California's track and field state championship is getting a last-minute tweak in its eligibility rules after President Donald Trump called out a transgender athlete controversy that's rocking the Golden State. 

The California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) provided a statement to Fox News Digital on Tuesday, just hours after Trump sent a Truth Social post threatening to withhold federal funding from the state, announcing the change. The competition will now include biologically female athletes that missed out on qualifying for the competition that may have placed higher were it not for a trans athlete's participation. 

The federation claims it came to the decision at the end of this past weekend's CIF Masters Qualifiers round, days before Trump's statement. The statement also refers to the female competitors as "biological female student-athlete." 

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"The CIF values all of our student-athletes and we will continue to uphold our mission of providing students with the opportunity to belong, connect, and compete while complying with California law and Education Code. With this in mind, the CIF will be implementing a pilot entry process for the 2025 CIF State Track and Field Championships," the statement read. 

"Under this pilot entry process, any biological female student-athlete who would have earned the next qualifying mark for one of their Section's automatic qualifying entries in the CIF State meet, and did not achieve the CIF State at-large mark in the finals at their Section meet, was extended an opportunity to participate in the 2025 CIF State Track and Field Championships. The CIF believes this pilot entry process achieves the participation opportunities we seek to afford our student-athletes."

The CIF is already under a federal Title IX investigation by the U.S. Department of Education. 

This change will result in at least two competitors qualifying to compete for the state title after falling just shy of the typical qualification threshold on Saturday. A trans-identified athlete competing as a girl for Jurupa Valley High School took first place in the triple jump and long jump on Saturday. 

Trump did not identify the name of the school or athlete involved in the situation in his Truth Social post. 

The Jurupa Unified School district has provided a statement to Fox News Digital addressing the president's recent post.

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"JUSD is required to follow both California law and CIF policy regarding school athletics. Both state law and CIF policy currently require that students be permitted to participate in athletic teams and competitions consistent with their gender identity, irrespective of the gender listed on the pupil's records. We remain committed to following the law as written and ensuring that all students are granted the rights afforded to them in a safe and welcoming environment," the statement read. 

After Trump signed the "No Men's in Women's Sports" executive order on Feb. 5, the CIF was one of the first high school sports leagues in the country to announce it would not follow the order, and instead comply with California's state law. 

The CIF came under scrutiny two weeks ago when Fox News Digital reported that CIF officials allegedly made girls' athletes take off their "Protect Girls Sports" t-shirts at a sectional qualifier. The federation acknowledged the incident to Fox News Digital. 

"Per the CIF Southern Section Playoff Bulletin, all athletes must be dressed in proper, school issued, track uniforms. The student-athletes were asked to comply with this while in the on-field event area, as they were wearing said shirts over their school-issued uniform," the CIF said in a statement at the time. 

The U.S. Department of Education then sent a warning to the state over the situation via an exclusive statement to Fox News Digital on May 15 ahead of the Jurupa Valley's trans athlete competing in the sectional final. 

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"CIF’s and Jurupa Valley High School’s apparent flouting of federal civil rights law by allowing a male athlete to compete in a female California track and field [Southern Sectional Division 3 Final] this Saturday, and the alleged retaliation against the girls who are protesting this, is indefensible," Julie Hartman, a Department of Education spokeswoman, told Fox News Digital.

"We will not allow institutions to trample upon women’s civil rights. OCR’s investigation into CIF continues with vigor." 

After losing to the trans athlete in long jump at the sectional final, La Canada High School's Katie McGuiness urged the CIF to quickly change its policy during an interview on Fox News' "America Reports." 

"I have nothing against this athlete as a person and I have nothing against the trans community," McGuiness said. "My message today is really specifically to CIF and for them to act quickly and in a timely manner, because this is a really time-sensitive issue." 

Trans athletes have been allowed to compete as women and girls since 2014, when a law called AB 1266 went into effect, after passing in 2013. 

The law has enabled several controversial incidents involving trans athletes in girls' and women's sports in the state over the last year. 

These include the San Jose State women's volleyball scandal that prompted a lawsuit against the school and state for restoring biological male Blaire Fleming without informing the rest of the female players, and a lawsuit against the Riverside Unified School District for giving a girls' cross-country roster spot to a trans athlete while scolding students for wearing "Save Girls Sports" t-shirts. 

Meanwhile, Trump and his administration have put most of their attention involving countering the trans-athlete wave into Maine. A Department of Justice lawsuit against Governor Janet Mills, multiple temporary funding pauses and a Supreme Court case involving state lawmaker Laurel Libby being censured for calling out a minor trans athlete who won a girls' pole vault competition in February, has rocked the New England state for months. 

But now, Trump has turned his eye to California, and the CIF is already working on accommodations to the backlash in the midst of its current spring track championship controversy. 

