Public Education
Georgia committee recommends barring chronically absent students from athletics(The Center Square) – Georgia students chronically absent from school could miss out on participating in school athletic teams and other extracurricular activities, a Senate committee recommends. The recommendation is one… Read More
Culture
WNBA player agrees elite 8th-grade boys could beat league’s stars: ‘Men are just stronger, bigger, athletic’Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham defended Denver Nuggets forward Michael Porter Jr. this week after his comments about boys competing against WNBA players drew heavy criticism. Porter, who grew up… Read More
Culture
NCAA may approve student-athletes to bet on pro sportsThe NCAA is considering a rule change to allow student-athletes and athletics department staff members to bet on professional sports. The Division I Administrative Committee adopted the proposal Oct. 8. Divisions… Read More
Courts
Court win for Pennsylvania Catholic school students in athletics case(The Center Square) – State College Area School District agreed upon terms with Religious Rights Foundation of PA, an arm of the conservative Catholic Thomas More Society, that would allow… Read More
Opinion
The fight to protect female sports persists across the country(The Washington Stand) – Three cases, three states, one crisis: men hijacking women’s sports—on the field and in the courts. Despite President Donald Trump’s executive order barring men from competing in… Read More
Public Education
Undercover video prompts Texas school official’s resignation over transgender athlete policy(The Daily Signal) – A day after Texas Gov. Greg Abbott demanded criminal and civil investigations into the Irving Independent School District, an administrator resigned Wednesday amid the… Read More
Culture
Trans athlete CeCĂ© Telfer vows to take women’s medals, records during indoor track seasonThe first biological male to win an NCAA women’s track and field championship has announced his return to the sport with a bold declaration to go after more women’s medals… Read More
Culture
University athletics director claims there’s no ‘competitive’ difference between men and women(Daily Caller) – The San Francisco State University athletics director claimed there is no “competitive” difference between men and women following the alleged assault of University of Kentucky swimmer Riley… Read More
Culture
Majority of Americans believe transgender athletes have harmed women’s sports(Daily Caller) – Approximately 60% of American voters believe that allowing biological men to compete in women’s sports has had a harmful impact, according to a poll by Summit.org and… Read More
Christian Schools, Public Education
Kansas legislature considers bill to modify sports competition between public and private schools(The Sentinel) – Last year, the Kansas State High School Athletics Association — which governs all high school sports in Kansas — adopted new rules intended to level competition between… Read More
Public Education
Missouri bill would ban transgender athletes in youth sports(The Heartlander) – A bill before the General Assembly would prevent transgender athletes from competing in girls’ sports in Missouri. SB 87, also known as the “Save Women’s Sports… Read More
Culture
Female athletes demand NCAA protect women’s sports outside annual convention(Daily Caller) – Female athletes, alumni and supporters delivered a petition to the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Thursday demanding that the governing body take deliberate action to prohibit men… Read More
Courts
Judge: WV’s law restricting transgender athletes constitutional(The Center Square) – A federal judge paved the way for West Virginia’s law barring transgender girls from participating on female sports teams to be enforced, ruling the legislature’s… Read More
Christian Schools
Christian school association joins lawsuit to oppose Biden administration mandate allowing transgender athletes to compete in women’s sportsThe Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI) has joined 20 attorneys general in a lawsuit against the Biden Administration mandate that interprets Title… Read More