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Sen Blackburn calls on NCAA to require that only 'biologically female students' compete in women's sports
EXCLUSIVE: Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., called on NCAA President Charlie Baker to make changes to the organization’s rule book when it comes to fairness in women’s sports.
Blackburn’s letter, exclusively obtained by Fox News Digital, called on the NCAA “to update your student-athlete participation policy to require that only biologically female students participate in women’s sports.”
Sen. Marsha Blackburn is calling on NCAA President Charlie Baker to make changes to the organization’s rule book when it comes to fairness in women’s sports. (Shannon Finney/Getty Images for RIAA)
The GOP lawmaker wrote that the NCAA has not done enough to protect women’s athletes despite boasting about collegiate stars at the Paris Olympics. Blackburn pointed to scientific studies that showed “males have inherent athletic advantages over females due to their anatomy and biology.”
“While men may have inherent athletic advantages, they have no advantage over women in their level of passion, drive, or desire to compete,” Blackburn’s letter reads. “The very bedrock of sport is the exhibition of a commitment to excellence, grace under pressure, and fair play among competitors — all of which is threatened absent an even playing field.
“Women deserve that even playing field and chance to compete, one that can only be achieved by ensuring that only females compete in women’s sports. We urge you to follow the lead of the NAIA and the Court of Arbitration for Sport and adopt policies that protect women’s sports.”
Sen. Marsha Blackburn, a Republican from Tennessee, speaks during the Republican National Convention on July 15, 2024. (ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)
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Numerous senators endorsed Blackburn’s letter, including Tommy Tuberville, Katie Britt, Joni Ernst, Cindy Hyde-Smith, Cynthia Lummis, James Lankford, John Thune, James Risch, Steve Daines, Roger Wicker, Kevin Cramer, Josh Hawley, Ted Cruz, Pete Ricketts, Ted Budd, Marco Rubio, Mike Crapo, Mike Braun, Bill Cassidy, Thom Tillis, Roger Marshall and Rick Scott.
The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) banned transgender athletes from competing in women’s sports in April.
Blackburn’s letter came as the Biden administration’s Title IX rewrite took effect in some states, which says sex discrimination includes discrimination based on gender identity and sexual orientation.
The revision also fails to forbid schools from enacting bans on transgender athletes competing against biological females.
The NCAA’s final phase of its update to its transgender inclusion policy took effect last August.
Sen. Marsha Blackburn is calling on NCAA President Charlie Baker to make changes to the organization’s rule book when it comes to fairness in women’s sports. (Joe Robbins/NCAA Photos via Getty Images)
“… Participation in NCAA sports requires transgender student-athletes to provide documentation that meets the sport-specific standard submitted twice annually (once at the beginning of competition season and the second six months following) for one year,” says the policy, which started on Aug. 1, 2023. “This process will continue annually for eligible student-athletes.”
“For participation in NCAA championships, transgender athletes must additionally provide documentation of testosterone levels to the CSMAS with laboratory work completed within four weeks of the championship selections.”
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Florida boaters survive Hurricane Debby after losing sail, Coast Guard flies in for rescue: video
Dramatic footage shows the moment a Coast Guard helicopter team rescued two Florida boaters lost 73 miles offshore during Hurricane Debby.
The 34-foot boat lost its sail off the coast of Boca Grande on Sunday, the U.S. Coast Guard wrote in a press release.
The rescue mission was launched after 5 p.m. the day before, when the boaters’ friends called the St. Petersburg Coast Guard station to report that the two men had missed their scheduled check-in as they sailed from Key West to Tarpon Springs.
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The two boaters are seen wearing life jackets and clinging to railings as their vessel is tossed by 15- to 20-foot waves. (United States Coast Guard)
Despite weather conditions with low visibility, 15- to 20-foot seas and 50-knot winds, an Air Station Miami HC-144 Ocean Sentry airplane rescue crew finally spotted the stranded boaters about 11 a.m. the next day.
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An Air Station Clearwater MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter rescue crew hoisted and transported the boaters to Air Station Clearwater. (United States Coast Guard)
The crew hoisted the pair into their helicopter and brought them to Air Station Clearwater.
“Some of the most important factors in any search and rescue case is accurate information and safety equipment,” said Lt. Cmdr. Christopher Hooper, a search and rescue mission coordinator at Coast Guard District Seven.