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Cleveland Browns quarterback Shedeur Sanders disputed a post on social media that said he had purchased a luxury vehicle after signing his rookie contract with the organization.

A video posted on X showed a "custom Rolls-Royce" on a flatbed tow truck being delivered to a house. It is unclear whose home was in the video. For a split-second, Sanders’ face showed up on a phone. 

The vehicle was reportedly worth $500,000.

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As the clips went viral, Sanders put the rumors to rest.

"Another lie…. I’m focused on my team not a car purchase!" he wrote in a post on X.

Sanders agreed to a four-year contract with the Browns after Cleveland selected him in the fifth round of the NFL Draft in April. He was predicted to be a first-round pick as high as No. 2 before his slide, which garnered national attention.

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He is set to make more than $4.6 million over the course of the deal with an average annual value of just over $1.1 million, according to Spotrac. He will reportedly earn $840,000 as his base in 2025. Sanders has already gotten to work this spring as he is no sure shot to make the 53-man roster once training camp is over.

He was asked back on May 10 how he was able to block out the attention and media scrutiny.

"By doing what my dad raised me to do since I was like five years old," he said. "You know, I’ve seen it, I’ve seen what he was able to do. And I have a lot of great resources and mentors, you know, to keep me on the right track and especially coming to this building, we have great coaches in the building able to, you know, keep me focused, keep me in a straight, narrow line."

Cleveland has four healthy quarterbacks on the roster, including Sanders, Dillon Gabriel, Joe Flacco and Dillon Gabriel. Deshaun Watson is unlikely to play in 2025.

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XX-XY Athletics founder Jennifer Sey talked Tuesday about the biological male who is set to compete for a girls’ state championship in long jump and track and field in California.

The junior from Jurupa Valley High School finished in first place in both events at the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) Southern Section Masters. The athlete has been at the center of a national controversy as the athletics association refused to comply with President Donald Trump's executive order to bar males from girls’ and women’s sports.

This weekend, the athlete has a chance to win a state title.

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"We’re all just so tired of it," Sey said on "Fox & Friends." "Two months ago, Gavin Newsom said it was ‘unfair’ for boys to compete in girls’ sports but he’s done nothing about it. Actions speak louder than words here."

Sey lamented that the second-place finisher, Kaylee Best, did not have the chance to stand on top of the podium in either event.

"It’s ridiculous. He has male advantage," Sey added. "He shouldn’t be allowed to compete in girls’ (sports). And, according to the executive order, he’s not but California is ignoring it."

Trump on Tuesday threatened to cut off federal funding to California and get authorities involved if the CIF allowed the athlete to participate in the state championship. Newsom previously talked about transgender participation in girls’ sports back in March with prominent conservative Charlie Kirk.

"The young man who's about to win the state championship in the long jump in female sports, that shouldn't happen," Kirk said. "You, as the governor, should step out and say no. Would you do something like that? Would you say no men in female sports?"

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"I think it’s an issue of fairness. I completely agree with you on that. It is an issue of fairness — it’s deeply unfair," Newsom told Kirk. "I am not wrestling with the fairness issue. I totally agree with you."

Kirk pressed Newsom on whether he would condemn the athlete in question from Jurupa Valley High School after the athlete won another event at the time. Newsom did not directly address the win but said "it’s a fairness issue."

"So, that's easy to call out the unfairness of that," he said. "There's also a humility and a grace. … These poor people are more likely to commit suicide, have anxiety and depression. And the way that people talk down to vulnerable communities is an issue that I have a hard time with as well.

"So, both things I can hold in my hand. How can we address this issue with the kind of decency that I think, you know, is inherent in you but not always expressed on the issue?"

Newsom further explained his point of view in a press conference on April 2 when asked whether there should be a law to prohibit males from competing in girls’ and women’s sports.

"And I'm about as transparent about this as anybody out there, particularly in my party, on this, and to the extent someone can and do it in a way that's respectful and responsible and could find a kind of balance, then I'm open to that discussion. ... You're talking about a very small number of people, a very small number of athletes, and my responsibility is to address the pressing issues of our time. 

"And this, I think, has been colored in and weaponized by the right to be 10 times, 100 times bigger than it is and so my focus is on a myriad of other issues in this state. And to the extent that someone could find that right balance, I would embrace those conversations and the dignity that hopefully presents themselves in that conversation, meaning the humanity around that conversation, not the politics around that conversation."

Trump’s administration has already warned the CIF and the athlete’s high school of consequences for allowing the situation. The federation came under additional scrutiny when its officials allegedly forced athletes to remove shirts that read "Protect Girls Sports" at the Southern Sectional prelims on May 10.

Fox News’ Jackson Thompson contributed to this report.

