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Cunningham vs Carrington: Race and Sex Are Turning the WNBA Into a Stage for MAGA Politics

Wednesday, August 12, 2026 at 8:29 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
Editorial collage of WNBA players and media figures amid a culture-war backdrop.

The WNBA finally has the attention it spent decades demanding. But iPINIONS argues that the Cunningham-Carrington controversy shows how race, sex, gender, and MAGA politics are turning that attention into an endless culture-war spectacle, with basketball itself increasingly becoming the undercard. Read my full take on Substack: https://ipinionsdaily.substack.com/p/cunningham-vs-carrington-race-and Read more.

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Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: Angel Reese, Caitlin Clark, culture war, DiJonai Carrington, gender politics, MAGA politics, race and sports, Sophie Cunningham, Sports Media, transgender athletes, WNBA, Women's Sports

Caitlin Clark: Impacting the WNBA by What She Says, Not How She Plays

Thursday, June 20, 2024 at 6:23 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
montage of Caitlin Clark and Angel Reece and Clark complimenting Reece

Clark keeps saying the right thing Angel Reece from South Carolina University and Caitlin Clark from the University of Iowa have taken their famous college rivalry to the WNBA. And I cannot overstate that professional basketball has not seen the media frenzy they’re generating since Magic Johnson from Michigan State and Larry Bird from Indiana… Read more.

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Filed Under: General Tagged With: Angel Reece, Caitlin Clark, Media Coverage, Olympic snub, professional basketball, rivalry, sports news, Sportsmanship, WNBA

South Carolina Humbles Clark-Led Iowa for NCAA Women’s Championship

Monday, April 8, 2024 at 6:23 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
South Carolina celebrating victory over Iowa for NCAA championship with Caitlin Clark leading team off court in defeat inset

Caitlin Clark’s record-setting season Yesterday, South Carolina faced off against Caitlin Clark’s Iowa for the NCAA Basketball Championship. And not since Magic Johnson’s Michigan State faced off against Larry Bird’s Indiana in 1979 has a final commanded so much national attention.  Of course, the most notable difference is that, unlike Michigan State and Indiana, South Carolina and… Read more.

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Filed Under: General Tagged With: Caitlin Clark, Dawn Staley, Gender Equality in Sports, NCAA women's basketball, South Carolina Gamecocks, Trans Athletes Controversy, Women's Sports

International Women’s Day: Women Are the Answer for the World Today

Friday, March 8, 2024 at 6:13 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
women marching for international women's day with image of Beyonce and Taylor Swift inset

Today, International Women’s Day, I’m reiterating my longstanding assertion that women need to replace men as leaders in every public sphere, from the Oval Office to the C-suite. Men should be barred from politics The titles of three previous commentaries on this topic speak volumes: “Cracking the Political Glass Ceiling: Bachelet Becomes First Woman President in South America”… Read more.

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Filed Under: International Affairs Tagged With: Beyonce, Caitlin Clark, International Women's Day, Kamala Harris, Taylor Swift, Women in Music, women in politics, Women in Sports, women leaders

LSU Defeats Iowa (and Racist Stereotypes) to Win NCAA Women’s Basketball Title

Monday, April 3, 2023 at 6:23 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
LSU Tigers defeats Iowa Hawkeyes of NCAA basketball championship

This year’s NCAA Women’s final was the most thrilling and “satisfying” in recent memory. That the LSU Tigers set a scoring record in defeating the Iowa Hawkeyes speaks volumes. LSU blitzed Iowa 102-85 to win the NCAA championship. LSU defeats Iowa Angel Reese is the ‘Bayou Barbie’ who led LSU. Caitlin Clark is the National… Read more.

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Filed Under: General Tagged With: Angel Reese, Caitlin Clark, Dawn Staley, Iowa, Lisa Bluder, LSU, racism, women's basketball

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