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Puka Nacua's Brother Going Viral For Slapping Fan in Face

Most football fans have been paying attention to the 2025 NFL Draft, which took place over the past few days, but believe it or not, football is still being played. The United Football League (UFL) season is five games into its 10-week season, and a game that took place on Saturday between the Michigan Panthers and […]

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Most football fans have been paying attention to the 2025 NFL Draft, which took place over the past few days, but believe it or not, football is still being played.

The United Football League (UFL) season is five games into its 10-week season, and a game that took place on Saturday between the Michigan Panthers and St. Louis Battlehawks is making headlines. While most players in this league are hoping to make enough headlines or plays to earn an NFL opportunity, this instance came after the Battlehawks won 32-27.

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Panthers’ wide receiver Samson Nacua, who is the older brother of Los Angeles Rams All-Pro receiver Puka Nacua, got into an altercation with a fan. What seemed to start as a shouting match between he and the Battlehawks fan, ended in the older Nacua slapping the fan in the face

While it’s unclear what was said by the fan or Nacua for that matter, the ending of the situation will undoubtedly turn some heads at the UFL offices.

Neither the league nor the Panthers have commented on the matter yet, but with the video amassing nearly 300,000 views, it’s hard to imagine they aren’t aware of the situation.

Panthers’ Samson Nacua (86) celebrates.Chris Day/The Commercial Appeal / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Panthers’ Samson Nacua (86) celebrates.Chris Day/The Commercial Appeal / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

The older Nacua has been quite productive for the Panthers, recording seven catches for 116 yards and one touchdown. Although he signed with the Saints before last season, he was waived in August.

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During his college career, Nacua walked on at Utah where he played for four seasons before transferring to BYU for his final year of college football. He finished his college career with 103 catches for 1,344 yards and 14 touchdowns.

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Oregon girls who went viral for refusing to stand on podium with trans athlete file lawsuit

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Oregon is facing its second lawsuit in a month over the issue of biologically male trans athletes competing in girls’ high school sports.  Two of the state’s girls’ track and field stars, Alexa Anderson and Reese Eckard, filed a lawsuit against the Oregon School Athletics Association (OSAA) […]

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Oregon is facing its second lawsuit in a month over the issue of biologically male trans athletes competing in girls’ high school sports. 

Two of the state’s girls’ track and field stars, Alexa Anderson and Reese Eckard, filed a lawsuit against the Oregon School Athletics Association (OSAA) after an incident on May 31 when they refused to stand on a medal podium with a transgender competitor at a state title meet. 

Footage of the stunt went viral, as Anderson later told Fox News that officials instructed them to step away from the podium and get out of the shots of photos. 

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Their lawsuit alleges that the OSAA not only excluded them from official photos, but also withheld their medals. The suit argues that the girls’ First Amendment rights were infringed upon by the officials.

“I recently competed against a biological male at my state track and field meet, another girl and I decided to step down from the podium in protest to the unfair competition environment,” Anderson told Fox News Digital. “I am fighting to keep women’s sports XX and prevent biological males in women’s sports from becoming normalized. By doing this, I hope that all future generations of female athletes will have a safe and fair opportunity to excel within their sports.”

Fox News Digital reached out to the OSAA for a response. 

The girls are being represented by the America First Policy Institute (AFPI). 

“These young women earned their place on the podium – and the right to express themselves,” said Jessica Hart Steinmann, executive general counsel at AFPI. “Instead of respecting their viewpoint that girls’ sports should be for girls only, Oregon officials sidelined them. The First Amendment protects the right to dissent – school officials don’t get to reprimand students who refuse to agree with their beliefs.”

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AFPI is also representing fellow Oregon girls’ track and field athletes Maddie Eischen and Sophia Carpenter in a separate lawsuit against the Oregon Department of Education for its policies that allow biological males to compete in girls’ sports. 

Carpenter and Eischen cited their experience in withdrawing from a meet that featured a trans competitor on April 18.

