"It'll feel great because you worked your butt off to get back," Graham said about playing in the Super Bowl in the week prior. "I know the team worked their butt off to get here, and I want to be there for them."
Graham said before the season that this would be his final year, but has not publicly declared whether he will retire since the Super Bowl win.
Graham has played the most games of any player in Eagles history with 206, 13 more than Jason Kelce, who is second in franchise history with 193.
Graham was one of two position players, and four overall, left from the Eagles’ championship team in the 2017 season to play in their Super Bowl win against the Chiefs.
In the Super Bowl against the New England Patriots, Graham strip-sacked Tom Brady with 2:11 left in the fourth quarter to seal the 41-33 win for the Eagles.
In their 38-35 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs in the Super Bowl two years ago, Graham played 18 snaps without a tackle or sack.
Graham had 3.5 sacks in 20 tackles in 11 regular-season games last season.
The FBI added a former Olympian and a Canadian national to its list of top 10 most wanted fugitives on Thursday.
The U.S. State Department is offering a reward of up to $10 million for the capture of Ryan Wedding, 43. Wedding, who competed in a snowboarding event for Canada in the 2002 winter Olympics, is wanted for allegedly running "a transnational drug trafficking network."
FBI Los Angeles chief Akil Davis said in a press conference Thursday that Wedding's alleged trafficking ring "routinely shipped hundreds of kilograms of cocaine from Colombia, through Mexico and Southern California, to Canada and other locations in the United States, and for orchestrating multiple murders and an attempted murder in furtherance of these drug crimes."
"Wedding went from shredding powder on the slopes at the Olympics to distributing powder cocaine on the streets of U.S. cities and in his native Canada," Davis said in a statement.
"The alleged murders of his competitors make Wedding a very dangerous man, and his addition to the list of Ten Most Wanted Fugitives, coupled with a major reward offer by the State Department, will make the public our partner so that we can catch up with him before he puts anyone else in danger," he added.
Davis noted that Secretary of State Marco Rubio approved the $10 million reward for Wedding's capture. The FBI is also offering an additional $50,000 for information leading to his arrest.
Wedding was previously convicted in the U.S. of conspiracy to distribute cocaine, and he was sentenced to prison in 2010, according to federal records.
The FBI says Wedding's aliases include "El Jefe," "Giant," "Public Enemy," "James Conrad King," and "Jesse King." They say he is roughly 6'3" and 240 pounds.
Federal authorities first issued an arrest warrant for Wedding in September of last year, but he has still not been apprehended.
Thursday's announcement comes just after the Justice Department announced the capture of one of Wedding's alleged accomplices, Andrew Clark, 34. Clark, a Canadian citizen who was living in Mexico, was arrested by Mexican authorities in October 2024 and is scheduled to be arraigned Monday in U.S. District Court in Arizona.
The indictment says Wedding and his associates conspired to deliver shipments of hundreds of kilograms of cocaine from Los Angeles to Canada using long-haul semi-trucks.
Wedding is charged with conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute controlled substances; conspiracy to export cocaine; continuing criminal enterprise; murder in connection with a continuing criminal enterprise and drug crime; and attempt to commit murder in connection with a continuing criminal enterprise and drug crime.
Jordon Hudson, Bill Belichick’s girlfriend, praised President Donald Trump’s administration for renegotiating the Maine Sea Grant funding.
Hudson, 24, pleaded with Trump and the White House to reinstate the Maine Sea Grant after the program was "abruptly" cut on Saturday in a social media post.
Trump’s administration adhered to her pleas, and agreed to reinstate the Maine Sea Grant funding on Wednesday. Hudson took to social media to extend her gratitude to the Trump administration and Senator Susan Collins.
"It is with a full, full heart that I share that this most wonderful news with you all," Hudson wrote in her caption of her post that included her next to Collins.
"This effort could not have been achieved without (Senator Susan Collins) and her commitment to Maine’s fishing community. Senator Collins, on behalf of all fisherman of Maine, thank you for your continual support in preserving our heritage, tradition and economy."
Hudson began her post with "The Fisherman have been heard!" and used the hashtags #TrumpDOESLoveFisherman and #TrumpLovesFisherman to sign off her post.
Hudson spoke during the 50th Maine Fisherman’s Forum in Rockport, Maine on Saturday and talked about how the Maine Sea Grant funding’s being cut affected Maine’s fisherman.
"The news came like a tsunami to the Forum on Saturday that the federal funding program ‘Maine Sea Grant’ was abruptly cut. This program has been a pillar of support for marine research, sustainability, and economic growth for more than 50 years. The forum floors filled with tears and fears as if everyone were drowning, and we were," Hudson wrote in a separate post on Tuesday.
"The decision only amplified the uncertainty, anxiety and existential fears that already plague the fisherman of Maine."
Belichick was with Hudson in support, as she posted a picture of the couple in a private plane before she was set to speak at the forum.
