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Riley Gaines warns California, Minnesota about states' failures to comply with Title IX
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Riley Gaines put California, Minnesota and other states on notice as Attorney General Pam Bondi announced a lawsuit against Maine for the state’s failure to comply with Title IX.
Gaines was at the press conference where Bondi talked about the lawsuit. The former NCAA star swimmer-turned-champion for fairness in women’s sports received an opportunity to speak.
Attorney General Pam Bondi, center, speaks during a news conference at the Department of Justice headquarters in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, April 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
“Let this be a notice – California, Minnesota and the likes thereof – if you do not comply with federal law, you do not get to reap the benefits of complying with federal law,” she said. “Of course, one of those benefits being receiving federal funds. Women are protected and recognized under federal law – again, that law being Title IX.
“The U.S. government, including the Department of Justice, including the Department of Education, will not stand by and ignore when the federally protected rights of women and girls are being violated.”
Gaines, who hosts OutKick’s “Gaines for Girls” podcast, said the moment between Maine Gov. Janet Mills and President Donald Trump during their spat in February “went viral for all the right reasons.”
She made clear that Trump was a “man of his promises and that’s what we’ve seen delivered.”
“Promises made, promises kept,” she said.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom campaigns for then-President Joe Biden on July 4, 2024 at a county Democratic Party event in South Haven, Michigan. (Chris duMond/Shutterstock)
BONDI ANNOUNCES LAWSUIT AGAINST MAINE FOR REFUSING TO BAN TRANS ATHLETES FROM GIRLS’ SPORTS
Bondi’s lawsuit came as Maine refused to change its trans-inclusion policies when it came to allowing transgender athletes in girls’ and women’s sports in the state.
Stephanie Turner, who recently drew viral attention to the issue of trans inclusion in women’s fencing with a clip of her kneeling in protest of a trans opponent, was also at the press conference.
“The Department of Justice will not sit by when women are discriminated against in sports,” Bondi said at a press conference. “… What they have been through is horrific.”
“We want to get states to comply with us,” Bondi added.
Bondi said they were seeking an injunction and have titles returned to the girls who “rightfully” won competitions in which trans athletes participated in.
Lawmakers in California have rejected legislation to ban biological males from girls’ and women’s sports. One Democratic state lawmaker compared the ban to practices employed by Nazi Germany in the Holocaust.
Then-U.S. Democratic vice presidential nominee, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, takes the stage on Day 3 of the Democratic National Convention at the United Center, in Chicago on Aug. 21, 2024. (REUTERS/Mike Segar)
Minnesota lawmakers have also failed to ban biological males from girls’ and women’s sports. A lawmaker there said it was akin to “state-sanctioned genocide.”
Fox News’ Jackson Thompson contributed to this report.
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Mikey Laser allowed only four hits in Detroit Catholic Central’s win for Div. 1 championship.
Mikey Laser allowed only four hits in Detroit Catholic Central’s win for Div. 1 championship.
East Lansing — This gave a whole new meaning to the term “triple threat.”
Detroit Catholic Central’s offense was humming during Saturday’s Division 1 state baseball championship game against Rochester Adams on the strength of triples.
Lots and lots of triples.
Catholic Central set a championship game record by hitting five triples, which helped catapult it to a 7-0 victory over Adams in the all-Oakland County title game at Michigan State’s McLane Stadium.
It was Catholic Central’s first state championship in baseball since 1999 and finished off a terrific state tournament run after Catholic Central lost to Warren De La Salle in the semifinals of the Catholic League tournament on its own home field.
“What a game right there,” Catholic Central head coach Ryan Rogowski said. “What a hitting performance. I’m telling you, can we hit the ball or what? Them Shamrocks can hit.”
While the offense was sending balls to the wall, Catholic Central was also good at preventing runs thanks to senior Mikey Laser, who limited a powerful Adams offense to just four hits, or one triple fewer than Catholic Central’s lineup produced.
“I was just trying to get ahead with first-pitch strikes,” Laser said. “Just get the ball to my defense and I know they’ll make plays.”
Adams (29-9) was making its first appearance in a championship game since 1996, when it lost in the Class A championship game a second year in a row.
This year’s coach, Andy Lamkin, is in his second stint at the helm of the program and was the head coach of those teams that lost in the 1995 and 1996 championship games.
