@Riley_Gaines_ You’re truly sick, all of this campaigning because you lost a race. Straight up sore loser. You should be uplifting the trans community and perhaps finding a way to make sports inclusive OR creating a new avenue where trans feel safe in sports. Maybe a transgender… https://t.co/pjpzuZ0AlO
— Simone Biles (@Simone_Biles) June 6, 2025
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Simone Biles vs. Riley Gaines
Over the weekend, two notable female athletes sparred on social media over transgender athletes competing in women’s sports. The heated exchange between Olympic gymnast Simone Biles and former NCAA swimmer-turned-conservative commentator Riley Gaines captured significant attention. Gaines, who became an activist after speaking out about her experience as a collegiate swimmer competing against transgender athlete […]

Over the weekend, two notable female athletes sparred on social media over transgender athletes competing in women’s sports.
The heated exchange between Olympic gymnast Simone Biles and former NCAA swimmer-turned-conservative commentator Riley Gaines captured significant attention.
Gaines, who became an activist after speaking out about her experience as a collegiate swimmer competing against transgender athlete Lia Thomas back in 2023, has become the face of the initiative to bar transgender athletes from competing in women’s sports.
Over the weekend Gaines remarked on a social media post of a Minnesota girls high school softball team that included a transgender player, which turned off comments on its post about winning the state championship.
Biles responded to the post, snapping back at Gaines’ criticism.
“You’re truly sick,” Biles said, “all of this campaigning because you lost a race. Straight up sore loser. You should be uplifting the trans community and perhaps finding a way to make sports inclusive OR creating a new avenue where trans feel safe in sports. Maybe a transgender category IN ALL sports!! But instead… You bully them… One things for sure is no one in sports is safe with you around!!!!!“
Biles then proceeded to attack Gaines’ body, telling her to “bully someone your own size, which would ironically be a male.”
Gaines responded both on X and in her podcast, “Gaines for Girls,” saying she believed that Biles “tarnished” her own reputation because of her stance and how she went about it.
Gaines also didn’t let slide that she herself is around 5-foot-5 and 130 pounds. “How absurd it is to have a woman commenting on another woman’s body, especially when it’s Simone Biles. A woman who has, I mean, over the years, historically, been scrutinized for her stature, for her build,” Gaines said on her podcast.
Gaines claimed that Biles’ comments were hypocritical and reposted a video of the Olympic gymnast in a body positivity campaign, and a 2017 comment she made about being grateful she didn’t have to compete about a male gymnast.
But where some believe Gaines took it too far was in her comments regarding convicted sex offender Larry Nassar.
ESPN commentator Stephen A. Smith said in his show on Monday that he agreed with Gaines in the feud until she brought up Nassar, the disgraced U.S. gymnastics team doctor.

“Respectfully, that’s going a bit too far,” Smith said. “Talking about transgender women in sports is one issue, using a guy like Larry Nassar, one of the most despicable human beings we’ve ever witnessed on this earth who molested and abused numerous women, numerous gymnasts, including Biles. To go that low, Gaines, you lost all credibility.”
“The points that you made to Simone Biles outside of the Larry Nassar comment, that should give us all cause to pause,” he added. “The reality is that it is a disservice to women in a lot of people’s eyes that men transitioning to women get to compete in women’s sports.”
”There are an abundance of women out there who have a right to feel the way that Riley Gaines feels, Simone Biles.”
On Tuesday, Biles finally broke her silence and commented on the issue once again.
“I’ve always believed competitive equity & inclusivity are both essential in sport. The current system doesn’t adequately balance these important principles, which often leads to frustration and heated exchanges, and it didn’t help for me to get personal with Riley, which I apologize for. These are sensitive, complicated issues that I truly don’t have the answers or solutions to, but I believe it starts with empathy and respect,” Biles said, continuing to say that more needs to be done so that “sports organizations have a responsibility to come up with rules supporting inclusion while maintaining fair competition.”
Others, including former NASCAR driver Danica Patrick, remarked on the controversy.
“This issue has a shelf life. I truly believe common sense will prevail,” Patrick said over the weekend, per the New York Post. “But until then, I am grateful for people like Riley Gaines who are making sure no one gets away with it. Not to mention the fact that she actually lived it.”
Conservative commentator Sage Steele spoke directly to Biles in a post on X, accusing the legendary gymnast of not having a legitimate argument because she never had to compete against a biological man like Gaines did.
“Every one of your Olympic medals came competing against fellow women,” Steele said.
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#UDTF Bogues And Peralta Named USTFCCCA All-Academic
Story Links NEW ORLEANS, La. – University of Dayton javelin throwers Casey Bogues and Daniela Peralta have been named All-Academic Athletes for the 2025 NCAA Division I Women’s Track & Field seasons by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA). To qualify for the honor, student-athletes must […]

