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After years of debate, Trump upends trans sports landscape with the stroke of a pen

Feb. 16, 2025

President Donald Trump’s campaign promise to block transgender women and girls from competing in female sports has opened up a slew of investigations of federally funded schools and athletics organizations since he signed an executive order this month. The Education Department has moved swiftly in another way, by urging associations overseeing high school and college competitions to vacate awards and records held by transgender women.

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2025 LIV Golf team standings

Feb. 16, 2025

Full LIV Golf team standings for the 2025 season (through Adelaide): 1. Legion XIII – 56.00 2. Fireballs GC – 40.00 3. Crushers GC – 24.00 4. Ripper GC – 20.00 5. RangeGoats GC – 20.00 6. Torque GC – 18.00 7. Majesticks GC – 5.16 8. 4Aces GC – 4.66 9. HyFlyers GC – 4.66 10. Cleeks GC – 4.00 11. Stinger GC – 1.50 12. Smash GC – 0.00 13. Iron Heads GC – 0.00

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Sergio Garcia's Fireballs GC claim team title at LIV Golf Adelaide

Feb. 16, 2025

Niemann produced the day’s only bogey-free round, shooting a 7-under 65 to eventually reel in Fireballs GC’s Abraham Ancer, who led the majority of the day until suffering three bogeys on his final five holes. Niemann’s 13 under total was good enough for a three-shot victory over Ancer and Torque teammate Carlos Ortiz, who each shot 71.

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World No. 1 Jannik Sinner accepts three-month ban from tennis to settle doping case

Feb. 15, 2025

The men’s world No. 1 will be banned from February 9 to May 4 after twice testing positive for banned substance Clostebol in March 2024, meaning that he will be eligible to play in the French Open – the next grand slam on the calendar. Sinner had previously avoided suspension from competition with the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) announcing in August that he wasn’t at fault for the positive tests. Two samples collected eight days apart at Indian Wells in March 2024 showed low levels of Clostebol, an anabolic steroid.

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Warriors, Knicks top CNBC's Official NBA Team Valuations for 2025

Feb. 15, 2025

The average National Basketball Association team is worth $4.66 billion, according to CNBC Sport’s official NBA valuations. This places the league between the average National Football League team, worth $6.49 billion, and the average National Hockey League team, worth $1.92 billion.

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NHL exec hopes Canadians avoid 'unfortunate situation' of booing US national anthem ahead of rivalry game

Feb. 15, 2025

The USA-Canada rivalry on the ice is a longstanding one, but the rivalry appears to have gone political. The bordering countries will take the ice Saturday night in Montreal for the 4 Nations Face-Off, the first time the two countries have played against each other in a best-on-best format since the World Cup of Hockey in 2016. When Team USA faced Finland Thursday night in Canada, the crowd was anti-U.S., booing the American players and, later, the national anthem despite the public address announcer pleading with fans to respect both anthems.

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Eagles GM Howie Roseman after getting wounded by beer at Super Bowl parade: 'I bleed for this city'

Feb. 15, 2025

A flying beer can struck Philadelphia Eagles general manager Howie Roseman in the head during the team's victory parade on Friday, drawing blood — and laughs from the executive and other revelers. Roseman, architect of the club that's appeared in three Super Bowls and won two in eight years, was no worse for wear when he addressed fans in front of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

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Canada fans, with Trudeau in attendance, again boo 'Star-Spangled Banner' before game vs. USA despite pushback

Feb. 15, 2025

The United States and Canada rekindled their hockey rivalry Saturday in Montreal, and the tension may have been greater than ever. However, the tension was raised by the fans and their politics. Before the puck dropped at Bell Centre Saturday, Canadian fans booed the playing of the "Star-Spangled Banner" for the second time in as many games involving the U.S. in the tournament.

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Bryson DeChambeau's 400-yard drive highlights Round 2 of LIV Golf Adelaide

Feb. 15, 2025

ADELAIDE, South Australia – Sam Horsfield wasn't sure of the last time his Majesticks GC produced a top-3 podium finish. Told that it was LIV Golf Boston in 2022, he replied, "Yeah, my memory doesn't go back that far." Since then, 33 LIV Golf tournaments have been played, but now the Majesticks are one round away from ending their record drought

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Tiger Woods to play in TGL after backing out of Genesis Invitational over recent passing of his mother

Feb. 15, 2025

Tiger Woods will return to golf on Tuesday, when he tees it up in the indoor TGL league. The league confirmed that Woods will be playing with the Jupiter Links when they take on the New York Golf Club. Woods, 49, initially planned to compete in the Genesis Invitational, but he withdrew after saying he was still "processing" the death of his mother.