The North Carolina Tar Heels head coach and Hudson were first publicly linked last year and have reportedly discussed marriage.
This upcoming football season will be Belichick’s first as a college football head coach. The 72-year-old parted ways with the New England Patriots after the 2023 season after an incredible run that included six Super Bowl victories.
John Cena’s heel turn at WWE’s Elimination Chamber transcended the world of sports entertainment.
Stephen A. Smith and Shannon Sharpe debated about the ordeal on ESPN while Jon Stewart brought it up on "The Daily Show." It was truly a moment no pro wrestling fan thought they would see – ever.
Cena even talked about the idea of turning heel in 2012 on Chris Van Vliet’s podcast last year. But the dramatic turn from being immensely loved by the fans to turning his back on everything his character stood for over several years never occurred – until Saturday.
The comparisons then trickled in. Which heel turn was bigger – Hulk Hogan being the third man in the New World Order and turning on World Championship Wrestling (WCW) in 1996 at Bash at the Beach or was it Cena?
Hogan weighed in during an interview with Justin Barrasso for his Substack "Undisputed."
"It’s one of the best heel turns I’ve seen in a long, long time," Hogan said. "All the major players were involved. I can’t say enough about The Rock, too – he was incredible. They did it right, I’ll tell you that."
Hogan added that. Cena’s now not doing the things he had been doing – essentially, shaking hands and kissing babies. He called it "bigger than a wrestling angle."
By the time Hogan decided to become the "bad guy" in pro wrestling, his gimmick of "Say your prayers and eat your vitamins" was said to have become stale. No pro wrestling fan at the time thought Hogan could align with Kevin Nash and Scott Hall, who had just joined WCW in the weeks prior from WWE – then known as the World Wrestling Federation.
The turn kicked-started the dominance of the New World Order faction. WCW defeated WWE in the ratings for 83 weeks before the other company eventually righted the ship and bought WCW.
Cena started his career wanting to make a good impression in the company’s "Ruthless Aggression" era and then transformed into a rapper who would dis crowds and drop freestyle rap tracks on his opponents.
He became one of the most popular wrestlers ever and even set a record for most Make-a-Wish Foundation wishes granted. He won the WWE Championship 13 times and the World Heavyweight Championship three times. One more title win will set a record.
It was what his farewell tour was going to be about when he announced his retirement last summer. He embarked on the journey at the Royal Rumble, only to be the final competitor eliminated.
The signs appeared to be there after that. He declared himself a competitor in the men’s Elimination Chamber match without earning the spot. He then aligned himself with The Rock, who initially asked Rhodes to become "his champion."
Cena’s final WWE run will now be on the other side of the aisle and will keep a hot storyline burning through the rest of the year.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services served a notice of violation to the state of Maine on Feb. 25, and declared the state violated Title IX by allowing trans athletes to compete in girls' sports.
According to the notice, obtained by Fox News Digital, the Maine Department of Education is violating Title IX by denying female student athletes "an equal opportunity" to participate in athletics "by allowing male athletes to compete against female athletes in current and future athletic events."
The notice also states if the violations are not corrected, a referral may be made to the Department of Justice.
The notice came amid a feud between President Donald Trump and Maine Gov. Janet Mills over the state's refusal to comply with the president's February executive order to keep biological males out of women's and girls' sports.
The state has been called "ground zero" in the national battle over banning and protecting trans inclusion in women's sports after state lawmaker Laurel Libby made a social media post pointing out a trans athlete who won a girls' pole vault competition in February.
"If Maine Democrats continue to double down on allowing biological males to participate in girls' sports, our students stand to lose hundreds of millions of dollars of federal funding. Gov. Mills and legislative Democrats have a renewed opportunity to do the right thing, to ensure restored funding and a fair and level playing field for Maine girls," Libby told Fox News Digital in response to the news of the determined violation.
"I appreciate the Trump administration's swift and decisive action, and will continue to stand firm with our shared mission of upholding the rights of Maine women and girls."
Libby's revelation of the trans athlete ignited national conversation and coverage of the state's policy on trans inclusion after Maine announced it would not comply with Trump's executive order.
Trump then vowed to cut funding to the state for refusing to follow his order during a gathering of governors at the White House.
One day later, Mills' office responded with a statement threatening legal action against the Trump administration if it did withhold federal funding from the state. Then, Trump and Mills verbally sparred in a widely publicized argument at the White House during a bipartisan meeting of governors.
Just hours after that interaction, the U.S. Department of Education announced it will be investigating the state for allowing trans athletes to compete in girls' sports and potential Title IX violations.
Police protection has since been assigned to the high school that is attended by the trans athlete who Libby identified in her Facebook post, amid concerns over safety.
The Maine House of Representatives voted to censure Libby on Feb. 25, the same day that the Health and Human Services Department found the state violated Title IX.
The controversy even incited a protest against Mills, called "the March Against Mills," which took place outside Maine's State House Saturday morning. Several female athletes took the microphone at the march to speak out against their Democratic governor.
