Max Homa is among several big names who do not meet the exemptions for the 2025 U.S. Open in Oakmont, leaving his Oakmost fate up to a qualifier in Ohio on Monday.
Dubbed "Golf's Longest Day," Homa was one of numerous golfers, including Rickie Fowler, Cameron Young, Bud Cauley, Jake Knapp, Padraig Harrington, and Adam Hadwin attempting to qualify for Oakmont at 10 different locations across the country.
Kinsale Golf and Fitness Club was home to six of the qualifying spots, and the golfers were in for two rounds on Monday. But on his 36th hole, a three-putt put Homa into a five-man playoff, along with Fowler, Young, Eric Cole, and Chase Johnson. Young grabbed the final spot with a birdie on hole 38.
But Homa was by his lonesome throughout the entire day, as he and his caddie of two months, Bill Harke, are no longer together, according to a person informed of the split who said only that Harke "lost his job."
Thus, Homa carried his own bag for all 38 holes.
"I'd much rather talk about the golf instead of all the questions about the caddie," Homa said. "I'm good. Just hoofed it 36."
"It seems to be better than when someone is standing next to me for some reason," he said. "I might need to walk by myself more. Maybe I just looked at it as a nice, peaceful walk. Probably got to battle some demons and have no one to lean on. Maybe that helps a little bit. There's no one ... everything is me. The battle helped that a little bit."
As for the golf?
"It's going to probably be heartbreaking, but it's all right," Homa said. "I haven’t carried my bag 36 holes in a while, so I'm a little tired."
Homa is not entirely out of the U.S. Open. He is playing the Canadian Open this week, though he would likely have to win to get into the top 60 and qualify.
The Masters was Homa's first made cut since last year's Open Championship, and he finished T12 at Augusta. But since then, he has finished 70th, T30, T60, and T51. Last year, he was ranked 10th in the world.
In somewhat ironic fashion, Fowler qualified for this year's Open Championship with a top-10 finish at The Memorial on Sunday.
Veronica Garcia's state championship is being met with tons of backlash.
Garcia, a senior at East Valley High School in Spokane, Washington, took home the girls' 400-meter 2A state title on Saturday. Garcia is a transgender female.
Garcia, according to the Seattle Times, was heckled before the race and was booed after it.
But the criticism did not end on Saturday. With students back at school after the weekend, high school girls decided to take matters into their own hands.
Numerous girls from Tumwater High School in Tumwater protested during school hours with a large banner sign that read, "This is not a walk out (sic). We are not going anywhere."
Other signs read "XX," "protest female sports" and other similar messages.
The Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WIAA) issued the following statement to Fox News Digital: "The WIAA continues to proudly represent the 225,000+ student-participants across the state. The Association is aware of the protest by Tumwater HS students."
The Tumwater girls' team finished in third place in the meet. Reese Heryford finished in 15th place in a preliminary run for the 400 meters, failing to be in the necessary top eight to qualify for the final.
"I’ll be honest, I kind of expect it," Garcia told the Seattle Times. "But it maybe didn’t have their intended effect. It made me angry, but not angry as in I wanted to give up, but angry as in I’m going to push.
"I’m going to put this in the most PG-13 way. I’m just going to say it’s a damn shame they don’t have anything else better to do. I hope they get a life. But oh well. It just shows who they are as people."
Garcia, who ran the race in 55.70 seconds, won by over a full second. That time would have been the slowest by any boy, even in the preliminary rounds. Garcia also won a state championship last year and complained about the lack of sportsmanshipfrom fellow competitors.
Garcia's victory came roughly a week after the Quilcene School District in Washington voted, 3-2, to keep sports competition based on athletes' birth gender, a move that defies state law.
The WIAA, enacted in 2007, allows transgender students to participate based on their gender identity.
President Donald Trump signed an executive order in February to keep biological boys out of girls' and women's sports, but Washington State Superintendent of Public Instruction Chris Reykdal, who once said it would be "inaccurate" to say there are only two genders, said the order defies state law.
No, it may not be a Super Bowl ring that Buffalo Bills fans might prefer him to have, but the reigning MVP has a more important one after tying the knot with Hailee Steinfeld on Saturday.
It was a quick engagement for the couple - Allen proposed to Steinfeld back in November.
