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After the Department of Defense had taken down, then re-posted, an online feature about Jackie Robinson’s military service, even including the letters “DEI” in a new link, Mina Kimes let her feelings on the matter known. Kimes made an appearance on ESPN’s “Around the Horn” on Wednesday, just hours after …

The Maine state legislature voted on its biannual budget Thursday night, but the session was delayed by a prolonged debate over transgender athlete inclusion and the censure of Republican Rep. Laurel Libby.  Libby, who was censured by Maine’s Democratic majority and Speaker Ryan Fecteau for a social media post identifying …

Although Kentucky head coach Mark Pope seemed to instantly regret his recent vow to help fund fan travel to the Wildcats’ first round game in the NCAA Division I men’s basketball tournament, he still made good on the promise. Kentucky is scheduled to play Troy in Milwaukee in the first …

McNeese’s upset over No. 5 Clemson was over early … until it wasn’t. The 12th-seeded Cowboys dominated Clemson for a large majority of the game on Thursday, leading by as many as 24 in the second half, but they only managed to squeak by with a 69-67 victory. Clemson could …

Charlotte Hornets guard Seth Curry knows more than most what expectation feels like.  For one, he wears the same team jersey his father, Dell Curry, wore for 10 of his 16 NBA seasons. Dell averaged 14 points in 701 career games in Charlotte.  And then there’s his older brother, perennial …

As Maine continues to be a focal point of the sports culture debate about transgender athletes in women’s sports, the state’s Public Schools Superintendent Ryan Scallon has now said his piece on the situation.  The Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office of Civil Rights (OCR) announced that it …

Will Wade will have a slightly awkward day in March Madness on Thursday. The McNeese head coach will be aiming for an upset against Clemson, his own alma mater, when the ball tips off at 3:15 p.m. in Providence, Rhode Island. To make things even weirder, multiple reports have said …

The Green Bay Packers want the tush push out of the NFL, but there are two other rule changes that will be voted on, the league’s football operations department announced Wednesday.  It was reported the Packers were the team that sent in a formal proposal to ban the play the …

Danica Patrick reached great heights during her standout NASCAR and IndyCar career. Now, the retired driver is taking her talents to a new sport. The 42-year-old recently revealed she started taking tennis lessons. Patrick suggested her pivot to the new sport centered around the potential long-term health benefits. In 2018, …

After stirring the biggest controversy in a controversy-filled Olympics in Paris last summer, Algerian boxer Imane Khelif plans to do it all again in 2028. The gold medalist told ITV in an exclusive interview that the athlete plans to compete in the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles, which will be …