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From locker rooms to Congress: Jay Feely latest athlete seeking to take lessons in leadership to Capitol Hill

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Ex-NFL kicker Jay Feely wins Arizona GOP primary Former NFL kicker Jay Feely, R-Ariz., celebrates his congressional primary win, setting up a unique general election battle against Democrat Dr. Amish Shah, his former New York Jets team doctor. Feely outlines their fundamental political differences, criticizing Shah’s support for single-payer healthcare, abolishing capitalism, and the Green … Read more

House Dems dodge questions on SCOTUS trans athlete ruling, shift blame to ‘culture wars’

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! House Democrats mostly sidestepped questions on the Supreme Court ruling that now allows states to ban student-athletes from competing on sports teams or in leagues that correspond with their gender identity rather than their biological sex. ” I think we spend far too much time obsessing over … Read more

Unpacking Supreme Court’s transgender athlete ban and birthright citizenship decisions

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The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld birthright citizenship following a challenge from President Trump. The court also allowed states to ban transgender athletes from girls’ and women’s sports. CBS News chief legal correspondent Jan Crawford has the details. Source link

BASE jumping accident kills 2 including extreme athlete Andy Lewis, who performed with Madonna at Super Bowl

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A weekend BASE jumping accident in a Utah canyon killed two people, one of them a daredevil athlete best known for performing onstage with Madonna at the 2012 Super Bowl, authorities said. Emergency responders were dispatched Sunday to a report of people injured in a BASE jumping attempt at Mineral Bottom, a remote desert area … Read more

Murder trial underway for Texas teenager accused of fatally stabbing athlete

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DALLAS — Opening statements were set for Thursday in the murder trial of a former Texas high school athlete accused of taking out a knife during a track meet and fatally stabbing a 17-year-old competitor from a rival team in the stadium’s bleachers. The killing last year stunned an affluent Dallas suburb where the teenagers … Read more

Years after sex abuse scandal rocked USA Gymnastics, a young athlete says

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Sean Gardner, a gymnastics coach who trained elite young girls, will be in federal court in Mississippi on Monday for a change of plea hearing after facing 12 felony counts of sexual exploitation of children. He initially pleaded not guilty.  The charges stem from allegations Gardner set up a hidden camera in a girls’ bathroom … Read more

Football practice was leaving a teen athlete out of breath. A rare cancer was to blame.

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Cameron Rider had always been an athlete and loved hockey and baseball. The summer before his junior year of high school, he decided to join the football team. Pre-season practices in August left him fatigued and out of breath, but Rider, 16 at the time, just thought he was getting used to the new sport.  … Read more

Transgender athlete focuses on what may be her last track season as Supreme Court ruling looms

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BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. — High school athlete Becky Pepper-Jackson takes her position in the throwing circle, tunes out any distractions, then pivots and tosses the discus into the evening twilight. Her focus is simple. Whether it’s trying to improve on a third-place finish at last year’s West Virginia state track meet or ignoring naysayers who don’t … Read more