It’s been a month-and-a-half since OutKick first reported on a youth transgender athlete study that was allegedly funded by Nike. In addition to Nike refusing to comment on-the-record about the study, one other important figure has remained silent: Dr. Kathryn Ackerman, the lead researcher on the study.
OutKick attempted to reach Ackerman via email over a dozen times (through multiple channels), but never received a response. However, one of her employers, Boston Children’s Hospital, promoted the study in its magazine back in 2024.
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The fellas over in the NASCAR marketing building have finally found a workaround to celebrating pride month, but also catering to a fanbase that’s sick and tired of the virtue-signaling nonsense.
And, you know what? I appreciate the grind. I do. And they almost got away with it, too, if it hadn’t been for those meddling internet sleuths and their stupid dog!
For those who missed it, pride month began in earnest earlier this week. Now, you didn’t miss it, because how could you?! June 1st is a big day in the country for social media interns.
The rumblings Henry Cejudo heard about Sean O’Malley‘s UFC 316 training camp is making him confidently pick against him.
After losing his bantamweight title to Merab Dvalishvili (19-4 MMA, 12-2 UFC) at UFC 306, O’Malley (18-2 MMA, 10-2 UFC) will get an opportunity to reclaim his belt when the pair run things back in Saturday’s main event (pay-per-view, ESPN, ESPN+) at Prudential Center in Newark, N.J.
O’Malley entered his first fight against Dvalishvili with a hip injury which later required surgery.
The 2024-25 Detroit High School Sports Awards are proud to announce Pro Football Hall of Famer Dwight Freeney as the guest speaker for its live show on Friday, June 20 at The Fillmore Detroit. The show is produced with the support of Gift of Life Michigan.
Freeney played in 16 NFL seasons, including 11 with the Indianapolis Colts, winning the Super Bowl with them in 2006.
His final season was in 2017, and he finished with the Detroit Lions, playing in five games.
Freeney also played with the Chargers, Cardinals, Seahawks and Falcons. In his career, he tallied 332 tackles and 125.
The Denver Broncos signed tough, physical safety Talanoa Hufanga this spring, an addition that will make Vance Joseph’s defense even more formidable in 2025.
Hufanga made his on-field debut at the start of organized team activities last week, and coach Sean Payton was asked for his initial impressions of the 25-year-old safety.
“Good,” Payton said. “We’re not in pads, so when you ask about a safety, it’s hard to elaborate when you’re not in shoulder pads and helmets or full gear. He’s smart. He’s a real good leader. He’s played in real good defenses.
The summer stretch of recruiting has arrived in the world of college football, and the Oregon Ducks are kicking things off with a massive weekend of official visits in Eugene over the weekend.
It has been a relatively slow stretch for Dan Lanning in the 2026 recruiting cycle, with Oregon currently holding the No. 28 class in the nation. Still, with the number of high-profile players visiting Eugene over the next two months, things could pick up in a hurry.
OKLAHOMA CITY — Neither Oklahoma City nor Indiana played on Christmas Day.
The prime-time Christmas Day slot was given to soon-to-be 40-year-old LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers, facing off against the soon-to-be 37-year-old Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors, the league’s older and more established brands. Over the course of one of the NBA’s biggest showcase days, other over-30 stars such as Joel Embiid, Paul George and Kevin Durant were in the spotlight.
Spots in the NBA’s brightest playoff spotlight are earned, not given.
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Josele Ballester is headed to LIV Golf.
It is a busy time relative to amateur golf.
The NCAA Championships wrapped up recently and Golf’s Longest Day just took place. Amateurs were featured all over the place here.
News around amateurs is following as a result. Consider that Florida State’s Luke Clanton is making his professional debut, therefore leaving amateur status behind, this week at the RBC Canadian Open. Time moves for everyone.
Kyle Shanahan knew something was wrong with his San Francisco 49ers almost from the start of the 2024 season. And the season’s disappointing 6-11 record and last-place finish in the division indeed proved something was amiss.
So this offseason, the 49ers have reached for help to regain the form that got them to the Super Bowl at the end of the 2023 season.
They transformed significant parts of the roster, with the trade of Deebo Samuel and the release of Javon Hargrave and Trump-dancing linebacker Leonard Floyd being among those moves.
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Both Oklahoma City and Indiana upended one of professional basketball’s oldest tropes en route to the 2025 NBA Finals.
There are a slew of tropes that come out of hibernation whenever the NBA playoffs come around. You’ve probably heard them all.
The game slows down. Defenses get tighter. Teams make more detailed adjustments… just to name a few.
And all of these have generally been true this postseason, as they often are.