Allen went with the classic-black tuxedo, while Steinfeld rocked a strapless dress with arm-length gloves in their Montecito, California, celebration.
Allen's teammate, Dion Dawkins, said earlier last year the quarterback was "in love" with the "Starving" singer. The two have been dating since May 2023.
Comedian Larry David was also in attendance for the wedding but it was unclear why he was there. David is a noted New York Jets fan and it's likely he and Allen have had interactions in the past.
Allen's Bills fell short in the AFC title game once again, losing to the Kansas City Chiefs in the playoffs for the fourth time in the last five years.
He led the NFL with a 77.3 QBR, leading his squad to yet another division title. The doubters were out after Buffalo traded Stefon Diggs to the Houston Texans in the offseason, but the Bills were the first team to clinch a division in the league this past season.
Allen started in all 17 games in the 2024 season - he played one snap in the season finale to keep his consecutive-starts streak alive. He threw for 3,731 yards and 28 touchdowns while rushing for another dozen.
He has finished inside the top-5 of MVP voting in four of the last five years.
The Indiana Pacers are moving on to the NBA Finals for the first time this century after defeating the New York Knicks, the same team they beat 25 years ago in the Eastern Conference Finals.
The Pacers' series win was kick-started by an historic comeback, and Jade Jones basked in it.
"finally got to see the ball drop in NYC," she posted on Instagram after that game with a smirking emoji.
Well, after the Knicks' season ended over the weekend, Jones took one more parting shot at the Knickerbockers.
"go NY go NY go… Home!!!" Jones posted on Sunday in a play on the Knicks' "Go New York" rally cry.
Jones posted several photos in the post, including three with herself and Haliburton, an AI-generated photo of the Statue of Liberty in a Pacers jersey and a shot of Haliburton's infamous choke signal after Game 1.
Haliburton pulled off a Grade-A troll job on Sunday, including toward Knicks superfan Ben Stiller.
Haliburton and his other Pacers teammates entered the Gainbridge Fieldhouse wearing all black, alluding to having a funeral for the Knicks and the series. He carried a black duffel bag with him as he walked through the arena’s corridor. Stiller had some words on X.
"Good thing he brought his duffel for the flight to NY," he wrote.
The Pacers now have a date with the Oklahoma City Thunder, who are considered the heavy favorites to win their first-ever title after going 68-14 in the regular season with MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.
Indiana defeated the Milwaukee Bucks and Cleveland Cavaliers in five and six games, respectively, before taking on New York, who had taken down the Detroit Pistons and the Boston Celtics in a stunning upset.
Oklahoma City defeated Indiana in both matchups during the regular season.
Fox News' Ryan Gaydos and the Associated Press contributed to this report.
The announcement came in honor of the 53rd anniversary of Title IX of the Educational Amendments (1972) being signed into law. The official date is June 23.
"June will now be dedicated to commemorating women and celebrating their struggle for, and achievement of, equal educational opportunity," the DOE said in a release. "Throughout the month, the Department will highlight actions taken to reverse the Biden Administration’s legacy of undermining Title IX and announce additional actions to protect women in line with the true purpose of Title IX."
"By prohibiting sex-based discrimination in federally funded programs, #TitleIX opened countless athletic & academic opportunities for women & girls across the country. This month, we celebrate Title IX’s 53rd anniversary & will take more action to protect women’s hard-earned rights," the DOE added in an X post.
U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon said in a statement of her own, "The Department is recognizing June as ‘Title IX Month’ to honor women’s hard-earned civil rights and demonstrate the Trump Administration’s unwavering commitment to restoring them to the fullest extent of the law.
"Title IX provides women protections on the basis of sex in all educational activities, which include their rights to equal opportunity in sports and sex-segregated intimate spaces, including sororities and living accommodations," she continued. "This Administration will fight on every front to protect women’s and girls’ sports, intimate spaces, dormitories and living quarters, and fraternal and panhellenic organizations."
The move comes days after trans athletes in different states recently dominated their competition.
In Minnesota, a softball pitcher, born a male, led Champlin Park High School to the state tournament with the help of a shutout in the section final on Thursday.
On Saturday, just days after President Donald Trump sent a warning to California about letting a male compete in girls' track and field, the state allowed a trans athlete, AB Hernandez, to take two state titles against female competitors.
