Times have changed a lot since Drew Pearson played football.

During Pearson's Hall of Fame career, a situation like what occurred between Micah Parsons and DeMarcus Lawrence on social media was, quite literally, impossible.

The two now-former Cowboys teammates had a spat on X late Thursday stemming from Lawrence's apparent decision to sign with the Seattle Seahawks after 11 seasons.

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"Dallas is my home. Made my home there, family lives there, I'm forever gonna be there," he told a reporter this week. "But I know for sure I'm not gonna win a Super Bowl there, so we're here."

Parsons called the comment "clown s--t" and said it was "what rejection and envy look like."

Despite being teammates for four years, Lawrence did not go down easy.

"Calling me a clown won’t change the fact that I told the truth. Maybe if you spent less time tweeting and more time winning, I wouldn’t have left," Lawrence responded.

Pearson was asked by TMZ Sports about the beef, and he kept it real.

"Too much social media," he said. "This would drive Coach [Tom] Landry crazy.

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"We had issues like this. There's time where I talked noise in the locker room, holding out for money and stuff like that. But we kept it in the locker room. And the reason we kept it is because this was a locker room issue. It was easy to keep it in the locker room, because you had no reporters around - all you had to do was not talk to them. Now with social media, you have opportunities to say something out there, and what you say as a Dallas Cowboy is gonna go viral, especially when it's in a negative light… We gotta be careful with the things we say."

Parsons has been criticized in the past for being active on social media and hosting a podcast.

Lawrence, who agreed to a three-year deal with the Seahawks, was a second-round draft pick by Dallas in 2013 and signed the biggest contract for a defensive player in club history six years later, after consecutive seasons with double-digit sacks.

Lawrence never had more than 6.5 sacks after signing the big contract, while the Cowboys made it to the divisional round four times in his 11 seasons. He said the Cowboys hadn't offered him a contract this offseason, yet his deal with the Seahawks could be worth $42 million.

The 32-year-old was limited to four games by a sprained foot in 2024 and missed at least half the season in two of the past four years, but early on in his career, he made four Pro Bowls.

With Parsons going into the final year of his rookie contract, the Cowboys could be on the verge of making him the highest-paid non-quarterback in the NFL. Cleveland defensive end Myles Garrett just took that title with an extension that averages $40 million per season.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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Claire Kittle, the wife of San Francisco 49ers star George, had her heart "ripped out" when the team decided to move on from Kyle Juszczyk.

Well, she can sew her chest back up, as the Niners decided to bring back the fan-favorite fullback on a two-year deal.

George and Christian McCaffrey both all but confirmed the news on Instagram by posting pictures of themselves with Juszczyk.

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"Boys are back," Kittle captioned a photo on his Instagram story of the three players together.

McCaffrey wrote simply, "Back" with a picture of himself and Juszczyk.

Juszczyk's wife, Kristin, wrote an emotional ode to San Francisco amid the news.

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"This past week has really made Kyle and I reflect on our past 8 years in the Bay," she wrote. "We grew up here. We turned friends into family here. We won championships here and we lost championships here. We feel so incredibly blessed to have called the bay home for the past 8 years. It’s truly been the best years of our lives. Kyle’s curtain isn’t closed just yet and we couldn’t be more happy and emotional to stay home!!! We're forever Faithful."

Claire also posted an infamous scene from "The Notebook," where Rachel McAdams and Ryan Gosling kiss in the rain after noting their relationship "still isn't over."

Juszczyk, 33, has been a powerhouse in the 49ers’ offense since he was first brought on in 2017 by head coach Kyle Shanahan and general manager John Lynch. During that time, he earned eight of his nine Pro Bowl nods and was a first-team All-Pro in 2023. 

Fox News' Paulina Dedaj contributed to this report.

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The Los Angeles Dodgers are the reigning World Series champions, meaning they have an opportunity to visit President Donald Trump in the White House.

However, a recent story in the Los Angeles Times told their readers, "Don't bet on it.'

The Times mentioned how Mookie Betts skipped out on a visit in 2019 with the Boston Red Sox and remains outspoken about social justice issues, and other former Dodgers, as well as co-owners Magic Johnson and Billie Jean King, have been critical of the president in the past.

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Los Angeles will be in D.C. early in the season, with a three-game series from April 7 through 9. That is likely to be the time the Dodgers would pay their visit. (They will also visit the nearby Baltimore Orioles in early September.)

But the Times said that "it's hard to imagine" the team visiting 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.

"All in all, it’s hard to imagine the Dodgers agreeing to a celebratory photo op with the president right now. Los Angeles is not just Dodger blue, but Democrat blue," the story read. "The president lost L.A. County by 33 percentage points. In his feuds with California Gov. Gavin Newsom, Trump has threatened to withhold fire disaster funds without concessions. He seems to never miss an opportunity to take a swipe at the Golden State.

"The World Champion Dodgers should stand up to, not next to, the president. If an overture from the White House comes, they can send a friendly note: Thanks, but no."

The Dodgers visited former president Joe Biden in July 2021 to celebrate their 2020 World Series title. 