“For [Carpenter] the psychological and emotional weight of that moment became overwhelming—she felt helpless, demoralized, and betrayed by the institutions and adults charged with protecting her equal opportunity for fair play. Ultimately, she realized that she was unable to participate in the high jump that day and withdrew from the event,” that lawsuit alleges. 

Both Carpenter and Eischen previously told Fox News Digital the experience was “traumatic.” 

“My experience at the Chehalem track meet and scratching myself from the meet was traumatic, something I never imagined ever having to do,” Eischen said. 

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Carpenter added, “It was emotionally traumatic trying to know what I should do and how I should respond to competing with [the trans athlete].”

Carpenter said she found herself so overwhelmed with emotion from the experience, that she cried on the ride home after the meet. Now, despite being faced with “fear” of potential retaliation for filing a lawsuit, the two girls are officially in it and charging ahead with a legal battle that could garner plenty of national attention. 

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Everything to know about Jimmy and Ava. Jimmy Heagerty and Ava Pearl on Big Brother season 27. CBS Jimmy Heagerty and Ava Pearl are the two out LGBTQ+ houseguests competing on Big Brother 27 at the moment — and fans have now learned enough about the contestants to break down a list of fun facts […]

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Jimmy Heagerty and Ava Pearl on Big Brother season 27

Jimmy Heagerty and Ava Pearl on Big Brother season 27.

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Jimmy Heagerty and Ava Pearl are the two out LGBTQ+ houseguests competing on Big Brother 27 at the moment — and fans have now learned enough about the contestants to break down a list of fun facts about them.

Only time will tell if Ava and Jimmy will become iconic competitors who’ll enter the pantheon of notable LGBTQ+ houseguests from Big Brother. While we wait and keep “expecting the unexpected” from this cast of BB27 players, here are a few basics for anyone trying to catch up to the queer representatives of the season.

Big Brother 27 contestant Ava Pearl is an aura painter from NYC.

Ava Pearl on Big Brother season 27

Ava Pearl on Big Brother season 27.

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Originally from Long Island — but a resident of New York City — Ava Pearl is 24 years old and has “aura painter” as her official job description.

“I started doing aura portraits about two years ago,” Ava said in her intro segment on Big Brother season 27. “I was seeing auras around them already, [so] I started drawing people in the park for some extra money.”

Unsurprisingly, it didn’t take long for Ava to start going viral within the BB27 fandom.

Ava has also discussed being bisexual ever since she entered the BB27 home and the Big Brother live feeds went up for the fans to watch. So far, one of the most viral X posts (formerly tweets) associated with her reads:

“I didn’t wanna say it in front of everyone, but this house radiates a chaotic bisexual aura.”

Ava added during her intro segment on Big Brother 27:

“I would say I’m the black sheep of my Long Island family. They are all teachers in the school system. I did get that from them, but I became an art teacher: I love everything 60s, everything flower power, everything go-go and amazing.”

Is she athletic? “No,” Ava explained, “but you have to be competitive to be an artist living in this city, and I’m ready to take those skills into the Big Brother house. As a starving artist, I need this money.”

Here’s where to follow BB27’s Ava on Instagram.

Big Brother 27 fans can follow Ava on Instagram at @childofvenusandmars.

Big Brother 27 star Jimmy Heagerty works in Washington, D.C. and got fired during the Trump administration.

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Jimmy Heagerty on Big Brother season 27.

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Jimmy Heagerty is a 25-year-old strategy consultant — more specifically an AI consultant — who’s been living and working in Washington, D.C.

“2025 has been a very stressful year,” Jimmy said during his intro segment on Big Brother. “I used to work for the federal government… And then bam, our contract is terminated. And how do I find out? Twitter!”

In reference to the meme above: Paulie Calafiore came out as bisexual, not as gay. Meanwhile, Hisam Goueli does identify as gay, as does Jimmy. Nonetheless, it is true that all three men won the Head of Household (HOH) competition in week 2 of their respective Big Brother seasons.