In another track meet on Saturday, this one in Oregon, two high school seniors, Reese Eckard of Sherwood High School and Alexa Anderson of Tigard High School, stepped down from their respective spots on the podium next to a trans athlete who represented Ida B. Wells High School.
In Washington, transgender competitor Veronica Garcia won the 400-meter state championship for the second straight season.
With the announcement came "Title IX Month initiatives," one of which is an investigation into the University of Wyoming and Jefferson County Public Schools in Colorado for "allegedly allowing males to join and live in female-only intimate and communal spaces," the DOE said.
Several other states have defied Trump's executive order on the issue, resulting in Maine temporarily losing federal funding.
Fox News' Jackson Thompson contributed to this report.
Deion Sanders is calling BS on reports about his son in his meetings with NFL teams ahead of the draft.
In the days leading up to the draft, it was reported that Shedeur Sanders flopped in meetings, with one exec saying it was the "worst" and that he was "entitled."
Other reports circulated that he was unprepared and nonchalant in the interviews - and it turned into an unprecedented slide that saw a possible top-three player fall all the way to the fifth round.
Well, Coach Prime said that he felt the negative rumors came about because people "were afraid that I would go to the NFL" from Colorado.
"They want to create these narratives and create these stories and then attach them to a kid that ain't never did nothing wrong," Sanders said on Asante Samuel's "Say What Needs To Be Said" podcast. "Stop lying. You gotta understand - my kids are built for everything… We've always been in front of the camera, so they know how to navigate, they know how to handle themselves, you're not gonna catch them in no foolery or no mess.
"When you sit up there and say something like he went into a meeting unprepared, like, dude. Shedeur Sanders? Who has had six different [offensive] coordinators, who has still functioned and leveled up every time we brought somebody new in, and you're going to tell me he was unprepared? You're going to tell me he had on headphones? Anybody who knows my son understands he's a professional. He's going to go into a meeting with headphones on? Y'all, come on now."
"It did hurt," Sanders continued. "But the Bible says God uses the foolish things to confound the wise. There was some foolish stuff that went on, but that gave them something that they needed. Like that edge that Tom [Brady] had, it gave them the edge that you had, it gave them the edge that I have. Folks said we weren't gonna be nothing. But we had to prove that. It gave them the edge that they needed. Both of them."
Coach Prime offered a similar sentiment late last month when he called out "false rumors."
"Let’s Stop Lying today, tomorrow and the next day. Stop also trafficking false rumors or stories that don’t involve not 1 witness that will stand by the story they told privately in order for it to circulate publicly," Sanders wrote on X.
Eventually, the Cleveland Browns selected Sanders, but not before selecting Dillon Gabriel in the third round. The rookies make up 40% of the quarterback room which also includes Deshaun Watson, Joe Flacco, and Kenny Pickett.
Ragnow posted to social media that he has tried to convince himself he’s feeling well enough to play, but he said he's not.
"I have given this team everything I have and I thought I had more to give, but the reality is I simply don’t," Ragnow, who was drafted 20th by the Lions in 2018, said in an Instagram post. "I have to listen to my body and this has been one of the hardest decisions of my life."
"These past couple of months have been very trying as I've come to the realization that my football journey is ending and I'm officially retiring from the NFL," Ragnow continued. "The Lions organization has been absolutely incredible throughout this process and I can't emphasize this enough how grateful I am for this team and all the fans. It was an absolute honor going to battle for you all."
Ragnow battled through multiple injuries throughout his career. In 2021, following a season in which he played with a fractured throat, general manager Brad Holmes and Campbell made him the league's highest-paid center at the time with a $54 million, four-year extension.
Ragnow earned second-team All-Pro honors in 2020, 2023 and 2024. He was selected to his first Pro Bowl in 2020 under then-coach Matt Patricia, and then made three straight from 2022-24.
With Ragnow, the Lions earned the NFC's No. 1 seed with their 15-2 record, but they lost in the divisional round to the Washington Commanders.
Wander Franco went on trial on Monday amid allegations he had been in a relationship with a minor and paid her mother thousands of dollars for her consent.
The 2023 MLB All-Star last played that August. Since then, he has been charged with sexually abusing a minor, sexual and commercial exploitation against a minor, and human trafficking.
Prosecutors say the minor’s mother went from being a bank employee to allegedly leading an ostentatious life and acquiring assets using the funds she received from Franco.
