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• Simone Biles apologizes to fellow athlete Riley Gaines after online spat over men competing in women’s sports
• Ending manhood in the hall of shame
• Restricting ticket resale empowers fraudsters
• The Trump vs. Musk battle was inevitable — but once again the president comes out on top
• Simone & Riley’s spat over women’s sports: Letters to the Editor — June 13, 2025
• Are pre-match rituals more exciting than actual football games? Perhaps scientists ought to ask the fans | David Goldblatt
• This Platform Was Supposed to Replace Twitter. It’s Not Going So Well.
• Vince Lombardi was born in Brooklyn on this day in 1913
• Why Champlin Park High School in Minnesota should be banned from competitive sports for the rest of their lives
• A new era has dawned in the world of college sports. Here's what to watch out for
• Simone Biles attacked conservative activist Riley Gaines for criticizing a Minnesota high school that allowed a male student to pitch for its team
• Los Angeles is burning again, and it is not the Olympic flame
• Amateur hour is over: College athletes can get paid by schools
• Football for the KSI generation
• Sinner and Alcaraz Played a Final for the Ages.
• Danica Patrick defended former NCAA swimmer Riley Gaines in her spat with Olympic gymnast Simone Biles over trans-identifying athletes
• Coco Gauff Triumphs at Roland-Garros » The American Spectator | USA News and PoliticsThe American Spectator | USA News and Politics
• Brickbat: Up, Up, and Away
• I vowed to never exercise again. Then along came Ultimate Frisbee | Lucinda Price
• Riley Gaines’ clever replies make us doubt it’s really Simon Biles writing those trans-extremist posts
• Congress wanted a report on sex abuse in youth sports — then they buried it
• Simone Biles and former collegiate swimmer Riley Gaines trade insults over a boy who led his high school’s softball team to a state championship
• 'Earnhardt' Breaks Hearts, Recalls NASCAR's Golden Age
• 'Marissa' Rothenberger, a high school baseball player who identifies as a girl, pitched a state championship game shutout for Minnesota's Champlin Park Rebels
• That time the FBI conspired to get George Foreman an award for boxing
• Magnus Carlsen Slam Rattles Chess World
• Trevor Bauer wins lawsuit against woman who falsely accused him of sexual assault
• The Premier League season is over. Who’s up, who’s down and who had the best haircut?
• Of course it’s sexist to refuse to shake a woman’s hand
• Is anyone even pretending sports are about sports anymore? Jeremy’s is here with a return to sanity
• The World’s Greatest Chess Player Suffered a Stunning Defeat. But There’s More to the Story.
• Kansas City, Missouri, and Kansas City, Kansas are fighting over the Kansas City Chiefs and Kansas City Royals
• Afghanistan's Ministry of Sports suspends chess, citing religious concerns
• Trump says California will be hit with 'large scale fines' for allowing a trans-identifying boy to compete in state championships
• Transgender Athlete Reaches Victory in Defiance of Trump » The American Spectator | USA News and PoliticsThe American Spectator | USA News and Politics
• Vernica Garcia, a trans-identifying high schooler who dominated last year’s girls’ Washington state championship, snagged his second title in two years
• A leaked medical report of Algerian boxer Imane Khelif’s chromosome analysis reportedly reveals the fighter is male
• A male athlete named AB Hernandez took home multiple state titles in girls’ track and field over the weekend in California
• At least two people were killed and hundreds injured in Paris as protesters waved Palestinian flags and clashed with police
• Two high school girls refused to stand on the podium with a biologically male competitor at Oregon state championships
• Lefties’ pro-migrant push-back on Tisch’s e-bike crackdown is obscene
• Events in June 2025 include military parade to mark Trump’s birthday and U.S. Army’s 250th anniversary
• Trump v. California on women’s sports, a risky mortgage retread, and other commentary
• The Champlin Park High School girls softball team is headed to the state tournament after winning its division title game
• This week's Morning Wire: Trump gives Putin an ultimatum, Democrats lose ground with young men
• President Trump Should Rein in Biden Era Actions Targeting U.S. Businesses
• Trump rightly pardons 2 Florida divers who became federal felons because of an honest mistake
• Soccer Comes to the United States » The American Spectator | USA News and PoliticsThe American Spectator | USA News and Politics
• California will allow female high school athletes who lost out on qualifying for state championships to compete against a male athlete
• WNBA finds no trace of racism toward Chicago Sky’s Angel Reese during May 17 game against Indiana Fever
• Trump blasts California for allowing men to compete in women’s sports
• Trump has nothing to do today. So, naturally, he posted.
