A five-year ordeal appears to be coming to a head after Aaron Donald was reportedly granted a restraining order against an alleged stalker.
The Los Angeles Rams legend reportedly filed for the temporary restraining order against Jenelle Anwar, who has allegedly been following him since 2020.
According to The Athletic, Donald received threatening emails from Anwar five years ago and has since sent him packages and gifts while stalking him and threatening the life of his 3-year-old son.
TMZ reports that Anwar must stay at least 100 yards away from Donald and his family. She also is not permitted to contact him or have guns.
Donald, the 13th pick of the 2014 NFL Draft, retired after the 2023 season after 10 years in the league, all with the Rams. He became one of the greatest defensive players of all time, winning the Defensive Player of the Year Award three times and winning the 2022 Super Bowl.
He was a first-team All-Pro eight times in his career and made the Pro Bowl in each campaign. His 20½ sacks in 2018 led the league.
Florida State University (FSU) told Fox News Digital it is canceling all sporting events through Sunday after a mass shooting on-campus injured at least six people.
"All Florida State athletics home events through Sunday, April 20, have been canceled," a statement read. "Further updates on events scheduled for next week will be communicated when available."
The cancellations will include a three-game series for the school's No. 7-ranked baseball team against Virginia starting Thursday, and the No. 4 softball team's final home series of the regular season against Georgia Tech, starting Friday.
The school's last two spring football practices have been canceled as well.
University police said they were responding to an "active scene" on the Tallahassee campus and were working to "get it under control." FSU later wrote on X that law enforcement had "neutralized the threat," but said that parts of the campus are still considered an "active crime scene."
A senior Florida law enforcement source told Fox News that at least one person was in custody, but could not confirm if the individual was a shooter. Additionally, the FBI's Jacksonville field office and Tallahassee resident agency office are on the scene.
Fox News Digital's Rachel Wolf, Preston Mizell, David Spunt and Andrea Margolis contributed to this report.
Maine Gov. Janet Mills released a statement justifying the state's enabling of trans athletes in girls' sports on Wednesday after the U.S. Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against the state over the issue.
Mills' response included a sentence that read, "I have fought tirelessly for the rights of women and girls, for the health and well-being of children and families."
Prominent GOP state representative Laurel Libby has spoken out against Mills for including mention of the sentence in a statement provided to Fox News Digital.
"Let me be clear, Governor Janet Mills’ claim that she has always stood up for the rights of women and girls in Maine is completely false. The Department of Justice’s lawsuit against Maine for refusing to comply with Title IX is proof of that, as it would not exist if she had. Her insistence that this issue has nothing to do with biological males in girls' sports is not only baseless—it’s absurd," Libby said.
"This isn't about states’ rights, as she claims; it’s about Governor Mills and Maine Democrats pushing far-left ideologies that ignore biological reality. By disregarding Title IX, they’ve discriminated against and endangered women and girls, and put Maine students and families at a disadvantage. Frankly, by promoting policies that erase the identities of women and girls in Maine, it’s hard to believe even Governor Mills believes what she’s saying."
Libby, who was at Wednesday's press conference where U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi announced the lawsuit, has been one of Mills' harshest critics over the last two months as the state has refused to comply with President Donald Trump's Keeping Men Out of Women's Sports executive order. After Trump signed the order on Feb. 5, Maine was one of the earliest states to show its intent not to comply with it.
Libby brought attention to the state's ongoing trans inclusion policies when she made a social media post that identified a biologically male trans athlete who won a girls' pole vault competition for Greely High School in mid-February.
Since the post, two federal agencies have launched investigations into the state. The Department of Agriculture has frozen funding to it, and now an official lawsuit by the DOJ has been filed. Maine has filed its own lawsuit against the Trump administration over the funding freeze and a federal judge has ruled the funding must be unfrozen.
Meanwhile, Libby was censured by the Democrat majority in the Maine House of Representatives for her social media post on the premise that she identified a minor. Libby has since sued House Speaker Ryan Fecteau to have the censure overturned, arguing that the minor she identified had already been publicized in other media.
Roman Reigns and Donald Trump have one surprising characteristic in common: They are both WWE legends.
Reigns, of course, is a former world champ in the business and will again be headlining WrestleMania this weekend. Trump? He's actually a WWE Hall of Famer.
Yes, before becoming president, Trump actually hosted WrestleMania IV and V, and he went against Vince McMahon in the Battle of the Billionaires at WrestleMania 23. That bout resulted in Trump assisting in shaving McMahon's head bald.
Eighteen years later, Reigns will battle CM Punk and Seth Rollins in a triple-threat match on night one of the event this Saturday in Las Vegas.
And ahead of that bout, Reigns, whose real name is Joe Anoa'i, said he "support[s]" Trump, despite being a registered Democrat in the state of Florida.
"I support our president. Trump is one of those guys where he’s got a vast history and a huge background," Reigns, who said the choice for the 2024 election was "very clear," told Vanity Fair. "He’s been in entertainment. He’s been in big business, politics. At this point, I’m supporting a bright future for our country. Positive and competent leadership. For us to be what we’re supposed to be, to be a world leader and carry that respect and do what a world power like us should be doing."
Reigns did criticize Trump for picking battles with political rivals, saying that Trump "needs that adversary."