In response, one day after that, pro-trans activists protested outside of Libby's home, in opposition to her beliefs about transgender athletes in women's and girls' sports.
Just eight protesters appeared outside Libby's home with signs reading "Shame on you Laurel 4 exploiting a child 4 your political gain" and "protect trans youth," according to The Maine Wire.
Trump re-affirmed his intent to punish states that continue to let trans athletes compete with girls during Tuesday night's joint address to Congress.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt insisted Trump "won't back down" as he goes after these states.
"The president has made a commitment to ensure that states are being held accountable if they continue to allow men in women's sports, which he believes is an egregious violation of taxpayer dollars, and so that fight continues and the president won't back down," Leavitt said. "This is a commonsense policy, 80% of the American people, including more than 60% of Democrats, do not want men in women's sports."
Adam "Pacman" Jones revealed in a recent interview how he was able to beat NFL drug tests when he was playing in the league for the Cincinnati Bengals and other teams.
Jones admitted on Deion Sanders’ Tubi show, "We Got Time Today," that he "cheated" the league’s drug program. He said his way was "really good."
"People don’t know how smart I am, but like, I can say it now. I don’t play no more, but like, I’ve never used my p--- for a p--- test. Not one time. Not one time," he said.
Sanders said there was no way a player could get away with what Jones described.
"The reason it can’t because they go in there with you right now," the Colorado Buffaloes head coach said. "No, no. They go in there and watch you pull out."
Jones tried to go into explicit detail about how a player could get around the drug test, but he was shut down.
The former defensive back was the No. 6 overall pick of the 2005 draft. He played for the Bengals, Tennessee Titans, Dallas Cowboys and Denver Broncos from 2005 to 2018. He missed two full seasons of his career.
The NFL had a strict no-marijuana policy during those years, which has since been relaxed.
Pro Football Hall of Famer Champ Bailey told Fox News Digital in January that he used marijuana during his playing career and suggested that NFL players who were using cannabis knew when the tests occurred and stopped using the drug before they were tested.
"They were very strict back then, but I wouldn’t say in a way they wanted to catch you. Like, we knew when the tests were coming, so we always quit at a certain time, which… even at the time, you realize that was at a detriment to my recovery because the times we had to quit was in the offseason when they would have these yearly tests," he said.
"It’s one of those times where you’re working harder than you work during the season because you’re training to get back in shape, and those are the times you really want it. I could just remember guys always talking about what we had to quit when. Some guys would get tested earlier than others, so guys would get back on it and others were still waiting. It was a topic of conversation to figure out how to navigate that, but we all stuck together – the ones that were using – and we made sure that we all got through it.
"Some did pass, some did it. We’ve all had our experiences with the drug program in the league. But, for better or worse, it was a waste of time. When you look back on it, I think the league realized they wasted a lot of resources on something that could actually benefit us, and things have changed. Things have changed over time. And I’m proud to say that they give me the courage to really speak up more because they’re starting to turn the page on what it means to use cannabis."
The FIFA Club World Cup will be the appetizer to the FIFA World Cup this summer as the best teams from around the globe will compete in the United States for the first time.
Major League Soccer squads Seattle Sounders FC and Inter Miami will be among the 32 clubs competing for the trophy. The tournament begins on June 14.
FIFA President Gianni Infantino said on "Fox & Friends" on Thursday that some of the world’s best players will compete, including Lionel Messi, Erling Haaland, Kylian Mbappe, Vinicius Jr., Jude Bellingham and Rodri, will all be competing.
"Spectacle, pure and soccer will definitely conquer America in 100 days from now," he said.
The Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California; MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey; Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina; Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Lumen Field in Seattle, Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida; Camping World Stadium and Inter&Co Stadium in Orlando, Florida; Geodis Park in Nashville, Tennessee; TQL Stadium in Cincinnati and Audi Field in Washington will be the host venues.
FIFA promised $1 billion in prize money to the 32 teams in the Club World Cup.
The Club World Cup will be a preview for when the best players represent the top soccer nations in the world to battle for the World Cup trophy, which will take place from June 11, 2026 to July 19, 2026, and can be seen only on FOX Sports programming.
The United States, Canada and Mexico are the host countries with the championship being played at MetLife Stadium.
So far, the host nations are the only countries that have clinched spots in the tournament. More will follow over the next year. The field will expand to 48 teams for the first time.
Infantino had high hopes for the two major tournaments.
"A quarter of the world will be there," he said of fans at the World Cup next year. "We’ll have millions of people coming. And, honestly, between the Club World Cup this year and the World Cup next year, it’s definitely time to take over this country when it comes to soccer."
Former NBA player Enes Kanter Freedom warned the U.S. on Wednesday after China vowed to "fight till the end" against President Donald Trump’s tariffs.