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The Carolina Hurricanes staved off elimination and avoided being swept as they defeated the Florida Panthers 3-0 on Monday night in Amerant Bank Arena.

With the win, the Hurricanes now trail the Panthers 3-1 in the best-of-seven series. The Hurricanes had lost their prior 15 Eastern Conference Final games before Monday’s win. 

They were swept in 2009, 2019 and 2023, and they dropped the first three games of this matchup against the Panthers. 

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Logan Stankoven gave the Hurricanes their first lead of the series when he buried a wrist shot past Panthers’ goalie Sergei Bobrovsky about midway through the second period. 

Stankoven gave credit to Alexander Nikishin, who set him up with a cross-ice pass.

"It all starts with him," Stankoven said of Nikishin's pass. "Great play by him."

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Hurricanes goalie Frederik Anderson started Games 1 and 2 and was pulled in favor of Pyotr Kochetkov for Game 3. Head coach Rod Brind’Amour went back to Anderson for Game 4, and the goalie stopped all 20 of the shots he faced.

"There were some real tough shots that looked easy tonight," Brind'Amour said of Anderson. "That's when you know he's really on."

The Hurricanes sealed their victory with a pair of empty-net goals at the end of the game, as Sebastian Aho and Jordan Stall scored to secure the win in the waning minutes of the third period. 

"Credit to them ... they were good," Panthers coach Paul Maurice said.

The Panthers were short-handed in the loss, as Sam Reinhart, Nike Mikkola and AJ Greer all did not play. 

The Panthers will have another chance to clinch and move on to the Stanley Cup Finals when they take on the Hurricanes in Game 5 on Wednesday at 8 p.m. ET at the Lenovo Center in Raleigh, North Carolina. 

The Associated Press contributed to this report. 

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President Donald Trump on Tuesday threatened to get local law enforcement involved should California continue to allow a transgender athlete to participate in girls’ sports.

Trump cited the biological male athlete in California who will compete in the girls’ long jump and triple jump in the state championships next week. The athlete recorded a distance of 40-04.75 in the triple jump, compared to the runner-up’s 39-06.00. In the long jump, the athlete recorded a distance of 19-03.50, while the runner-up managed 19-00.75.

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The transgender athlete has continued to perform in California under California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) events despite Trump’s executive order to prohibit biological males from competing in girls’ and women’s sports.

Trump called out California Gov. Gavin Newsom in a post on Truth Social.

"California, under the leadership of Radical Left Democrat Gavin Newscum, continues to ILLEGALLY allow ‘MEN TO PLAY IN WOMEN’S SPORTS.’ This week a transitioned Male athlete, at a major event, won ‘everything,’ and is now qualified to compete in the ‘State Finals’ next weekend," Trump wrote. "As a Male, he was a less than average competitor. As a Female, this transitioned person is practically unbeatable. 

"THIS IS NOT FAIR, AND TOTALLY DEMEANING TO WOMEN AND GIRLS. Please be hereby advised that large scale Federal Funding will be held back, maybe permanently, if the Executive Order on this subject matter is not adhered to. The Governor, himself, said it is ‘UNFAIR.’"

Newsom previously talked about transgender participation in girls’ sports back in March with prominent conservative Charlie Kirk.

"The young man who's about to win the state championship in the long jump in female sports, that shouldn't happen," Kirk said. "You, as the governor, should step out and say no. Would you do something like that? Would you say no men in female sports?"

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"I think it’s an issue of fairness. I completely agree with you on that. It is an issue of fairness — it’s deeply unfair," Newsom told Kirk. "I am not wrestling with the fairness issue. I totally agree with you."

Kirk pressed Newsom on whether he would condemn the athlete in question from Jurupa Valley High School after the athlete won another event at the time. Newsom did not directly address the win but said "it’s a fairness issue."

"So, that's easy to call out the unfairness of that," he said. "There's also a humility and a grace. … These poor people are more likely to commit suicide, have anxiety and depression. And the way that people talk down to vulnerable communities is an issue that I have a hard time with as well.

"So, both things I can hold in my hand. How can we address this issue with the kind of decency that I think, you know, is inherent in you but not always expressed on the issue?"

Newsom further explained his point of view in a press conference on April 2 when asked whether there should be a law to prohibit males from competing in girls’ and women’s sports.

"And I'm about as transparent about this as anybody out there, particularly in my party, on this, and to the extent someone can and do it in a way that's respectful and responsible and could find a kind of balance, then I'm open to that discussion. ... You're talking about a very small number of people, a very small number of athletes, and my responsibility is to address the pressing issues of our time. 

"And this, I think, has been colored in and weaponized by the right to be 10 times, 100 times bigger than it is and so my focus is on a myriad of other issues in this state. And to the extent that someone could find that right balance, I would embrace those conversations and the dignity that hopefully presents themselves in that conversation, meaning the humanity around that conversation, not the politics around that conversation."