"He needs that opposition to bounce off of. He needs that competitive motivation or something," he added.
This Saturday will mark the ninth time, a record, that Reigns will headline the WWE staple. He actually headlined both nights of the event last year in Philadelphia, losing his championship after holding the belt for over 1,000 consecutive days.
The Aarons’ final meeting did not end harmoniously.
Former New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers did not hold back on his final meeting with new head coach Aaron Glenn in his first public remarks since a series of rumors leaked following the end of his second season with the team.
During a Thursday appearance on "The Pat McAfee Show," Rodgers said he has had lots of "great conversations" with several teams during his first go at free agency. But the four-time league MVP was quick to point out that the Jets were not one of them.
"Not one of those was the Jets, because that was not a great conversation."
Rodgers later expanded on his comments, detailing the "confusing" and "strange" final conversation he shared with Glenn. According to Rodgers, he had flown to the Jets’ facility with the anticipation that he would have a long conversation with the team’s leadership about his future.
Instead, what he got was a brief talk about Glenn’s desire to move in a different direction.
"That was an interesting two years to say the least, but I figured that when I flew across the country on my own dime, that there was going to be a conversation. And the confusing thing to me – and the strange thing – was when I went out there I meet with the coach… we start talking, he runs out of the room."
Rodgers said Glenn returned with the team’s new general manager, Darren Mougey, but the conversation took a quick turn.
"We sit down in the office and I think we’re going to have this long conversation – I’ve flown across the country – and 20 seconds in he goes – I mean literally, I’m talking to the GM about something, and he leans to the end of his seat and goes ‘So do you wanna play football?’"
Rodgers responded that he did, but was quickly met by Glenn’s news.
"We’re going in a different direction at quarterback."
"I wasn’t upset about it, I was surprised," Rodgers added. "I felt like there wasn’t an ample amount of respect in that meeting. I guess I shouldn’t have been surprised based on some of the things I saw over the two years."
Perhaps the most shocking revelation was Glenn’s explanation, according to Rodgers.
"I don’t want to be up in front of the room saying something and having guys look back at you," Rodgers claimed Glenn said. He called the exchange "a little rogue," on Glenn’s part, but admitted that he was still thankful for his two years spent with the organization.
Rodgers has been linked to several teams in the offseason, but he said Thursday that retirement is still on the table.
WrestleMania 41 will feature some of the best and brightest talent the WWE roster has to offer.
Throughout the year, WWE stars have jockeyed to be in position to either headline WrestleMania or at least be on the card. There is no wrestling event like WrestleMania in the industry.
WWE Chief Content Officer Paul Levesque made it clear after the Elimination Chamber that nothing was set for the main events, stressing the value of making the most of the television spots each competitor received.
As the cards for each night of the event were put together and the main events were put into focus, some fans were disappointed about not seeing their favorites in Las Vegas.
There will be plenty of time over the next year for those who didn’t get on the card to be there.
Here are seven WWE stars who weren’t on the WrestleMania 41 card and should be on the WrestleMania 42 card in New Orleans.
Chelsea Green may have been the most underrated performer of the 2024-25 season between WrestleMania 40 and 41. Green was close to winning the women’s Money in the Bank Ladder Match but took a huge bump through multiple tables, which allowed Tiffany Stratton to win.
Green later became the first-ever women’s United States champion and has carried that into WrestleMania 41. She also may have the most underrated storyline going on "Friday Night SmackDown" with the Secret Hervice protecting her at all costs.
She was not on the WrestleMania 41 card but should definitely be in the mix next year.
Roxanne Perez’s season ran from last year’s Stand & Deliver to this year’s Stand & Deliver event as NXT’s premium live event during WrestleMania weekend occurs before the first night. Perez defeated Lyra Valkyria to become the youngest two-time NXT women’s champion, and she did her best to keep the title around her waist all year long.
Perez’s second title reign lasted 276 days, ending at New Year’s Evil against Giulia. But she saved her best performance for the Royal Rumble.
Perez was the No. 2 entrant in the women’s Royal Rumble match and made it all the way to the end before eventually losing to Charlotte Flair.
Perez will be on the Stand & Deliver countdown show this year, but her WrestleMania moment is coming very soon.
Sami Zayn was an integral part of the Bloodline storyline going back to the buildup to WrestleMania 39, where he and Kevin Owens won tag team titles over the Usos. At WrestleMania 40, Zayn ended Gunther’s reign as intercontinental champion. But this year, Zayn doesn’t have a spot on the WrestleMania card.
Zayn has been in the world title picture and had a bitter feud with Owens come to an end at Elimination Chamber. He’s been out of action since that match. But if there’s anyone who needs some rest and relaxation after putting in work, it would be Zayn.
Could the 2025-26 season see Zayn finally win a world title in WWE? Only time will tell.
Technically, Chad Gable isn’t on the WrestleMania 41 card. Despite allegations he’s El Grande Americano (along with the evidence against him), Rey Mysterio specifically challenged the luchador from the Gulf of America to a match.
Gable turned heel this season, separating himself from Otis and Maxxine Dupri. He nearly won the WWE Speed Championship against Dragon Lee but couldn’t get the win.
His talent has been largely praised, and he competed against Zayn for the intercontinental championship at Clash At The Castle.
