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SJSU’s Brooke Slusser Applauds U of Nevada’s Team For Speaking Up Against Trans Teammate Blaire Fleming
San Jose State women’s volleyball co-captain Brooke Slusser applauded the women at the University of Nevada for wanting to back out of a match against her own team, which features trans athlete Blaire Fleming.
UNR’s women’s volleyball team released a statement on Monday announcing their intentions to forfeit an upcoming match on Oct. 26, citing concerns over safety and discrimination against biological women by featuring the male-born Fleming, who holds physical advantages over female competitors.
Brooke Slusser Supports UNR’s Decision to Forfeit (SJSU Athletics)
(SJSU Athletics)
SJSU’s Blaire Fleming continues to compete against women. (San Jose State Athletics)
Slusser posted an encouraging message late Monday, proudly supporting the women of UNR for not just making a statement about intending to back out but also openly citing their concerns.
Team’s Statement: Nevada Players Vote To Forfeit Against SJSU, Transgender Player Despite School’s Statement
UNR’s Statement: University Of Nevada Says Forfeit Against SJSU ‘Does Not Represent Position’ Of School
Four teams withdrew from competing against SJSU without giving specific reasons, but the Wolf Pack’s decision to forfeit over Fleming’s role on the Spartans stood out as the first clear message.
“Round of applause to the girls of the @NevadaWolfPack volleyball team,” Slusser posted on X.
“Deciding to go against what the school was forcing on you as young women and taking a stand for what you believe takes courage! Another great step in the right direction for women’s sports!”
Nevada’s women’s volleyball team stood up after their school committed to play against SJSU without the women’s consent.
And despite the team’s strong declaration released on Monday, UNR tried once again to force the women into competition against Fleming and SJSU.
After the women’s statement went public — gaining a strong wave of support from women’s right activists like Riley Gaines — the university released a follow-up statement, announcing that team’s decision did not reflect the institution’s decision and that the match would be moving forward as originally scheduled, contrary to the team’s vote to forfeit.
“The players’ decision and statement were made independently, and without consultation with the University or the athletic department,” UNR declared in a statement, sent to OutKick’s Dan Zaksheske. “The players’ decision also does not represent the position of the University.”
Slusser has emphasized that she supports opposing teams’ decisions to back out if the effort is made to protect female athletes under the original and only definition of Title IX, which intends for women to compete exclusively against women.
Slusser told OutKick in an interview on Oct. 4 that she chooses to play based on the sacrifice she’s given to the team. The SJSU senior chooses not to forgo opportunities to play with her teammates, despite feeling pressure from San Jose to continue supporting Fleming’s place on the team rather than speaking up to protect biological women.
READ: SJSU Volleyball’s Brooke Slusser Speaks Out After Getting Online Threats Over Trans Lawsuit, Blaire Fleming
The Spartans co-captain refuses to bend to the school’s wishes.
Slusser’s commitment to protecting women started when she joined ICONS (Independent Council on Women’s Sports) in their legal battle against the NCAA, striving to protect the original freedoms of Title IX.
Slusser asks that the NCAA, SJSU, the Mountain West Conference, and other opponents stop supporting the distortion of Title IX, which has been misaligned by the Biden administration to include trans athletes in women’s sports to appease progressive groups.
The brave women fighting to protect the rights of female student-athletes refuse to give up, with Slusser and the women at UNR leading the charge.
Blaire Fleming Continues To Dominate Women’s Volleyball (CREDIT: SJSU Athletics)
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A swarm of earthquakes has been rattling a remote stretch of central Nevada near Tonopah, including a magnitude 4.0 quake that hit near Warm Springs Tuesday morning.
Seismologists said the activity is typical for Nevada, where clusters of earthquakes can flare up in a concentrated area. “This is a very Nevada-style earthquake sequence. We have these a lot where we just see an uptick in activity in a certain spot,” said Christie Rowe, director of the Nevada Seismological Lab.
The latest magnitude 4.0 quake struck east of Tonopah near Warm Springs. The largest earthquake in the swarm so far has measured a 4.2.
