Former UFC fighter and Olympic wrestler Ben Askren has been placed on the lung transplant list following a serious battle with pneumonia that landed him on a ventilator. Askren’s wife, Amy, confirmed the news Tuesday, calling on supporters to pray for a successful transplant and for the family of a potential donor.
After weeks of speculation, Pope Leo XIV has ended the suspense surrounding his Major League Baseball allegiance—and it’s not the Chicago Cubs. During the general assembly in Rome on Wednesday, the first American-born pope, a native of Chicago, donned a black White Sox cap, making his South Side loyalties clear.
Nebraska lawmakers have passed a bill requiring athletes to participate in sports based on their biological sex. The bill now heads to Governor Jim Pillen's (R) desk.
The California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) announced a new "pilot entry process" for female athletes following the Trump administration's threat to withhold funds from the state due to its transgender inclusion.
NBA Hall of Famer Charles Barkley has taken a firm stance against the inclusion of biological males in women's sports, labeling supporters of such policies as "stupid."
A narrow vote by Washington State’s youth sports governing body has blocked a proposal to restrict male athletes from competing in girls' sports, sparking renewed concern over fairness and safety in school athletics. Despite majority support, the measure failed to meet the 60% threshold required to pass.
Indiana has taken a firm stand in defense of fairness and biological reality by enacting a new law that prohibits males from competing in women’s collegiate sports.
Tensions erupted in the Washington State House on Monday as Democrats pushed through Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 5181 (ESSB 5181), a move Republicans say effectively dismantles Parental Rights Initiative 2081—less than a year after it passed with broad bipartisan support and backing from nearly half a million voters.
A heated school board meeting in Augusta, Maine, turned contentious when a parent was silenced while voicing opposition to transgender athletes participating in girls' sports.