According to ESPN, Dominican prosecutors say Franco called the minor "my girl" in a WhatsApp message, admitting that the relationship was a "risk," but he "loved it."
"My girl," Franco allegedly wrote in Spanish. "If my team realizes this, it could cause problems for me. It is a rule for all teams that we cannot talk to minors, and yet I took the risk and I loved it."
Prosecutors say Franco's alleged relationship with the girl, who was 14 at the time, lasted four months, and he allegedly paid her to not speak about it. The girl's mother also faces charges for money laundering based on gifts allegedly sent to her by Franco.
The shortstop allegedly gave the girl the equivalent of $46,000 in July and August and allegedly paid the mother about $1,700 per month, along with a new car, according to documents that were released in January last year, via ESPN.
Franco and the girl allegedly met on Dec. 9, 2022 after he "took her from her home," had sex twice in a two-day span and began their relationship.
Franco last played a Major League game on Aug. 12, 2023, and with the charges, it is now increasingly likely he will never play again.
Franco was an All-Star for the first time that season, as he slashed .281/.344/.475 with 17 homers and 58 RBI over 112 games.
He signed an 11-year, $182 million contract extension in November 2021, but a team option was able to make the deal worth $233 million. Franco is no longer being paid, but was receiving payments while on administrative leave. The payments ended when he was then placed on the restricted list.
The video showed the words, "Football is gay," "football is lesbian," "football is beautiful," "football is queer," "football is exciting," "football is transgender," "football is bisexual," "football is power," "football is American," "football is accepting," and "football is everything," among other messages in the clip.
Bryant, who spent most of his NFL career with the Dallas Cowboys, expressed his frustration with the ad.
"Football is gay. Football is queer. Football is transgender... these are wild statements to make... excuse my silliness," Bryant wrote on X. "I’m going to proudly tell my boys football is none of these things. I have nothing against Gays but this is far from right."
Bryant’s social media post sparked debate and he fiercely defended himself.
"It’s gay players in the NFL.. but forcing it in people's faces... especially children... can send the wrong message… Football is a real community, like the gay community. Imagine telling gays they have to advocate for straight people... they probably would have a problem," he added.
Several NFL teams fired off messages for Pride Month on social media on Sunday.
Celebrating Pride Month had been a contentious topic in sports over the last few years. The Los Angeles Dodgers, Philadelphia Flyers, Texas Rangers and Tampa Bay Rays have been among the organizations involved in controversies over the topic.
The national champion pulled off a move only she could do during the show. She strutted down the walkway in a black and white polka-dot bathing suit that featured red bows in the front and down toward her hips. As she reached the end of the aisle, she dropped down in a split.
Dunne smiled as she received some applause from the crowd that packed the show. As she walked back up the runway, she touched hips with musician Xandra Pohl. Dunne also wore a bikini in a separate instance down the runway. She wore a cropped shirt that read, "Sports Illustrated Swimsuit."
The former LSU Tigers gymnast was named a Sports Illustrated Swimsuit cover model last month as she ended her collegiate career. She was one of four cover models, along with Lauren Chan, Salma Hayek and Jordan Chiles.
Dunne was in the spotlight for much of her collegiate career as she brought with her millions of social media followers. As she left college, Dunne boasted more than 8 million followers on TikTok and another 5.3 million on Instagram. She helped the Tigers to a national championship in 2024, but her final year with LSU was derailed because of an injury.
However, with her fame came some chaotic situations. Her overzealous fans created a security issue for the Tigers at one point during her collegiate career.
She also expressed fears she was being stalked at airports by men seeking her autograph.
"I fear that I’m being stalked, and I don’t know what to do. It’s gotten to the point that every single time I go to the airport there’s a group of at least 10 middle-aged men waiting for me, and they harass me," she explained in the video with over a million views.
"It's these men that want my autograph," she continued.
"They have a stack of like 40 pictures of me or my magazines, and they will run after me down the TSA pre-check line and yell at me if I don’t give them my autograph. It’s insane."
Dunne included a video from her most recent trip to the airport that left her in tears after she claimed they "circled me at the baggage claim and were like in my face."
"It’s something with the airline, and it's weird," she speculated before adding, "It needs to stop, because it's scary for girls. It’s weird."
Dunne has been spotted cheering on her boyfriend, Paul Skenes, as the Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher continues to make waves in the major leagues.
