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One of the league's directors said the parents were being disruptive, but 3-year-old Nevada's mother said, "They're literally kicking him out of this place because he's good at soccer."

Police were called to a youth soccer game that featured a star 3-year-old. The parents claim their son was being punished for being too good, but a league director said it was the parents who were being disruptive. Cristian Benavides has the story.

Colorado and Washington are reliably Democratic states where elected officials have rejected moves to ban transgender women and girls from female sports competitions. Now activists have gone around lawmakers to put proposed bans on both states' ballots.

"Save Women's Sports" supporters faced physical and verbal confrontations from pro-trans fans and ejections by security at the Portland Thorns NWSL game on Fan Appreciation Night.

Officials have also pitched the project as a long-term investment in the community.

XX-XY Athletics supporters say they were physically struck before getting escorted out of a Portland Thorns NWSL game after unveiling a "Save Women's Sports" banner.

While the paydays are still well short of those in the men’s league, clubs are luring foreign players with tax-free salaries and expat perks.

Over 100 adults rallied outside a Camas High girls cross country district meet to protest a biological male competitor as Initiative 638 looms.

Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner mentioned how he doesn’t enjoy doing post mortems on post-mortem Wednesday. And no, it can’t be fun being reminded they did not meet their stated, longtime goal a 17th straight season under his watch. But I’ve got news for him: The fans like it even less. It’s really the least Steinbrenner...

A Washington referendum has drawn broad opposition from adults who work with queer and trans teens For Kelsey Gellner, a Seattle-based pediatric nurse, a statewide proposal to bar trans girls from sports participation feels like a violation of her duty as a medical professional. The ballot initiative includes a requirement she calls “invasive and extreme”: all students who wish to compete on girls’ teams would have to undergo genital exams. “I tell my kids and patients that my No 1 job is to keep them safe,” said Gellner, who is also a board member of the Washington State Nurses Association. “I can say with confidence that girls do not want to have an unnecessary exam that creates an unsafe barrier.” Continue reading...

As women’s sprinting enters a golden era in the run-up to LA 2028, controversy surrounding a top coach threatens to overshadow the sport’s biggest stars When Olympic 200m champion Gabby Thomas came second at the recent track and field World Athletics Ultimate Championship in Budapest, she tried her best to be diplomatic: “I am an equal-opportunity doping hater,” she said. “If you are actively doping in sport, I do take issue with that. I’m not saying any names, no names are mentioned. But if you look at yourself and you think that’s what you’re doing, then so be it.” Thomas then went out of her way to congratulate her compatriot Melissa Jefferson-Wooden, who finished ahead of her that day, aware of the territory into which she was straying. Continue reading...