Jimmy’s intro segment continued with him explaining that “whether it’s professional or personal, I’ve always had to use strategy to get what I want, and I’m bringing that level of manipulation into the Big Brother house.”

When asked if he’ll lie about his profession while competing on BB27, Jimmy explained that he “can’t tell everybody I have a professional strategy background.” So, what will he say instead? “I was playing competitive tennis for 15, 16 years,” he reasoned. “So, essentially, I’m just going to tell everybody in the Big Brother house that I’m a tennis coach.”

Jimmy — who’s originally from Sarasota, Florida — also revealed that Frankie Grande is one of his biggest LGBTQ+ idols from the Big Brother franchise.

“My mom and I used to watch Big Brother as long as I could really remember,” Jimmy explained. “I got to watch Frankie Grande [as a] loud and proud gay man being successful. He showed me that I had a future and I could be anything I wanted to be.”

Toward the end of his intro segment on Big Brother, Jimmy declared that “The biggest game out there is American government and politics, and I’m ready to bring that energy into the Big Brother house.”

Here’s where to follow BB27’s Jimmy on Instagram.

Big Brother 27 fans can follow Jimmy on Instagram at @jimmyheagerty.

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The cast of houseguests competing on Big Brother 27.

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Jimmy and Ava are the only two out LGBTQ+ players competing on Big Brother 27. Unless another contestant comes out in the middle of the season (which would be unusual), these are the queer competitors of the season. So, if you’re an LGBTQ+ fan of the show who enjoys rooting to root for houseguests representing the community, you’ve now found this year’s two out queer BB27 stars!

Big Brother season 27 airs new episodes every Thursday, Friday, and Sunday on CBS, as well as streaming on Paramount+.

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Lancaster City Track Club enters 13th summer of sending athletes to AAU Junior Olympics

Genesis Castro is a proponent for keeping her eyes forward, never revisiting past shortcomings. The recent McCaskey graduate has maintained the approach throughout her throwing career with the Red Tornado track and field team. The mindset helped her strike PIAA Class 3A discus gold in 2024. Additional honors glimmer and sparkle at home. But Castro […]

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Genesis Castro is a proponent for keeping her eyes forward, never revisiting past shortcomings.

The recent McCaskey graduate has maintained the approach throughout her throwing career with the Red Tornado track and field team. The mindset helped her strike PIAA Class 3A discus gold in 2024. Additional honors glimmer and sparkle at home.

But Castro admits there’s a fire stoked in her stomach. She’s on her last shot, her final chance. She wants that exclamation point.

Castro is one of 12 Lancaster City Track Club members who are traveling to the AAU Junior Olympics this weekend in Houston, Texas. It’s her swan song in Lancaster — and with many of her former McCaskey teammates — before she sets sail for Monmouth this fall.

“I’ve had a little bit of a rough season,” Castro said, “so I’m just hoping I can at least peak, if not at least get moderately close. … I’m definitely trying to end my high school career, my track and field career, on a good note. Even if things go wrong, I just really want to go out there, give whatever I can, and hopefully come back with something.”

This summer’s edition of the AAU Junior Olympics marks the 13th year of participation for the LCTC. With the help of groups like the Lancaster Police Athletic League, coach Derek Jennings and his staff have been able to provide a competitive avenue, a safe haven for hundreds of kids.

“One of the things I like about the club is it gives kids an outlet over the summer where some of them don’t have a good outlet, and you pick up bad habits,” Jennings said. “But then secondly, I think on trips like nationals, you’re showing kids that when you work hard, good things can happen from that.”

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Castro’s conclusion

A staple of the Pennsylvania throwing circuit, Castro has knocked on the door of national attention. This weekend will be her fourth waltz in the Junior Olympics.

Castro missed medal row by one place last year. While her hunger is high, she’s also excited for a new experience.