Surely, there will be room for Gable and El Grande Americano next year.
Ray Fenix may have entered a WWE ring two months too late, or he would have been on the card along with Penta. Fenix is the latest luchador to take the WWE Universe by storm, and he’s been building a rivalry with the members of Legado del Fantasma.
It will be interesting to see how his first few feuds play out and if the crowd will get behind him for a major push.
The Wyatt Sicks’ debut was the most compelling and scariest storyline that emerged during the summer. It was cool to see the buildup and the calls back to the late Bray Wyatt. Bo Dallas was spilling his soul to the WWE Universe each Monday, and then things came to a halt, reportedly due to injuries.
Alexa Bliss made her stunning return to WWE during the women’s Royal Rumble and, in subsequent appearances on "Friday Night SmackDown," it appeared the Wyatt Sicks were set for a return with Bliss being involved.
But things came to a sudden stop after her Elimination Chamber appearance.
Whatever the case may be, a healthy Wyatt Sick along with a healthy Bliss is what’s good for business.
Montez Ford could be the most athletically gifted superstar on the WWE roster. Ford and Angelo Dawkins are tag-team champions on the SmackDown roster, but it doesn’t appear they will be making the WrestleMania 41 card.
Ford is ripe for a singles title shot down the line as he has not had a shot since the 2023 Elimination Chamber when the United States Championship was up for grabs.
Former New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers publicly addressed the swirling free agency rumors for the first time on Thursday, saying that nothing is off the table for the four-time league MVP.
Rodgers, however, added one caveat that will greatly influence his decision to play in 2025.
Appearing on "The Pat McAfee Show" for the first time since the season concluded, Rodgers was asked to clear up many of the rumors that have linked him to several teams, including the New York Giants, Minnesota Vikings and Pittsburgh Steelers.
"I’ll set it all straight," Rodgers said with a smile. "I’ll set it all straight, I have no problem."
Rodgers said he spoke with the Giants’ head coach Brian Daboll and is in regular contact with Vikings coach Kevin O'Connell. He also noted that he spoke with Mike Tomlin and even visited the Steelers’ facility in secret.
"I’m open to anything and attached to nothing. Retirement could still be a possibility, but right now my focus is and has been and will continue to be on my personal life… there’s still conversations that are being had."
Rodgers dismissed the narrative surrounding his next move, saying that length of contract and money are non-issues for him. He also said that what teams decide to do in the draft next week will also have no bearing on his decision.
"I’m not out there putting s--- out just to put s--- out, that’s just not how I operate. There’s been a lot of people assuming they have information about me – that’s just not true. I’ve been straight up with these teams from the start about where I was at, starting with the money thing."
What Rodgers does know for sure is that his decision to play will be largely based on where he is in his personal life.
"I’m in a different phase of my life. I’m 41 years old, I’m in a serious relationship. I have off-the-field stuff that requires my attention. I have personal commitments I’ve made not knowing what my future was going to look like after last year that are important to me. And I have a couple of people in my inner, inner circle who are really battling some difficult stuff. So, I have a lot of things that are taking my attention – and have beginning really in January – away from football.
"To make a commitment to a team is a big thing, whether you’re a first-year player or a 20-year vet," he added.
Las Vegas will play host to WrestleMania 41 this weekend as the city has been transformed into a pro wrestling haven for fans across the globe ahead of the WWE’s premier live event.
WrestleMania will take place across two nights, Saturday and Sunday, at Allegiant Stadium – the home of the Las Vegas Raiders. Additionally, WWE’s flagship shows, "Friday Night SmackDown" and "Monday Night Raw," will bookend the major event.
In between, WWE will host its Hall of Fame ceremony on Friday night and WWE’s developmental brand, NXT, will also host Stand & Deliver on Saturday prior to Night 1 of WrestleMania at the T-Mobile Arena. NXT will also run its weekly Tuesday show at BleauLive Theater at Fontainebleau Las Vegas.
Steve Hill, Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority president and CEO, shared with Fox News Digital what fans can expect the moment they arrive at Harry Reid International Airport.
"No city offers the opportunity for an event to really take over the city like Las Vegas does," Hill said. "There’s a number of reasons for that. One is we do it on a pretty regular basis. There will be activations at the airport, there are activations both outside and inside a number of properties on The Strip.
"You’ll just see it and feel it in a way that’s hard to replicate elsewhere and we’re just kind of built as a platform for these major events. Then, the fans come and WrestleMania takes over a city, too, you can feel the excitement, you feel the energy and it’s unlike you’ll see any other place."
The atmosphere around the city is akin to Super Bowl week. Fans from all over have flocked to the city to see their favorite wrestlers perform on "The Grandest Stage of Them All." All the excitement will eventually lead to the match for the Undisputed WWE Championship between Cody Rhodes and John Cena.
A special animated "Welcome to Las Vegas" sign that will also show Cena’s signature "You Can’t See Me" catchphrase will be featured at the airport.
WWE’s ultimate fan experience, WWE World, will open at the Las Vegas Convention Center on Thursday afternoon. WWE legend The Undertaker will hold his "1deadMAN SHOW" at Fontainebleau Las Vegas. But that’s far from the only event happening at the Fontainebleau Las Vegas.
