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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Olympic dressage rider Heath Ryan was suspended by Equestrian Australia on Thursday after video shared online showed him reportedly whipping a horse.  The sports governing body announced the suspensions in a lengthy post, adding that it followed both the revelation of the video online and a formal complaint.  FILE – Australia’s Heath …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Larry Nassar sexual abuse scandal became a sudden talking point amid the backlash against Simone Biles for defending trans athletes in women’s sports. Some critics, including Biles’ target in her social media rant Riley Gaines, pointed to the abuse perpetrated by Nassar while criticizing Biles’ stance on trans athletes. Then on …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! USA Gymnastics (USAG) could be the next major American sports governing body to change its policies on allowing trans athletes to compete with women.  The organization provided a statement to Fox News Digital addressing why its website pages for its transgender eligibility policies and resources were deleted.  “In May, USAG removed its …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Famed American Olympic gymnast Mary Lou Retton addressed her recent DUI arrest for the first time Tuesday.  Retton was arrested May 17 in West Virginia when police responded to reports of a car traveling “all over the roadway.” In a statement provided to Fox News Digital by Retton’s attorney, Edmund J. Rollo, …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Riley Gaines broke down the personal attack Simone Biles levied on her on social media and what it really meant for the Olympic gold medalist and one of the greatest gymnasts of all-time. Gaines dropped the latest episode of the “Gaines for Girls” podcast on OutKick and recorded the show a few …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Jay Feely, a former NFL kicker who is running for Congress in Arizona, made his stance on men in women’s sports known as he weighed in on the Simone Biles-Riley Gaines feud on Saturday. Feely wrote on X in response to Biles’ personal attack on Gaines, “men don’t belong in women’s sports!” …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Simone Biles surprisingly sparred on social media with OutKick host Riley Gaines Friday, and Gaines has responded.  Biles took offense to Gaines calling out a Minnesota high school whose softball team won a state championship Friday with a transgender pitcher.  Marissa Rothenberger, a transgender athlete, threw a shutout to help Champlin Park …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Ilona Maher helped the United States Olympic women’s rugby sevens team to a bronze medal finish during the 2024 Paris Games and raised her profile with hilarious and heartfelt social media posts. Maher became a fan favorite during the Olympics and her increased celebrity led her to shine as a Sports Ilustrated …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Olympic gold medalist boxer Imane Khelif was embroiled in another gender controversy over the weekend after World Boxing declared that the athlete would be unable to compete until a sex test was completed. 3 Wire Sports, citing medical documents from chromosome tests given by the International Boxing Association (IBA) before the 2022 …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Algerian boxer Imane Khelif will not be competing as expected in an upcoming World Boxing women’s competition until completing a mandatory sex test, the organization announced on Friday.  “Imane Khelif may not participate in the female category at the Eindhoven Box Cup, 5-10 June 2025 and any World Boxing event until Imane …