What has stood out to researchers is the fault involved. Rowe said the earthquakes are occurring along a fault stretching along the southern edge of the Monitor and Antelope ranges — and that it was previously unknown to scientists. “We didn’t know this fault was there. It’s a new fault to us — not to the Earth, obviously — but it was previously unknown,” Rowe said.
For now, the earthquakes have remained moderate. Rowe said the lab would not deploy additional temporary sensors unless activity increases to around a magnitude 5 or greater.
Seismologists said they are continuing to watch the swarm closely as Nevada works to bring the ShakeAlert early warning system to the state. The program, already active in neighboring states, can send cellphone alerts seconds before shaking arrives. “For me, it’s a really high priority. That distance to the faults gives us enough time to warn people — and that can make a big difference in reducing injuries and damage,” Rowe said.
Seismologists encouraged anyone who feels shaking to report it through the U.S. Geological Survey’s “Did You Feel It” system, saying even small quakes can help scientists better understand Nevada’s seismic activity.
Experts said the swarm is worth monitoring but is not cause for alarm. They noted that earthquakes like the 5.8 that hit near Yerington in December 2024 typically happen in Nevada about every eight to 10 years, and said they will continue monitoring the current activity closely.
Nevada state court is the proper venue for reviewing whether KalshiEX LLC is improperly accepting sports wagers without a license, a federal district court said.
The Nevada Gaming Control Board showed that the state statutes under which it seeks relief don’t require interpreting federal law, Judge Miranda M. Du of the US District Court for the District of Nevada said in a Monday order. The board’s action is now remanded to the First Judicial District Court in Carson City, Nev., the order said.
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Strip gaming executives can put their best spin on the numbers, but local tourism indicators remain a major concern. Casino operators seeking to draw more people through the door still have much work to do.
The Nevada Gaming Control Board released January gaming numbers Friday. The news was underwhelming. The state gaming win was down 6.6 percent from a year earlier. The Strip took the largest hit, an 11 percent drop. But the gloomy returns were spread throughout Clark County: Downtown Las Vegas was off 5.2 percent, Laughlin suffered a 3.3 percent decline and the Boulder Strip dipped by 7 percent.
For the current fiscal year, gaming tax collections are up a paltry
2.1 percent, below budget projections.
The red flags include more than gaming numbers. Recently released figures for 2025 reveal that visitation to Las Vegas fell nearly 8 percent from 2024, which represented the lowest total since the pandemic in 2021. Traffic at Reid International Airport fell more than 10 percent in December and was down 6 percent for the year. Strip occupancy rates fell 3 percent in 2025.
To be fair, this is not just a Las Vegas problem. International travel to the United States was down
4.8 percent in January, Forbes reported, the ninth straight month of decline. Travel from Europe fell 5.2 percent, and passenger counts from Asia fell 7.5 percent. Canadian tourism cratered by 22 percent.
No doubt that President Donald Trump’s blustery rhetoric has played a role in the decline, but there’s more at work. International tourism has been largely flat since Barack Obama’s last few years in office. But domestic travel has held relatively steady although it is “starting to cool,” according to the U.S. Travel Association. Las Vegas hasn’t been helped by high-profile complaints last year about exorbitant Strip prices for parking, bottled water and other staples. Casino operators responded by offering discounts, particularly for locals, and they’ll need to continue those policies into 2026.
The tourism downturn has ramifications for the state budget, which relies primarily on sales and gaming tax revenues to support spending plans. “Nevada’s employment and economic challenges reflect deep structural factors that extend beyond cyclical economic fluctuations,” noted a recent report by economic analyst John Restrepo. “The state’s extreme concentration in tourism and gaming creates unique vulnerabilities.”
The irony is that state and local politicians have been talking for the past half century about “diversifying” the state economy. In recent years, that effort has primarily consisted of handing out millions in tax breaks and other incentives to attract businesses to the state. A dispassionate observer might ask whether that approach has brought an adequate return on investment.
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