After winning his first Stanley Cup in 2024, Florida Panthers captain Aleksander Barkov, admittedly, lacked some motivation to get back on the ice. “That was my biggest dream in this game of hockey. So, of course, I got that feeling,” the 2013 second-overall pick said in a recent interview with Fox News Digital. “When I…
NHL players will be permitted to play in the 2026 Milano Cortina Olympic Games after a deal was reached Wednesday. The NHL, NHLPA, the International Ice Hockey Federation and the International Olympic Committee confirmed NHL players will be allowed, which was negotiated initially last year. This confirmation will now allow NHL players to participate for…
SWIFT ACTION – As part of a resolution agreement reached with the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights stemming from a probe into the inclusion of transgender swimmer Lia Thomas, the University of Pennsylvania will restore titles and records to those female athletes that were “misappropriated by male athletes allowed to compete in…
EXCLUSIVE: Last week, California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s press office made a social media post mocking the latest announcement by the U.S. Department of Education that the state had violated Title IX by allowing trans athletes in women’s sports. Newsom’s press office X account mocked U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon with an old clip of her…
A trans-identifying athlete won a women’s cycling event that was officially sanctioned by USA Cycling on Tuesday, prompting female opponents to protest and speak out. The trans athlete, Kate Phillips, won first place at the Lyons Masters National Championships in Wisconsin on Tuesday. Phillips beat out veteran women’s cyclist Julie Peterson for the gold, and…
George Kittle and Caitlin Clark have something pretty important in common. They are both University of Iowa alums. Kittle left the university in 2017 to go on and play in the NFL, and Clark moved on last year to become the first pick in the 2024 WNBA Draft. Kittle and Clark have met before to…
American tennis pros were bounced early from Wimbledon this year, with several top-ranked players dropping in the first and second rounds of the tournament at the historic All England Club this week. Frances Tiafoe, the 12th-seeded men’s player, exited the Grand Slam after losing a tough battle to Cam Norrie in the second round on Wednesday….
The New York Knicks hadn’t advanced to the Eastern Conference finals since 2000 before doing so in May. New York ultimately lost to the Indiana Pacers in six games. Shortly after New York’s playoff exit, the Knicks announced the organization would be moving on from coach Tom Thibodeau. A wide-ranging coaching search ensued, which included…
The U.S. men’s national team is vying for the coveted Concacaf Gold Cup winners trophy. But, as the USMNT prepared for Wednesday’s semifinal match against Guatemala, a flying object caused a disruption at the team’s training grounds. An unidentified party was believed to have been operating what appeared to be a drone in the vicinity…
Pro Football Hall of Famer Randy Moss was noticeably absent from several broadcasts of ESPN’s long-running “Sunday NFL Countdown” down the stretch of last year’s NFL season. The former wide receiver was forced to step away from his broadcasting duties when he learned of a cancer diagnosis. He made his health situation public last December. …