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Michigan Powers Past UConn To Win NCAA National Championship
The Wolverines defeated UConn on Monday night to win the NCAA national championship in Indianapolis 69-63, ending a long title drought. Michigan entered the game as one of the hottest teams in the country, but shot poorly for most of the night. It was big plays at big moments that kept them in the lead. Related: 'All Class' — UConn’s Postgame Gesture Goes Viral After NCAA Title Loss To Michigan West Orange, New Jersey, native Elliot Cadeau ran the offense, energized the crowd at Lucas Oil Stadium with big shots. View this post on Instagram …
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Transgender Runner From Maryland Sues Swarthmore College, NCAA Over Ban From Women’s Track Team
Swarthmore College graduate Evelyn “Evie” Parts is suing her alma mater and the NCAA, alleging she was illegally removed from the women’s track team for being transgender, according to a federal lawsuit filed in Pennsylvania. A transgender long-distance runner who led Swarthmore College’s women’s track team as a captain is now taking the college and the NCAA to court, claiming their enforcement of a transgender athlete ban violated her civil rights. Evelyn “Evie” Parts, a recent Swarthmore graduate with degrees in biology and environmental studies, filed a federal complaint in the Eastern D…
Obituaries
Princeton Rower Killed In South Africa Helped Lead School To Ivy League Championship
Kerry Grundlingh, a 21-year-old student at Princeton University was killed on Sunday, July 27, after being hit by a car while cycling in her native South Africa, the school announced. Grundlingh, an economics major was an accomplished athlete who was a member of the women's open rowing team at Princeton, and rowed for South Africa in international competitions, the university said. With the heaviest hearts, we mourn the tragic loss of Kerry Grundlingh. To the Grundlingh family and all those who... Posted by Row SA on Sunday, July 27, 2025 This past season, Grundlingh was part of t…
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Transgender Athlete Sues Princeton After Being Pulled From Race Minutes Before Start
A transgender RIT track and field athlete who registered to run in a meet hosted by Princeton University was pulled from the competition minutes before her race, according to a newly filed lawsuit. Rising senior Sadie Schreiner, 21, of Hillsborough, alleges she was barred from competing in the women’s 200-meter dash at the Larry Ellis Invitational on May 3, because of her gender identity, despite meeting the official time requirements and properly registering, according to the civil complaint filed in Mercer County Superior Court. “Princeton would not allow her to run solely because she was…
Sports
Maryland Athletes To Receive Money Via PayPal Amid Major NCAA Shift: Here's Why
College athletes at Maryland, Penn State, and Rutgers are among the many who will start receiving direct payments from their universities through PayPal and Venmo. The Big Ten and Big 12 conferences have entered a multi-year partnership with PayPal for the payments, the financial company announced on Thursday, June 26. The deal marks a major shift in how college athletes can monetize their careers in the era of name, image, and likeness (NIL) deals. PayPal said it'll offer Big Ten and Big 12 schools a secure and efficient way to pay athletes directly. "We're proud to help lead this transfo…
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Danica Patrick Weighs In On Simone Biles–Riley Gaines Trans Athlete Feud: “Woke Mind Virus”
A women's sports pioneer has weighed in on the debate over trans athletes following a heated online exchange between one of the United States' greatest Olympians and a former NCAA swimmer. Danica Patrick, a 43-year-old former IndyCar and NASCAR driver, responded Sunday, June 8, to gymnast Simone Biles, who stood up for a trans high school pitcher who helped lead their team to a championship in the Minnesota state softball finals. "Defending men in women’s sports is the woke mind virus and/or another issue that requires therapy. Either way, it is so irrational,” Patrick posted to Instagram o…
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He's Back: Michael Jordan To Join NBA On NBC's Much-Hyped Revival
Michael Jordan is repeating the two crucial words from his famous 1995 fax: "I'm back." The all-time basketball legend will be a special contributor for the highly anticipated return of the NBA on NBC, the network announced on Monday, May 12. NBC will resume showing NBA games in the 2025-26 season after a 23-year hiatus. NBC made the announcement during its upfront presentation at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. "I am so excited to see the NBA back on NBC," Jordan said in a statement. "The NBA on NBC was a meaningful part of my career, and I'm excited about being a specia…
Politics
UPenn To Strip Lia Thomas Of Women’s Awards After Title IX Violation: Feds
The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has ruled the University of Pennsylvania violated Title IX by allowing a male athlete to compete in women’s sports and access female-only facilities, the Trump administration announced Monday, April 28. As part of the punishment, "federal officials ordered UPenn to strip transgender swimmer Lia Thomas of all women’s athletic titles, records, and awards — and return them to the rightful female athletes", according to the announcement. OCR found Penn denied women equal athletic opportunities when it permitted Thomas, a biologica…
