Can the WNBA Define a Woman?
New collective bargaining agreement doesn't define eligibility by sex or gender identity, despite years of advocacy by WNBA players and coaches to let males in female sports, long before Sophie Cunningham's opposing stance.
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National story. 16 articles from 14 sources. Updated Aug 14, 2026.
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13 sourcesWNBA Can’t Define Womanhood—but DC Residents Know Men Don’t Belong in Women’s Sports
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3 developments- Aug 11WNBA, players union paralyzed by how to define 'women,' as NBA veterans declare for their draft
- Aug 12Women’s National Basketball Association Can’t Decide What A Woman Is
- Aug 14WNBA Tries and Fails to Figure Out What a Woman Is
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Quiet for 65 daysLast development · Aug 14 — WNBA Tries and Fails to Figure Out What a Woman Is
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