The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs released a statement on Tuesday, saying it was ready for any "type" of war with the U.S. It pushed back against tariffs levied against the Chinese government that Trump bumped up from 10% to 20% earlier this week over Beijing’s failure to address the flow of fentanyl entering the U.S.
Kanter Freedom, who has been outspoken for the last few years against the Chinese government, sounded the alarm about the threat in a post on X.
"No embassy issues this type of statement without the capital's approval," he wrote. "Wake up America."
Kanter Freedom was one of the only NBA players to speak out against Chinese President Xi Jinping and the detention camps holding Uyghur Muslims. He also criticized the NBA for having a partnership with China while the atrocities were occurring.
"If war is what the U.S. wants, be it a tariff war, a trade war or any other type of war, we’re ready to fight till the end," ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said in the statement. China has already responded to the tariffs by imposing a 15% tariff on American agricultural goods.
Jian’s statement, which was quoted by the Chinese Embassy in Washington, argued that the fentanyl issue is a "flimsy excuse" to raise tariffs on Chinese imports. Jian cautioned that "intimidation does not scare us" and "bullying" would not work.
"Pressuring, coercion or threats are not the right way of dealing with China," Jian said. "Anyone using maximum pressure on China is picking the wrong guy and miscalculating."
The tariffs against China went into effect on Tuesday. Trump increased the tariffs on Monday with an executive order that stated the Chinese government has failed "to blunt the sustained influx of synthetic opioids, including fentanyl, flowing from [their country]," and that such failure constitutes an "unusual and extraordinary threat."
The Chinese government has opposed the tariffs since they were announced.
The Trump administration is already imposing 25% tariffs on Canadian and Mexican goods, which were announced last month and also went into effect on Tuesday.
Kanter Freedom played in the NBA from 2011 to 2022. He averaged 11.2 points per game in 748 career appearances. He last saw the court with the Boston Celtics before he was traded to the Houston Rockets and later waived.
Since then, he has been an outspoken critic of China and Turkey.
Fox News' Stephen Sorace contributed to this report.
"After thorough discussions as an organization, I met with Michael Wilhoite and informed him we have decided to part ways," Payton said, via ESPN. "We recognize the serious nature of the allegations against him and believe this is the best course of action at this time. I appreciate Michael's contributions to the Broncos and am confident he will move forward in a positive direction."
Wilhoite was arrested on Feb. 23 on a charge of second-degree assault on a peace officer, jail records showed.
Wilhoite had left his car unattended for a time, and an officer at the airport approached him and told him he could not do that, KDVR-TV reported, citing a probable cause statement. He allegedly told the officer explicitly to shut up.
After being told again about leaving the car unattended, Wilhoite allegedly approached the officer in "an aggressive manner and bumped his chest into the victim causing him to step backwards."
Wilhoite was pushed away before he allegedly punched the officer in the face. His next court date is March 10.
Wilhoite was an undrafted free agent out of Washburn when he got his first taste of NFL action in 2012 with the San Francisco 49ers. He played for the 49ers through the 2016 season.
He signed with the Seattle Seahawks in 2017 and only played one year for them.
Wilhoite set his sights on the NFL coaching ranks in 2019 when he signed as a special teams assistant with the New Orleans Saints on Sean Payton’s staff. He was then on the Los Angeles Chargers’ staff in 2021as their linebackers coach. He was let go after the 2022 season.
In 2023, he rejoined Payton but with the Broncos.
The Broncos went from a team at the bottom of the league in points and yards allowed in 2023 to one of the best defenses in the NFL in 2024 – ranked third in points allowed and seventh in yards allowed.
Denver made the playoffs but lost to the Buffalo Bills in the wild card round.
Four-time manager of the year Buck Showalter is the latest to weigh in on whether Pete Rose should make the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Showalter, 68, discussed the nuances of Rose’s candidacy during a recent appearance on OutKick’s "Don’t @ Me with Dan Dakich."
"You know, I’ve seen the reasons why [Rose should get in]. There’s a lot of byproducts to this. It’s not as simple as going, ‘He bet on his own team and the time has come that we forgive, and people have done worse that are in there.’ I got that," Showalter said.
"But understand the reason. I know as a manager if I’m betting on the game that night, Dan, I may put too many good feet forward to try and win that game and not worry about tomorrow’s game as much. You know where I’m getting at? I think there’s a cause and effect on everything where you can say you’re going to do it, but having something on that game affects a lot of things."
With money on the game, Showalter implied he might be more inclined to use his top relievers liberally, as the game he has money on is his top priority over the team's future.
Using top relievers in circumstances you otherwise wouldn’t to win a bet might cause those relievers to be unavailable for the team’s next game, hindering the team’s chances of winning the next game.
However, despite laying out how betting on your own team may change managerial decisions and negatively affect the team, Showalter talked about how hard it is to believe that Rose already isn’t in the Hall of Fame.