WrestleMania After Dark will debut at the Fontainebleau Las Vegas on Thursday with events at LIV running through the weekend. It will end with Gronk Beach at LIV Beach on Sunday hosted by Rob Gronkowski. The Roast of WrestleMania featuring comedian Tony Hinchcliffe will take place there on Sunday night as well.
Casinos in downtown Las Vegas will also have pro wrestling events going on as well.
Busted Open Radio will host "The Master’s Class" at Circa Resort & Casino for fans to watch the SiriusXM Show on Thursday afternoon. Chris Van Vliet, a premier wrestling podcast host, will have a special show at the hotel as well later that night.
Living Colour, the band behind the "Cult of Personality," will take the stage at the Fremont Street Experience on Friday night.
WWE Hall of Famers Nikki and Brie Bella will hit the OYO Hotel & Casino on Saturday afternoon and host a complimentary tasting of their wine, Bonita Bonita, at Hooters Saloon.
Not to mention the countless number of independent wrestling shows that are taking place at several hotels and facilities across the city. The events don’t even scratch the surface of what’s to come for the entire weekend.
"We’re starting to feel that headed into this weekend," Hill said. "I’ll point out that this is Easter weekend, which is typically not one of the busiest weekends in Las Vegas. Understandably, it’s often a weekend that’s spent with family and not necessarily here. And so, (WrestleMania) really elevates this weekend for us in a number of different ways.
"You’re starting to see marquee takeovers on The Strip. You’re starting to see the presence. We’ve got big WrestleMania belts on iconic figures at Caesars and the lion at the MGM Grand and those kind of things. So, you start to see those types of Super Bowl and Formula One feel as you’re just starting to walk around and that’s what really elevates the excitement."
Hill told Fox News Digital he wasn’t really a pro wrestling fan growing up but has gotten more interested in it over the last year or so.
He revealed who he’s looking forward to watching come the weekend.
"John Cena – obviously, the spotlight is on him. And you kind of grow up with these older wrestlers and having them still around and I kind of relate to that," Hill said. "He’s kind of gone to the dark side here. We’re pretty interested to see how that works out."
New York Rangers star forward Artemi Panarin and Madison Square Garden Sports, the company that owns the Rangers, paid financial settlements to a former team employee last year after a woman alleged Panarin sexually assaulted her, per The Athletic.
The employee alleged that Panarin sexually assaulted her in a hotel room in 2023, according to the report.
The woman’s agreement with Panarin and MSG Sports included non-disclosure and no admission of wrongdoing clauses. The woman was not identified in the report and left the company following the agreements.
"The matter has been resolved," the woman said, according to The Athletic.
The alleged assault occurred in December 2023, when the team was on a road trip, per the report. The woman was a regular part of the team’s traveling party and was at a post-game gathering with players and staff members.
Panarin, 33, allegedly took the woman’s phone and said he would give her the phone back if she went and got it from his hotel room. When she arrived at Panarin’s hotel room to gather her phone, he allegedly pinned her down on the bed.
She then allegedly pushed him off, took her phone back and left the room.
"The Club retained an outside law firm to conduct an independent investigation, which the League was fully apprised of. We consider the matter closed," the NHL said in a statement via The Athletic.
"The matter has been resolved," an MSG Sports spokesperson said in a statement to Fox News Digital.
The NHL and the Rangers declined to say if Panarin was subject to any discipline for the alleged sexual assault, according to the report.
At the time the alleged sexual assault occurred, Panarin was in the midst of his best season with the Rangers after he signed with the team in 2019. In the 2023-2024 season, Panarin scored 49 goals and had a career-high 120 points and played in all 82 games.
This season, Panarin has 37 goals and 89 points in 79 games played. On Wednesday, the Rangers announced he was the team’s MVP for the 2024-2025 season.
On Wednesday, Panarin was also given the Good Guy Award by the media for his accountability and cooperation with the media.
The Rangers play the final game of their regular season on Thursday against the Tampa Bay Lightning at 7:00 p.m. ET. The Rangers did not qualify for the playoffs as they struggled this season, going 38-36-7.
Head coach Peter Laviolette spoke to reporters on Thursday morning and declined to say if Panarin would play against the Lightning, according to the New York Post.
Legendary college football analyst Lee Corso, 89, announced Thursday that after nearly four decades on the air with ESPN, he will retire after one final "College GameDay" broadcast later this summer.
"My family and I will be forever indebted for the opportunity to be part of ESPN and College GameDay for nearly 40 years. I have a treasure of many friends, fond memories and some unusual experiences to take with me into retirement," he said in a statement provided by ESPN.
"ESPN has been exceptionally generous to me, especially these past few years. They accommodated me and supported me, as did my colleagues in the early days of College GameDay."
Corso will officially enter retirement after his last broadcast with "College GameDay" on Aug. 30. He will be 90 when he takes the stage one final time.
Corso first joined the network 38 years ago in 1987 and remains, at least for a short while, the only remaining original on-air personality for "College GameDay." He became a full-time analyst in 1989, working alongside many greats, but in his final goodbye, Corso thanked one person in particular.
"Special thanks to Kirk Herbstreit for his friendship and encouragement. And lest I forget, the fans... truly a blessing to share this with them. ESPN gave me this wonderful opportunity and provided me the support to ensure success. I am genuinely grateful."