Trump, in his Truth Social post on Tuesday, wrote that he would speak with Newsom about it. 

"I will speak to him today to find out which way he wants to go??? In the meantime I am ordering local authorities, if necessary, to not allow the transitioned person to compete in the State Finals. This is a totally ridiculous situation!!!" he wrote.

Fox News Digital reached out to Newsom's office and the CIF for comment.

Trump’s administration has already warned the CIF and the athlete’s high school of consequences for allowing the situation. The federation came under additional scrutiny when its officials allegedly forced athletes to remove shirts that read "Protect Girls Sports" at the Southern Sectional prelims on May 10.

Fox News’ Jackson Thompson contributed to this report.

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Conor Daly’s race team got a bit more than they bargained for at the Indianapolis 500 over the weekend as the IndyCar driver copped to a gross act on Monday night during the victory banquet.

The Indy 500 was delayed nearly an hour because of rain. Drivers were forced to sit in their cars on the frontstretch until officials gave them the all-clear to begin racing. Because of the delay, Daly said he just could not hold his urine in anymore.

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"I want to thank my mechanics specifically, because there’s been a lot of talk tonight and I saw on the internet as well – a lot of toilet talk and maybe some using of the bathroom," Daly said. "We had to wait a long time before the race. Never in my life have I urinated in my race car until Sunday.

"I was sitting on the grid, and I was like, ‘This is the best car I’ve ever been in, in my whole life. I’m gonna have to pee in this thing.’ I kid you not, I legitimately urinated in my race car before the race even started."

Daly said he had to go "really bad" and admitted he sat through the entire race in his own urine. He said he "came clean" with his mechanics after the race was over.

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"It was an embarrassing moment. I didn’t think I’d have to get there. (James) Hinchcliffe told me about that once but, anyway, now you guys all know."

Daly finished eighth after starting out in 11th. The Juncos Hollinger Racing driver led 13 laps and appeared to have one of the quickest vehicles on the track.

However, it was Alex Palou who got the last laugh and won the race for the first time in his career.

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As the NFL world waits with bated breath to see what Aaron Rodgers will decide to do with his playing career, he spoke about the possibility of signing a one-day contract with the Green Bay Packers to retire with the team that chose him in the first round of the 2005 draft.

It is not uncommon for players to return to their original team, sign a one-day deal and eventually retire. It is all for ceremony, sure, but if Rodgers were to do it, it would seemingly bury the hatchet of perceived animosity between the star quarterback and the organization.

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He was asked during a Q&A during a live episode of the "YNK Podcast" whether he considered that possibility.

"There's a lot of love for me and how I feel about the team," Rodgers said. "If I do or I don't (retire with the Packers), I don't think it should make a difference. I'm not sure yet. If they approached me about it, I probably would.

"I've thought about that, but I don't understand what the reason for that is. At the same time, I grew up a (San Francisco 49ers) fan and most of my favorite players retired as a Niner. Jerry Rice, who went to three other teams, came back and retired as a Niner, so I understand the cool thing about it, but if I didn't do it, would that make a difference in how I'm viewed in the Packers' eyes?"

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Rodgers’ rocky relationship with the Packers ended during the 2023 offseason. He was traded to the New York Jets. He previously said in 2022 that he would retire with the organization as long as the team did not trade him.

Packers President Mark Murphy expressed hope in 2023 that the organization would retire his number and bring him back in "at the appropriate time." He is set to leave his post in the organization.

Rodgers was a 10-time Pro Bowler with the Packers, a four-time NFL MVP and won a Super Bowl with the team.

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Four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka had a rough first round at the French Open on Monday.

Osaka entered Roland Garros wearing an all-pink kit inspired by "Sakura," or cherry blossoms. She had issues almost immediately as she was forced to clip her nails in the middle of the match against 10th-seeded Paula Badosa. She had 54 unforced errors.

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Badosa won the match 6-7 (1), 6-1, 6-4 over Osaka. The Japanese superstar was upset following the defeat.

"As time goes on, I feel like I should be doing better," she said. "But also — I kind of talked about this before, maybe a couple years ago, or maybe recently, I’m not sure — I hate disappointing people."

She also expressed a feeling of regret for letting down her coach, Patrick Mouratoglou, who previously worked with the likes of Serena Williams.

"He goes from working with, like, the greatest player ever to, like, ‘What the f--- is this?’ You know what I mean?" she said. "Sorry for cursing. I hope I don’t get fined."

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Osaka also dealt with blisters on her hands as she clipped her nails. She theorized it was the clay courts that were giving her the issue.