One of the boaters can be seen being hauled into the Coast Guard’s Air Station Clearwater MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter. (United States Coast Guard)
“We received an updated satellite position from the boaters’ friend, which led to them being successfully located,” the statement continued. “This rescue was a collaborative effort between District Seven and Sector St. Petersburg while Tropical Storm Debby crossed the region.”
Debby, which has since been downgraded from a hurricane to a tropical storm, initially made landfall along Florida’s Big Bend region early Monday morning as a Category 1 hurricane, killing at least five people in Florida and Georgia, according to Fox Weather.
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A 66-year-old man was arrested on federal charges after making violent threats against Democratic nominee Vice President Kamala Harris and other public officials.
Law enforcement arrested Frank Lucio Carillo in Winchester, Virginia, after he reportedly made “numerous threats of violence” against the vice president, President Joe Biden and FBI Director Christopher Wray on social media.
The FBI’s Phoenix Office was reportedly first notified of threats being made against Harris on social media platform GETTR in July.
“Open political discourse is a cornerstone of our American experience. We can disagree. We can argue and we can debate. However, when those disagreements cross the line to threats of violence, law enforcement must step in,” U.S. Attorney Christopher R. Kavanaugh of the Western District of Virginia said in a press release.
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Frank Carillo was arrested in connection to violent threats made against Vice President Harris. (Roanoke City Jail)
Carillo, posting under the username “joemadarats1,” reportedly made 19 references to Harris on his page, according to the Western District of Virginia’s attorney’s office.
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In one post shared by the attorney’s office, Cariilo wrote: “AR-15 LOCKED AND LOADED.”
During a raid on Carillo’s home, law enforcement seized a 9mm pistol, an AR-15 rifle and thousands of rounds of ammunition.
Vice President Kamala Harris attends an infrastructure event addressing high speed internet in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building’s South Court Auditorium at the White House in Washington, D.C. June 3, 2021. (Evelyn Hockstein)
“The FBI’s mission is to protect the American people. We take all threats of violence seriously, and we will investigate them to the fullest and hold those responsible accountable,” Special Agent in Charge Stanley M. Meador of the FBI’s Richmond Division said.
Carillo made his first appearance in court on Monday.
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Rep. Andy Ogles, R-Tenn., announced on social media Tuesday that his phone was seized by the FBI last week – just one day after he won a Republican primary in the Volunteer State.
Ogles, a member of the House Freedom Caucus, shared a statement on X about the investigation, which reportedly involves campaign finance filings. Sources confirmed to Fox News that FBI agents executed a search warrant at his D.C. office last week.
“It has been widely reported for months that my campaign made mistakes in our initial financial filings,” the Tennessee politician said in his post. “We have worked diligently with attorneys and reporting experts to correct the errors and ensure compliance going forward.”
“Last Friday, the FBI took possession of my cell phone.”
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Rep. Andy Ogles, R-Tenn., announced that he is being investigated by the FBI. (Getty Images)
Ogles added that he believes the phone seizure is related to the campaign filings, and vowed to cooperate with authorities.
“It is my understanding that they are investigating the same well-known facts surrounding these filings,” the Republican added. “I will of course fully cooperate with them, just as I have with the Federal Election Commission.”
“I am confident all involved will conclude that the reporting discrepancies were based on honest mistakes, and nothing more.”
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Rep. Andy Ogles, R-Tenn., talks with reporters after a meeting of the House Republican Conference in the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday, November 7, 2023. (Getty Images)
Last Thursday, Ogles won a high-profile primary battle against Nashville Metro Council member Courtney Johnston. His supporters included former President Trump and Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La.
“Andy is working hard to Grow the Economy, Stop Inflation, Secure our Southern Border, Uphold the Rule of Law, and Defend our Second Amendment,” Trump wrote on Truth Social in May. “I was proud to help Andy flip a Democrat seat in 2022, and he has my Complete and Total Endorsement for re-election. He will not let you down!”
Rep. Andy Ogles, a Republican from Tennessee, holds the number one pick coin during the biennial office lottery on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on Friday, Dec. 2, 2022. (Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Fox News Digital reached out to Ogles’ office and the FBI for comment.
Fox News Digital’s Liz Elkind contributed to this report.
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