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Former Vikings captain speaks out after Minnesota misses Trump admin’s deadline to protect girls’ sports

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Former Minnesota Vikings captain Jack Brewer says he feels his family, figuratively, is being “held hostage” by the North Star State’s Democratic policymakers who continue to enable transgender athletes in girls’ sports.  The state did not comply with the Trump administration’s Friday deadline to ban trans athletes from girls’ sports. Minnesota Attorney …

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Minnesota declines Trump admin’s ultimatum to protect girls sports despite pleas from schools and athletes

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump’s administration’s deadline for Minnesota to amend its transgender athlete laws to protect girls sports came and went Friday, and the state declined the ultimatum during the current government shutdown.  Attorney General Keith Ellison’s office sent a letter to the department’s Office for Civil Rights and the Department of Health …

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After being forced to compete with a male athlete, this Minnesota softball player is fighting back: EXCLUSIVE

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! MINNEAPOLIS – M.S. had worked for years to become one of the top pitchers on her club softball team. She trained hard, earned her spot and was used to competing under pressure. But when she learned that the teammate she was now expected to compete against for pitching time was actually male, …

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Champlin Park wins Minnesota softball state title behind trans pitcher’s complete game shutout

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! MINNEAPOLIS – The Champlin Park Rebels are state champions. The No. 2-seeded Rebels shut out No. 4 Bloomington Jefferson, 6–0, in the Class AAAA Minnesota high school girls’ softball championship game Friday morning at Jane Sage Cowles Stadium on the campus of the University of Minnesota. Marissa Rothenberger celebrates in the dugout …

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Parents call out unfairness as trans pitcher throws shutout in Minnesota softball state quarterfinals

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Minnesota State High School League (MSHSL) girls’ softball state tournament is officially under way — and so is the controversy surrounding Champlin Park’s starting pitcher. Marissa Rothenberger, a trans-identifying male athlete, threw a complete-game shutout Wednesday morning as No. 2-seeded Champlin Park defeated No. 7 Eagan, 5-0, in the Class AAAA …

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