"Since Rome, I have had blisters on my hands," she said, via Tennis.com. "I think it's like from the friction of clay, because I don't have blisters on any other surface. But I was kind of used to it, because I also had to ask for the physio in Rome."

Osaka was a previous world No. 1 as she dominated the 2018 U.S. Open and won the 2019 Australian Open right after. She did it again in 2020 when she won the U.S. Open and followed up with a victory at the 2021 Australian Open.

It is the French Open and Wimbledon that have always given Osaka trouble.

She has never made it out of the third round at the French Open.

Osaka did not commit one way or the other to the grind leading up to Wimbledon.

"I don’t necessarily know my grass-season schedule right now," Osaka said. "I wasn’t really expecting to lose in the first round."

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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Olympic gymnastics legend Mary Lou Retton was arrested on a DUI charge in West Virginia earlier this month, court records showed.

Retton was charged with one count of driving under the influence of alcohol, controlled substances, or drugs on May 17, according to Marion County court records. She was released from jail after posting a personal recognizance bond of $1,500.

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Fox News Digital reached out to Retton’s reps for comment.

Retton, 57, was diagnosed with a "rare form of pneumonia" in 2023, with her family raising the alarm that she was "fighting for her life." She was placed in the intensive care unit for a period of time as doctors helped her fight the illness.

"This is serious, and this is life, and I’m so grateful to be here," she said on NBC’s "Today" in 2024. "I am blessed to be here because there was a time when they were about to put me on life support."

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Retton was nicknamed "America’s sweetheart" during her gold medal-winning performance at the 1984 Summer Games in Los Angeles. She was just 16 when she scored perfect 10s in the floor exercise and vault in the final two rotations to become the first American woman to win the Olympic all-around title.

She earned five medals that year – one gold, two silver and two bronze.

After she retired from gymnastics, Retton became a motivational speaker and frequently shared messages about the benefits of proper nutrition and exercise. 

She also served on the President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports under former President George W. Bush.

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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored a playoff career-high 40 points as the Oklahoma City Thunder staved off the Minnesota Timberwolves fourth quarter comeback attempt on Monday. 

The recently crowned NBA MVP also had 10 rebounds and nine assists in Game 4 of the Western Conference Finals. The Thunder's 128-126 victory on Sunday night pushed the T'Wolves to the brink of elimination. 

The Thunder will take a commanding 3-1 lead to their home court on Wednesday when the series shifts back to Oklahoma City.

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Jalen Williams scored 34 points, while Chet Holmgren added 21 points, seven rebounds and three blocks in a statement game in his hometown that helped the Thunder hold off several pushes by the T'Wolves to tie the series.

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Gilgeous-Alexander made a pair of free throws with 6.1 seconds left to stretch the Thunder's lead back to three.

OKC fouled Anthony Edwards with 3.5 seconds remaining, and his intentional miss of the second free throw to try to keep possession was tracked down in the corner by Gilgeous-Alexander and flung out of bounds in an attempt to drain the clock.

Minnesota had one more inbounds pass with 0.3 seconds remaining that Williams grabbed, as the Thunder took another step towards the NBA Finals.

Edwards was limited to 16 points, and Julius Randle was also bottled up by the Thunder's relentless defense. Randle finished Game 4 with just five points.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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Marcus Ericsson's Andretti Global car did not pass post-race technical inspection.

Ericsson, who finished behind Indianapolis 500 winner Alex Palou on Sunday, was subsequently pushed to the rear of the 33-car field. Ericsson was stripped of his runner-up finish and was moved to 31st place.

Fellow Andretti Global teammate Kyle Kirkwood's car also failed inspection. As a result, Kirkwood was relegated to the 32nd spot. He initially finished the race in sixth place.

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"We are in receipt of the Indianapolis 500 Post-Race Notice as provided by IndyCar," Andretti Global said in a statement. "We are taking the necessary time to assess the information and we will be requesting a full review with IndyCar."

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IndyCar said the modifications made by Andretti Global were to the Energy Management System covers provided by Dallara, the company that provides the chassis for the series. The rulebook states that those parts must be used as supplied.

Being moved to the rear of the field also resulted in the loss of Ericsson's and Kirkwood's prize money and the championship points from their original finishes. Both drivers will instead receive the money and points associated with their penalized finish.

Each car was also fined $100,000, and the competition managers for the teams have been suspended for the upcoming race on the streets of Detroit.

It was an incredibly costly swing for Andretti as the Indy 500 purse this year was a record $20,283,000, with winner Palou set to receive $3.8 million. Ericsson will receive $610,500 for finishing 31st when he could have earned up to $1 million in second.

Kirkwood is set to earn $607,500 after being credited for the 32nd finish.

"We had a great race, we came across the line in sixth," Kirkwood said. "We’ll go through the (review) process, and this team is built on sportsmanship. They are built on integrity, and we’ll try to do everything right in the future."

