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Trump signs executive order intended to bar transgender athletes from girls' and women's sports President Donald Trump has signed an executive order designed to prevent transgender athletes from participating in girls' or womens sports.

The order gives federal agencies wide latitude to ensure entities that receive federal funding abide by Title IX in alignment with the Trump administrations view, which interprets sex as the gender someone was assigned at birth.

It is the latest aggressive shift by the Republican presidents second administration in how the government views transgender people and their rights.

Trump has already ordered the government to define sex as only male or female.

NFL players' union boss Lloyd Howell: 'No one wants to play an 18th game' in regular season NEW ORLEANS (AP) An 18-game NFL regular season isnt a slam dunk.

NFLPA executive director Lloyd Howell pushed back on it Wednesday even though NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has openly talked about it as if its inevitable.

The two sides havent had formal discussions about expanding the season, which would require renegotiating the collective bargaining agreement.

Of course, the players union would want the league to make several concessions in order to agree to an 18th game.

Jalen Reeves-Maybin, a linebacker for the Lions and NFLPA president, wouldnt specify what the players may want in return.

Bucks are adding Kyle Kuzma and sending Khris Middleton to the Wizards in a trade, AP source says The Milwaukee Bucks are trading NBA champion and Olympic gold medalist Khris Middleton to the Washington Wizards and getting Kyle Kuzma back in the deal, according to a person with knowledge of the agreement.

A.J.

Johnson goes from the Bucks to the Wizards and Patrick Baldwin goes from the Wizards to the Bucks, along with a future pick swap and some second-round draft capital, according to the person who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the trade had yet to receive league approval.

The move first reported by ESPN, came one day before Thursdays 3 p.m.

Eastern trade deadline in the NBA.

The LA Rams will be the home team in 2026 for the first NFL game in Australia NEW ORLEANS (AP) The NFL is expanding its international footprint to Australia.

The league announced Wednesday that it will be playing a game in 2026 in Melbourne at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, a venue that holds about 100,000 spectators.

The Los Angeles Rams will be the home team for that game, part of a multi-year commitment to play in Melbourne.

League executive Peter OReilly said the game will likely be played in Week 1 to give the teams extra time to acclimate to the time zone and promote the sport before the game.

It would likely be scheduled for prime time on the East Coast of the United States, which could mean a start time of about noon in Melbourne.

Brady reflects on 'learning curve' of 1st season with Fox, calling Super Bowl and role with Raiders Tom Brady addressed questions about his move to broadcasting as well as other issues on Wednesday during a conference call previewing Sundays Super Bowl 59 matchup between the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles.

It was the first time Brady was made available for interviews.

He has frequently appeared during the season on Colin Cowherds show on FS1.

Brady has received as much scrutiny as an analyst as he did during his 23 seasons quarterbacking the New England Patriots and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, where he won seven Super Bowls.

11 NFL teams have never had a Black head coach.

Players find that disappointing ASHBURN, Va.

(AP) More than a third of Black NFL players who responded to questions from the AP about the state of Black head coaches around the league were discouraged or disappointed by the current numbers.

More than half of the athletes in professional football are Black, but only seven of the 32 coaches that began this season are Black.

As the Super Bowl approaches on Sunday, two of those seven have been fired and were replaced by white coaches.

The Rooney Rule has been around for more than 20 years, but there still are 11 NFL franchises that have never had a Black head coach.

Settlement creates $5 million fund for NWSL players after abuse scandal The National Womens Soccer League will establish a $5 million fund for players as part of a settlement that stemmed from allegations of emotional and sexual misconduct that rocked the league in 2021.

Attorneys general from Washington, D.C., Illinois and New York announced the settlement with the league on Wednesday.

The funds will go to players who experienced abuse.

The settlement also requires the league to maintain safeguards put into place following a pair of investigations released in late 2022 that found widespread misconduct that impacted multiple teams, coaches and players.

Hermoso's teammate and brother say in court the Spain player was pressured to downplay Rubiales kiss MADRID (AP) The brother of Jenni Hermoso and one of her teammates have told a judge there were attempts to pressure the player into downplaying the unsolicited kiss by former Spanish federation president Luis Rubiales in the awards presentation ceremony following the 2023 Womens World Cup.

Rafael Hermoso said in court that former womens national team coach Jorge Vilda asked him to tell Jenni to record a video together with the former president to show she was OK with the kiss.

Former teammate Misa Rodriguez said Jenni told the other players she was being coerced and that she was not well after what happened.

Figure skating event benefiting victims of DC plane crash to take place in Washington in March ARLINGTON, Va.

(AP) A figure skating tribute will take place in Washington, D.C., in early March to support victims of the midair collision and crash outside Ronald Reagan International Airport.

Organizers on Wednesday announced the "Legacy on Ice benefit event scheduled for March 2 at Capital One Arena in downtown Washington.

Twenty-eight members of the figure skating community were among the 67 people killed when an Army helicopter collided with an American Airlines flight and crashed into the Potomac River.

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Figure Skating, DC Fire & EMS Foundation and the Greater Washington Community Foundation are putting on the tribute.

Super Bowl secondary-ticket prices high but much less than last year's game Prices on the secondary-ticket market for Sundays Super Bowl in New Orleans are much less than last years big game and declining.

But they are still high by historical standards.

The average price for the Kansas City Chiefs-Philadelphia Eagles game at TickPick was $6,552 as of Tuesday.

If that amount holds, it would be that websites third highest for a Super Bowl.

Last years game between the Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers was the highest with an average price at that site of $9,136..

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