a Smart TV — and astir of america do astatine this point, whether we for illustration it aliases not — you conscionable person to unfastened nan YouTube app and look up Dugout Dads. That's it — I think. Guess we'll each find retired together!
Anyway, here's nan bid synopsis. It doesn't measure itself arsenic a Sandlot sequel/reboot/continuation, but let's beryllium honorable ...
It is:
Danielle Fishel, Patrick Renna and Tom Guiry be nan "Dugout Dads" sheet during Comic-Con International: San Diego astatine nan San Diego Convention Center connected July 25, 2026, successful San Diego, Calif. (FilmMagic)
Dugout Dads follows an idealistic dada who volunteers to coach his kids' Little League squad and discovers that nan astir unruly players aren't nan ten-year-olds but nan different coaches, parents, and sometimes himself.
As personification who grew up playing travel shot successful FLORIDA, I tin relate. Youth sports are truthful cutthroat nowadays. Hell, they were cutthroat 15 years ago! Today, they're conscionable downright nasty.
Welcome back, Topanga. Welcome back, Ham Porter! Can't wait.
Now, speaking of younker sports successful 2026 ...
The Sophie communicative hits a snag and really astir these Bills uniforms?!
Goodness gracious. What a hit! I'll beryllium honest, I had nary thought A) these precocious schoolhouse emblem shot events existed during nan summer, and B) that ESPN carried them.
We were astatine a barroom Saturday day and it was connected a fistful of TVs. I did a doubletake erstwhile I walked in, because I had nary hint what was happening. They besides usage NFL squad logos for nan scorebug, which is simply a bully touch.
Anyway, that's really you forestall a pick-six, boys and girls. That was a business decision, and it was nan correct one. Lower nan shoulder, nonstop a message, support 'em disconnected nan scoreboard and eat nan penalty. Easy call. Great form.
Welcome back, football.
OK, let's rapid-fire this final-Monday-of-July people into a large Monday night. First up? Speaking of shot ...
My God. What's happening here? How does THAT get nan go-ahead from nan folks successful marketing? The aforesaid folks who green-lit that must beryllium nan aforesaid ones who deed "publish" connected Nancy Armour's insane file past week.
It does request nan mobility — what's nan worst alternate azygous you tin remember? We unrecorded successful an property of alternate unis, truthful there's a ton of contented to sift through.
For me? The infamous Jags "Color Rush" Thursday nighttime crippled from a decade agone really sticks out:
Blake Bortles of nan Jacksonville Jaguars passes nan shot during nan 3rd 4th against nan Tennessee Titans astatine Nissan Stadium successful Nashville, Tenn., connected Oct. 27, 2016. (Getty Images)
Can't judge it's been 10 years (!!!) since that moment. Blake Bortles, if I retrieve correctly, warned america that they were "ugly arsenic hell."
He was right.
Finally, connected nan measurement out, let's cheque successful pinch Sophie Cunningham's podcast partner successful nan aftermath of her fame soaring aft saying past week that men didn't beryllium successful women's sports:
"Transgender athletes successful American sports is specified a borderline nonexistent rumor that right-wingers person convinced a monolithic information of group successful our state that these group are a threat to sports successful America erstwhile mathematically, that's not nan lawsuit astatine all," West Wilson said.
"There is, like, 10 transgender athletes successful each of nan NCAA. I deliberation location are unsocial questions that tin beryllium handled connected individual bases, but to let this to return our attraction from housing, healthcare, wars, each nan different existent harmful s–t successful our state is dumb."
OK, West Wilson. Thanks for nan lecture, pal. Nothing for illustration getting a speech from a feline who hops connected ... TikTok ... to springiness it. Those are ever nan best. And past he brings up housing, healthcare and wars, arsenic if he has a azygous hint astir any of those issues.
Come on. The full "this is simply a non-issue!" statement erstwhile it comes to transgenders successful women's sports is truthful exhausting. Hey, dummies — YOU guys made it nan rumor erstwhile you REFUSED to condemn it during nan 2024 elections.
And by nan measurement ... you STILL do today! This is simply a 95-5 rumor successful America, yet nan near refuses to admit they're wrong. They can't.
So, yes, it's an issue. OutKick has written astir aggregate cases — new cases — of this "non-issue" being an rumor this twelvemonth alone.
Sophie Cunningham gets support from GOP legislator aft backlash complete transgender sports comments
That statement is what they usage erstwhile they person thing of existent constituent to say, by nan way. It's nan easiest way to spot a fraud.
Whew. What a WAY to extremity today's class! That's really you commencement a caller week, folks. Let's support grinding and extremity this period strong.
Sound for illustration a plan? Good!
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Take america home, Sophie. Don't crook nan knee. Don't fto them bargain nan narrative!
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Zach Dean is simply a writer for OutKick.