Fox News' Paulina Dedaj contributed to this report.
Cincinnati Reds star Elly De La Cruz hit an emotional home run on Sunday against the Chicago Cubs and paid tribute to his sister, who he learned died the day before the game.
De La Cruz hit a two-run home run and crossed the plate twice in the Reds’ 7-3 loss to the Cubs.
Reds manager Terry Francona said the shortstop wanted to play in the game despite dealing with the emotions from the death of his sister, Genelis.
"He takes so much pride in being available," Francona said. "Guys like that, Carlos Santana in Cleveland was very similar, and for a kid that's that young, that's an admirable trait."
Francona added that times like these provide a good reminder about what is "really important."
"We care so much about playing a game and winning, but in a hurry you're reminded of what's really important," Francona said. "So I think everybody kind of kept their head on a swivel with him today, just trying to take care of him."
De La Cruz’s homer came off of Cubs pitcher Jameson Taillon in the top of the sixth. As he crossed home plate, he pointed to the sky and made a heart with his hands.
He declined to speak to the media after the game, and the Reds did not provide more details about her death, citing the player’s wishes.
The Dominican Republic’s Z101 Digital reported that Genelis died on Saturday after a long health battle.
De La Cruz is hitting .258 with an OPS of .786 in 60 games for the Reds this season. He has 12 home runs and 42 RBI in that span.
Cincinnati fell to 29-31 with the loss to the Cubs.
Olympic gold medalist boxer Imane Khelif was embroiled in another gender controversy over the weekend after World Boxing declared that the athlete would be unable to compete until a sex test was completed.
3 Wire Sports, citing medical documents from chromosome tests given by the International Boxing Association (IBA) before the 2022 and 2023 world championships, reported that Khelif’s DNA showed "markers with male karyotypes." The International Olympic Committee (IOC) dereognized the IBA amid concerns about the organization's governance, financial reliance no Russian state energy firm Gazprom and integrity of the bouts.
"Chromosome analysis reveals Male karyotype. No numerical or chromosomal anomalies detected at 450-550 banding resolution," a screenshot of the document on 3 Wire Sports read. The test was at an accredited lab in New Delhi, called Dr. Lal PathLabs, before the boxing championships, according to 3 Wire Sports.
Fox News Digital reached out to World Boxing, the IOC, the Algerian Olympic Committee and reps for Khelif for comment.
Khelif was disqualified from the 2023 championships before a gold medal bout over gender eligibility issues. IBA President Umar Kremlev released a statement to Russia’s TASS Agency about why Khelif was disqualified.
"Based on DNA tests, we identified a number of athletes who tried to trick their colleagues into posing as women. According to the results of the tests, it was proved that they have XY chromosomes. Such athletes were excluded from competition," Kremlev said.
The Algerian Olympic Committee said at the time that Khelif was disqualified for "medical reasons." Algerian media reported that Khelif was disqualified for high testosterone levels, according to Reuters.
"There are some countries that did not want Algeria to win a gold medal," Khelif told Algerian Ennahar TV. "This is a conspiracy and a big conspiracy, and we will not be silent about it."
Khelif was thrust into the global spotlight after qualifying for the Olympics, with the gender controversy coming to light. Khelif defeated Angela Carini in the initial fight during the Paris Olympics, but the IOC defended Khelif.
"Everyone competing in the women’s category is complying with the competition eligibility rules," said IOC spokesperson Mark Adams. "They are women in their passports, and it’s stated that this is the case, that they are female."
Then, the IBA doubled down, saying Khelif – along with Taiwan’s Lin Yu-thing – were disqualified from the world championships due to "a result of their failure to meet the eligibility criteria for participating in the women’s competition, as set and laid out in the IBA Regulations. This decision, made after a meticulous review, was extremely important and necessary to uphold the level of fairness and utmost integrity of the competition."
The IBA added that Khelif underwent two tests: one in 2022 and the other in 2023. The IBA said Khelif appealed the decision to the Court for Arbitration of Sport but withdrew during the process, making the "IBA decision legally binding."
As the controversy grew, Khelif kept on winning and eventually was awarded a gold medal.
Throughout the entire controversy, Khelif has maintained that their gender is female. Khelif even filed a lawsuit against detractors and critics on social media.
