2816 - DNA Brenched by the WNBA

August 17, 2026

The WNBA was created for women. Its own agreement says only women are eligible to play—yet the league has no public standard defining who qualifies. When Sophie Cunningham defended female-only competition and two former NBA players challenged the league’s language, that question moved straight into the national spotlight. The WNBA assembled its leadership, condemned the challenge, and still emerged without a clear eligibility rule.

Craig DeRoche, President and CEO of Family Policy Alliance, joins John B. Wells to follow this controversy from school gymnasiums to professional basketball. They examine the biological realities that determine athletic performance, what female competitors stand to lose, the racial and ideological divisions consuming the league, and the state-by-state effort to protect the women in women’s sports.

If DNA can be benched, what remains of the women’s category? Listen to DNA Benched by WNBA and hear the case the league has yet to answer.