Sophie Cunningham (Photo via Twitter)
Sophie Cunningham was dead set on leaving her mark on Tuesday night’s game between the Indiana Fever and Connecticut Sun, pulling Jacy Sheldon to the ground during the final minute of regulation.

This did not seem random, as she was retaliating for the way Sheldon guarded Caitlin Clark. During the third quarter of Tuesday’s game, Sheldon poked the former No. 1 pick in the eye.

It would lead to Marina Mabrey shoving Clark to the ground.

Cunningham made it clear that she was not going to apologize for her actions.

On Tuesday night, Cunningham posted a photo of her holding out her arms on her Instagram Story.

Many have begun to dig into her past since her name was trending all over social media.

One thing that came up was the fact she played football. Not just randomly in the streets with friends.

Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham played high school football.

A video of Cunningham playing for her high school football team surfaced on social media on June 18 and quickly went viral.

A 2014 article from the Columbia Missourian tells the entire story.

“Sophie Cunningham, a senior who stars on the Rock Bridge women’s basketball and volleyball teams, served as the Bruins’ kicker and will do so for as long as the team stays alive in the Missouri State High School Activities Association Class 6 playoffs,” the article wrote.

“Cunningham also is now the first Rock Bridge female to ever score for the varsity football team, nailing an extra point following a Hayden Johnson touchdown run at the end of the first half.”

Cunningham was a replacement for the team’s normal kicker, who had torn his ACL before the playoffs.

In that same article, she is quoted as saying, “I was so nervous. I mean, I’ve never played football before in all my life. Right when I got the ball (on the opening kickoff), I couldn’t hear anything. I just put the ball down and kicked it.”

Sophie Cunningham Receives Her Punishment

The Indiana Fever punched their ticket to the WNBA Commissioner’s Cup title game with an 88-71 victory over the Connecticut Sun, but many of their players are getting punished for their actions.

Cunningham, Sheldon, and Sun forward Lindsay Allen were ejected for fighting.

On Wednesday, the WNBA announced that Cunningham would be fined under the league’s rule for a flagrant 2 foul. However, no suspension will be imposed.

Fearne Cotton has broken her silence on split from husband Jesse Wood in her first TV interview since the breakup.

Joining Lorraine Kelly on Monday’s episode of the ITV show, the TV presenter, 43, also gave an health update after having two tumours removed from jaw.

Fearne announced her split from Jesse, the son of Rolling Stones bass guitarist Ronnie Wood, in December after 10 years of marriage.

She has since made swipes at Jesse and moved on with TV director Elliot Hegarty, with the pair having been seen kissing during a recent night out.

Fearne has had a difficult few months after undergoing surgery to remove two benign tumours from her jawline, just days before her split with Jesse emerged.

She told host Lorraine: ‘It’s all very amicable and kids are doing great. I am in a very good place.’place.’

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Fearne Cotton has broken her silence on split from husband Jesse Wood in her first TV interview since the breakup

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Fearne announced her split from Jesse, the son of Rolling Stones bass guitarist Ronnie Wood , in December after 10 years of marriage (both pictured in February 2024)

Discussing her recent surgery, she added: ‘I feel very grateful to have completely recovered.

‘I feel really good. I have a lot of people reaching out who have had the same thing.’

Davina McCall, 56, announced in November she’d been diagnosed with a colloid cyst, a rare type of benign brain tumour, and has supported Fearne.

She continued: ‘Everyone needs a Davina. She’s been amazing, weird that we had the same health thing going on at the same time. She’s so calming and we speak every day. She is just the best

It comes after Fearne has seemingly made another thinly-veiled dig at her ex-husband as she gushed that she is the happiest she’s ever been in a positive update.

Speaking to Scott Mills on his BBC Radio 2 breakfast show, Fearne gushed that she is ‘really happy’ and is ‘springing out of bed in the morning ready for life’.

Scott, who has known Fearne for 25 years, said he has never seen her ‘more positive or happier’, prompting Fearne to agree and reply: ‘Yeah I feel great!’