Before World Boxing made its decision, Khelif was planning on participating in the 2028 Olympics despite President Donald Trump's "No Men in Women’s Sports" executive order was signed.
Khelif told ITV that the policies do not apply to the boxer.
"I will give you a straightforward answer: the U.S. president issued a decision related to transgender policies in America. I am not transgender. This does not concern me, and it does not intimidate me. That is my response," Khelif told the outlet.
"For me, I see myself as a girl, just like any other girl. I was born a girl, raised as a girl, and have lived my entire life as one."
World Boxing said last week that Khelif must take a sex test before being able to compete in sanctioned fights.
"Imane Khelif may not participate in the female category at the Eindhoven Box Cup, 5-10 June 2025 and any World Boxing event until Imane Khelif undergoes genetic sex screening in accordance with World Boxing’s rules and testing procedures," a letter sent by World Boxing to the Algerian Boxing Federation read.
The letter also stated that World Boxing decided to adopt mandatory sex tests this month.
"These new eligibility rules were developed with the express purpose of safeguarding athletes in combat sports, particularly given the physical risks associated with Olympic-style boxing," the letter read.
World Boxing added in a statement that the new policies are "designed solely to ensure the health and safety of all participants in World Boxing competitions (including Imane Khelif) and is not deemed to in any way pre-judge the outcome of any testing that will be introduced as part of the new policy on ‘Sex, Age and Weight.’"
Fox News' Jackson Thompson contributed to this report.
Verónica Garcia, a transgender competitor, has been on top of the competition in the girls’ 400-meter races during the Washington state outdoor season in 2025 and finished in first place during the state championships on Saturday.
Garcia, who competes for East Valley High School in Spokane, took home the title in the 2A race for the second straight year. Garcia finished first in the 2A Greater Spokane League District Championship on May 23 and won several other regular-season races over the course of the year.
On Saturday, Garcia told The Seattle Times there were boos from the crowd that didn’t agree that biological males should compete against girls in sports. However, Garcia fired back with a defiant message after the race was over.
"I’ll be honest, I kind of expect it," Garcia told the outlet. "But it maybe didn’t have their intended effect. It made me angry, but not angry as in, I wanted to give up, but angry as in, I’m going to push.
"I’m going to put this in the most PG-13 way. I’m just going to say it’s a damn shame they don’t have anything else better to do. I hope they get a life. But oh well. It just shows who they are as people."
Garcia finished with a time of 55.70, more than a full second faster than the second-place finisher who clocked in at 56.75.
Garcia also won a state championship last year and complained about the lack of sportsmanship from fellow competitors.
Washington has been among the states to defy President Donald Trump's executive order to keep men out of women’s sports.
The Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WIAA)’s Representative Assembly proposed two amendments to its policies earlier this year that would keep girls' sports to biological females only and potentially offer an open division if student-athletes were interested.
The proposals were advisory votes only and no changes to the rules were made. Washington officials have cautioned that any proposed change would violate state law.
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Washington state law requires local educational agencies to allow transgender students to participate in interscholastic sports "that most closely aligns with their gender identity," according to the WIAA.
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The sports world was left stunned on Sunday night as the family of John Brenkus, the host of "Sport Science," which was seen during ESPN segments, announced his death on social media.
A statement posted on his social media page said Brenkus "lost his fight" with depression at the end of the month.
"It is with profound sadness that we share the news that John Brenkus had passed away," the statement read. "John, co-founder of BASE Productions, founder of Brinx.TV, and co-creator and host of the 6-time Emmy Award-winning ‘Sport Science,’ had been battling depression.
"John lost his fight with this terrible illness on May 31st, 2025. His heartbroken family and friends request privacy at this time, and encourage anyone who is struggling with depression to seek help."
The death of Brenkus resonated across social media.
Brenkus had been open about his battle with his mental health issues. He talked to former NFL star Marcellus Wiley about his downward spiral after he sold "Sport Science" to ESPN.
The "Sport Science" segments became a huge hit during ESPN’s "SportsCenter" in the late 2000s and mid 2010s. The segment showed the impact on athletes’ bodies from huge hits and other instances during games.
BASE Productions produced shows for a variety of networks, including A&E, Animal Planet, Discovery, FOX Sports Net, HBO, MTV and others.