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The Philadelphia Eagles will visit the White House on April 28 amid their Super Bowl LIX victory, despite prior rumors that they would skip, as they did in 2018. The Florida Panthers recently visited the president to celebrate their Stanley Cup victory last summer.

The last championship team from the pros to visit Trump in office during his first presidency were the 2019 Washington Nationals, five days after their World Series victory over the Houston Astros (despite Sean Doolittle's criticisms of the president). The pandemic made visits tougher in 2020, and by the time restrictions started to be lifted, Biden had taken office.

The UConn men's and LSU women's teams visited Biden last year. The former president was criticized for originally not inviting the University of Georgia football team last year, and after they received an invitation, the Bulldogs did not go. They also did not make the trip the year before, due to COVID-19 safety precautions.

Both the Las Vegas Aces and Boston Celtics, the reigning WNBA and NBA champs, respectively, visited Biden before he left office. The prior NBA champions, the Denver Nuggets, notably canceled their visit last year, citing their quest to earn the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference. (They got the No. 2 seed after a tiebreaker.)

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Two more women have accused former NFL player Marcellus Wiley of rape during his playing days at Columbia University in new lawsuits.

Wiley, already accused of prior allegations, is accused of raping the women in his dorm room in 1994 while playing for the school's football team.

One victim claims she was pressured into having sex with Wiley on Oct. 27, 1994, after accepting an invitation to Wiley's dorm room. Despite saying "no repeatedly," Wiley "then swung [her] legs on the bed, lunged towards her and overpowered [her]," holding her down as he whispered to her "to relax, enjoy it, stop crying, and stop fighting the feeling," the file claims.

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She said she had reported the incident to a Columbia administrator, who urged her not to file a criminal complaint, because she "would be known as the girl who destroyed a black man’s NFL dream."

The second victim claims she was assaulted roughly a month later.

Attorneys for Wiley did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Wiley was first accused in November 2023 but immediately called those allegations "BS."

The first lawsuit, which was filed in New York Supreme Court under the Adult Survivors Act, claimed that Wiley had attacked her in the fall of 1994 while he was playing at the Ivy League school during his sophomore season.

She stated that Wiley had forced himself on her in a freshman dorm room, had not cared for her objections to his actions and had taken her virginity. 

Wiley admitted to spending the night in her dorm room, but "we did not engage in intercourse," nor did he want to, because she was a virgin.

"If you're a virgin, I am not going to be your first, because I am not looking at it with the same respect, esteem, honor that you should," he said on his show. "We did mess around, but no vaginal intercourse."

Wiley said the student had told people at the time that "she didn't like" their interaction in her dorm room, but he says that since she had a boyfriend at the time, she had to come up with a story in order to not feel ashamed of herself.

Wiley added that he "fit a stereotype" as a "big Black man from Compton." 

Wiley went on to be drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the second round of the 1997 NFL Draft and would go on to play 10 NFL seasons with the San Diego Chargers, Dallas Cowboys and Jacksonville Jaguars as well. He totaled 44 sacks and 322 combined tackles over 147 games. 

Fox News' Scott Thompson contributed to this report.

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North Carolina was on the heels (no pun intended) of completing a 24-point comeback against top-ranked Duke in the ACC semifinal, but a costly mistake ruined their chances.

Ven-Allen Lubin was at the line with 4.1 seconds to go for a chance to tie the game, and he made his free throw.

However, it was negated by a lane violation.

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The refs blew the whistle on Jae'Lyn Withers as Duke, without Cooper Flagg, celebrated. The Blue Devils were able to knock down a pair of free throws, and Lubin missed his three-pointer to send the game to overtime, giving Duke a 74-71 win.

While the violation was clear, many fans were upset with the call.

"You do not call these in those situations man," said one user on X.

"Look how excited that referee was to enter the play and decide the game on an absolutely meaningless violation. Total disgrace," added another.

Wrote one more, "as usual the refs doing their thing."

But a rarity occurred, as many other fans came to the officials' defense.

"Man if it’s a violation in the first why isn’t it now? And that was clear as day," one post said.

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"I guess you could just say I kind of mistimed the shot," Withers said. "I was trying to make sure I crashed hard to secure a rebound in case he did miss."

But UNC refused to blame the whistle on the loss.

"It was a lot more to blame than a lane violation," Lubin said. "We made a ton of mistakes throughout the game. We were in that position trying to dig ourselves out of it and come out with a win or get to overtime."

"We all made mistakes in this game," RJ Davis said. "I am behind J-Wit. He has our full support, and we would not be in this position without J-Wit. I want him to hold his head high. We all make mistakes in this game. It’s not just on him."

Head coach Hubert Davis also supported his player.

"Guys, we're not here without J-Wit," Davis said.

UNC's tournament hopes now seem to be over. An ACC title win would have clinched an automatic bid, but the semifinal loss with a sub-par regular season may not be enough.

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Emotions ran high on Friday night at Madison Square Garden as Creighton advanced to the Big East final over the two-time defending national champions in UConn.

The Bluejays were coasting to a victory and were able to dribble the ball out for the final seconds.

With the second-seeded Bluejays leading 69-62, they got a defensive rebound with under 10 seconds left, and Huskies coach Dan Hurley signaled for his team to let the clock run out without fouling.

