America's New Sweetheart
America's New Sweetheart David Strom 10:00 AM | August 19, 2026 AP Photo/Jae C. Hong The WNBA has spawned another star, and I think it's safe to say that she is already outshining Caitlin Clark in many respects. "Already" in that sentence is doing a lot of work, actually, because Sophie Cunningham is new to both basketball and the WNBA.
- ▪America's New Sweetheart David Strom 10:00 AM | August 19, 2026 AP Photo/Jae C.
- ▪Hong The WNBA has spawned another star, and I think it's safe to say that she is already outshining Caitlin Clark in many respects.
- ▪"Already" in that sentence is doing a lot of work, actually, because Sophie Cunningham is new to both basketball and the WNBA.
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| Original publisher | HotAir |
| Canonical URL | https://hotair.com/david-strom/2026/08/19/americas-new-sweetheart-n3818146 |
| Publication time | Wed, 19 Aug 2026 10:00:24 -0400 |
| Retrieval time | 2026-08-19T14:25:30.437Z |
| Last seen | 2026-08-19T14:25:30.437Z |
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America's New Sweetheart David Strom 10:00 AM | August 19, 2026 AP Photo/Jae C. Hong The WNBA has spawned another star, and I think it's safe to say that she is already outshining Caitlin Clark in many respects. "Already" in that sentence is doing a lot of work, actually, because Sophie Cunningham is new to both basketball and the WNBA. She's been a professional basketball player since 2019, but until a month ago, this 30-year-old was not exactly a national phenom. Advertisement googletag.cmd.push(function () { googletag.display("div-gpt-300x250_4"); //googletag.pubads().refresh([gptAdSlot["div-gpt-300x250_4"]]) }); Now she is everywhere. ATLANTA – Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham is signing autographs for a sea of screaming fans ahead of a matchup against the Atlanta Dream of Aug.
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