"At what point do we go, ‘OK, forgiven, and let’s move on.’ I mean it’s hard to believe that our Hall of Fame doesn’t have Pete in it, and I think he served enough sentence, so to speak, and people that are so negative about it might want to look in their own backyard. None of us would like to have our lives judged by our worst decision, that’s for sure," Showalter said.
Rose received a lifetime ban from MLB in 1989 due to his gambling.
Rose would undoubtedly be in the Baseball Hall of Fame if his statistics on the field outweighed breaking the golden rule in the sport.
Rose is MLB’s hit king with 4,256 career hits. He was the National League MVP in 1974, was a 17-time All-Star, three-time World Series champion and three-time batting title winner.
Rose applied for reinstatement in 2020 and 2022, especially with legalized sports betting happening across the country. However, MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred denied both requests, pointing to the Veteran’s Committee for any Hall of Fame discussions regarding Rose. Manfred also shot down any speculation about Rose’s reinstatement in 2023, as the league had partnerships with sportsbooks.
Manfred is reportedly considering a petition from Rose’s family to have him posthumously removed from baseball’s ineligible list. This would potentially open the door for Rose to make the Hall of Fame and make his conclusion about his enshrinement true.
Although he isn't in the Baseball Hall of Fame, the Reds inducted Rose into their own hall of fame in 2016, retiring his No. 14. He made several appearances in MLB ballparks in recent years before his death.
Showalter most recently managed the New York Mets in 2023 and went 75-87, and he was let go by the team despite going 101-61 the year before in 2022.
Showalter has also managed the New York Yankees, Arizona Diamondbacks, Texas Rangers and Baltimore Orioles in his 22-year managerial career.
Showalter is 1,727-1,665 in his career as a manager in MLB.
The Los Angeles Chargers informed five-time Pro Bowl defensive end Joey Bosa that they will release him on Wednesday.
The Chargers will reportedly save $25.36 million against their salary cap, allowing them to go out and make other moves elsewhere next week when the free agency period opens.
While it makes financial sense, it is tough for the organization and fan base to see the third overall pick from the 2016 NFL Draft go after what he’s contributed to the Chargers since that selection.
Bosa won the AP Defensive Rookie of the Year that season after collecting 10.5 sacks, 41 combined tackles and one forced fumble, quickly cementing himself as one of the best young pass rushers in the NFL.
For nine seasons, when healthy, Bosa has been one of the most menacing edge rushers in the game, tallying 72.0 sacks, 343 combined tackles (156 for loss) and 17 forced fumbles. His 72.0 sacks is the second-most in franchise history.
However, health has been a problem for Bosa. He has not played a full season on the gridiron since his 2021 Pro Bowl campaign, which was also the last time he collected double-digit sacks in a season.
In 2022, Bosa suffered a grade 3 groin tear that required surgery and held him out until Week 17. He only played five games that season and did not have good injury luck the next year, playing in just nine games after spraining his right foot in Week 11 against the Green Bay Packers. He was later placed on the injured reserve after it continued to pester him, and he missed the remainder of the season.
Bosa fared a bit better in 2024, playing 14 games and totaling 5.0 sacks, 22 combined tackles and two forced fumbles. However, he still dealt with wrist, back and hip issues throughout the year.
With Bosa released, there are no longer any players on the Chargers who used to call San Diego home.
As for what comes next, it will be interesting to see what the veteran can garner on the open market. In terms of teams, staying in California and playing with his younger brother, Nick Bosa, on the San Francisco 49ers could be appealing to the 29-year-old.
While Bosa departs, the Chargers could also be without Khalil Mack, who is a pending free agent. The position group will be vastly different if both players head elsewhere in 2025, with Tuli Tuipulotu and Bud Dupree being the top guys under contract.
Former NASCAR driver Danica Patrick has her dream race.
Patrick, 42, was asked to pick three people, dead or alive, to race.
"Well, I think I’d want to see how I stacked up against Ayrton Senna. He was one of the greats in Formula 1," Patrick said during a recent appearance on OutKick’s "Gaines for Girls" podcast with Riley Gaines.
"Maybe get out there and doorbang with Dale Earnhardt Sr. Obviously, I know (Dale Earnhardt Jr.) super well. I drove for him. He’s a friend, and his wife Amy is great. But, you know, he was known as ‘the Intimidator.' So, that would be a fun person to see, like, what did that feel like? Would I be intimidated? Cause I have a real mean streak in me at times," Patrick said.
Earnhardt raced in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series, now the NASCAR Cup Series, from 1975 to 2001.
Earnhardt won 76 Winston Cup races and 24 exhibition events, for a combined 100 wins.
The legend is the only driver in NASCAR history to win a race in four different, consecutive decades.
Earnhardt, like Senna, died in a race of a skull fracture during a last-lap crash during the Daytona 500 in 2001 at 49 years old.
In Patrick’s hypothetical race, she is taking on Senna and Earnhardt competitively and, for her third person, she chose to put someone in her own car.