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However, Jamiya Neal took off streaking down the left sideline for a slam with 1.5 seconds remaining and hung onto the rim for a pullup. After his skirmish with Diarra, Neal waved his arms to fire up Creighton fans in the sellout crowd.

Huskies guard Hassan Diarra shoved Neal in the chest and appeared to square up with his fists for a split second as the two were face-to-face. 

Creighton center Ryan Kalkbrenner separated them by pushing Neal away as whistles blew and players came streaming off the benches at Madison Square Garden.

Order restored rather quickly, but the emotions were still tense after the game.

"I mean, they were already up with seven seconds left," Diarra said. "He didn't want to dribble the ball out. Went in for a fancy dunk. I just felt it was disrespectful to the game of basketball."

Neal admitted he "got caught up in the emotions of the game" and apologized.

Hurley and Bluejays coach Greg McDermott were already approaching each other along the sideline to shake hands when Neal took off for his dunk. McDermott appeared to apologize to Hurley immediately afterward, and again when the game ended.

Creighton and UConn have had their beef this year already. Hurley taunted Creighton fans last month after the Huskies brought home a road win, waving goodbye to the crowd and yelling out, "Two rings!"

Last year, Hurley also threatened to "knock out" a Creighton fan.

It will be Creighton against St. John's for the Big East title at the Garden on Saturday at 6:30 p.m. in what is sure to be a heavy Red Storm crowd.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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The Oklahoma City Thunder were able to defeat the Portland Trail Blazers by 18 points last Friday, but they did it without any of their five starters.

The starting lineup is led by MVP favorite Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, yet he, along with the other four starters, all had the night off in their 107-89 victory.

Clearly, the Thunder were OK, but the NBA is investigating the matter for potentially violating the league's player-participation policy, according to ESPN.

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It was the second game of a back-to-back, and this week, the Thunder had a stout schedule, including another back-to-back against the Denver Nuggets and a potential NBA Finals matchup against the Boston Celtics. (They split with Denver and beat Boston on the road.)

Saturday also starts another back-to-back for OKC against the Pistons and Bucks, both of whom own playoff spots.

The Thunder are 54-12, good for easily the top record in the Western Conference. It's easy to say they are playing the long game, as they have the No. 1 seed all but clinched. However, the NBA has begun to crack down on load management for players.

It was just the second time Gilgeous-Alexander missed a game this season, who was out due to what the team called "rest." However, OKC did list injuries for the other four starters.

Two years ago, the Dallas Mavericks were fined $750,000 for sitting players in a game, but that had been in a rather clear effort to tank for a better draft pick.

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Later in 2023, the league voted in favor of a new player-participation policy, which would restrict teams from resting a star player during a nationally televised game or for the in-season tournament games.

The association was also set to investigate the Philadelphia 76ers amid Joel Embiid's absence earlier this season, and they are now being looked at due to Paul George and Tyrese Maxey missing games as their season continues to falter.

Teams are not allowed to have any players stop playing long-term unless they are dealing with injury. 

The policy also states that players must play in at least 65 of the 82 regular-season contests on the schedule to be eligible for league awards, including MVP and All-NBA teams. 

Fox News' Scott Thompson contributed to this report.

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Clemson narrowly missed out on a trip to the ACC title game on Friday night, and they may have somewhere to point the finger.

The Tigers trailed Louisville, ranked 10th and 13th, respectively, 33-28 at the half on Friday in Charlotte, and both teams headed to the locker room.

There was just one problem, though: Clemson's locker room wouldn't open.

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The players were locked out for several minutes, and head coach Brad Brownell had to address his team from the halls of Spectrum Center.

Brownell said that nothing like that had ever happened "at this level."

"It’s disappointing, obviously," he added.

An ACC spokesperson said it is unclear how the door, which locks from the inside, wound up getting locked. The conference posts a security guard outside every locker room for every game, and there had never been any incidents reported before.

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The ACC did add two minutes to halftime, but it seemed apparent that Clemson was at least a bit flustered to start the second half. They eventually fell behind by 15 after going more than six minutes without a field goal. 

The Tigers finally got some momentum and cut the lead to two with a furious rally and had a chance to take the lead after Louisville was called for a shot clock violation.

But James Scott blocked Hunter's drive after switching off his man, Chucky Hepburn made one of two free throws with six seconds left to make a three-point game, and Chase Hunter's leaning three-point shot from 25 feet at the buzzer missed.

Terrence Edwards scored 21 points, J’Vonne Hadley added 20 points and nine rebounds for the Cardinals. They will have to go against top-ranked Duke, who squeaked by longtime rival UNC in the semifinal without Cooper Flagg in order to get their first conference title.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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Before she won a couple of WNBA MVP trophies, Candace Parker rose to national basketball prominence at the University of Tennessee. Parker was a member of two national championship-winning teams, earning NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player honors along the way. 

Parker was guided by coach Pat Summitt during her standout tenure with the Volunteers. Parker, an "NBA on TNT" analyst, took a moment to share how she continues to carry the lessons the late coach instilled in her years ago.

