The Women's National Basketball Players Association (WNBPA) released a statement on Friday, Aug. 7 denouncing transphobia and other forms of hate amid a surge of political attention toward the league.The message was addressed "to everyone who loves this game," and posted via social media. "The WNBPA represents 200+ individual people with different lived experiences, cultures, lifestyles, and opinions.We embrace justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion," the statement said. "Hate, abuse, and demonization of any person or group of people, including transgender people, only fuel fear, division, and harm. We will continue to have hard conversations. But we will not be used as political pawns.Support the Players. "Support the Fans. At games, notify security if you witness hateful, violent, or abusive behavior. Online, report abusive posts and drown out the bots and bad actors. At home, tell your elected officials to strengthen Title IX."The statement doesn't name an inspiration, but comes nearly two weeks afterIndiana FeverguardSophie Cunningham's comments on the idea of "protecting women's sports" were published by ESPN."I got a lot of negative feedback about me hating trans. And I'm like, 'I never once said that,'" Cunningham said. "I think that I am here to extend love. But I also think with that love is truth, being honest. And I want to protect young girls in a locker room, or young girls in sport who shouldn't have to go against biological men."Though no WNBA players publicly attacked or condemned Cunningham for those comments, three political "Support Sophie Cunningham" demonstrations have taken place ahead of Fever games that followed her comments.The Chicago Young Republicans and XX-XY Athletics announced they will host a fourth rally advertised to be in Cunningham's support outside of the United Center ahead of the Fever's Saturday, Aug. 8 road game against the Chicago Sky.Vice President J.D. Vance told Fox News host Laura Ingraham on Aug. 5 that he would encourage Cunningham to "keep speaking her mind.""We cannot take our country back; we cannot save the United States of America unless you have people of courage who are speaking their mind," Vance added.President Donald Trump's administration has enacted sweeping anti-transgender executive orders and federal policy changes, signing Executive Order 14201, titled "Keeping Men Out of Women's Sports," on Feb. 5, 2025.The directives work to provide government-wide definition recognizing only two sexes assigned at birth, restrict transgender inclusion in school and college sports under Title IX, target federal funding for gender-affirming care, and roll back federal non-discrimination protections.This article originally appeared on USA TODAY Sports: WNBA player's union denounces transphobia, hate amid demonstrations

Former Ohio State quarterback J.T. Barrett will headline the school's latest nine-member Athletics Hall of Fame Class of 2026.The University announced that Barrett will be joined by Nick Swisher, Katie Borchers, Diane Dixon, Jincy Dunne, Danielle Meyer, Oyesade Olatoye, Chris Sanders, and Stan White Sr. The class will be enshrined sometime this fall. Barrett built one of the most decorated careers a Buckeye has ever had in Columbus. During his 2014-17 playing career, Barrett started 44 games and set an Ohio State record of 38 victories. He was also the catalyst in helping Ohio State win Big Ten Championships in 2014 and 2017. Should also be noted that he was the first Ohio State quarterback to start in four victories over Michigan. Forever part of Buckeye history. Congratulations to @JT_theQB4th on being inducted into the 2026 Ohio State Athletics Hall of Fame. pic.twitter.com/k2gBHln2AV Ohio State Football (@OhioStateFB) August 7, 2026To this day, Barrett is the Ohio State career leader in completion percentage at 63.5%, passing touchdowns with 104, passing yards with 9,434, and quarterback rushing yards with 3,263. Barrett also finished in the top-10 in Heisman voting twice in his career. White was a member of Ohio State's 1970 national championship football team as well. The rest of the class celebrates various eras and several different athletic programs. Established in 1977, the Ohio State Athletics Hall of Fame had inducted 510 athletes, coaches and administrators through 2025.Contact/Follow us@BuckeyesWireon X (formerly Twitter) and like our page onFacebookto follow ongoing coverage of Ohio State news, notes, and opinion.Follow Sunny on X:@thesunnyvThis article originally appeared on Buckeyes Wire: Ohio State Announces 2026 Athletics Hall of Fame Class

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If you were to list Colorado football's enemies, most fans might immediately suggest Nebraska is the clear No. 1, or maybe now it is all the Coach Prime haters, but what if it was one former flash-in-the-pan coach?ESPN curated a list of every power-conference team's archenemies, and to my surprise and likely other Buff fans, the outlet picked Mel Tucker as Colorado's most hated team, or in this case, figure.The Mel Tucker tenure at CU was arguably the lowest point for the program in the last 15 years, perhaps even worse than the 1-11 2022 season. Tucker went 5-7 during his first season with the Buffaloes in 2019, and during the next offseason, he talked excitedly about the future, especially considering Tucker's track record of recruiting. That never happened, as after an event in February 2020, Tucker bolted for Michigan State and more money. He earned the nickname Midnight Mel for his sneaky, out-the-back-door move.Tucker's departure left the program in a terrible situation, having to hire a new head coach in February right before the whole world would shut down due to the pandemic. CU pivoted to Karl Dorrell, a longtime college coach and former Buffaloes' assistant. He was a fine stopgap coach, but it was clear from the get-go that he had nowhere near the potential as Tucker.Dorrell was fired midway through the 1-11 season, and Deion Sanders was hired that winter. Without a doubt, Tucker's departure set Colorado back a few years, and truthfully, other than the 9-4 2024 season, the Buffaloes are still trying to put a consistent product on the field.Most CU fans likely won't immediately think of Tucker as the program's archenemy, but the case is there to be made. Perhaps Buff Nation should view the whole debacle as the biggest silver lining ever because, in some roundabout way, it led to the hire of Deion Sanders.Follow Charlie StrellaonX,ThreadsandInstagram.Contact/Follow us@BuffaloesWireon X (formerly Twitter) and like our page onFacebookfor ongoing coverage ofColoradonews, notes and opinions.This article originally appeared on Buffaloes Wire: ESPN labels surprising figure as Colorado football's biggest archenemy