"Maybe put someone in my car. Who’d I want to put in my car? I think I’d put Jesus in my car. I think that, in all of my spiritual practices and religious experiences, I’ve been connecting with the energy of Jesus. It has always felt like a homie, like just your best friend. Like someone that’s just super cool and on your level but just all love. And, so, there you go, that’d be my passenger," Patrick said.
Patrick is one of the most successful women in racing history.
She is the first woman to win an IndyCar Series race, the first to have a pole position in a NASCAR Cup Series race and holds the highest finish by a woman in the Indianapolis 500 and Daytona 500, among many other accomplishments.
Tensions between the United States and Canada took center stage at the 4 Nations Face-Off tournament, and, according to Canada's foreign minister, it’s for good reason.
The political rift between the two countries first began at an NHL game Feb. 1 when Ottawa Senators fans booed "The Star-Spangled Banner."
Toronto Raptors fans followed suit the next day, but the controversy reached another level at the hockey tournament when the booing drew national attention.
Canadian fans booing the American national anthem seemed to be a response to President Donald Trump’s talk of tariffs and turning Canada into the 51st state.
After Canada’s win over Team USA, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau fired off a post on social media addressing the controversy: "You can’t take our country — and you can’t take our game."
The booing has continued at sporting events, with New York Rangers fans booing the Canadian anthem during a home game against the Toronto Maple Leafs Friday.
With Trump’s tariffs going into effect this week, hockey fans from Canada are expected to continue taking digs at games, according to Mélanie Joly, Canada's foreign minister.
"This is not a joke anymore. This is not something we laugh at," Joly said during an appearance Tuesday on BBC's "Newsnight."
"Listen, we’ve had enough with this rhetoric. No Canadians now are having fun with this. And there's a reason why Canadians, when they go out on a hockey game, are booing the American national anthem.
"We're insulted. We're mad. We're angry."
Trump signed an executive order authorizing an additional 25% tariff on imports from Canada and Mexico and an additional 10% tariff on Chinese imports. Energy imported from Canada, including oil, natural gas and electricity, would be taxed at an additional 10%.
The tariffs went into effect Tuesday, prompting Trudeau to announce retaliatory tariffs.
Fox News’ Ryan Gaydos and Greg Norman contributed to this report.
The neighboring countries are historic enemies stemming from the deaths of an estimated 1.5 million Armenians in massacres, deportations and forced marches that began in 1915 in Ottoman Turkey. Historians widely view the event as genocide, although Turkey rejects the notion.
After hearing criticism, the Kings issued an apology.
"We, the LA Kings and our partners at Rank & Rally want to sincerely apologize to all our friends in the Armenian community and beyond for the oversight that may have inadvertently impacted your experience during what should’ve been a joyous celebration," the Kings said in a statement released Saturday.
"We source, stock and sell merchandise from a select list of manufacturers that are officially licensed by the league, and we were unaware of the item’s production origin."
The Kings are offering full refunds or exchanges in person or by mail to anyone who purchased the scarf at the TEAM LA store.
More details about the tragic death of 20-year-old bodybuilder Jodi Vance have been revealed.
TMZ Sports obtained 911 audio from a call Vance’s wife made while in their hotel room in Columbus, Ohio, during the Arnold Sports Festival.
During the call, the woman told Columbus Police Vance had "passed out in bed" and added she had been "throwing up all morning" before going unconscious.
"She won’t wake up and won’t respond to us," the woman told the 911 operator.
The woman was told help was on the way, but Vance died of a heart attack brought on by severe dehydration, her family announced.
"Her heart stopped due to complications of severe dehydration," the post on Vance’s Instagram page said. "Despite all efforts by the hospital, they were unable to revive her.
"She was a beautiful person inside and out, and she will be missed every single day. This was sudden and unexpected. Please give her family time to process this loss in peace. If anyone takes anything from this, please put your health first."
Justin Mihaly, Vance’s coach, claimed in an Instagram video he knew the reason behind the severe dehydration, which led to the fatal heart attack, "extremely hazardous substances."
"Jodi made a serious error," Mihaly said in the video. "Jodi used two extremely hazardous substances to improve her physique — I assume just for the Arnold Expo — without my knowledge, my approval, without family’s knowledge, their approval. … There is no reason that she should have been dehydrating."
Mihaly said he had consent from Vance’s mother, Jenny, to post the Instagram video explaining what he believed led to the severe dehydration.
"You are welcome to direct your blame towards me if that’s how you believe we can best honor Jodi," Mihaly continued in the video.
Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol said the team would take a cautious approach to Walker's knee over the next week.
"It is what it is," Marmol told reporters Wednesday. "We'll let it calm down for a week, and then we'll ramp that baby back up. And we'll still have time to see him in plenty of [spring training] games."
Walker is expected to be ready for opening day next month. Walker made some changes to his swing this offseason and is projected to start in right field once the regular season begins.
Walker has 21 career home runs and 71 RBIs in 168 games. The right-handed batter also has a .255 career batting average.