"I would say eye contact is really, really, really important. And she was the first person that made me really truly look at her when she would talk," Parker responded to co-host Adam Lefkoe's request to share some memorable advice from Summitt during a "Storytime" segment.

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"And so now, when I’m at home, and I’m parenting my son, my son says, ‘Look at me. Look at me.’ Like all the time, because I didn’t realize I say that all the time. She had this crystal blue stare that she could get you to want to run through walls. And so being able to carry out her legacy is truly important," a tearful Parker added.

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Summitt died in 2016 of complications from early-onset Alzheimer’s disease.

Lefkoe thanked Parker and then recalled another story the three-time WNBA champion once told.

"We all wish to have a relationship with somebody the way you did with Pat," said Lefkoe. "I’ll never forget you telling me the story of how you came into college. You were hurt, and she would just make you sit there. And you guys would talk. I think it is a blessing. I want you to say thank you for sharing these stories with us because we don’t have these relationships like you did. We love you. And to Pat and Pat’s entire family, we love you as well."

Parker also serves on the Pat Summitt Foundation's Board of Directors. The foundation seeks to make advances in Alzheimer's research.

Summitt is widely regarded as one of the greatest coaches in college basketball history. She won eight national titles during her storied tenure at Tennessee.

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The National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) Boston-based expansion team announced Friday that it will be changing its name. The change comes after a wave of transgender backlash to a marketing campaign it abandoned back in October. 

The team was set to be named BOS Nation FC, which it announced in a branding event in the fall alongside a marketing campaign that featured the slogan "Too Many Balls." The slogan prompted intense backlash from the transgender community, including an NWSL player. 

A transgender player who goes by the singular name Quinn, who plays for the Seattle Reign, spoke out against the team's branding announcement in a post on Instagram. 

"Feels transphobic. Yikes," Quinn wrote. 

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The team quickly abandoned the slogan, issued a public apology for it, and even thanked those who spoke out against it. 

"We fully acknowledge that the content of the campaign did not reflect the safe and welcoming environment we strive to create for all, and we apologize to the LGBTQ+ community and to the trans community in particular for the hurt we caused," the statement said. 

"Thank you to all who have held us accountable by calling for us to do better. We hear you and we will, together," said another statement.

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Earlier this month, the club hired new chief revenue officer Amina Bulman, the former chief brand and strategy officer for the NFL's Washington Commanders since September 2020, when the team was in transition from its previous "Redskins" branding, 

Now the Boston-based women's soccer team is erasing all traces of the branding that came out of its October announcement by opting to change its proposed name as well. 

"The club extends our heartfelt thanks to our supporters, whose passionate voices we deeply value -- not just for their unwavering support but also for their honest and critical feedback," majority owner Jennifer Epstein said in a statement.

"We could not have completed this process without your input. We aim to build a lasting legacy that makes all our fans feel welcome, connected, and proud to wear our colors and cheer our name for generations to come."

The issue of trans inclusion in women's sports proved to be one of the most contentious political topics of last fall and the start of 2025, as multiple lawsuits and federal investigations have been prompted by situations involving trans athletes in the last six months alone. 

Data suggests the majority of Americans oppose trans inclusion in women's sports, and the issue even played into the 2024 election results. 

A New York Times/Ipsos survey found the vast majority of Americans, including a majority of Democrats, don't think transgender athletes should be permitted to compete in women's sports, as 79% of participants said that biological males who identify as women should not be allowed in women's sports. Of the participants who identified as Democrats, 67% said that transgender athletes should not be allowed to compete with women. 

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."

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The Dallas Cowboys said goodbye to some familiar faces in free agency this week. 

DeMarcus Lawrence's tenure with Dallas ended when he agreed to a three-year deal with the Seattle Seahawks, much to the ire of his former teammate, Micah Parsons. 

Jourdan Lewis also left Dallas after agreeing to a three-year contract with the Jacksonville Jaguars.

The 29-year-old defensive back revealed he experienced some frustration during his eight seasons with the Cowboys.

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A video surfaced on social media of Jaguars defensive coordinator Anthony Campanile discussing how Lewis would fit into Jacksonville's defensive scheme. A reporter interviewing Campanile described Lewis as "the straw that stirred the drink" for Dallas' defense.

The exchange apparently caught Lewis' attention. 

"Watch tape. It’s out there," the former Cowboys star wrote on X.

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The comment seemed to raise concerns about the way Lewis was deployed during his time with the Cowboys' defense. He noted that he earned the "highest-rated slot coverage grade" in the NFL. Lewis also suggested that defensive backs were responsible for sticking with the opposing wide receiver they were assigned to throughout a given game.

"Highest rated slot coverage grade and all we did was match and man," Lewis wrote in another X post.

Lewis also responded to a follower who said Philadelphia Eagles cornerback Cooper DeJean is better than Lewis. The veteran told the troll to watch film of when the Cowboys played the Carolina Panthers last season and when the Eagles played Carolina.

Lewis spent eight seasons in Dallas after he was drafted in the third round out of Michigan in 2017. He had 330 total tackles, nine interceptions and nine fumble recoveries during his tenure with the Cowboys.

The spat between Lawrence and Parsons was sparked by the former Cowboys pass rusher's suggestion that the franchise was incapable of winning a Super Bowl in the foreseeable future.