UFC legend Khabib Nurmagomedov raised eyebrows over the weekend when he refused to shake hands with CBS Sports broadcaster Kate Scott during UEFA Champions League coverage.
Nurmagomedov was among those on hand to watch Paris Saint-Germain trounce Inter Milan to win the UEFA Champions League. It was the first time in the club’s history. It also comes in the wake of Neymar, Kylian Mbappe and Lionel Messi all leaving the club over the last few years.
The former UFC fighter, who is Muslim, shook hands with streamer IShowSpeed, Jamie Carragher, Micah Richards and Thierry Henry. As Scott put her hand out, Nurmagomedov kept his hand at his chest.
"I apologize, thank you so much," Scott said taking her hand away and putting it toward her chest.
It is likely that Nurmagomedov was following his religious beliefs in not shaking hands with Scott. The undefeated UFC fighter is a devout follower of Islam. The religion instructs men not to shake hands with a woman they are not married to.
Nurmagomedov was one of the best fighters the UFC has seen in quite a while. He was the first Muslim fighter to win a UFC championship. He retired from the sport following a submission win over Justin Gaethje at UFC 254 in 2020.
He was 29-0 in his career.
Since his retirement, Nurmagomedov has been in the corner of Islam Makhachev and Umar Nurmagomedov.
Tennis legend Martina Navratilova reacted to two Oregon high school athletes who refused to stand with a transgender athlete following the girls' high jump state championships on Saturday.
Reese Eckard, of Sherwood High School, and Alexa Anderson, of Tigard High School, stepped down from the podium and refused to share the spot with the transgender athlete who finished in fifth place. Anderson finished in third and Eckard in fourth.
Footage obtained by Fox News Digital showed an official confronting Eckard and Anderson.
"Women and girls are punished no matter what they do in this misogynistic world…" Navratilova wrote on X.
She added that "Feminists never asked for this. At least not the great majority of us… never."
Navratilova has been a major voice in the effort to protect women’s sports. She has been particularly critical of Democrats who have failed to step up to the plate, with their Republican colleagues, to help pass legislation to prohibit males from competing in girls’ and women’s sports.
At the start of the year, Navratilova criticized Democratic lawmakers who killed the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act. The tennis legend called on Democrats to "grow a spine" in a post on social media.
President Donald Trump signed the "No Men in Women’s Sports" executive order in February, and Navratilova lamented that Democrats failed to do what the president did.
"I hate that the Democrats totally failed women and girls on this very clear issue of women’s sports being for females only," she wrote in a post on X.
She then posed a question to Democrats as some states thumbed their nose at Trump’s executive order.
"What are the Dems willing to give up for men who identify as trans?" she asked on X. "Abortion… the Constitution… rule of law… That’s just for starters…"
Fox News’ Jackson Thompson contributed to this report.
The California state track and field championships were under increased scrutiny because of a transgender athlete who participated in and won the girls’ high jump and triple jump events.
A separate controversy flew underneath the radar, and it had to do with the varsity girls 400 finals.
Sophomore Clara Adams, of North Salinas High School, finished in second place in the prelims and came off the starting line quickly in the finals and ran her way to a first-place finish, or so she thought.
Adams celebrated with her father after winning the race. She took a fire extinguisher from her father and sprayed her shoes with it, alluding to her being on fire, the Monterey Herald reported. Clara’s father, David, said the celebration was done away from opponents.
"She wasn’t disrespecting anyone," he told the outlet.
The California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) determined that Adams’ celebration was unsportsmanlike, and Adams’ state championship was taken away. She was also disqualified from the meet and lost an opportunity to compete in the 200-meter race as well.
David Adams told the outlet that the CIF’s decision was protested and said he felt like the disqualification was "racially motivated." Clara Adams is Black.
"It’s a very unfortunate event," Alan Green told the Monterey Herald. "We are all heartbroken. Clara ran an incredible 400 race and is the fastest 400-meter girl in the state.
"She was trying to have some fun at the finish line after the 400. It was interpreted as unsportsmanlike. What an incredible season and run. It’s unfortunate."
Clara Adams said afterward she felt like she was "robbed" and was "in shock."
Fox News Digital reached out to the CIF for comment.
Adams finished in first place in the 400-meter dash at the Central Coast Section Championships and finished first in three races at the Pacific Coast Athletic League Masters Meet last month.