NEW ORLEANS, La. – University of Dayton javelin throwers Casey Bogues and Daniela Peralta have been named All-Academic Athletes for the 2025 NCAA Division I Women’s Track & Field seasons by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).
To qualify for the honor, student-athletes must have a cumulative GPA of 3.25 or higher on a 4.0 scale (including the most recent grading period) and must have participated in at least one round of the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships.
This marks the fourth time Bogues has been named an All-Academic Athlete by the USTFCCCA. The graduate student, who was also named to the Atlantic 10 All-Academic Team in May, capped off her career at the NCAA East Regional. A native of Red Bank, New Jersey, Bogues is one of the most decorated athletes in program history. She is a four-time Atlantic 10 champion in the javelin, holds 16 career wins, and owns the program’s longest throw. A two-time U.S. Olympic Trials qualifier, she recently earned her master’s degree in Literacy with a perfect 4.0 GPA in graduate school.
Peralta, a Sport Management major, earns All-Academic honors from the USTFCCCA for the first time. The Gillette, New Jersey native recorded a personal-best throw of 47.50m to win the Mount Union Last Chance Meet in May — the third-longest javelin throw in program history. After missing most of the 2024 season due to injury, the redshirt sophomore bounced back in 2025 with seven top-five finishes and a trip to the NCAA East Regional.
For the complete USTFCCCA release, click the link above and follow the Flyers on X: @UDWomensTF_XC, Facebook: University of Dayton Track and Field and Cross County and Instagram: ud_xctf.
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Men’s Volleyball Earns AVCA Team Academic Award
Story Links LEXINGTON, Ky. (7/21/25) – The Kean University men’s volleyball team earned an American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Team Academic Award for its classroom performance in the 2024-25 school year. “It is very exciting to see that the record-setting, on-court successes during the 2024-25 season have extended to the […]

LEXINGTON, Ky. (7/21/25) – The Kean University men’s volleyball team earned an American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Team Academic Award for its classroom performance in the 2024-25 school year.
“It is very exciting to see that the record-setting, on-court successes during the 2024-25 season have extended to the classroom,” says AVCA CEO Jaime Gordon. “The fact that more programs earned the Team Academic Award than ever before is evidence of how committed our coaches are when it comes to helping their players reach their goals as both students and athletes.”
The award, which was initiated in the 1992-93 academic year, honors collegiate and high school volleyball teams that displayed excellence in the classroom during the school year by maintaining at least a 3.30 cumulative team grade-point average on a 4.0 scale.
More than 1,400 teams earned the award this year.
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Leverette and Li Named to AVCA Player of the Year Watch List
LOS ANGELES – Junior outside hitters Cheridyn Leverette and Maggie Li have been named to the AVCA Division I Player of the Year Award Watch List, presented by Nike Volleyball, announced on Tuesday morning. Leverette and Li are two of 30 standout athletes selected from 20 institutions to appear on the watch list. UCLA […]