"A change in scenery is always good, but Dallas is my home. I made my home there, my family lives there. I'm forever going to be there. But I know for sure I'm not going to win a Super Bowl there, so yeah. We here," Lawrence said.

Parsons fired back, saying, "This what rejection and envy look like! This some clown s---!" 

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Cooper Kupp, MVP of the 2022 Super Bowl, has reportedly agreed to sign with the Seattle Seahawks after being released by the division rival Los Angeles Rams earlier this week. Kupp's deal is reportedly for three years and $45 million. 

Kupp is headed to his home state of Washington to team up with Seattle's new quarterback, Sam Darnold, and will fill a void left by the departure of DK Metcalf, who was traded to the Pittsburgh Steelers last week. 

Kupp revealed in a social media post last month the Rams were "seeking a trade immediately and will be working with me and my family to find the right place to continue competing for championships." 

However, no trade partner was found, so he was released. 

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Kupp admitted he did not "agree with the decision and always believed it was going to begin and end in L.A."

Kupp, who turns 32 in June, has been hampered by injuries ever since recording a receiving Triple Crown in 2022 and winning the Super Bowl MVP. He's played in just 33 of a possible 51 games over the last three seasons. And while he's been productive, he's taken a back seat to Puka Nacua.

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Kupp was a third-round pick of the Rams in 2017 out of Eastern Washington.

In his 2022 season, he caught 145 passes for 1,947 yards and 16 touchdowns. Since then, he has 201 catches for 2,259 yards and 17 scores.

His 710 receiving yards last year were his lowest since putting up 566 in 2018, a season in which he missed half the games. He has not played in over 12 games since that 2022 campaign and hasn't eclipsed the 1,000-yard mark since then, either.

"I have taken so much pride in playing alongside my teammates for the LA community, so thank you for embracing my family and making this such a special place for us," Kupp said on social media last month. "2024 began with one of the best training camps of my career. Preparations start now for 2025. Highly motivated, as healthy as ever, and looking forward to playing elite football for years to come. Love you guys… But coming for it all."

Kupp joins ascending wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba in Seattle, and Darnold will get a steady veteran to lean on in his first season in Seattle. 

Fox News Digital's Ryan Morik contributed to this report.

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A group of women college athletes affected by transgender inclusion will testify in a legal battle between the NCAA and the state of Texas Tuesday. 

After the NCAA changed its gender eligibility policy to prevent biological males from competing in women's sports to comply with President Donald Trump's Feb. 5 executive order addressing the issue, many pro-women activists spoke out with concerns the new policy doesn't go far enough to keep trans athletes out.

In late February, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued the NCAA for its recent revised policy, demanding the governing body begin mandatory sex screening. 

The lawsuit's first hearing is Tuesday and will include testimony from former San Jose State University volleyball player Brooke Slusser and her mother, Kim Slusser, former North Carolina State University Kylee Alons and former University of Kentucky Swimmer Kaitlynn Wheeler.

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Those athletes are already involved in another lawsuit, led by Riley Gaines and the Independent Council on Women's Sports (ICONS), against the NCAA for its past gender policy that allowed trans athletes to compete as women, citing their own experiences with trans inclusion. 

Slusser is the most recent of the group to enter the battle against trans inclusion in women's sports after joining the Gaines lawsuit in September over her experience with transgender teammate Blaire Fleming. Slusser has alleged SJSU did not reveal Fleming's birth sex while they shared changing and sleeping areas. 

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Alons, a 31-time All-American and two-time NCAA champion, and Wheeler shared a locker room and pool with former University of Pennsylvania transgender swimmer Lia Thomas at the 2022 NCAA championships. 

Now, the three athletes will look to share their experiences in court as they try to bring mandatory gender testing to the NCAA and prevent future women athletes from going through similar experiences. 

Paxton's lawsuit has reflected many of the complaints by critics that the current policy is too lenient and could allow trans athletes to compete in women's sports with an amended birth certificate. 

In the U.S., 44 states do allow birth certificates to be altered to change a person's birth sex. The only states that do not allow this are Florida, Texas, Kansas, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Montana. There are 14 states that allow sex on a birth certificate to be changed without any medical documentation required, including California, New York, Massachusetts and Michigan. 

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"In practice, the NCAA's lack of sex-screening has allowed (and will continue to allow) biological men to surreptitiously participate in 'women's' sports categories," the lawsuit states. Additionally, Paxton argues the NCAA allows "ample opportunity for biological men to alter their birth records and participate in women's sports."

Paxton filed a lawsuit against the NCAA in December over its previous policy. In that suit, Paxton accused the NCAA of "engaging in false, deceptive, and misleading practices by marketing sporting events as ‘women’s’ competitions only to then provide consumers with mixed sex competitions where biological males compete against biological females."

"The NCAA is intentionally and knowingly jeopardizing the safety and well-being of women by deceptively changing women’s competitions into co-ed competitions," Paxton said in a statement. "When people watch a women’s volleyball game, for example, they expect to see women playing against other women, not biological males pretending to be something they are not. Radical ‘gender theory’ has no place in college sports."