Controversy struck the Women’s College World Series (WCWS) during an elimination game between UCLA and Tennessee on Sunday.
Bruins first baseman Megan Grant came up to the plate with two outs and a runner on first and crushed a pitch off Volunteers pitcher Karlyn Pickens to tie the game, or so everyone thought.
Grant rounded third and headed for home to celebrate with her teammates. She didn’t appear to touch home plate and a teammate needed to bring her back to make sure she did.
Tennessee challenged the run and umpires reviewed it to see whether she touched home plate and whether she was "assisted" back to make sure she definitely made contact with it. College softball rules specify that a runner cannot be physically assisted by a teammate to touch the plate.
"After review, the call on the field is upheld and the run will score," the umpire announced. "The runner did miss home plate and was assisted. However, that play is not reviewable, according to Appendix G."
Appendix G in the NCAA softball rulebook determines what is reviewable.
It was a huge break for the Bruins as they were able to extend the game.
Tennessee came up in the bottom of the ninth and pushed one run across the plate to win the game, 5-4. Infielder Laura Mealer singled home Taylor Pannell to win it.
The Volunteers now move onto the next round and UCLA goes home. Tennessee faces Texas in the semifinals on Monday. They need to beat the Longhorns twice to move to the championship.
UCLA’s Sofia Mujica and Alexis Ramirez each hit home runs for the Bruins in the loss.
Pickens pitched all nine innings for the Volunteers and struck out seven batters.
The Colorado Rockies made awful history on Sunday with a 5-3 loss to the New York Mets.
With the defeat, the Rockies fell to 9-50 on the season. Colorado became the first team in MLB to hit 50 losses this season and entered a league of its own when it comes to baseball futility.
The Rockies have the worst record in 59 games of any major league team in modern baseball (since 1901). The team has been swept 10 times in 20 series, tied for the most sweeps through 20 series with the 1962 Mets, the 1970 Milwaukee Brewers and the 1994 Oakland Athletics.
USA Today noted the Rockies have played the most games without earning their 10th win, with only four teams in the sport’s history having played 55 games or more games before winning at least 10. Those teams include the 1985 Louisville Colonels, 1886 Washington Nationals, 1899 Cleveland Spiders and the 1904 Washington Senators.
The Mets won Sunday’s game, 5-3, behind Pete Alonso’s three-run home run and Francisco Lindor’s go-ahead homer. Juan Soto also added a dinger to his stat sheet.
The team regained sole possession of first place in the National League East. The team has won the last 26 games in which Lindor has homered. It’s the second-longest streak of its kind since the Brooklyn Dodgers’ 29 consecutive wins when Carl Furillo hit a home run from 1951 to 1953.
The Rockies’ season isn’t getting any easier after already firing Bud Black in May. The team continues its road trip on Monday against the Miami Marlins.
The team welcomes the Mets and San Francisco Giants to town once the club returns to Denver.
"Im sorry to inform you all. I just got released from WWE," he wrote on X. "I want to thank WWE for the ride, but MOSTLY I want to thank each and EVERYONE OF YOU who was along for the ride, Thank you for all the love, support, and appreciation you have given me over the years. Thank you."
R-Truth had recently come off a brief rivalry with John Cena amid the legendary WWE star’s farewell tour. He congratulated Cena for his title defense against Randy Orton at the post-Backlash press conference. But he irked Cena enough that Cena put R-Truth through the table that separates the wrestler from the media.
It kicked off a weeks-long rivalry that eventually saw Cena put an end to R-Truth, who had been billed as one of Cena’s "childhood heroes."
R-Truth then lost to JC Mateo on "Friday Night SmackDown."
The pro wrestling world sent their well wishes to R-Truth after the announcement.
He initially joined WWE in 1999 and debuted as "K-Kwik" with "Road Dogg" Jesse James. He was there from 1999 to 2001, when he was released for the first time. He spent time with Total Nonstop Action wrestling before he made his way back to WWE in 2008.
He returned as R-Truth and had been a highly favored competitor in the ring and on the mic as well.
R-Truth was a United States champion, hardcore champion and world tag-team champion two times each. He held the short-lived 24/7 Championship a record 54 times. In 2004, Pro Wrestling Illustrated ranked him 18th on the list of top 500 wrestlers in the business.
R-Truth turned 53 in January and it’s unclear what his next move will be.