Leverette and Li are two of 30 standout athletes selected from 20 institutions to appear on the watch list. UCLA is one of just nine programs to boast multiple honorees.
Leverette’s quickly emerged as one of top player players in the nation to stardom following her breakout 2024 season where she earned AVCA All-America Honorable Mention and First Team All-Big Ten honors. After limited appearances in 2022, she emerged as a reliable starter in 2023, ranking third on the team with 288 kills and leading in service aces. By 2024, Leverette led the Bruins in five statistical categories, totaled 435 kills with 20+ kills in three matches, and posted a remarkable 29-kill outing at Purdue—the highest kill tally by a Bruin in the last three years. Her consistency was unmatched, recording double-digit kills in 27 of 28 matches and becoming just the fifth Bruin in the rally scoring era with 20 straight matches in double figures.
Li will join UCLA after two fantastic seasons as a standout outside hitter at Cal. As a freshman in 2023, she led all Division I newcomers in multiple categories and became the first in program history to earn AVCA Pacific West Region Freshman of the Year and VolleyballMag All-America Honorable Mention. She continued her dominance in 2024, starting every match and ranking among the ACC’s top three in kills, kills per set, and total points. She went on to register a total of 463 kills and seven double-doubles. Li earned Pac-12 and ACC weekly honors at record-setting rates and posted seven 20+ kill performances, including a season-high 28 against Saint Mary’s.
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Track & Field Earns USTFCCCA All-Academic Team Honors
Story Links NEW ORLEANS, La. – Austin Peay State University’s track and field team earned the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association All-Academic Team honor, the organization announced. The Governors posted at least a 3.37 grade-point average across both the fall and spring semesters during the 2024-25 academic […]

NEW ORLEANS, La. – Austin Peay State University’s track and field team earned the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association All-Academic Team honor, the organization announced.
The Governors posted at least a 3.37 grade-point average across both the fall and spring semesters during the 2024-25 academic year, with a 3.5 GPA in the fall and a 3.37 in the spring. Additionally, the APSU had 23 student-athletes named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll and 26 tabbed to the dean’s list last season. The program also has posted at least a 3.0 GPA for 14-straight semesters.
The USTFCCCA All-Academic Team honor marks the second-straight for the Governors and the eighth time the program has received the academic distinction since 2010.
In order to be eligible for the USTFCCCA All-Academic Team Award, institutions must post at least a 3.0 GPA for the academic year.
Austin Peay was one of two Atlantic Sun Conference programs to earn the honor, joined by Eastern Kentucky.
For news and updates, follow the Austin Peay track and field team on X or Instagram (@GovsXCTF) or check back at LetsGoPeay.com for the latest news and stories.
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Jacob Carrico – Graduate Assistant Coach (1st Season) – Women’s Volleyball Coaches
Jacob Carrico was hired as a graduate assistant coach for the Purdue Fort Wayne women’s volleyball team prior to the 2025 season. Carrico spent four years played collegiate volleyball at Indiana Tech, playing in 83 matches as a Warrior. He won back-to-back WHAC regular season and conference tournament titles in 2022 and 2023. He had 396 digs […]
Carrico spent four years played collegiate volleyball at Indiana Tech, playing in 83 matches as a Warrior. He won back-to-back WHAC regular season and conference tournament titles in 2022 and 2023. He had 396 digs in his career.
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Giants send Hayden Birdsong to Triple
ATLANTA (AP) — The San Francisco Giants optioned Hayden Birdsong to Triple-A Sacramento after the right-hander failed to record an out in Monday night’s 9-5 loss to the Atlanta Braves. Birdsong (4-4) issued four walks, hit a batter and threw a wild pitch while allowing five runs against the Braves. He threw just six of […]


ATLANTA (AP) — The San Francisco Giants optioned Hayden Birdsong to Triple-A Sacramento after the right-hander failed to record an out in Monday night’s 9-5 loss to the Atlanta Braves.
Birdsong (4-4) issued four walks, hit a batter and threw a wild pitch while allowing five runs against the Braves. He threw just six of his 25 pitches for strikes in the Giants’ sixth straight loss.
It was the first time in 37 career appearances Birdsong did not record an out. He has 17 walks in his last 13 innings.
The loss left Birdsong’s ERA at 4.80, including an 8.13 mark in his last seven starts.
San Francisco also optioned right-hander Tristan Beck to Sacramento and recalled right-handers Carson Seymour and Sean Hjelle from the Triple-A team in moves announced by the team on Tuesday. Beck threw 1 1/3 perfect innings on Monday night, leaving his ERA at 5.68.
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