Chicago Blackhawks captain Nick Foligno will take a brief leave of absence to be with his family as his daughter undergoes heart surgery, the team announced Wednesday. Foligno, in his third season with the Original Six franchise, will be with his 12-year-old daughter, Milana, as she undergoes a “follow-up surgery.” It was not immediately clear…
The NBA has suspended an employee without pay for two weeks after he appeared to celebrate the assassination of Charlie Kirk. In an email to Fox News Digital on Wednesday, a spokesperson for the association confirmed that the employee “violated multiple NBA policies.” According to OutKick, which first reported the incident, the former employee called…
Bill Belichick surely didn’t envision a world where he needs to release a statement alongside UNC saying that he remains fully committed to the college football program just five games into his tenure. Alas, that’s the roller coaster ride he and the rest of the Tar Heels have been on this season. Belichick’s first crack…
The 2022 NCAA women’s swimming champion, Lia Thomas, who is transgender, will be the recipient of the Voice of Inspiration Award at Rainbow Labs’ Violet Visionary Awards on Thursday. Thomas’ national title sparked nationwide backlash and is considered one of the catalysts in the battle over transgender athlete participation in girls’ and women’s sports. The…
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill into law on Monday that approved a study on potential inequities in youth sports, including “race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, income, or geographic location.” The Youth Sports for All Act, AB749, calls for a commission to be formed to carry out “an assessment of the need…
President Donald Trump’s threats to relocate matches scheduled in the Boston-area for the 2026 FIFA World Cup could become a reality after the international soccer organization said that the U.S. government has the final say when it comes to the safety of host cities. A FIFA spokesperson told ESPN that governments have final say in deciding “what…
The NFL returns to London for a third consecutive week. The Los Angeles Rams take on the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday at 9:30 a.m. ET at Wembley Stadium. The game will air exclusively on the NFL Network, with Rich Eisen as the play-by-play announcer, Kurt Warner as the game analyst, and Sara Walsh as the…
New York Knicks star Josh Hart made a post on social media celebrating the rise of Christianity on Wednesday. Hart re-shared a Fox News clip that highlighted an increase in Bible sales, downloads of religious mobile apps, and streams of contemporary Christian music, with celebratory emojis. Hart received praise and support for his celebration by…
The attorneys for Lindsay Hecox, the transgender athlete at the center of an impending Supreme Court battle over the protection of women’s sports, have responded after a federal judge ruled against Hecox’s attempt to have the case dropped. Hecox initially filed the lawsuit in 2020 to block an Idaho state law, HB 500, which prohibits…
The government shutdown is more than two weeks old, and an MLB star turned congressional candidate is pointing the finger at Democrats on Capitol Hill. Mark Teixeira, who launched his campaign for Texas’ 21st Congressional District in August, said the “craziness we’ve seen on the left” has set “a terrible precedent” as the government shutdown…