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Former ESPN employee Sam Ponder<\/a> is witnessing one of her strongest oppositions come to life before her own eyes.<\/p>\n

Ponder said last month that it is “ridiculous”<\/a> to have transgender athletes compete against biological women and girls in sports.<\/p>\n

On Monday, Ponder took to social media, explaining that her middle school daughter was “guarding an obviously naturally born boy in a girls (basketball) tournament.”<\/p>\n

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“It\u2019s happened many times now living in NYC\u2026 The parents cheer while the boy is physical and dominant against the girls. The all-girls team loses,” Ponder posted on X<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“We\u2019ve taught our kids to never make fun of the kid\u2026 to always be kind and loving. That the parents are the problem. That no kid is born in the wrong body. But if I\u2019m honest, watching my daughter get posted up by a boy whose parents have deceived him in this way is maddening.”<\/p>\n

Neither the city of New York nor the state has regulations regarding trans athletes, but there is currently a legal battle in Long Island’s Nassau County<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Ponder responded to numerous X users, saying that the “boy” in question was not at fault but rather the parents.<\/p>\n

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Ponder appeared on Fox News Channel\u2019s “Saturday in America”<\/u><\/a> with Kayleigh McEnany last month and talked about her decision to speak out against transgender athletes participating in girls\u2019 and women\u2019s sports. The topic has been hotly debated in recent years, with Lia Thomas winning an NCAA title in 2022, and now the Trump administration demanding U.S. schools to comply with Title IX.<\/p>\n

“There is no way in this country, especially in sports, you shouldn\u2019t be able to say on your social media accounts, \u2018I don\u2019t think men should be in women\u2019s sports.\u2019 This is something \u2013 I talk to athletes all the time, 99.9% of professional athletes, like we know this is ridiculous,” she said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“And the fact that we haven\u2019t been able to say it boldly \u2014 but with kindness and some humility \u2014 is insane. It is insane we\u2019ve gotten to this point in sports that we just can\u2019t be honest about what\u2019s true and not be a jerk about it but to say, \u2018Yeah, you\u2019re not putting a male in my daughter\u2019s locker room. It’s not happening.\u2019”<\/p>\n

Transgender athletes in girls\u2019 and women\u2019s sports continue to be a major topic in 2025. President Donald Trump signed an executive order barring men from competing in girls\u2019 and women\u2019s sports in February. Since then, several states have thumbed their nose at the order.<\/p>\n

Fox News’ Ryan Gaydos contributed to this report.<\/i><\/p>\n

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