The disqualifications changed the podium finishing order, with David Malukas of A.J. Foyt Racing moving up to second and Pato O’Ward of Arrow McLaren moving up to third. For the Foyt team, combined with Santino Ferrucci’s adjusted fifth-place finish, it marked the best Indy 500 finish in 25 years for the team.

The No. 90 car of Callum Ilott also failed post-race technical inspection after it failed to meet the minimum endplate height and location specification. Prema Racing was handed the same penalties as Andretti Global, which means rather than 12th, Ilott will be credited with finishing last in "The Greatest Spectacle in Racing."

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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The New York Giants made what was largely viewed as a surprising decision when the team selected Jaxson Dart in the first round of the NFL Draft.

While Dart's name had been linked to the Giants leading up to the draft, New York put its belief in the young quarterback on full display by trading up to pick the former Ole Miss signal caller. Dart wore the No. 2 jersey at Ole Miss, a number that currently belongs to Giants cornerback Deonte Banks.

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Banks gave up the No. 3 jersey number after he reached a deal in March with veteran quarterback Russell Wilson for an undisclosed amount. Banks then decided to switch to No. 2.

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Dart explored regaining his preferred jersey number, but ultimately determined that Banks' asking price was not something he was willing to pay.

"Yeah, it's too much," the 22-year-old told Cllct Media as he laughed. "Too much."

The latest NFL collective bargaining agreement introduced fixed rookie pay scales, which effectively eliminates negotiations.

Since Dart was the 25th overall pick, he was slotted to earn a total of $16.9 million over the life of his first contract. The projected four-year deal is also expected to include an estimated $9 million signing bonus.

Dart wore the No. 6 jersey once he arrived at Giants rookie minicamp earlier this month. At that time, Dart suggested he was still considering making a deal for the No. 2 jersey.

"I think we'll come to a final decision here soon," Dart said. "Quite honestly, I kind of have to just look at the pictures to see if I like myself in No. 6."

Last year, Drew Lock wore the No. 2 in his lone season with the Giants. Lock agreed to a two-year contract with the Seattle Seahawks last month.

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John Haliburton is expected to have a bird's eye view of his son Tyrese Haliburton and the rest of the Indiana Pacers for Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Finals.

The elder Haliburton will return to Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Tuesday and watch from a luxury suite as the Pacers take on the New York Knicks in the next game of the high-stakes series, multiple outlets reported on Monday.

John Haliburton's pending return comes after he was barred from attending Pacers' home or road games following his on-court confrontation with two-time NBA MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo in late April.

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The Pacers have played in eight playoff games since the incident, and John Haliburton has not attended any of those matchups. The Pacers front office reportedly decided to place a ban on the two-time NBA All-Star's father. 

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ESPN reported, citing sources, that John Haliburton understood and accepted the decision at the time. He is not expected to attend Game 5 when the series shifts back to New York City.

Instead of attending the past few games, John Haliburton has been seen in a local Indianapolis bar celebrating his son's feats, such as making a buzzer-beating shot to force overtime in Game 1 against the Knicks. The Pacers went on to win that game at Madison Square Garden.

Tyrese Haliburton was not made available to reporters on Monday, when the Pacers confirmed their decision to lift the ban on his father.

"I think a father-son relationship is special," teammate Myles Turner said. "I grew up in a house where my father was a big part of my life, and this is a very special moment — conference finals, and you potentially move on. So I’m glad that a father can see his son play."

The Knicks' rallied in the fourth quarter on Sunday night in Game 3 to cut the series deficit. The Knicks' 106-100 victory guaranteed a Game 5, which will be in New York. Game 4 is scheduled for Tuesday in Indianapolis.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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More than 7 million viewers tuned in to watch Alex Palou win the first Indianapolis 500 of his career over the weekend, FOX Sports announced on Monday.

The race garnered 7.05 million viewers, FOX Sports said, citing Nielsen fast national ratings. The company added that it had 8.4 million viewers at its peak between 4 p.m. ET and 4:15 p.m. ET.

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It was the most-watched Indianapolis 500 in 17 years, according to FOX Sports. The last Indy 500 to draw comparable viewership was the 2008 race, which garnered an audience of 7.245 million. FOX Sports said viewership was up 40% from last year’s race.

It was the first year FOX broadcast the Indianapolis 500.

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Palou passed Marcus Ericsson with 14 laps to go in the race and held him and the rest of the pack at bay to win the race. It was the fifth win of the 2025 season for Palou and the first time a Spaniard had won the Indy 500.

Palou started the race in sixth position on the second row on the outside of Scott Dixon and next to Felix Rosenqvist. He needed to work hard to get to the front as persistent droplets of rain and several caution flags came out, which could have halted his momentum at any time.