The NCAA provided a statement to Fox News Digital addressing the criticisms and insisting that amended birth certificates will not be accepted. 

"The policy is clear that there are no waivers available, and student-athletes assigned male at birth may not compete on a women’s team with amended birth certificates or other forms of ID," the statement said. "Male practice players have been a staple in college sports for decades, particularly in women’s basketball and the Association will continue to account for that in the policy."

These specifics are not outlined on the official NCAA policy page, and it makes no specific references to birth certificate, ID amendments or women's scholarships going to trans athletes.

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Mason Rudolph and Skylar Thompson are the only two quarterbacks under contract with the Pittsburgh Steelers.

While Justin Fields and Russell Wilson handled the Steelers' starting quarterback duties at different times last season, it remains unclear who will be under center once the regular season kicks off.

Fields agreed to a two-year contract with the Jets earlier this week, while Wilson reportedly visited other teams. While there are more questions than answers in Pittsburgh's quarterback room, the storied franchise did bolster its wide receiver corps by adding DK Metcalf.

The Steelers sent draft picks to Pittsburgh in exchange for Metcalf. The star wide receiver subsequently agreed to a five-year, $150 million extension, ESPN reported.

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During his introductory news conference, Metcalf took a moment to praise the Steelers for providing a warm reception.

"Coach [Mike] Tomlin, Mr. Omar [Khan] and Mr. [Art] Rooney all hopped on the phone with me Sunday, and it just felt homey, felt welcoming that they wanted to bring me to this historic organization," Metcalf said. "Everything just snowballed from there and brought me here in front of you today."

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Metcalf, who finished last season with 992 receiving yards, also acknowledged he doesn't control the team's personnel. But he said discussions with Tomlin and the Steelers' other decision-makers made him feel confident about the quarterback they will sign.

"They made me feel like they had the right decision with who was going to be throwing me the football," Metcalf said, according to ESPN. "I’m not making the decision in the quarterback room. So, I’m just going to try to do the best of my abilities to help whoever they have out there throwing the football. They make the correct decisions to bring the quarterback in here. So, I’m just going to roll with that."

Metcalf, George Pickens and Calvin Austin III are Steelers' top wide receivers heading into the 2025 season. Metcalf wore jersey No. 14 during his six-year stint in Seattle. Pickens wears the same number, so Metcalf decided to switch to No. 4.

"I mean, he's been here, he's made a staple in the No. 14," Metcalf said in reference to Pickens. "I'm not trying to take away from anybody's legacy, just trying to help build mine."

The Steelers finished the 2024 regular season with a 10-7 record and were eliminated from the postseason in the wild-card round.

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Fran McCaffery was reportedly fired as the University of Iowa's men's basketball head coach Friday after a 15-year stint running the program. 

McCaffery's firing came just one day after he was ejected from a blowout loss to Illinois in the Big 10 Tournament Thursday. The team will miss the NCAA tournament for the second straight season. 

Footage of the ejection circulated on social media after Iowa's 106-94 loss.

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Just minutes after McCaffery's firing was reported by multiple outlets, his son Connor, a former Iowa player, current Butler men's basketball assistant head coach and boyfriend of Caitlin Clark, posted three clown emoji on X. Connor has since deleted the post. 

Connor's last two X posts were a retweet of a celebratory post of his father reaching the 200-win mark at Iowa and two heart emoji over a video of his father's emotional interview after a win over Rutgers in February. 

Connor played for Fran at Iowa for six seasons from 2017-23. 

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During his six seasons, Connor played in 166 games, which ranks second in Iowa history. He dealt with injuries throughout the majority of his college career, but a redshirt year and COVID-19 campaign allotted him six seasons of eligibility. 

He reached the NCAA Tournament in each of his full seasons apart from his COVID season. He averaged 4.5 points and three rebounds, and played in 111 wins, tying Jordan Bohannon for the most in program history. His career assist-to-turnover ratio of 3.59 (527 assists to 147 turnovers) is the second best in NCAA history.

Iowa is also where Connor met Clark when she was starring for the women's team from 2020-24. The couple started dating in April 2023 after Clark led Iowa on a run to the NCAA title game. Connor was a senior at that time and began his coaching career after graduating. 

Fran McCaffery will leave Iowa after he led the team to seven NCAA tournament appearances, advancing to the second round four times but never reaching the Sweet 16. The coach would have led eight NCAA tournament teams had the COVID-19 pandemic not resulted in the cancellation of the 2020 tournament. 

In 15 seasons as Hawkeyes head coach, McCaffery had a record of 297-207 and will leave the program as the all-time wins leader. 

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Earlier this week, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) paused funding to the University of Maine System (UMS), a network of eight public colleges in the state, according to UMS officials.

On Wednesday night, U.S. Sen. Susan Collins' office said the funding freeze had been reversed, according to local outlets. A reason was not disclosed.

A spokesperson for Collins said the reversal came after Collins' office spoke with both USDA and White House officials.

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"We’re deeply grateful to [Collins] for this encouraging news and eager to put the whiplash and worry of recent weeks behind us and keep up our good work to move Maine forward," Chancellor Dannel Malloy of the university system and University of Maine President Joan Ferrini-Mundy said in a joint statement, via the Bangor Daily News.

