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PITTSBURGH (AP) — Andy Russell, the standout linebacker who was an integral part of the Pittsburgh Steelers' evolution from perennial losers to champions, has died. He was 82. The team confirmed Russell's death on Saturday. There was no immediate word on the cause or place of death

Here is a ranking of major sports leagues by level of woke starting with the most: 1st. WNBA: The WNBA is the most woke major sports league. The league has been very vocal in its support of social justice causes, such as Black Lives Matter and LGBTQ+ rights. The league has also donated millions of dollars to support these causes. The WNBA has also been praised for its support of players' rights, and it has been a leader in the fight for equal pay for women athletes.

The coach of a Vermont high school girls basketball team that was banned from state athletics after forfeiting a game against a squad with a trans player defended the decision — stressing the danger of a biological male playing against girls. “I’ve got four daughters. I’ve coached them all at one point in their careers playing high school basketball,” Chris Goodwin, coach of the girls’ team at the Mid-Vermont Christian School, said Monday on “Fox & Friends.” “I’ve also filled in for the boys’ coach when he can’t make a practice, and I run those practices, and boys just play...

Coach of Vermont school banned for forfeiting game over transgender player defends action The coach of a Vermont high school girls basketball team that was banned from state athletics after forfeiting a game against a squad with a trans player defended the decision — stressing the danger of a biological male playing against girls. “I’ve got four daughters. I’ve coached them all at one point in their careers playing high school basketball,” Chris Goodwin, coach of the girls’ team at the Mid-Vermont Christian School, said Monday on “Fox & Friends.” “I’ve also filled in for the boys’ coach when he...

Melina Abdullah unloaded criticism of the pop singer and her boyfriend online 'Virtually everything is racist,' the BLM Los Angeles co-founder wrote online She doubled down, calling Swifties 'full-fledged violent white-delusionists' after receiving a heated voice message from an unknown man The co-founder of a Black Lives Matter chapter has slammed Taylor Swift fans as 'racists' and referred to Kansas City's Super Bowl victory as a 'right-wing, white-supremacist conspiracy' in a series of posts on social media. Melina Abdullah, 51, a professor of Pan-African Studies at Cal State University Los Angeles, took to X, formerly Twitter, to unload her opinions...

In a triumphant display of grit and determination, 18-year-old Audrey Jimenez hit the mat over the weekend and made history by becoming the first girl to win the Arizona state wrestling title while competing against boys. The Tucson teen earned a Division 1 title, but it took more than just hard work and athleticism to get there. She first had to win matches over boys this season before being crowned champion. "The crowd was just super crazy," Jimenez told Scripps News Phoenix. "So that's what made it seem more of like 'Oh wow, like I just won state." While the...

Hours after a county executive on Long Island announced an order prohibiting transgender athletes from competing in women’s sports, the New York State Attorney General publicly denounced the motion.On Thursday, Feb. 22, just hours after Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman signed his executive order, Attorney General Letitia James announced that her office would look into the next steps to protect transgender athletes from the ban, which she called “dangerous.” “This executive order is transphobic,” she said in a statement. “In New York, we have laws that protect our beautifully diverse communities from hate and discrimination of any and every kind...We...

Officials of Nassau County, New York, are bucking the liberal establishment of the state after moving to place a ban on men competing as women in the sports facilities the country controls. County Executive Bruce Blakeman says the ban is intended to protect the integrity of women’s sports. “What we are saying here today with our executive order is that if a league or team identifies themselves or advertises themselves to be a girls or women’s league or team, then biological males should not be competing in those leagues,” Blakeman said, according to WLNY-TV.

Riley Gaines is a former NCAA swimmer, the host of OutKick's Gaines For Girls podcast and an ambassador for Independent Women's Forum. We used to have a name for violence against women and girls. When men punched, pushed or slapped us, that was 'domestic abuse', 'assault'. Now it has a different name – 'sport'. The latest exhausting headline: a girls basketball game at a Massachusetts high school had to be abandoned earlier this month after three female players were injured at the hands of a trans student. Footage of the incident at the Collegiate Charter School of Lowell is shocking....

Move over, tennis! There is a new recreational sport in town — pickleball. In 2023, the Sports & Fitness Industry Association (SFIA) deemed it the fastest-growing sport in America for the third consecutive year. They estimate that about 36.5 million people have played the game at least once in the year.Pickleball is a combination of tennis, badminton, and ping pong. It was invented in 1965 in Bainbridge Island, Washington, by three friends. The first game was played on a badminton court with a pair of ping-pong paddles. It followed the same rules as those of court tennis. However, after playing...

