Saquon Barkley defends Eagle fans against ‘hate’ from Rams player amid controversy over fan abusing woman
As Philadelphia Eagle fans face national scrutiny following a viral video of one verbally assaulting a woman, star running back Saquon Barkley has come to their defense. With the Eagles set to face the Los Angeles Rams in a divisional playoff game on Sunday, Rams player Jared Verse expressed his hatred for Eagles fans in […]
Transgender athlete controversy sparks opposing protests at California school board meeting
The Riverside Unified School District (RUSD) in California hosted a board meeting Thursday amid a controversy over a transgender cross country runner at Martin Luther King High School and students being reprimanded for protesting the athlete’s participation. The board meeting will address recent allegations in a lawsuit that school administrators compared “Save Girls’ Sports” T-shirts […]
NCAA president boasts about women’s volleyball TV ratings amid SJSU trans athlete controversy and lawsuits
NCAA President Charlie Baker claimed TV ratings for the NCAA women’s volleyball tournament rose “100%” this year during an interview on ESPN’s “The Pat McAfee Show” Thursday. The surge comes just one year after the 2023 tournament saw a 115% increase from 2022. “The ratings this year grew a little too, by another 100%,” Baker […]
Imane Kehlif is most-Googled athlete of 2024 amid Olympic boxing gender controversy
The world watched Imane Khelif win Olympic gold in women’s boxing at the Paris Olympics. It then went to Google searching for answers to many, many confusing questions. Google released its “Year in Search” data this week and revealed that the most-searched athlete on the platform in 2024 was Khelif. Khelif was searched more than […]
School district mired in transgender athlete controversy tells critics to blame lawmakers in CA and DC
Martin Luther King Jr. High School in Riverside, California, addressed a controversy involving a transgender athlete on its cross country team and a lawsuit by two girls on the team alleging their “Save Women’s Sports” T-shirts were compared to swastikas by school administrators. The school has faced criticism locally from its own students and nationally […]
Megan Rapinoe hypes NWSL star’s award win despite sex eligibility test controversy
Former U.S. women’s soccer star Megan Rapinoe defended Barbra Banda, whom the BBC named Women’s Footballer of The Year despite controversy surrounding the player’s eligibility in Africa. Banda withdrew from the Zambian squad for the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco after failing to meet sex eligibility requirements in 2022, the BBC previously reported. Banda […]