In fiscal year 2024 alone, the USDA awarded $29.78 million in funding to UMS for research, the system said. The USDA claims it has provided over $100 million to the UMS in recent years in a letter addressed to the system. 

The pause in funding came during reviews of potential Title IX and Title VI violations by the universities after the state's recent refusal to comply with Trump's executive order to keep transgender athletes out of women's sports. 

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Trump threatened to cut federal funding to Maine after a heated exchange with Gov. Janet Mills last month. That was followed up with a March Against Mills near the State House, where several female athletes took the microphone at the march to speak out against their Democrat governor.

A day later, eight activists protested outside Rep. Laurel Libby's home in opposition to her views. Libby helped ignite the contentious situation when, in early February, she identified a biological male on social media who competed in and won a girls state pole vault competition for Greely High School. Police protection was assigned to Greely High School during the controversy.

Trump reaffirmed his intent to punish states that continue to allow trans athletes to compete with girls during his March 4 address to a joint session of Congress.

Fox News' Jackson Thompson contributed to this report.

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The Michigan House of Representatives voted on a resolution to urge the Michigan High School Athletic Association to follow President Donald Trump's executive order and ban transgender athletes from competing in girls' and women's sports.

"Allowing biological males to compete in women's sports in defiance of a federal executive order could put female athletes in Michigan at risk for injury, threatens the safety and fairness of competitions and undermines the intent of Title IX," the resolution read, via the Detroit Free Press.

Sixty-six people voted in favor of the resolution as opposed to 43 nays; eight of the yays were Democrats, who have been criticized by LGBTQ+ advocates.

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"The shift in how Democrats are positioning themselves on issues concerning trans rights is troubling," said Equality Michigan executive director Erin Knott on Thursday. "It's time to act decisively to take a firm stand and to make it clear we will fight to protect the LGBTQ+ community no matter what, and unfortunately we're not seeing that same vigor that we did even just last year."

"We all want sports to be fair, and student athletes to be safe," Knott added. "That’s why the MHSAA already has rules about who can participate in different sports at different levels across a range of issues. They already have a process in place and are experts when it comes to sports in schools. They don’t need politicians in Lansing to override their expertise with a one-size-fits-all blanket ban."

Added Jerron Totten, who runs the party's LGBT & Allies Caucus, "There are so many other issues that are more pressing, more concerning, more alarming than trans kids playing sports. And I think we as voters are looking for legislators that will address those issues and not scapegoat marginalized communities."

"The Democratic Party chose a different way than what we normally would think they would," said Jeffrey Pienela, the president of Muskegon Pride, an LGBTQ+ advocacy organization. 

"It’s surprising. It’s almost like, who has your back when neither party does?" 

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One Democrat, Rep. Emily Dievendorf, spoke as to why she had voted for the resolution.

"I want you to think about what it means to be a kid. Figuring out who you are trying to find a place to belong. Learning confidence through the support of your peers and mentors. . . . Now imagine, instead being told by adults, by your own government that you are the problem. That playing sports, making friends and being yourself is wrong. That the community meant to support you, instead, is determined to erase you.

"I know what it is to be a queer kid, and it is lonely. I know what it is to be our nonbinary legislator, and it is isolating and dehumanizing. This resolution isn't about fairness. It isn't about protecting women's sports. This isn't about safety, because there is no threat. There is no threat."

However, Rep. Alabas Farhat, a Democrat who went against the majority of her party in the vote, offered an alternative.

"We want to make sure there's a fair environment . . . to compete in. And I'll just be honest, that's where it comes from for me. Folks in my district, definitely, I think, agree with that sentiment. . . ." Rep. Alabas Farhat said. "I would prefer us prioritizing conversations around affordability, around housing. I would prefer those conversations to be at the forefront instead of resolutions like this. But you know, again, for me, it's an issue of fairness and my district has very strong opinions on this stuff."

The Department of Education has launched Title IX investigations against three states - California, Minnesota, and Maine - for not adhering to the order. The USDA stopped federal funding to Maine as a result, which Trump threatened.

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A junior hockey player was knocked unconscious during a fight on Tuesday night, resulting in the game being suspended.

Tri-City Americans defenseman Terrell Goldsmith, 19, and Ashton Cumby of the Seattle Thunderbirds dropped the gloves just after a face-off in the beginning of the second period. 

The pair exchanged blows, and Goldsmith’s helmet was knocked off. Shortly after his helmet was off, Cumby landed a hard punch that sent Goldsmith unconscious, as he fell face-first onto the ice. 

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The Americans’ trainer ran onto the ice, and the Thunderbirds' trainer also departed his respective bench to help tend to Goldsmith. The incident was so scary that cameras didn't show Goldsmith on the ice being tended by trainers. Teammates could clearly be seen calling on trainers frantically.

Goldsmith was stretchered off the ice and reportedly offered the crowd a thumbs-up before being taken into an ambulance. 

The Americans posted to X on Wednesday morning with an update on Goldsmith.

"Terrell Goldsmith remains in hospital this morning under observation. Upon arriving at the hospital last night, he was awake, responsive and in good spirits. The Tri-City Americans appreciate the words of concern and support for Goldsmith. We will continue to update his status," the statement read. 

