Fox News Sports Huddle Newsletter: California takes centerstage in transgender athlete debate, Indy500 drama

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GIRLS' SPORTS – A transgender jock finished successful archetypal spot successful aggregate events astatine the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) Track Championship Masters Qualifiers implicit the weekend. The jock is acceptable to vie successful the girls' agelong leap and triple leap authorities championships aboriginal this week. The Department of Education is investigating the CIF. Continue reading…

ELIGIBILITY RULES – The California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) told Fox News Digital it amended its eligibility rules for the authorities championship. The alteration was announced soon aft President Donald Trump threatened to withhold national backing from California. Continue speechmaking …

FAMILY REACTS – A regularisation alteration volition let astatine slightest 2 California precocious schoolhouse athletes to suffice for the authorities rubric aft falling conscionable shy of the emblematic qualification threshold aft a transgender jock won a brace of events. A household with a girl trying to triumph a rubric told Fox News Digital they are "grateful" the White House is taking an involvement successful the upcoming event. Continue speechmaking …

(Right top) President Donald Trump. (Right lower) California Gov. Gavin Newsome. (Left) Spectators deterioration Protect Girls Sports shirts during the CIF Southern Section Division 3 Track and Field preliminaries astatine Nathan Shapell Memorial Stadium astatine Yorba Linda High School connected May 10, 2025 successful Yorba Linda, California. (Getty Images)

MOVED TO THE REAR – Andretti Global drivers Marcus Ericsson and Kyle Kirkwood were stripped of their archetypal finishes successful the Indy 500 aft their cars failed post-race method inspection. Continue speechmaking …

INDY 500 HISTORY – Alex Palou etched his sanction successful the past books and enjoyed the ceremonial swig of beverage successful Victory Lane astatine the Indianapolis 500 implicit the weekend. He became the archetypal Spanish operator to triumph the "Greatest Spectacle successful Racing." Continue speechmaking …

Alex Palou, of Spain, celebrates with fans aft winning the Indianapolis 500 car contention astatine Indianapolis Motor Speedway successful Indianapolis, Sunday, May 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

CHAOS ENSUES – Tensions flared during Saturday's NCAA shot crippled betwixt Samford and Mercer. A player's animated location tally solemnisation sparked ejections for players, coaches, and adjacent parents. Continue speechmaking …

'GREAT FOR OUR GAME' – Caitlin Clark was whistled for a flagrant foul connected Agnel Reese during their latest WNBA matchup. The heated infinitesimal sparked much statement astir the rivalry, which is thing Dawn Staley believes is yet "great for our game." Continue speechmaking …

CAN'T VERIFY – The WNBA said it was incapable to substantiate a study of racist instrumentality behaviour astatine the Indiana Fever-Chicago Sky crippled connected May 17. Officials said the league "will proceed to beryllium vigilant successful enforcing our instrumentality codification of conduct." Continue speechmaking …

SIDELINED – Wednesday volition people the archetypal crippled Caitlin Clark has missed crossed her 4 years astatine Iowa and her clip successful the WNBA. On Monday, the Indiana Fever announced the prima defender volition miss astatine slightest 2 weeks with a quad strain. Continue speechmaking …

Indiana Fever defender Caitlin Clark (22) fouls Chicago Sky guardant Angel Reese (5) in the 2nd fractional astatine Gainbridge Fieldhouse. (Trevor Ruszkowski-Imagn Images)

FROM OUTKICK – Kirk Cousins skipped the Atlanta Falcons' archetypal time of voluntary organized squad activities. The seasoned backmost has expressed his tendency to determination to different squad wherever helium volition person the accidental to commencement successful 2025. Continue speechmaking …

WATCH NOW – The Pacers took a commanding bid pb by defeating the Knicks successful Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Finals. FOX Sports' Colin Cowherd discusses Tyrese Haliburton's standout performance. Continue speechmaking …

FROM FOX SPORTS – NFL connected FOX expert Terry Bradshaw criticized the Pittsburgh Steelers' reported ongoing pursuit of escaped cause prima backmost Aaron Rodgers. Continue speechmaking …