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• Maine Gov. Janet Mills threatens to sue the federal government over Trump’s ban on men playing women’s sports
• The New York Yankees will no longer force its players to be clean-shaven
• The Spectacle Ep. 195: Patriotism at NASCAR and US Hockey — American ‘Badassery’ is Back! - The American Spectator | USA News and PoliticsThe American Spectator | USA News and Politics
• Trudeau pushes back on Trump's suggestion that Canada might become the 51st state
• Male high school student dominates girls’ pole vaulting competition in Maine after state refuses to comply with Trump’s order to separate sports by gender
• Women’s sports advocates are warning about an NCAA loophole that could allow trans-identifying male athletes to compete in women’s sports
• The Best Experiment in Sports Culminates Tonight. You Should Watch It.
• Trump singled me out for ruining women’s sport. This is my response to him | Austin Killips
• Seven Chilean men charged in multi-million dollar heists of pro athletes like Kansas City Chiefs stars Patrick and Travis Kelce and Cincinnati Bengals QB Joe Burrows
• Two boys who identify as transgender girls sue to block Trump’s ban on men competing in women’s sports
• Hang Up Plus: The 4 Nations Face-off kicked off with intense brawls and continued with high-stakes, best-on-best action
• A transgender-identifying boy took first place in women’s pole vaulting at Maine’s Class B state championship
• Team USA hockey would like to see President Trump in attendance when they take on Canada in the 4 Nations Face-Off championship game
• California Forces Girls Into Basketball Playoff With Boy
• A Texas school district’s DEI director resigned after being recorded discussing ways to circumvent state law regarding transgender student athletes
• A study claims to show a surge in gambling addiction following the legalization of sports betting. Here's why
• Frankie Muniz finishes in the top 10 in his fifth NASCAR truck series race
• I went to a fight the other night and a hockey game broke out. My North(ern) brothers, Donald Trump didn’t punch you in the face, he punched your impish, Marxist Prime Minister in the face
• Trump attended NASCAR’s Daytona 500 race on Sunday, saying it’s a ‘timeless tribute to the speed, strength, and unyielding spirit that make America great’
• "Alleged intellectual": White House Comms calls Yglesias a "mouth-breather" over Hegseth rumors
• A tale of two suckers: Donald Trump’s plastic straws and Keir Starmer | Stewart Lee
• USA vs. Canada started with three fights within the first nine seconds of the match
• Multiple people were shot near the Philadelphia Eagles’ parade following Super Bowl LIX
• Donald Trump fights like a common thug, with no holds barred and the occasional blackjack. That's what we might call the Queensberry Dilemma
• Canadian Hockey Fans Boo Team USA. Team USA Gets Last Laugh.
• Author Jon Krakauer is being trolled for his role in the 1996 Mount Everest tragedy
• Review: Armored MMA is like UFC but with medieval weapons
• The New York Jets are moving on from Aaron Rodgers, thanking him for his 'leadership, passion, and dedication' over the last two years
• Brett Favre says it’s 'absolutely insane' that Trump had to sign an executive order banning men from women’s sports
• Again in the margins at Dortmund, Gio Reyna in danger of being an ‘eternal prospect’
• The Mavs are on fire after the Dončić trade. Don’t expect them to put it out
• ESPN’s Decade-Long Politicization Is Ruining Sports TV
• Travis Kelce says it's a 'tough reality' that he's 'toward the back nine' of his career
• How Scratch-Off Tickets Hit the Jackpot
• The Department of Education demanded that the NCAA strip the records and awards of the male athletes who competed in female sports
• Jason Kelce says he felt 'mixed emotions' watching his brother Travis Kelce's Chiefs lose to the Eagles in Super Bowl LIX
• Kai Trump’s name, image, and likeness (NIL) is valued at $1.2 million
• Trump's empty and expensive plan to build 250 statues of 'American Heroes'
• Coca-Cola is being blasted as ‘Woka-Cola’ in a new ad campaign highlighting the company’s support for men playing in women’s sports
• Nike’s ‘So Win’ Super Bowl ad is a good one. Here’s why
• Actor Rob Lowe celebrated veterans and first responders in a patriotic Super Bowl LIX ad
• Jeremy's Razors co-founder: NFL and Nike's Super Bowl ads are a wake-up call. Women should compete against men
• Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine nominates Jim Tressel to be state's next lieutenant governor
• Trump signed an executive order banning men from competing in female athletic events
• Philadelphia Eagles Brutally End Kansas City’s 'Three-peat' Quest
• What happens to all the pre-made apparel for the losing team after the Super Bowl?