“I think it definitely makes me more strong mentally,” Castro said of competing on the national stage, “because I know to expect, if things don’t go well, it’s just, ‘Oh well, move on.’ But if things go right, then it’s a little personal achievement. But (by competing nationally), it’s more so the mental strength that I’ve built through it. It’s really helped me develop as a person as well.”

Castro settled for silver at the District Three championships this spring and finished fourth at the PIAA meet. She’s eager to see what the opposition brings to the table.

“Meeting new people I feel is always my favorite part,” Castro said. “I get to meet people from all over the world. I’ve met people from Hawaii. I just think it’s really nice to see the diversity within the Junior Olympics.”

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Salerno’s second shift

Vivian Salerno took the Lancaster-Lebanon League and District Three by storm this spring, winning both 800-meter events as a freshman. She added to the flourish with bronze-medal laurels at states.

But her summer training hit a roadblock. She sprained her tibia while preparing for her upcoming soccer season.

The Junior Olympics will be her test run back in competition.

“(The injury) definitely showed me why we have to practice every single day, because it was quick — all your stamina just disappears really quick,” Salerno said. “And it also showed me that even though it’s discouraging, you know what you’re capable of. In that moment, you couldn’t achieve it. But you can get through that, and then you’ll start building it back up.”

Confidence will be key for Salerno as she navigates the uncharted waters. Her debut campaign with McCaskey can trigger self-trust.

She timed 2:10.69 at the Henderson Invite — which ranks fourth in L-L history — and clocked 2:12.76 to set the league-meet record.

“This season showed me I can make goals that seem unachievable,” she said, “and then I can meet them.”

Salerno isn’t alone in identifying growth, targeting the next step. 

“I think big meets, big competitions raise your level,” Jennings said. “But then it also prepares you for the next time you’re in one of those meets. And there’s no bigger meet than the Junior Olympics.” 

800 partners

Tyran London and Leudy Diaz are separated by one grade — the former is a rising senior, the latter a rising junior. But their times in the 800 are tit-for-tat.

After kicking two-minute paces over the winter, the pair have whittled their personal bests to 1:56. London will be racing in his first Junior Olympics while Diaz is making his second appearance and his first in four years.

“It helps a lot,” London said of having a runningmate. “When we’re competing together, we run side by side and all that because of how much we practice together. And if (Diaz) goes off on vacation, it feels off for the week.”

Diaz shares the same outlook. Having forged significant improvement in such a small stretch, he has one goal in mind for Houston.

“I want to PR,” Diaz said.  

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Lane Kiffin's Stunning Daughter, Presley, Goes Viral For Volleyball Photo

Lane Kiffin’s Stunning Daughter, Presley, Goes Viral For Volleyball Photo originally appeared on The Spun. While Lane Kiffin is gearing up for another college football season, the daughter of the Ole Miss Rebels head coach is getting ready for a season of her own. Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Presley Kiffin, the daughter of Lane and Layla […]

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Lane Kiffin’s Stunning Daughter, Presley, Goes Viral For Volleyball Photo originally appeared on The Spun.

While Lane Kiffin is gearing up for another college football season, the daughter of the Ole Miss Rebels head coach is getting ready for a season of her own.

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Presley Kiffin, the daughter of Lane and Layla Kiffin, is a college volleyball player at USC. Lane Kiffin, of course, coached at USC from 2010-13, before getting fired. His daughter, Presley, announced her commitment to Southern Cal back in 2024.

“I am beyond grateful to announce that I will be continuing my athletic and academic career at the University of Southern California. A huge thank you to the USC coaching staff for this amazing opportunity. I want to thank all my coaches, family, friends, and especially @mizunolongbeach for their incredible support and guidance throughout the past couple years. So excited be a Trojan! FIGHT ON❤️💛,” she announced on Instagram.

Presley Kiffin, a Class of 2025 recruit, is hoping to make an impact for the USC Trojans during the upcoming season.