• The steroid Olympics are coming
• The PC brigade’s vile assault on horseracing
• Suspected driver rams vehicle into crowd of soccer fans in Liverpool, England
• Brittney Griner allegedly called Caitlin Clark and the white female ref: ‘Trash, f***ing white girls’ after getting fouled out
• Pete Rose, Donald Trump and the corruption of literally everything
• The Six Nations of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy invented lacrosse 1,000 years ago
• The Emperor’s Clothes: NCAA and Collegiate Sports » The American Spectator | USA News and PoliticsThe American Spectator | USA News and Politics
• Outkick founder Clay Travis says WNBA star Angel Reese could earn $100,000 if she faced off against him one-on-one
• IndyCar Cheating Scandal Mars Motorsports’ Biggest Day
• This goes beyond Gary Lineker. The BBC risks coming apart over the Gaza war | Jane Martinson
• Jim Irsay, longtime owner of the Indianapolis Colts, dies at 65
• Aaron Rodgers blasts the transgender movement as 'anti-woman' on Joe Rogan’s podcast
• In the presence of the Great English Bore
• Tottenham’s victory won’t save English football
• Veteran air traffic controller lays out what is wrong with Newark airport: ‘Minimum staffing affects everything’
• It’s time to admit that the WNBA, despite all appearances, isn’t actually useless — at least not completely
• Father’s Day gifts: Jeremy’s razors, Mayflower cigars, and more
• Reese Hogan, 16, waited until the boy who claims to be a girl stepped off the podium to claim her rightful place as champion
• How to kill draft lotteries without encouraging tanking
• Messi’s ire is free publicity for MLS. So why is the league editing it out? | Alexander Abnos
• Gary Lineker: how virtue-signalling rots the soul
• Trump Imposes His Will on Major League Baseball
• Aaron Judge could become the first player to hit .400 in a season since Ted Williams in 1941
• W-E Schools wise to develop shared vision for district | Editorial
• The humbling of Pep Guardiola
• Bill Belichick, Crossing the Jordon, and My Morning Croissant - The American Spectator | USA News and PoliticsThe American Spectator | USA News and Politics
• What if a baseball broadcast could look like Spielberg? What if a baseball broadcast could look like Coppola? What if a baseball broadcast could look like Spielberg?
• Pete Rose has been removed from Major League Baseball’s permanently ineligible list
• NYC’s poised for delirious joy with the Knicks on the brink of historic triumph
• Draft lotteries suck for die-hard fans
• Belichick spotted chatting with Jordon Hudson's father at Miss Maine USA pageant
• How to Do It: I’m 45 and my husband, John, is 47. I’ve been spending time with a 26-year-old. I’m considering telling him how I feel about him. Do I keep silent on him for fear of how he’ll take...
• ‘She Just Didn’t Want to Hear It’: Payton McNabb Responds to Democrat Moving to End Hearing Before She Could Speak
• Can the Knicks beat the Celtics? They’re on a roll
• USA Fencing Chairman Damien Lehfeldt doubles down on allowing trans-identifying men in women’s fencing
• NBA Hall of Famer Charles Barkley condemns supporters of men playing women’s sports, calling them 'stupid'
• Why in the world do people love golf? | Dave Schilling
• Amsterdam wasn’t always a hostile place for Jews, as Ian Buruma demonstrates in his biography of Baruch/Benedict Spinoza
• Why is Saudi Arabia at the Gold Cup? It’s the latest in the Kingdom’s soft power campaign | Karim Zidan
• Manny Pacquiao won’t fix the Hall of Fame’s blind spots. The process needs an overhaul | Thomas Hauser
• USA Fencing Chairman Damien Lehfeldt appears to throw up middle finger ahead of congressional hearing on women's sports
• This England: One previous owner
• Rafael Nadal: the king of Paris
• A trans athlete dominated a Maine girls’ track meet. Here’s what you need to know
• This week's Free Agent is all about the NBA. Here's what you need to know
• Trump and NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell announce that the 2027 NFL draft will be held at the National Mall in Washington, D.C
• Nearly $2M Award Upheld for Former College Tennis Coach Who Sued Over Rumor of Improper Sexual Relationship with Player
• Why did it take so long to kick men out of women’s football?