As the race came down to the end, he got his opportunity to move around Ericsson. He had some lap traffic in front of him, but they didn’t appear to hinder Palou’s ability to win at all. For Palou, it was jubilation down the frontstretch with the anticipation of kissing the bricks and some ice-cold milk to cool him off after the grueling event.

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Caitlin Clark will miss at least two weeks of action after she suffered a quad injury, the Indiana Fever announced on Monday.

It is unclear when she suffered the injury. She has played each of the Fever’s four games to start the season, and Indiana has gone 2-2 to begin the year.

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"Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark has suffered a left quadriceps strain and will be out a minimum of two weeks," the team said. "Further updates will be provided, as available, following re-evaluation."

Clark will miss a huge stretch of games for the Fever, beginning with Wednesday’s matchup on the road against the Washington Mystics. It is the first of two matchups against Washington.

She will also miss games against the Connecticut Sun and the Chicago Sky as well. If all goes well, Clark will be able to return on the road against the Atlanta Dream on June 10.

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Clark has been the focal point of the Fever’s offense since she joined the WNBA. She won the Rookie of the Year award last season and earned MVP votes.

This season, she picked up where she left off.

Clark is averaging 19 points, 9.3 assists and 6 rebounds in the first four games of the 2025 season.

She has had a double-double in all but one of those matchups. She recorded a triple-double in a season-opening win over Chicago.

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Florida Panthers winger Brad Marchand created a stir during the team’s Eastern Conference Finals matchup against the Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday night.

Marchand was spotted in the locker room during the intermission after the second period in Game 3 eating some kind of treat from a spoon. It kick-started an ice cream conundrum around the defending Stanley Cup champions before what could be the deciding game on Monday.

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The former Boston Bruins star was asked after the Panthers’ 6-2 win whether he was actually eating a Blizzard from Dairy Queen. The Panthers previously turned heads after they visited a Dairy Queen in North Carolina as they stayed near one while they visited Raleigh for Games 1 and 2.

"No chance you were fueling with a Blizzard there, were you?" Sportsnet reporter Kyle Bukauskas asked Marchand.

"Yeah, that's a little chocolate chip cookie dough Blizzard right there," Marchand responded.

Florida head coach Paul Maurice appeared to cast doubt on Marchand’s claim.

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"There are cameras everywhere, man. We can't get away with anything anymore," Maurice said. "But that would be a good story."

Marchand did praise the eatery for his dessert choices.

"You can't beat it. It's the best dessert in the world," Marchand said. "So, I better get a lifetime free supply of Dairy Queen now. Thank you, fellas."

Whether it was a Dairy Queen Blizzard or not, the Panthers have clicked well in the Stanley Cup Playoffs and have reminded the NHL why they are the defending champs.

Florida has outscored Carolina 16-4 in the series.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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Trick Williams made history on Sunday night at NXT Battleground when he defeated Joe Hendry for the TNA World Championship in the final match of the premium live event.

Williams took aim at Hendry in recent weeks as the latter superstar had been riding high. Hendry won the TNA World Championship against Nic Nemeth at TNA Genesis. He has appeared on WWE television since then as he entered the Royal Rumble this past February and stepped up to the plate to take on Randy Orton at WrestleMania 41.

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However, Williams became Hendry’s primary opponent when the Scotsman called him out late last month. He even interfered in Williams’ attempt to become the No. 1 contender battle royal for the NXT Championship. It allowed the Battleground match to be made official.

Williams and Hendry fought valiantly. As the match wore on, Williams tried to use the TNA belt to clock Hendry. The referee took it away from him before he could use it. Hendry rolled him up before he could use it but only got a two-count.

Hendry went for the Standing Ovation before Williams raked his eyes. Williams hit a flapjack on Hendry, who fell face-first onto the title, which laid on the canvas. Williams hit a Trick Shot on Hendry and pinned him for the win.

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Williams became the first active WWE-connected superstar to hold the TNA World Championship – a significant moment in the two companies’ recent partnership.

Hendry was the only champion who failed to defend their title on the card.

Sol Ruca defeated Kelani Jordan to retain the Women’s North American Championship. Stephanie Vaquer topped Jordynne Grace to keep the NXT Women’s Championship. Oba Femi defended the NXT Championship against Myles Borne.

It is unclear what the future will hold for Williams, but it should give him a huge boost of momentum for the next few weeks.

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Adam Page and Mercedes Moné won their respective Owen Hart Foundation Tournaments and earned shots at their respective All Elite Wrestling world championships at Double or Nothing on Sunday.

The stakes were high for both intense battles.

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"Hangman" Page picked up the victory over Will Ospreay in what may have been the match of the night between the AEW stars. Page and Ospreay gave it their all. Page hit Ospreay with several moves in his bag to try to put Ospreay away, but the English wrestler would not relent. It took both of them going through a collapsed table and one huge Buckshot Lariat for Page to finally pin Ospreay.