The Cardinals finished last season with an 83–79 record but did not advance to the playoffs.
Marmol oversaw a 12-game improvement from the 2023 season. St. Louis has not qualified for the MLB postseason since the franchise won the 2022 NL Central division title.
During the interview, Jahmai Jones went deep off Luzardo, resulting in a typical home run call by the ESPN crew.
"Looked like a changeup," Thomson awkwardly intervened.
The next batter, Andy Ibáñez, followed with a home run of his own in nearly the same spot.
Thinking they had some time, Karl Ravech thanked Thomson for "sticking with" the broadcast crew through the back-to-back jacks. Then, Gleyber Torres came to the plate.
Torres also went deep over the left field wall, and Thomson, quite literally, was speechless.
It was a six-run second inning for Detroit, which repeated that run total in the third inning. The game ended in a 17-7 victory for Detroit.
It wasn't exactly what Luzardo wanted after posting a 5.00 ERA in just 12 starts in an injury-riddled 2024 season. He showed promise with the Miami Marlins, posting a 3.48 ERA in 2022 and 2023. He was initially an Oakland Athletics prospect.
But after his troubling 2024 campaign, the Marlins traded him away to their NL East rivals in December.
Luzardo figures to be the team's No. 5 starter in a stacked rotation led by co-aces Aaron Nola and Zack Wheeler, the latter of whom finished second in the NL Cy Young Award voting last season with a career-best 2.57 ERA.
Thomson replaced Joe Girardi as the Phillies' manager in 2022, which proved to be a turning point in their season. They wound up winning the pennant.
Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin is in hot pursuit of hockey history, and the veteran NHL star made a commitment Wednesday that will have an impact beyond the sport.
The Capitals announced Wednesday a partnership with Ovechkin, Hockey Fights Cancer and the V Foundation to raise money for pediatric cancer research that parallels his pursuit of the NHL career goal-scoring record.
In a statement provided by the team, Ovechkin vowed to use his platform to make a difference.
"Throughout my NHL career, I have met many brave kids battling cancer, and I feel it’s important to do what I can to help save more lives from this horrible disease," Ovechkin said. "I want to thank the V Foundation for all their hard work, and I look forward to using my platform and doing anything I can to help further the V Foundation and Hockey Fights Cancer’s mission."
Ovechkin is 11 goals away from breaking Wayne Gretzky’s mark of 894 goals. Beginning with Wednesday’s game against the New York Rangers, Ovechkin will make a donation equal to his career goal total every time he scores for the remainder of his career.
And his donations will be matched by Monumental Sports & Entertainment, which owns the Caps.
"Alex Ovechkin’s summit to greatness on the ice has been a thrill for all hockey fans, and his commitment to funding innovative pediatric cancer research will make a lifesaving impact for years to come," said Shane Jacobson, CEO of the V Foundation for Cancer Research.
"We are thrilled to have Alex on our team. We look forward to celebrating his accomplishments and celebrating advancements in cancer research together."
Ovechkin, 39, has 31 goals this season after being sidelined for 16 games after breaking his leg in November.
Travis Kelce made his intentions known that he’s coming back for the 2025 NFL season with the Kansas City Chiefs.
It appears a part of that equation is unfinished business after a crushing loss to the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LIX — a game he’s still racking his brain about.
The latest episode of the "New Heights" podcast saw the future Hall of Fame tight end admit to hating what he saw on tape from himself during the 40-22 defeat, where he had just four catches for 39 yards.
"I feel like I owe the guys that I come into that building with a whole lot more effort and focus," Kelce said to his older brother, Jason, while speaking about returning for his 13th season in the league.
"I just don’t know what it was during that game, man. I wasn’t at my best. The more that I see clips or watch the film or put myself back in those moments, man, I’m just like, ‘What the f---?’"
Kelce admitted to over-analyzing the tape to see where he went wrong, but his older brother, now retired after a Hall of Fame career with the Eagles, advised not to do just that.
The advice was to no avail.
"That’s the way I find motivation," Travis said about over-analyzing. "That’s how I create the beast. That’s how I flip the switch."
Travis is clearly willing to let the beast loose for the 2025 season with his intentions made known. In fact, he said he feels he could even play at a "higher level than I did last year."
"I don’t think [Super Bowl LIX] was my best outing," he admitted. "I think I let my guys down in a lot more moments than I helped them, especially if you look at my track record and how I’ve been in years past.
"I have a bad taste in my mouth in how I ended the year and how well I was playing and how accountable I was for the people around me."
Travis also mentioned Kansas City and the community that has come to welcome him with open arms, as well as him impacting it through philanthropic works. That played a factor in him wanting to go through another season.
Kelce has just one year left on his deal with the Chiefs before becoming a free agent in 2026, which would be his age 37 season if he decides to continue playing.
"I can’t say whether or not this is going to be the last year because I still love a lot of what I do for the city and the Chiefs organization. I know I got one on my contract, and I’m gonna give you guys everything I got, baby," Travis said to Chiefs fans.