Corso became known for his popular headgear picks over the years, which began in October 1995 at a game at Ohio State, and his popular slogan, "Not so fast, my friend."
Tributes for Corso poured in online Thursday as the college football community reacted to the news of his retirement.
"I just wanted to say I love you," Herbstreit said in a video posted on X. "I thank you for so many lessons you taught me. Almost 30 years together, I’ve enjoyed sitting next to you watching you do your thing. So much fun. We’ve had so many great moments on the show, off the show.
"You’re an icon," he added. "You’re a once-in-a-lifetime person, once-in-a-lifetime broadcaster."
Serena Williams has cleared the air on her controversial Super Bowl halftime appearance, revealing in an interview this week that her dancing during Kendrick Lamar’s performance was in no way a dig at her ex, Drake.
Williams, 43, found herself at the center of controversy after Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans after millions of viewers saw her do the crip walk during Lamar’s performance of "Not Like Us," a diss track aimed at Lamar’s rival and Williams’ ex, Drake.
Some took issue with the dance itself because of its gang affiliations, and others raised questions as to why Williams, who is married with two children, would take aim at an old flame.
During an interview with Time magazine, Williams, who was named The 100 Most Influential People of 2025, said her participation was in no way meant to throw shade at her ex.
"Absolutely not," she said during the interview.
"I would never do that. And that was sad, that anyone would ever think that. I respect how they could. Obviously, I can see how someone would think that. But absolutely not. I have never had negative feelings towards him. We’ve known him for so many years."
Among Williams’ most notable critics was ESPN personality Stephen A. Smith, who said he would divorce his wife if she was "trolling her ex." Williams saw the comments, but told Time that he was entitled to his opinions.
"I thought it was hilarious," she said. "He’s allowed to have his personal opinion. But did you see my husband’s remark? It was so eloquent."
Williams’ husband, Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian, defended her in a post on social media, saying, "Some of y'all have no idea how criticized Serena was for this same dance at Wimbledon 13 years ago and it shows.... This is bigger than the music."
The 23-time Grand Slam champion said thinking back to her participation, she doesn’t know if "I regret it or not."
Jordon Hudson celebrated boyfriend Bill Belichick’s 73rd birthday with an endearing post on social media Wednesday, calling the UNC head football coach her "twin flame."
In a series of photos shared on Instagram, the Miss Maine USA Beauty Pageant contestant wished the longtime football coach a happy birthday.
"Wishing the happiest of birthdays to my twin flame," the caption of her post read.
The photos showed Hudson and Belichick posing for photos near a cake, which, instead of candles representing his age, had a topper that read "Who gives a s---." It was not clear if the celebration was from Wednesday – Belichick’s actual birthday.
The couple was first linked romantically last year but first met on a flight headed to Boston in 2021, when they seemingly hit it off. According to Page Six, Belichick, 73, and Hudson, 24, have recently "discussed marriage."
The age gap between Hudson and Belichick recently became a topic of conversation when emails obtained by The Athletic showed that Belichick had emailed UNC officials showing his concern about potentially being called a "predator" online.
"Is there anyone monitoring the UNC Football page for slanderous commentary and subsequently deleting it / blocking users that are harassing BB in the comments?" Hudson reportedly asked on Feb. 13.
Belichick reportedly followed up the next day, "I cannot believe that UNC would support my being called a ‘predator.'"
Robbi Pickeral Evans, UNC senior associate athletic director for external affairs and strategic communications, replied that the social media team hides or erases comments about personal life and would "never" support those actions.
Fox News Digital’s Ryan Morik contributed to this report.
Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey addressed the lawsuit filed against his state by the U.S. Department of Justice on Wednesday over the state's stance regarding transgender athletes in girls' and women's sports.
In an interview with CNN, Frey defended his state's continued support for trans inclusion, insisting that "there are no issues of safety" for letting biological males compete with girls.
"We’ve been working though to understand what, if any problem, exists with the participation. If some of the harms that are being alleged really are of some concern and what we’ve identified, there really are no concerns of safety," Frey said.
Frey also said there are "no concerns" about trans athletes who are "just choosing" to compete in the girls' category.
"There are no concerns about individuals who are just choosing which gender they want to give themselves in order to participate. So that too is really after a lot to work on whether or not there’s any issue here that warrants this intrusion by the federal government on what’s going on in Maine schools," Frey said.
National awareness of trans athletes in Maine was ignited when state Rep. Laurel Libby identified a pole vault jumper who won a girls' competition for Greely High School after competing in the boys' category in previous seasons.
Safety concerns over trans inclusion in girls' and women's sports were heightened nationally after former high school volleyball player Payton McNabb suffered a concussion, brain bleed and permanent whiplash after getting struck in the face with a volleyball hit by a trans athlete.
Still, Frey insists that safety and competitive concerns are not on the radar of the Democratic officials in Maine, claiming they are only currently aware of two trans athletes competing in girls' sports in the state.
"There is just a small number of trans students who are participating in sports, that two number is all that we've come up with," Frey said. He also suggested that Maine is following both state and federal law by allowing trans inclusion in girls' sports.
