Sounds simple, right?That’s the exact language included in the recently signed collective bargaining agreement between the WNBA and the Women’s National Basketball Players Association.WNBA COACH SENDS CLEAR MESSAGE TO SOPHIE CUNNINGHAM WITH ‘TRANS KIDS BELONG’ SHIRT DURING FEVER-LYNX GAMEBut there’s one problem: The CBA doesn’t actually define "woman."Riley Gaines, Sophie Cunningham, and XX-XY Athletics founder Jen Sey pose courtside after an Indiana Fever game with a sign thanking Cunningham.(Riley Gaines/XX-XY Athletics)That should be easy to resolve, and OutKick/Fox News Digital attempted to do just that.
In essence, we asked both the league and the players association: What is a woman?We did not hear back from either.The question became particularly relevant after Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark was asked Sunday about the controversy surrounding teammate Sophie Cunningham’s comments that girls and women should not have to compete against biological men.RILEY GAINES SAYS TARGET CENTER STAFFER TRIED TO SHUT DOWN HER SOPHIE CUNNINGHAM SIGN"I think it’s for leagues and governing bodies to work with their athletes to find solutions," Clark said following Indiana’s 108-100 loss to the Minnesota Lynx."Our focus is on basketball.
That’s what we talk about and how we can get wins and obviously we didn’t do that tonight.So, we need to find an area to improve in that way."Clark, the biggest star in women's sports, identified who she believes is responsible for resolving the issue: the leagues and governing bodies that operate women’s sports.Caitlin Clark addressed the women's sports transgender athletes controversy after the Fever's loss, saying it's for leagues and governing bodies to find solutions with their athletes.
(NBAE via Getty Images)So, OutKick/Fox News Digital asked the WNBA and the WNBPA to do exactly what Clark suggested and explain the league’s eligibility standard.Article XIII, Section 1(a) of the 409-page CBA states: "Only pla...