A federal judge appointed by President Biden has handed California a victory in its fight to keep biological males competing on girls' sports teams, dismissing a Justice Department lawsuit that threatened to strip $44.3 billion in federal funding from the state's schools.
President Donald Trump signed an executive order last week targeting what the White House called "an out-of-control financial arms race" in college athletics, placing new restrictions on player eligibility and transfers and threatening to pull federal funding from universities that don't comply.
Rock musician Kid Rock criticized the Super Bowl halftime show featuring Bad Bunny, arguing that it was deliberately designed to antagonize conservatives and supporters of the MAGA movement.
American freestyle skier Hunter Hess appears to be recalibrating his public message after sparking controversy over comments suggesting he had conflicted feelings about competing for the United States.