A Massachusetts charter school ended a girls’ varsity basketball game at halftime on February 8 after multiple players were injured by a trans-identified male on the opposing team. The coach of the Collegiate Charter School of Lowell Girls’ Basketball Team made the decision to end the game against KIPP Academy "after watching a third player injured in the game," a press release from the school states. "The bench was already depleted going into the game with the 12-player roster having four players unable to play. When the coach saw three more girls go down in the first half leaving him...

A Massachusetts high school girls' basketball team was forced to forfeit its game after a transgender player on the opposing team injured three players. The Collegiate Charter School of Lowell Girls' Basketball team dropped out of their February 8 game against KIPP Massachusetts after one of KIPP's players, who is a biological male, injured three of their athletes. Collegiate Charter School officials said the team decided to forfeit because the other players feared getting injured and not being able to compete in the playoffs that were a few days later.

A girls high school basketball team forfeited a recent game after three players were injured, including one who was allegedly hurt during a play involving a 6-foot male player on the other team who identifies as female. The Collegiate Charter School of Lowell in Massachusetts forfeited its Feb. 8 game against the KIPP Academy at halftime, with coach Kevin Ortins deciding to end the game as his roster was getting depleted four days before a playoff game, the school said. Fox News reported the KIPP Academy girls team has a male player with facial hair on its roster who identifies...

Charles "Lefty" Driesell, the Hall of Fame coach whose folksy drawl belied a fiery on-court demeanor that put Maryland on the college basketball map and enabled him to rebuild several struggling programs, died Saturday. He was 92. Maryland announced Driesell's death. His grandson, Ty Anderson, an assistant coach at Wofford, told The Washington Post that Driesell died at his home in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Driesell finished with 786 victories over parts of five decades and was the first coach to win more than 100 games at four NCAA Division I schools. He started at Davidson in 1960 before bringing Maryland...

Three times over the past year, an NBA player has assaulted another player during or before a game. This week, Pistons' forward Isaiah Stewart punched Suns' forward Drew Eubanks during a confrontation before the teams' matchup Wednesday night. Earlier this season, Draymond Green struck Jusuf Nurkic in the face. Green stomped on the chest of Kings' guard Domantas Sabonis during a game last April. In each, the NBA saw a black player assault a white player. Perhaps that's why the trend isn't receiving much attention. White players account for just 16.8 percent of the NBA, yet accounted for 100 percent...

Media assisting in the details: Chicago police could soon issue a final report on the mysterious shooting at a White Sox game last summer. Two women in the stands were shot and injured, and theories have varied about how it happened. During the game, two women were injured by bullets that struck them while sitting in the left field bleachers. One 40 caliber bullet was recovered. Another bullet remains lodged in the leg of the woman who was most seriously wounded. So two bullets? Or one bullet (in a known location) and one shell casing? Because the media is famous...

Audacy, the radio and podcast giant, it filed plans for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection to reduce its debt. The restructuring agreement will allow Audacy to slash its total debt load by 80% to about $350 million from around $1.9 billion ... Audacy , the radio and podcast giant, said Sunday it filed plans for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in Texas to reduce its debt. The restructuring agreement will allow Audacy to slash its total debt load by 80% to about $350 million from around $1.9 billion ... The Philadelphia-based company owns hundreds of radio stations and is one of the...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Police are investigating a reported shooting at the victory rally for the Kansas City Chiefs at Union Station. The Kansas City Fire Department confirmed a shooting happened and is calling it a "fluid situation." Kansas City poliec say shots were fired west of Union Station and "several people" were struck. Two armed people have been detained. There's a heavy police presence in the area. NewsChopper 9 footage spotted an emergency crew heading into Union Station. Crews were working on at least two people outside of the station. KMBC's Len Jennings said police were running towards Union...

This is the moment a transgender high school student won a girl's high jump state championship - sparking backlash from tennis ace Martina Navratilova. 'And I will keep saying this as nauseum until the rules change- women’s sports are not a place for failed male athletes.' the sports legend, who is openly gay, posted on X. Navratilova added: 'I am not the one competing. Most women and girls do not want male bodies competing against them. And this boy just grew long hair- no mitigation. Keep males bodies out of women’s sports- they are free to compete in the men’s...

Andra Day performed "Lift Every Voice and Sing," known as the Black national anthem, ahead of Super Bowl LVIII and received a rousing ovation from the fans at Allegiant Stadium. Day was tapped to sing the song last month as part of the NFL’s pregame festivities. Additionally, Reba McEntire sang the national anthem and Post Malone did "America the Beautiful." As Super Bowl Sunday arrived and Day sang, NFL fans on social media hurled criticism for the league having the Black national anthem performed. It started early in the day and continued.