49ers Smoke The Rams, Purdy Shines… Stafford Struggles, Sophie Cunningham Interview

49ers Smoke The Rams, Purdy Shines… Stafford Struggles, Sophie Cunningham Interview

From The Colin Cowherd Podcast by iHeartPodcasts and The Volume

September 10, 2026 · 42 min

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Colin Cowherd discusses the 49ers' victory over the Rams and interviews WNBA star Sophie Cunningham about her podcast and the league's dynamics.

Colin gives his reaction to the 49ers dominating the Rams in their opener in Australia on Netflix. He argues that Kyle Shanahan has always given Sean McVay problems, and that the crowd in Melbourne gave the Niners a home-field advantage (2:00). He lauds the physicality and energy the 49ers played with, and compares performances of Brock Purdy and Matthew Stafford and argues that if the 49ers can stay healthy…they will be tough to beat (7:00).  He also previews the Eagles vs Commanders game (18:30). Then, Colin is joined by Sophie Cunningham, WNBA star and host of the “No Hesitation” podcast on The Volume. They start with the rumor mill swirling about her old podcast, why she thinks it’s all dumb and manufactured, and why she wanted to focus her podcast on the WNBA and basketball (25:00). They discuss the superstar qualities of Sophie’s teammate Caitlin Clark (28:15). They also talk about WNBA commissioner Kathy Engelbert’s struggles with being able to capitalize on the surge in popularity that Clark brought to the league and her lack of engagement with the players (30:00). They discuss her status as both being the “tough girl&rdquo…

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Host: Colin Cowherd

Guest: Sophie Cunningham

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Organizations: WNBA, No Hesitation

Places: Australia, Melbourne

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