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Lane Kiffin’s daughter.Presley Kiffin/IG

Presley Kiffin, who is from Long Beach, California, played in high school and at the club level. She played for Mizuno Long Beach at the club level while attending Mater Dei at the high school level.

The USC Trojans are currently gearing up for their 2025-26 season.

Presley Kiffin turned heads in a sizzling volleyball photo alongside her teammates.

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Presley Kiffin photo.Presley Kiffin/IG

Lane Kiffin must be a very proud father to have a daughter who is not only smart enough to attend USC, but also athletic enough to play for one of the top volleyball schools in the country.

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The Ole Miss Rebels head coach will surely be busy with football this fall, but the veteran college football coach is definitely going to be very interested in the USC Trojans’ 2025-26 women’s volleyball season, as well.

We look forward to watching her play this year.

Lane Kiffin’s Stunning Daughter, Presley, Goes Viral For Volleyball Photo first appeared on The Spun on Jul 23, 2025

This story was originally reported by The Spun on Jul 23, 2025, where it first appeared.

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Fencer who protested trans athlete reacts to Team USA policy change

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Women’s fencer Stephanie Turner believed she was “ruining her life” when she chose to kneel in protest of a transgender competitor at a USA Fencing event in late March.  But after nearly four months, a congressional hearing on the subject and, now, a revision in Team USA’s […]

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Women’s fencer Stephanie Turner believed she was “ruining her life” when she chose to kneel in protest of a transgender competitor at a USA Fencing event in late March. 

But after nearly four months, a congressional hearing on the subject and, now, a revision in Team USA’s transgender participation policy that surfaced Tuesday, Turner says she “absolutely” would do it all again. 

U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) updated its policies on Tuesday to suggest it will comply with President Donald Trump’s “Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports” executive order.

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“This has caused so much of a hindrance to my life personally, and it’s caused me so much emotional turmoil that I’m just so glad this is over and that there are a lot of women and girls out there who are very appreciative of this victory,” Turner told Fox News Digital. 

“I just have to say thank you [to Trump]. I voted for him, and this was a huge reason why I voted for him. And to see him come through for me and for women and girls so soon into his administration, it just, I mean, that’s a huge victory. I’ve never seen politics work in my favor immediately, effectively, efficiently. … I’m just so grateful for that executive order.” 

Still, Turner said that the change taking as long as it did is “disappointing” to her. 

For Turner, a former longtime Democrat and Maryland native, Trump in 2024 was the first Republican she’s voted for. She says she “shudders” to think where she’d be if she and other former Democrats didn’t vote for Trump in 2024. 

WHO IS STEPHANIE TURNER? WOMEN’S FENCER WHO KNELT TO PROTEST TRANS OPPONENT AND IGNITED GLOBAL AWARENESS

Still, Turner and her support group are calling for further measures by the USOPC after the recent policy change. 

The Independent Council on Women’s Sports (ICONS), the advocacy group that represents Turner, released a statement Tuesday calling for mandatory sex screening for all women’s athletes to enforce Trump’s executive order effectively. 

“The next critical step is for the USOPC to implement sex screening protocols. This will ensure that women are guaranteed equal, fair and safe opportunities in athletic competition. ICONS will not rest until every girl, at every level, in every sport has access to fair competition and privacy in locker rooms,” the statement said.

“The U.S. has a chance to be a leader in standing up for the fair treatment of women around the world.”

Turner is also calling for mandatory testing. 

“Enforcement of this policy is going to be essential,” Turner said. Turner pointed to karyotyping, a test that examines the chromosomes in a sample of cells, as a necessary form of testing. 

“You can’t rely on documentation anymore. You can’t rely on drivers license(s), you can’t rely on birth certificates because those can all be edited,” Turner said. 

Turner helped ignite an avalanche of backlash against one of the USOPC’s major governing bodies, USA Fencing, when she released footage of her viral protest in April. 

Turner was disqualified and given a black card for her refusal to face the trans opponent, prompting backlash against USA Fencing. 