"Our position is that Title IX, consistent with the Maine Human Rights Act, so both federal and state law, supports that trans girls will be able to participate in high school sports consistent with their gender identity," Frey said. "So my contention is Maine is following Title IX, Maine is following the Maine Human Rights Act."
U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi announced the lawsuit at a press conference on Wednesday morning.
Bondi said they were seeking an injunction and have titles returned to the girls who "rightfully" won competitions in which trans athletes participated in. The Justice Department accused the state of "openly and defiantly flouting federal anti-discrimination law by enforcing policies that require girls to compete against boys in athletic competitions designated exclusively for girls," according to a complaint obtained by Fox News.
"By prioritizing gender identity over biological reality, Maine’s policies deprive girl athletes of fair competition, deny them equal athletic opportunities, and expose them to heightened risks of physical injury and psychological harm," the complaint added.
The complaint also said the U.S. will seek "judgment granting declaratory injunctive, and damages relief for Defendant’s violations of Title IX and the federal funding contracts it signed promising to comply with Title IX and its implementing regulations."
Maine Gov. Janet Mills released a statement later on Wednesday in response to the lawsuit.
"Today is the latest, expected salvo in an unprecedented campaign to pressure the State of Maine to ignore the Constitution and abandon the rule of law. This matter has never been about school sports or the protection of women and girls, as has been claimed, it is about states rights and defending the rule of law against a federal government bent on imposing its will, instead of upholding the law. Federal Judge Woodcock's ruling of last Friday awarding the state a temporary restraining order reinforces our position that the federal government has been acting unlawfully," the statement read in part.
Meanwhile, a school district in Maine is moving to comply with Trump instead of the state over the issue. The MSAD #70 School Board voted unanimously on Monday night to comply with Title IX, and Superintendent Tyler Putnam told Fox News Digital that he will amend the district's policies to prevent trans athletes from competing in girls' sports.
Caleb Williams, the top pick in last year's NFL Draft, experienced some highs and lows during his rookie season.
However, the Chicago Bears quarterback is speaking out on at least one of the ways he plans on approaching his second NFL season. Developing close friendships with fellow quarterbacks across the league is something Williams is simply not interested in.
In an interview with Esquire, the Heisman Trophy winner acknowledged that other quarterbacks are "probably great guys." However, he is not necessarily prioritizing getting to know any of them on a personal level.
Williams' rationale centered around his belief that having a strong bond with counterparts could cause him to lose his competitive edge. "I think the NFL game has become very friendly, and I don’t necessarily want to be friends, because I want to keep that competitive advantage," he said.
The Bears finished last season with a disappointing 5-12 record. The Bears relieved Matt Eberflus of his head coaching duties in November, just one day after he received considerable blame for mismanaging the clock in a 23-20 loss to the Detroit Lions.
Eberflus' nearly three-year tenure in the Windy City was marred by a flurry of last-second losses and ended with a six-game losing streak. Thomas Brown then became interim head coach. Chicago hired Ben Johnson in January.
The Bears made a flurry of additions to its roster once the NFL free agency period opened last month. The team bolstered its offensive line by acquiring center Drew Dalman and guards Joe Thuney and Jonah Jackson.
Williams made it clear that winning is the top expectation in 2025. "The plan is to go win big," Williams said.
And it sounds like Ward is confirming that speculation.
While playing Fortnite on a livestream, he mentioned Titans running backs Tony Pollard and Tyjae Spears as the best in the league.
He also mentoned his top four receivers: Justin Jefferson, Ja'Marr Chase, Calvin Ridley and Treylon Burks. Burks calls Nashville home.
Earlier in the offseason, it seemed like Tennessee was more than willing to deal the first selection considering the talent atop the board. Travis Hunter and Abdul Carter, the projected No. 2 and 3 picks in our latest mock draft, could easily be No. 1 selections other years.
With Will Levis struggling in his two years with Tennessee and a new front office, it's starting to look like the Titans will go with a player who could become a franchise quarterback.
Ward broke the record for the most touchdown passes in a career in Division I history, surpassing Case Keenum's record in the Pop-Tart Bowl.
Ward led all of Division I with 39 touchdowns, and he finished as an All-American while finishing in fourth place in the Heisman Trophy voting.
During the first Sunday of the month, Bueckers helped lift UConn women's basketball back to the mountaintop. The Huskies knocked off the defending champion South Carolina Gamecocks to secure Bueckers first career NCAA title.
On Sunday, sources confirmed to ESPN that Bueckers was set to ink a three-year deal with the upstart Unrivaled, a professional women's 3-on-3 league. On Monday, Bueckers was the first player selected in the 2025 WNBA Draft.
Unrivaled is expected to pay Bueckers more over its 10-week season, than her WNBA rookie salary will yield over the league's record-high 44 games during the 2025 season. But, on Wednesday, Bueckers' April whirlwind took another spin when she announced she was an investor in Unrivaled.
The Dallas Wings rookie confirmed her investment stake during an appearance on "Good Morning America" on Wednesday.
"I mean, investments in women’s sports — I feel like the return on investment has been amazing," Bueckers said. "Even the first year (of Unrivaled), the numbers were shocking. They just blew it out of the water. And just to invest so much in women’s sports, it’s growing at an all-time high, and it’s just a great time to be in women's sports."
The average Unrivaled salary was more than $220,000. Bueckers' four-year WNBA deal’s base salary would be just under $350,000.