• The best player in the world had a chance to become the first three-peat champion ever, and he played the worst ball any of us have ever seen
• An anti-Israel protester unfurled a Palestinian flag during Kendrick Lamar’s halftime show, but was quickly tackled by security and dragged off the field
• Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce calls Trump’s attendance at the Super Bowl a ‘great honor’
• Trump signs executive order barring men from women’s sports
• Memories of Super Bowl XVIII
• “The View’s” Sunny Hostin pushes conspiracy theory that the NFL removed the end zone slogan to appease Trump
• The Only Thing Worth Rooting for Right Now
• Trump gives his pre-Super Bowl analysis, praising both the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles
• Philadelphia mayor asks Eagles fans not to climb light poles ahead of Sunday’s Super Bowl
• Howie Roseman and Nick Sirianni helped Barkley deliver one of the best seasons by a running back in pro football history
• NFL Referees Association slams commissioner's 'ridiculous' theory that refs are helping the Kansas City Chiefs
• Gaines: I wish I could’ve told the girl in this photo what was to come in 2025. She felt cheated, betrayed, and violated. He’s a man
• Chiefs QB Patrick confirms that all of his family will be attending Super Bowl LIX, including 3-week-old daughter Golden Raye
• J.K. Rowling backs pro-women's athletic brand's 'Real Girls Rock' ad, sparking backlash against Nike
• Travis Kelce says it’s a great honor that President Trump will attend the Super Bowl
• Trump’s executive order to keep men out of women’s sports has not been won, says Riley Gaines
• Trump will sign an executive order preventing people who were biologically assigned male at birth from competing in women’s sports
• Three former University of Pennsylvania women’s swimmers are suing Harvard, the Ivy League, and the NCAA for allowing biological men to use women’s locker rooms
• Sen. Tommy Tuberville reintroduces bill to protect women’s Olympic sports from men who identify as transgender females
• Labour’s football regulator needs to be shown the red card
• The Best of the Babylon Bee: From Trump’s Stanley Cup proposition to Punxsutawney Phil’s deportation
• We should support England’s female cricketers – but only when they truly deserve it | Emma John
• Top Democrat Strategist Obliterates Kamala After Loss
• Sports as sprouts amid strife
• UFC CEO Dana White slams fighter Bryce Mitchell for praising Hitler
• The Fire Inside subverts the inspirational sports drama movie
• Does ‘coming out’ now wipe away all sins?
• Olympic figure skater Nancy Kerrigan broke down in tears over Wednesday’s deadly plane crash near Washington National Airport
• Feds Probe NBA Star’s Alleged Role in Illegal Betting Scheme
• “Several members of our skating community were sadly aboard American Airlines Flight 5342,” U.S. Figure Skating says
• Could Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United be relegated?
• The Premier League must give more to grassroots clubs
• The great institution of American college athletics almost perished in its infancy
• Chiefs QB Patrick has nothing but praise for God after his team sealed a third trip to the Super Bowl in a row
• Writers: NCAA should reverse its policy of allowing trans-identifying males to play women’s sports
• The Buffalo Bills Have Put Their Fans in a Trap
• We remember the guy who hit .200
• Elon Musk’s ‘Nazi salute’ has led to a flurry of Reddit bans
• College of Journalism and Communications, University of Florida: Data Journalism Lecturer
• The Great Bob Uecker: Remembering “Mr. Baseball” - The American Spectator | USA News and PoliticsThe American Spectator | USA News and Politics
• Super Bowl Ad: We Know “He Gets Us” but Others May Not - The American Spectator | USA News and PoliticsThe American Spectator | USA News and Politics
• Liberty in Translation – Richard Gunderman
• ‘Truly Awful Number’: CFB National Championship Sees Big Ratings Drop After Playoff Expansion
• No, Women Should Not Be in Combat
• Ohio State Players Publicly Thank God After National Championship Win
• Ohio State’s Will Howard and Notre Dame’s Riley Leonard both praise Jesus Christ after Monday’s national championship game
• Caitlin Clark: can jealousy kill the WNBA?
• UFC CEO Dana White calls Trump 'the best human being' he's ever known
• 79% of Americans think transgender athletes should not be allowed to compete in women’s sports
• “The most horrific experience of our lives”: Grappling with Fallujah 20 years on.
• We will always have the Indians because of Bob Uecker
• In December, two historically Black universities hired former pro players to run their football programs
• Disney’s Sports Merger Reveals a Grim Truth About the Future of Television
• I’m appalled at the introduction of men into women’s sports, says Irish dancer