Thirty years later, Adams hoped to do one better than those teams and claim its first title, but couldn’t get the offense going against Laser and Catholic Central.
“We haven’t done that all year long,” Lamkin said. “You’ve got to give him a lot of credit. He pitched fast. When we did hit the ball hard, it was at people. They outhit us. They took it to us at the beginning and nobody has done that to us this year.”
The triple-barrage for Catholic Central started on the first pitch of the game, when senior Bennett Thompson laced a rope to the gap in left-center.
The next batter, senior Dylan Fairchild, duplicated the feat, hitting his own shot to left-center for an RBI triple that made it 1-0 Catholic Central.
An RBI groundout by Nicholas Garnick put Catholic Central up 2-0 in the first.
With two outs and two men on in the second, Fairchild hit another triple, this time scoring two runs to give Catholic Central a 4-0 lead.
The score stayed that way until the fifth, when Thompson hit another triple to start the inning and then scored on a wild pitch to give Catholic Central a 5-0 lead. Catholic Central then took a 6-0 lead on an RBI single by Cam Swearingen. Junior Jaxon Gatt put Catholic Central up 7-0 in the seventh on a sacrifice fly with the bases loaded.
Keith Dunlap is a freelance writer.
MILWAUKEE – Milwaukee County sheriff’s deputies arrested a woman suspected of firing shots during a family picnic at Lake Park on Saturday, June 13.
Lake Park investigation
What we know:
FOX6 News found the law enforcement scene on Lake Park Road, just off Lincoln Memorial Drive, at the park’s northern end on Saturday night.
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The sheriff’s office said they were called there at around 6:25 p.m. After deputies secured the area, they investigated and learned there was an argument during a family picnic. A woman who was at the picnic “stormed away” and fired two shots through her sunroof as she drove off. No one was injured.
Law enforcement activity at Lake Park on June 13.
Witnesses gave deputies a description of the woman’s vehicle. They then went to a home tied to the vehicle’s license plates, where they found the vehicle and the woman.
The woman, a 36-year-old from Milwaukee, was taken into custody. Deputies found a shell casing from the vehicle, which appeared to match another that was found at the crime scene.
What we don’t know:
The sheriff’s office said the woman is in custody pending criminal charges, but it’s not clear at this time what those charges would be. The incident remains under investigation.
Editor’s note: The Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office issued a correction to its initial report, which claimed deputies found a gun in the woman’s car. It was also updated to reflect new details about the suspect’s identity.
The Source: FOX6 News went to the scene and requested information from the Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office.
On Saturday, people gathered at Bethune Park in Minneapolis to celebrate Juneteenth.
“The energy is electric. Everybody out here is having so much fun,” said Andrew Kuria, who was helping his aunt, a vendor.
Fun with meaning and a purpose of celebrating a holiday close to many hearts.
“Juneteenth,” said Imani Waters, who was singing at the event. “Emancipation, and Black people just being able to celebrate our history.”
Community organizers started the Minneapolis tradition in 1982, filling a gap at a time when many didn’t know about the holiday. The Minneapolis Park and Recreation board hosted Saturday’s event, featuring music, food and vendors like Mary Kuria, who’s originally from Kenya.
“Since I’m from Kenya, I thought I could find some people to make stuff for me and then I can bring it here,” said Mary Kuria, who owns Shiro’s African Boutique.
The Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture says although the Emancipation Proclamation freed African Americans in rebelling states Jan. 1, 1863, it wasn’t until June 19, 1865, when it was actually fully enforced with the Union army.
“We wouldn’t be here if it wasn’t for the African Americans who were brought here as slaves,” said Mary Kuria. “They actually made a stepping stone for a lot of us, especially Africans, to be able to come here.”
When it comes to 2026: “I think we’re doing better. I think we can improve in certain areas. I know we have a lot of grey areas, but hey, there’s always room for improvement,” said Karla Nelson, who attended the event.
“We’ve come a long way and we have a long way to go,” Waters added.
“It’s a reminder that change can happen,” Andrew Kuria told WCCO.
Juneteenth became a federally recognized holiday in 2021. Minnesota followed suit in 2023, giving the day off to state workers. Wisconsin does not.
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