Following Goldsmith’s injury, the game was delayed and then suspended. The Western Hockey League said the game "will be rescheduled at a later date."

The Thunderbirds had a 2-0 lead at the time of the suspension. 

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"The decision to suspend last night’s WHL game between Seattle and Tri-City was not made lightly. Following the on-ice incident, coaches and players from both Clubs were consulted, along with various on- and off-ice officials in the building and from the WHL Office," the WHL statement read. 

"Collectively, the decision was made to suspend the game out of concern for the wellbeing of Terrell Goldsmith as well as for the emotional state of players on both the Thunderbirds and Americans rosters."

"The game will be rescheduled at a later date, though those conversations have not yet taken place as we continue to prioritize the wellbeing of Terrell."

The Americans posted another update on Goldsmith to X on Thursday, where they thanked everyone for their support of Goldsmith and said that he had been released from the hospital on Wednesday night and resting at home. 

When the game is resumed, Goldsmith, if able to play, and Cumby would not play in the remainder of the game, as they both received fighting majors and game misconducts for a "staged fight."

The WHL deems staged fights when players drop the gloves immediately after the faceoff and do not get involved in the play prior to fighting. Staged fights were banned in 2012. 

Goldsmith was drafted by the Arizona Coyotes, now the Utah Hockey Club, in the fourth round of the 2023 NHL draft. He signed a three-year entry-level contract with the team in October 2024. 

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It sure seems like Hanna Cavinder and Carson Beck's dating days are over.

Cavinder recently scrubbed Beck off her entire Instagram; Cavinder, along with her sister, Haley, play basketball at the University of Miami, while Beck recently transferred there from Georgia for his final year of eligibility.

Hanna posted TikToks of herself and Beck on a trip with twins sister and her boyfriend, Dallas Cowboys tight end Jake Ferguson, earlier this week.

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But, according to Betr Media, it appeared that Beck added another girl on Snapchat, saying that he and Cavinder broke up "literally this past weekend." Another apparent message said that "things just start not working out ya know, feel it coming."

Haley took to the twins' joint TikTok account to share her thoughts, all but confirming her sister and Beck had split.

"I just want to say one thing, because I can't be too crazy unfiltered on here: if your sister comes to you or your friend or someone that's really important in your life, and they have a gut feeling about a relationship or a friendship, for example, and they just tell you that on a repeated basis, trust your dang sister. Trust her," Haley said. "She's always right. I promise you or your mom, they're always right…

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"It's not my story to tell, I know there's a lot of speculation, and I see someone in my life that's hurting, and I don't think it's OK to not be able to have to always keep your mouth shut. I'm trying to be as nice as possible."

This is not Beck's first incident with Snapchat; he was once accused of sending raunchy messages to other girls.

Beck and Hanna each had a vehicle stolen last month in Florida.

Beck, the former starting quarterback at Georgia, declared for the 2025 NFL Draft in December, just days after undergoing season-ending elbow surgery. He was injured in the first half of the Bulldogs' overtime victory over Texas in the SEC championship game. 

The Cavinders initially said they were skipping their final year of eligibility, with Hanna completing her playing career,r and Haley saying she would play this season at TCU. However, they both returned to the Canes.

Fox News' Paulina Dedaj and The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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Steph Curry continued to etch his name in the NBA’s history books during the Golden State Warriors' 130-104 win over the Sacramento Kings on Thursday night. 

Curry became the first player in NBA history to make 4,000 3-pointers in the win. 

Curry achieved the feat with 8:19 left in the third quarter. The star point guard received a pass from Moses Moody, pump-faked and then took a quick dribble before rising up and nailing the contested shot. 

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In the timeout that followed Curry’s 3-pointer, the Warriors played a video message from Andris Biedrins, a former Warriors center who assisted on Curry’s first career 3-pointer. 

"I'd call it an emotional moment on the bench when I saw (Biedrins). They didn't tell me that they found him and got a video message from him. That was my vet when I was here my rookie year," Curry said postgame. 

"I would love to have quizzed our team on the bench and see if anybody knew who that was, because that was such a long time ago. . . . Really cool to kind of think back how far I've come from the first one to four thousand, which is crazy."

Curry said he could sense the energy in the building in anticipation of witnessing history. 

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"I could feel the energy and the buzz from the beginning of the game after I made my first three, even the second one I shot and missed, it was an adrenaline rush, and they were with me every moment of the game tonight," Curry said. 

"When that second one went in I knew there was a lot of game left, so I tried to not get too ahead of myself. But it was a special moment to feel that energy and allow them to enjoy that milestone and accomplishment with me."

The two-time MVP had 11 points and five assists, going 2-6 from 3-point range in the win, while Draymond Green scored a season-best 23 points to lead the team. 

Curry surpassed Ray Allen’s then-record of 2,973 3-pointers made in 2021 and became the 26th player in NBA history to score 25,000 points in the Warriors' win over the Detroit Pistons last Saturday. 

Warriors head coach Steve Kerr was asked what he might expect next from Curry.

"Eight thousand," he joked. 

The Associated Press contributed to this report. 

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