This month will mark the three-year anniversary of Riley Gaines' infamous tie with Lia Thomas at the 2022 NCAA women's swimming championships.
At the time, Thomas, previously known as Will Thomas, was hailed by liberals as the next "civil rights icon" in sports, doing sit-down interviews with ESPN, NBC News and "Good Morning America."
Gaines was an aspiring dentist who had to wait to hoist her own trophy until Thomas was done with photo ops.
After a failed bid to qualify for the Paris Olympics, Thomas is the subject of multiple lawsuits against the NCAA, the Ivy League and the University of Pennsylvania, led by Gaines and other female swimmers who had to share areas with Thomas. Penn is also under investigation by the Department of Education for potential Title IX violations.
Gaines is now hailed as a sports civil rights icon by conservatives with a proposed bill named after her progressing through the legislature in Georgia, the site of her 2022 tie with Thomas.
Other states have taken their own steps to prevent transgender inclusion in women's sports, and President Donald Trump signed an executive order to ban it on a national level. Data shows the majority of Americans have become opposed to transgender inclusion in women's and girls sports and that the issue even influenced voters in the 2024 election.
"I think we should send a thank-you note to people like Will Thomas, I really do, signed and sealed by me. I will sign the thank-you note, I will write it, because I believe he handed us the election," Gaines told Fox News Digital.
"There was a lot that was wrong with Joe Biden, his administration and the Democratic Party as a whole outside of the sports stuff … but this was the perfect visual. It's like the South Park episode. … It painted the picture that many of us were concerned about for a while, but made it a reality."
A national exit poll conducted by the Concerned Women for America legislative action committee found that 70% of moderate voters saw the issue of "Donald Trump’s opposition to transgender boys and men playing girls' and women’s sports and of transgender boys and men using girls' and women’s bathrooms" as important to them. Additionally, 6% said it was the most important issue of all, while 44% said it was "very important."
And Trump outperformed polling among women, especially young women.
As much as Gaines wants to thank Thomas for bringing attention to the issue, she also feels sympathy for the athlete and has even tried to express that sympathy to Thomas.
"I've reached out several times, especially at first. Honestly, I hate to say it, but I reached out apologetically, like feeling that I needed to explain myself and almost apologize for feeling the way that I did because we were so conditioned to believe it was hurtful, it was exclusive, it wasn't the kind thing to take the stance that I had," Gaines said.
"So, initially I reached out, hoping to have a conversation to explain myself more and express my apologies for feeling the way I did. And, like I said, it pains me to say that."
Thomas has not responded to Fox News Digital's request for comment.
If Gaines and Thomas reconnected today, Gaines might be less apologetic. But even then, she would still hope to offer Thomas some reprieve.
"I would still, of course, welcome conversation, but it would not be in a way that is apologizing for feeling the way that I do. It would be in a way that I could, of course, still be constructive and encourage Thomas to come to the side of common sense," she added. "But there won't be any shaking in my voice. I'm not apologizing for anything."
Since Thomas' ascent in 2022, other transgender athletes have attracted similar national controversy and political involvement, including former San Jose State University volleyball player Blaire Fleming and openly transgender track and field runner Sadie Schreiner.
And while Gaines is opposed to these athletes being allowed to participate in sports with biological females, she sees them as victims of a movement to enable transgender athletes in women's sports.
"I view them as victims too. I really do. They have fallen victim to the movement. They have unfortunately fallen for the lie that they weren't created uniquely and intentionally in God's perfect image. And that is a horrible message to send to anyone," Gaines said.
Fleming was thrust into the national spotlight in the fall after multiple opponents forfeited when lawsuits were filed alleging the school withheld Fleming's birth sex from teammates.
The situation prompted Trump to comment about Fleming while campaigning in October during a Fox News town hall event.
Like UPenn with Thomas, SJSU is also now under investigation by the Department of Education for its handling of Fleming.
Unlike Thomas, Fleming's gender identity was an alleged hidden secret because the volleyball player has no known history of competing in men's or boys sports. Thomas competed on UPenn's men's team two years before transitioning to women's.
Schreiner became one of the first-known casualties of Trump's recent executive order. After the NCAA changed it's gender eligibility policy to prevent biological males from competing in women's competition to comply with Trump's order, Schreiner's school, the Rochester Institute of Technology, told Fox News Digital the athlete wouldn't be competing in future competitions.
Then Schreiner defeated a handful of teenage female opponents at the USA Track and Field Open Masters Championships last weekend.
"I have my own thoughts about the behaviors of these men," Gaines said. "I certainly believe there is a level of narcissism. I believe there's a level of entitlement and total disregard for everyone else around these people. But, ultimately, I believe they're victims too, which is the sad reality of the gender ideology movement.
"The gender ideology movement is destructive to everyone, except the people profiting off of it. … It's the biggest medical scandal this world has ever seen."