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: VP JD Vance Fumbles National Championship Trophy With Ohio State Buckeyes At White House
Vice President JD Vance made a curious fumble on Monday afternoon. While welcoming the NCAA Football Champion Ohio State Buckeyes to the White House, Vance accidentally dropped the trophy, leading to a near game-changing turnover. President Donald Trump, Vance, and other members of the administration were on hand at the White House's South Lawn when the VP attempted to lift the trophy, which subsequently broke off its base. The White House The incident was captured on video and later shared by the White House on YouTube, accompanied by Queen's "We Are The Champions" playing in the …
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Trump Hails Penn State Wrestler After Historic 5th NCAA Title Win (
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President Donald Trump had the best seat in the house over the weekend as he watched Penn State wrestler Carter Starocci win his record-setting NCAA championship. Starocci became the first in history to win five Division I NCAA titles, topping Northern Iowa's Parker Keckeisen in the 184-pound final on Saturday in Philadelphia. He then made a beeline to celebrate with the commander-in-chief, who was sitting in the front row. Carter Starocci made sure to go over and grab a picture with President Trump after winning his 5th NCAA title last night at the Wells Fargo Center #WeAre #Pen…
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Trump Admin Freezes $175M In Federal Funding To UPenn Over Transgender Athlete Policy
The Trump administration has paused $175 million in federal funding to the University of Pennsylvania, citing the school’s controversial policies regarding transgender athletes, the president confirmed. The move comes as part of a broader crackdown on universities that violate an executive order signed last month, which bans transgender women and girls from competing in women’s sports. The order refers to transgender women as males. A Penn spokesperson told Fox News that the funding freeze is just a "taste" of what’s to come, warning that the school is at risk of losing all federal funding,…
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Former Stevenson Lax Star, 33, Among Australian Surfers Found Dead In Mexico
A MAC Commonwealth championship win for the Stevenson University's lacrosse team was overshadowed by grief this year. Former player Callum Robinson, 33, who had been reported missing several days ago after a surfing trip to Mexico's Baja California coast, has been identified as one of three people found dead along the coast. The others, his brother Jake, 30, and friend Jack Carter Rhoad, 30, authorities announced over the weekend. Foul play was believed to be a factor in the deaths, as the three were found with gunshot wounds to the head, their bodies dumped several yards down a …
Sports
Trans Swimmer Smashes Another Record For Ramapo College Sparking Controversy
Meghan Cortez-Fields has clocked yet another record for the Ramapo College women's swim team. But not without controversy. The senior athlete switched from the men's team to the women's team after transitioning from male to female. Back in November, she set her first record for the women's team, drawing controversy. Last Friday, Cortez-Fields finished 7th overall (2:10.76) at the NJAC Swimming and Diving Championships at the University of Maryland in College Park and advanced to the finals, finishing in fifth place at 2:08:20. That's a new record. And Riley Gaines, a former Universi…
Sports
Diamond In The Draft: UMD Star Goes Second Overall In WNBA Draft
Diamond Miller is taking her talents from Maryland to Minnesota. With the second overall pick in the 2023 WNBA Draft, the Minnesota Lynx selected Miller out of the University of Maryland after the fourth-year guard led the Terrapins to the quarterfinals of the NCAA Championship last month. MARYLAND TO MINNESOTA!The No. 2 overall pick in the WNBA Draft is Diamond Miller! pic.twitter.com/OVrTy0fUOh — Maryland Women’s Basketball (@TerpsWBB) April 10, 2023 A three-time all-Big Ten selection and Big Ten Tournament's Most Outstanding Player, Miller capped off her career with her best year ye…
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DC's Caleb Williams Valued At $2.1M Ranks Among Highest Grossing NCAA Athletes
Caleb Williams is making money moves. The 19-year-old Washington DC native and USC QB is ranked the seventh-most successful Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) moneymaker by On3 Sports. Valued at $2.1 million, Williams and thousands of other collegiate athletes have been profiting off of their own names since the NCAA lifted its NIL ban last year. Williams has 121K followers on Instagram and 18.4K followers on TikTok. He went viral last March when he surprised the USC basketball team with Beats by Dre, his first NIL partnership as a Trojan. Welcome to LA and the Beats family, @CALEBcs…
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Former Coppin State Basketball Legend, Avid Cyclist, Killed During Bicycle Ride
A former Coppin State basketball star has died after a fatal bicycle collision in Delaware, authorities confirm. Larry Yarbray, 51, a Chester, Pennsylvania native, was killed after being struck by a vehicle in the Camden Wyoming area on Saturday, Sept. 10, according to Delaware State Police. Yarbray was an avid bicyclist and still holds the Baltimore school's career record for assists, helping lead the team to their first NCAA tournament appearance in 1990. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Larry Yarbray (@chestercyclingteam) Po…
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