House Passes Bill to Bar Trans Athletes From Female School Sports Teams Republicans’ decision to push through the measure early in the new Congress indicated their belief that the issue is politically potent for them. Its future in the Senate is uncertain.

FBI warns about targeted burglaries of athletes The FBI has issued a formal warning to sports leagues about organized crime organizations from South America targeting the homes of professional athletes.

NCAA grants waiver to athletes in Pavia’s position The NCAA Division I Board of Directors approved a blanket waiver granting an extra year of eligibility to former junior college transfers in similar positions to Vanderbilt’s Diego Pavia, while also announcing it is appealing the ruling in Pavia’s case.

Texas AG sues NCAA over transgender athletes Texas has sued the NCAA to stop transgender athletes from competing in women’s sports across the state or in sports that involve Texas programs.

Texas sues NCAA to block transgender athletes Texas has sued the NCAA to stop transgender athletes from competing in women’s sports across the state or in sports that involve Texas programs.

Biden drops plan to protect transgender athletes President Joe Biden is abandoning his efforts to provide some protections for transgender athletes as part of an administration-wide plan to jettison pending regulations to prevent President-elect Donald Trump from retooling them to achieve his own aims.

Biden Withdraws Proposed Regulations on Student Loans and Trans Athletes The decision to withdraw the regulations seemed to be an acknowledgment that they would go nowhere under the Trump administration.

F.B.I. Looks Into Plot Targeting Athletes as Joe Burrow’s Home Is Burglarized The homes of a handful of N.B.A. and N.F.L. players in the Midwest have been burglarized since September. The F.B.I. believes “South American Theft Groups” could be responsible, according to one memo.

F.B.I. Is Investigating Whether Crime Group May Be Targeting Athletes’ Homes The homes of a handful of N.B.A. and N.F.L. players in the Midwest have been burglarized since September. The F.B.I. believes “South American Theft Groups” could be responsible, according to one memo.

Four Female Athletes Were Killed in Kenya. There Are Fears They Won’t Be the Last. In Kenya, family members and athletes spoke of the violence in a place where running is a path out of poverty: “It’s no longer safe.”

Pending roster limits pose uncertainty for college athletes Part of the pending NCAA agreement would set new roster sizes in every Division I NCAA-sponsored sport.

College Football Is Big Business. Athletes Are Paying the Price. Players are dealing with far-flung travel, jet lag and the pressures of trying to balance the roles of student, athlete and entrepreneur more than ever before.

N.C.A.A. Settlement Agreement Reveals How Colleges Would Pay Athletes The agreement, if approved by a federal judge, could deliver the final hammer blow to the amateur model of college athletics.

Ahead of Olympics, French Catholics hold prayer vigil for athletes “It got to my heart,” said Joseph Green, a sprinter from Guam. The post Ahead of Olympics, French Catholics hold prayer vigil for athletes  appeared first on Religion News Service.

Brazilian track and field athletes OK’d for Games Three Brazilian track and field athletes won a court ruling allowing them to compete at the Paris Olympics despite the country’s substandard anti-doping program.

Amnesty International report condemns France’s hijab ban for its Olympic athletes (RNS) — According to Amnesty’s report, France’s decision violates the Olympics’ fundamental principles. The post Amnesty International report condemns France’s hijab ban for its Olympic athletes appeared first on Religion News Service.

Samsung greets athletes with a new Galaxy Z Flip 6 Olympic Edition Samsung just unveiled its latest foldable phones — the Galaxy Z Fold 6 and the Z Flip 6. The latter already has a new special edition.

Court rules college athletes could be employees A U.S. appeals court, in the latest challenge to the NCAA’s long-held notion of amateurism, said a test should be developed to differentiate between students who play college sports for fun and those whose effort “crosses the legal line into work.”

At the Olympics, athletes show guts, glory – and a lot of ink, including tattoos that profess their faith (The Conversation) — One biblical verse bans tattoos, but the full story of Christianity’s relationship with body modification is more complicated. The post At the Olympics, athletes show guts, glory – and a lot of ink, including tattoos that profess their faith appeared first on Religion News Service.

U.S.A. Gymnastics Uses Therapy Dogs at Olympic Trials to Help Athletes’ Mental Health Beacon, a golden retriever, began working with U.S.A. Gymnastics last year as part of the organization’s efforts to transform the sport’s toxic culture. More dogs quickly followed.