Before Page celebrated with the tournament belt and trophy, he walked back down the ramp and picked a downtrodden Ospreay up onto his feet and shook his hand. It was the ultimate show of respect between the two wrestlers after a grueling tournament.

Page defeated Josh Alexander and Kyle Fletcher to get to the finals. Ospreay topped Kevin Knight and Konosuke Takeshita.

On the women’s side, it was Moné who got the best of Jamie Hayter to earn her shot at the AEW Women’s Championship. She attacked Hayter’s back consistently with backstabber after backstabber to keep Hayter down.

Hayter did everything she could to try to get Moné down for the count, but Moné showed why she is the current AEW TBS champion and the Revolution Pro Wrestling undisputed British women’s champion. She countered Hayter’s elbow attack and put both of her arms behind her back before she rolled her up for the pinfall.

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Now, Page and Moné will get title shots at All In: Texas on July 12.

Page will square off against Jon Moxley for the AEW World Championship, and Moné will square off against Toni Storm for the AEW Women’s World Championship.

Storm defended her title against Mina Shirakawa, who recently signed with AEW as a full-time competitor. The two longtime competitors appeared to put their rivalry to rest after the match.

The "Timeless" one sealed the win with a kiss to Shirakawa.

Moxley was on the team that lost an Anarchy in the Arena match earlier in the night.

The team of Kenny Omega, Swerve Strickland, Samoa Joe, Powerhouse Hobbs, Katsuyori Shibata and Willow Nightingale defeated Moxley, Claudio Castagnoli, Marina Shafir, Wheeler Yuta, Matthew Jackson and Nicholas Jackson.

Elsewhere on the card, the Hurt Syndicate of Bobby Lashley and Shelton Benjamin defended the AEW World Tag Team Championship against Dustin Rhodes and Sammy Guevara, and Kazuchika Okada defended the AEW Continental Championship against "Speedball" Mike Bailey.

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IndyCar rookie Robert Shwartzman’s Indianapolis 500 came to an unfortunate end on Sunday.

Shwartzman started the race on the pole as he completed the quickest time around Indianapolis Motor Speedway in qualifying, but all the jubilation turned to pain as a debacle on pit road nearly seriously injured a handful of his crew members.

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He came into his pit stall after completing about 87 laps, and his car skidded as he got into the box. Four of his crew members tried to avoid the sliding car but failed. One crew member was taken away on a stretcher.

"I honestly felt really strange brakes when I was coming slow in pit lane. I locked up both front tires, which usually isn't the case," Shwartzman said. "I wasn't sure if it was the brakes or because the tires were cold. I tried to be very slow. But as soon as I touched my brakes, my whole front was lost, and I went right into the guys.

"It was really scary because at the moment I braked I was just a passenger."

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The crash was enough to end his day.

The Prema Racing driver was the first rookie to take the pole position since 1983.

"It's just really sad because we did such good work in qualifying," he said. "But it's the Indy 500. Anything can happen. A lot of strong drivers are out of the race or behind. This is the Indy 500. This happens."

Alex Palou took home the checkered flag. It was his first win in the Indy 500 and the fifth in the first six races of the 2025 season.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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Detroit Tigers star Tarik Skubal asserted himself as one of Major League Baseball’s best pitchers on Sunday with a dominant performance in a win over the Cleveland Guardians.

Skubal completed what is known in the majors as the "Maddux" – a nod to Baseball Hall of Famer Greg Maddux. To attain the feat, a pitcher must throw a shutout in at least nine innings with fewer than 100 pitches thrown. The statistic was created in 2012.

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The Tigers pitcher lasted all nine innings, allowed two hits and struck out 13 batters. He threw 94 pitches. Detroit won the game 5-0 as the reigning American League Cy Young Award winner completed the first complete game of his career.

"I don’t know what to say because you don’t see it very often," Tigers manager A.J. Hinch said. "When he’s got full intensity and full throttle, the sky is the limit."

He became the only major league player to throw a shutout with 13 or more strikeouts and fewer than 100 pitchers since pitches started to be tracked in 1988, according to Sportsradar. He is also the first Tigers player to have at least 10 strikeouts in four straight home games. 

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Skubal admitted to tearing up before he stepped out toward the mound for the ninth inning. He heard the roar of the crowd at Comerica Park.

"Little teary-eyed out there, honestly, before the inning started," Skubal said. "It was pretty cool. I just thought to myself, `12-year-old me wouldn't believe that was an opportunity to have the fan base support you the way it does and be in that moment.'

"It was pretty special."

He has a 2.49 ERA and 92 strikeouts this season.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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