The controversy was then the subject of a federal hearing May 7. Turner testified against USA Fencing Chair Damien Lehfeldt at the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) Subcommittee’s hearing, “Unfair Play: Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports.”

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In early June, USA Fencing’s Board of Directors voted to amend its previous policy that prioritized states with LGBTQ-friendly laws for host sites for competitions and a policy that may have prevented the playing of the national anthem at some events. Both of those policies were highly criticized in the aftermath of Turner’s viral protest. 

Then, the very next week, two USA Fencing directors filed a lawsuit against the other six at-large members, alleging Lehfeldt made false statements to Congress at the May 7 hearing. The plaintiffs, Andrey Geva and Abdel Salem, each have long ties to the sport and organization, previously coaching or competing for Team USA. 

This week, USA Fencing became one of the first organizations to make an official announcement that referenced the USOPC’s new policy. 

On July 18, 2025, the USOPC released new athlete safety guidelines that all national governing bodies must follow under a federal executive order issued by the president earlier this year.

For Turner, her involvement in the issue began in her home state of Maryland the last weekend of March, when she was matched up against the transgender opponent, Redmond Sullivan, at the Cherry Blossom Open. 

When Turner knelt in front of Sullivan, she says she told Sullivan, “I have much love and respect for you, but I will not fence you.”

Now, as she reflects on the issue, Turner has a message she would give Sullivan after Tuesday’s news.

“I hope he understands that what he did was cheating, and it was not fair to women and girls. I also want him to know that I don’t hate him personally. This was never about him and me. This was really about the issue and the policy at hand,” Turner said. 

“And if I am angry at anybody, I’m angry at his enablers and the people who have allowed this policy to go on for so long.” 

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By Kevin Dotson, CNN (CNN) — The US Olympic and Paralympic Committee has pledged to follow a Trump administration order by banning transgender women athletes in an update to its athlete safety policy – falling in line with other groups that have banned transgender women from sports competition in the women’s category. Trump’s “Keeping Men […]

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(CNN) — The US Olympic and Paralympic Committee has pledged to follow a Trump administration order by banning transgender women athletes in an update to its athlete safety policy – falling in line with other groups that have banned transgender women from sports competition in the women’s category.

Trump’s “Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports” executive order was issued in February. The New York Times was first to report the change.

The USOPC athlete safety policy, which does not directly reference the word “transgender” in the 27-page document, now features an ambiguously worded paragraph referring to Trump’s executive order from February.

The new language reads: “The USOPC is committed to protecting opportunities for athletes participating in sport. The USOPC will continue to collaborate with various stakeholders with oversight responsibilities, e.g., IOC, IPC, NGBs, to ensure that women have a fair and safe competition environment consistent with Executive Order 14201 and the Ted Stevens Olympic & Amateur Sports Act, 36 U.S.C § 22501, et. seq.”

In response to a request for more information on the policy change, the USOPC provided CNN with a letter from CEO Sarah Hirshland and president Gene Sykes, which was sent to the governing body’s community of shareholders on Tuesday.

In the letter, the USOPC says it “has engaged in a series of respectful and constructive conversations with federal officials” since the issuance of Executive Order 14201.

“As a federally chartered organization, we have an obligation to comply with federal expectations,” the letter stated.

“The guidance we’ve received aligns with the Ted Stevens Act, reinforcing our mandated responsibility to promote athlete safety and competitive fairness.”

The letter goes on to specify that the national governing bodies of sports in the United States must obey the USOPC’s new guidance.

The webpage for the USOPC’s transgender athlete policy, updated on Monday, contains a new line of text at the top of the page reading, “As of July 21, 2025, please refer to the USOPC athlete safety policy.”

The previous policy language still resides on the webpage, where the organization’s prior stance had been “to rely on real data and science-based evidence rather than ideology” in determining the eligibility of transgender athletes.

Clarification: An earlier version of this story incorrectly described the impact of President Trump’s executive order. His order aims to ban transgender women from competing in women’s sports.

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