The image is burned into WNBA history: Sophie Cunningham, eyes blazing, standing chest-to-chest with an opponent twice her size, refusing to back down as the crowd roared. She wasn’t just playing defense that night — she was defending Caitlin Clark like a soldier holding the line.

A Defender Who Became a Headline Machine

The Power Play Nobody Saw Coming

From Court to Corporate

The Social Media Storm

Tension in the League

The Clark Connection

The Future — And the Risks

A New Blueprint for WNBA Stardom