Bueckers is just the latest high-profile investor in Unrivaled.
In December, the league announced $28 million in funding from a group that included Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps, NBA star Giannis Antetokounmpo, South Carolina women’s basketball coach Dawn Staley and USC star JuJu Watkins. Other investors include tennis star Coco Cauff, retired soccer star Alex Morgan and retired NBA star Carmelo Anthony.
Before she steps on the floor for Unrivaled, though, Bueckers has her rookie WNBA season awaiting her.
After making the talk-show rounds, Bueckers will be headed to Texas to make appearances and prepare for training camp, which begins April 27.
The Wings open the season on May 16 against the Minnesota Lynx, and they face Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever on June 27, which could represent a summit showdown of the two players expected to be the face of the league for the foreseeable future.
"Just to join a city and organization that embraces you, I’ve felt so much love already and I haven’t even set foot in Dallas yet," Bueckers said. "Everyone has been loving me and embracing me with open arms."
Caitlin Clark was not included on Time Magazine's list of The 100 Most Influential People of 2025, which released Wednesday.
Clark was left off the list despite the fact that the publication named her its Athlete of the Year for 2024.
Time also included other athletes on its "Most Influential" list on Wednesday, including fellow WNBA players Breanna Stewart and Napheesa Collier. The main premise of Stewart and Collier's place on the list is their recent launching of the "Unrivaled" women's basketball league as co-founders.
Other athletes included on the list were U.S. gymnast Simone Biles, former women's tennis star Serena Williams, Philadelphia Eagles quarterback and Super Bowl LIX MVP Jalen Hurts and France's Olympic gold medalist swimmer Leon Marchand.
Clark's absence from the list prompted questions and criticisms by fans and pundits.
Fox Sports host Colin Cowherd brought awareness to the snub when with a rant during his show on Wednesday.
"That's idiotic! That's the dumbest thing I've ever seen!" Cowherd said. "That's a dumb list… she's the most influential athlete, I would argue, man or woman in America over the last year."
Other social media users agreed with Cowherd's take.
"Clark is the main reason the league is so popular and she’s not on the list?" one X user wrote.
Another user asked, "How...HOW is she left off this list[?] CRAZY!"
Clark's influence on the popularity of women's basketball over the last year has been evident in various statistics.
Clark made the Fever the most-watched team in the WNBA by a landslide in her rookie year, as the 14 most-watched WNBA games of the season all included the Fever. On top of that, she broke the record for most All-Star votes for any player in WNBA history.
In early September, Clark’s Indiana Fever played in front of a TV audience of 1.26 million viewers in a game against the Minnesota Lynx that was played at the same time as a Week-1 Friday night NFL game between the Philadelphia Eagles and Green Bay Packers.
In Clark's first regular-season finale against the Washington Mystics on Sept. 19, the 20,711 fans that showed up at Capital One Arena set a new record for the highest-attended WNBA regular-season contest.
Clark drew a WNBA record 1.84 million viewers to her first playoff game against the Connecticut Sun on Sept. 22, while competing with an NFL Sunday. She followed it up with another record audience of 2.54 million viewers for Game 2.
But after Clark's Fever season ended, the WNBA playoffs also saw a steep drop-off in viewers.
The first game between the Aces and Liberty, a rematch of last year's WNBA finals between two of the league's most popular and successful teams, drew an audience of just 929,000, which was 50% less than the Fever's Game 1 against the Sun.
Meanwhile, in women's college basketball, after Clark played in the first women's NCAA title game to get more viewers than the men's in 2024, the sport saw a steep decline in ratings this year.
Without Clark in the tournament, the broadcasts of UConn vs. UCLA and South Carolina vs. Texas averaged just 3.9 million viewers for ESPN. It marked a 64% decrease from the record-setting 10.8 million viewers in 2024, according to Front Office Sports.
FanDuel Sports Network Braves reporter Wiley Ballard got some backlash for asking a woman for her phone number during an on-air report at a game Monday night.
But not everyone found Ballard's actions to be inappropriate, including veteran sideline reporter Olivia Harlan Dekker.
The daughter of legendary broadcaster Kevin Harlan and wife of NBA player Sam Dekker said the Ballard incident is being blown out of proportion.
Some of those critical of Ballard's actions wondered what would have happened if a female sideline reporter did what Ballard had done.
Harlan Dekker spoke from experience.
"People getting mad about the Braves reporter asking for the girl’s phone number ARE INSANE! Haha how does that offend you? It was innocuous and cute… good TV I’d say," Harlan Dekker's first post said. "It doesn’t detract from the game or season. Lighten up.
"I’ve been a team reporter, and the season is LONG. Producers are always looking for something different/memorable, ways to involve fans or show some human interest around the game. Most of those interviews are duds, so good on him for having a sense of humor and rolling with it.
"If someone can show an example of a woman getting fired over something similar, then you’ve got an argument," she explained. "Until then… you can’t just say "a woman would’ve been fired for this.
"Middle of an early season baseball game on the regional/team broadcast, his producer told him to get something colorful in the crowd, his booth is egging him on, the girl was playing into it and it wasn’t creepy. It’s sports TV, it’s entertainment! This wasn’t a board room or OR."
