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Al Michaels dropped a smug Trump joke about Lake Ontario's renaming during Thursday Night Football, leaving Kirk Herbstreit frozen in silence.

Sean Payton fired back at analyst Geoff Schwartz after his claim that Bo Nix doesn't push the ball downfield was corrected by deep-ball stats.

Cameron Brink called Enes Kanter Freedom "a stupid piece of s—" for challenging WNBA draft eligibility rules amid the transgender athlete debate.

Phoenix Mercury coach Nate Tibbetts deflected questions about transgender eligibility, saying it's the league's job as Cathy Engelbert remains silent.

Za'Darius Smith said he was in a dark place after losing his mother, grandmother, and father before signing with the Atlanta Falcons for 2025.

Nate Tibbetts deferred to the WNBA league office on the transgender eligibility policy after Charles Barkley criticized Adam Silver and Cathy Engelbert.

Abdul El-Sayed pivoted to Ford Field ticket prices on Jesse Watters Primetime when pressed on his past claims that the NFL is fundamentally racist.

Matt Ryan backed Enes Kanter Freedom's ejection from the Indiana Fever-Chicago Sky game, calling out the WNBA's failure to protect women's sports.

Enes Kanter Freedom reveals exactly what Natasha Cloud screamed at him courtside before security ejected him from the Indiana Fever-Chicago Sky game.

Natasha Cloud shouted at Enes Kanter Freedom during a third-quarter timeout before security ejected him from Wintrust Arena in the Fever's win.

Enes Kanter Freedom was escorted from Wintrust Arena after a heated courtside shouting match with Chicago Sky guard Natasha Cloud during a WNBA game.

Video shows Enes Kanter Freedom being swarmed by a hostile crowd outside the sold-out Indiana Fever-Chicago Sky WNBA game at Wintrust Arena.

Jazz Chisholm Jr. kicked away an easy grounder then immediately blamed the umpire, but replay showed Ryan Additon was perfectly positioned.

Yotam Budnik was disqualified from the International Olympiad in Informatics in Uzbekistan after displaying an Israeli flag on the victory podium.

The WNBA admitted league security wrongly forced a mother and daughter to cover their XX-XY Athletics shirts during the Indiana Fever game in Atlanta.

The NBA issued a blunt rebuke of ESPN's report that Steve Ballmer has been cleared in the Kawhi Leonard salary cap circumvention investigation.

Enes Kanter Freedom roasted Angel Reese's crunch-time miss and compared her to Paul George while renewing his threat to enter the 2027 WNBA Draft.

Nate Tibbetts ripped the media narrative around the WNBA but rushed to defend Stephanie White instead of backing Sophie Cunningham and Caitlin Clark.

Major League Baseball's Field of Dreams game on Netflix featured 26 Hall of Famers, but Elle Duncan's hosting drew immediate social media backlash.

Puka Nacua revealed on the "Impaulsive" podcast that he ended up bleeding after walking into a glass pane while trying to find Davante Adams.

Tony Romo's arrest on suspicion of intoxicated driving may end his CBS career, says Boomer Esiason, as J.J. Watt replaces him alongside Jim Nantz.

The WNBA task force on transgender athletes offered another update with no eligibility definition, scheduling more meetings while scolding critics.

Bob Iger once told JJ Redick he "couldn't root for the Lakers" as a lifelong Knicks fan. Now he helped buy the Los Angeles Lakers for $12.5 billion.

Russell Westbrook retires after 18 NBA seasons with 209 career triple-doubles, the 2017 MVP award, nine All-Star nods and two scoring titles.

Stephanie White called DiJonai Carrington's hit on Sophie Cunningham "egregious" but spent most of her podium time defending herself from criticism.

Stephen A. Smith blames the WNBA league office for failing to set clear transgender eligibility rules, arguing it opened the door for political opponents.

Trump warned FIFA against replacing Gianni Infantino, calling him "fantastic" as soccer's governing body faces internal revolt over private equity deals.

Michigan's Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed faces backlash over a resurfaced blog post linking toxic masculinity to football culture.

DiJonai Carrington posted "WHITE PRIVILEGE" after her Flagrant 2 ejection for hitting Sophie Cunningham, yet WNBA media rushed to her defense.

Payton McNabb applauds Sophie Cunningham's courage, rips Cheryl Reeve's trans inclusion stance, and explains why Caitlin Clark's voice matters.