During his live segment, Ballard said the broadcast booth wanted him to get two women's phone numbers.
"I'm dead serious, they're saying in my ear right now," Ballard said on-air while speaking to both the broadcast booth and the women about their phone numbers. "She doesn't believe me because she thinks you guys are making this up. I'm gonna use that in the future. That's actually a pretty good move. I should've thought of this years ago,"
The segment was quickly bashed on social media, though a heated debate began with people thinking the same way as Harlan Dekker.
One X account said the segment showed "insane double standards in sports," while another went more in depth on the counterargument.
"This is the dumbest thing and the dumbest outrage. The outrage for the other person when you don't know the full interaction or how they even felt about it. You don't know what was said and done before and after the segment, too," the post said.
"Sooooo are we still gonna ask women in sports if they're only doing their job to date athletes?? We can all agree how inappropriate and nasty this is, not to mention the double standard, right?"
Harlan Dekker is an NFL reporter and host for Sky Sports and Westwood One Sports.
Top NFL Draft prospect Travis Hunter said last week he would rather quit football altogether than be drafted by a team that's not interested in using him as the two-way star he was at Colorado.
Speaking during a predraft press conference Tuesday, one head coach expressed reservations about having a player on both sides of the ball.
Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh and general manager Eric DeCosta spoke to the media ahead of next week’s draft in Green Bay when the topic of Travis Hunter was raised.
"If we’re talking about a guy like Travis Hunter, we would probably want to put him at one position," DeCosta said, acknowledging the Ravens won't be able to draft a talent like Hunter with the 27th pick in the draft.
Harbaugh added that, from a coaching perspective, it would be a difficult proposition for any player in the NFL.
"It’s going to be interesting to see how they do it, wherever he goes. But to say that you’re going to be completely immersed in everything that there is to know on offense and everything there is to (know on) defense, I don’t know if there’s enough hours in the day for a player to be able to do that and to have every detail locked down.
"You could certainly do it, I would think, on one side of the ball and then have some sort of a package on the other side of the ball, which is my guess is how the team will do it, wherever he goes."
The former Colorado star said last week that not being able to play both sides of the ball would be a deal-breaker for him.
"It's never playing football again," Hunter told CBS Sports. "Because I've been doing it my whole life, and I love being on the football field. I feel like I could dominate on each side of the ball, so I really enjoy doing it."
Last season, Hunter played 713 snaps on offense and 748 snaps on defense and was still productive despite the high number of snaps. He had 96 catches for 1,258 yards with 15 touchdowns as a wide receiver and 35 tackles with four interceptions, 11 passes defended and one forced fumble as a cornerback.
"I assume we’ll be playing against him. So, we’re about to find out how that team does it," Harbaugh said.
Fox News’ Ryan Canfield contributed to this report.
The PGA Tour has reportedly suspended golfer Wesley Bryan indefinitely for participating in LIV Golf's "The Duels: Miami," according to Monday Q Info.
Bryan is in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, at Puntacana Resort & Club, but not to play in the Corales Puntacana Championship, which he finished runner-up at last season.
"We had this vacation planned for months, so I decided we would still come down," Bryan, who is sharing a rental home with PGA Tour player Ben Martin, told the outlet. "It's been a long time since we had a family vacation where golf wasn't involved."
The outlet reports Bryan learning he was placed on PGA Tour probation the day after he played in The Duels: Miami, which featured many golf content creators on YouTube and other platforms.
His "Bryan Bros" YouTube channel, which involves his brother, George, is among the most popular with golf fans. As a result, LIV Golf invited them to play in the tournament, and the Bryans showed up to participate.
The event featured six golfers from LIV teaming up with the golf creators for a scramble format over nine holes. The match, which had a $250,000 purse, was won by George Bryan and Sergio Garcia's team.
Monday Q Info adds that, after speaking with "multiple sources," all golfers involved were told by a third party that potential disciplinary action could come from the PGA Tour, including exemption from events.
The reason behind the disciplinary threat could revolve around the PGA Tour's Creator Classic, which was played before The Players Championship this year at TPC Sawgrass. The Duels: Miami had the same concept of bringing in golf content creators to perform to grow the game.
Sources also told Monday Q Info that the "threats were later withdrawn except for the potential disciplinary notice to Bryan."
For example, Grant Horvat, another popular golf content creator on YouTube, revealed that he was invited to the PGA Tour's Barracuda Championship, which will be played in California from July 17-20. Horvat said he hasn't accepted the invitation yet.
Horvat's YouTube video from The Duels: Miami, which was posted 10 days ago, has 2 million views and counting on the platform.
Bryan said he would follow the appeal process the PGA Tour has in place to see if he can get his suspension revoked.
"For the last eight or nine years, the opportunities have been amazing," Bryan said about playing on the PGA Tour, where he has one career win. "I'm extremely grateful to the Tour for that. I don't want this to be the end of my professional golf career."
At the same time, Bryan doesn't regret playing in The Duels: Miami.
"[Horvat's] video is one of the most powerful videos in YouTube golf," Bryan said. "We are going to continue to support Grante and grow the game through YouTube."
The PGA Tour and LIV Golf have had discussions about a potential merger, which many high-profile stars in the game on both sides have been vocal about seeing happen. However, it hasn't come to fruition yet.
