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University of Pennsylvania athlete Lia Thomas prepares for the 500 meter freestyle at the NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships, March 17, 2022, at Georgia Tech in Atlanta. World swimming’s governing body has adopted new rules for transgender athletes, only permitting swimmers who transitioned before age 12 to compete in women’s events. FINA members voted 71.5% in favor of the new “gender inclusion policy” at the organization’s extraordinary general congress on Sunday, June 19, 2022. Thomas made history in the United States as the first transgender woman to win an NCAA swimming championship. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

Riley Gaines: Lia Thomas’ NCAA Woman of the Year nomination ‘insulting’ to female athletes

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Lawmakers and Hoosiers gather in the House of Representatives chambers on Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2021, at the Indiana State House in Indianapolis. The House and Senate Rules and Legislative Procedures committees held a joint meeting to hear public comments on a draft bill involving COVID-19 vaccinations. The hearing focused on ending Gov. Holcomb's pandemic state of emergency order and mask and vaccine mandates for citizens and businesses. (Grace Hollars/The Indianapolis Star via AP)

Legislature overrides Indiana governor’s veto to bar male-born athletes from girls’ sports

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

University of Kentucky swimmer Riley Gaines tied for fifth in the 200-yard freestyle with University of Pennsylvania's Lia Thomas at the NCAA Division I women's swimming championships on March 18, 2022. Photo courtesy Riley Gaines.

Kentucky’s Riley Gaines makes splash by blasting ‘unfair’ rules after swimming against Lia Thomas

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Emma Weyant, of United States, poses with her silver medal on the podium for the women's 400-meter Individual medley at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Sunday, July 25, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader) ** FILE **

Republicans want to honor female-born swimmer as ‘rightful winner’ of NCAA title

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Pennsylvania's Lia Thomas competes in the 200 freestyle finals at the NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships Friday, March 18, 2022, at Georgia Tech in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

University of Arizona swimming alums urge NCAA to ‘protect our women athletes’

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Pennsylvania's Lia Thomas does a television interview after winning the women's 500-yard freestyle at the NCAA swimming and diving championships Thursday, March 17, 2022, at Georgia Tech in Atlanta. Thomas is the first known transgender woman to win an NCAA swimming championship. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

Thomas fuels backlash against male-born athletes in female sports with NCAA swim title

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Emma Weyant, of United States, poses with her silver medal on the podium for the women's 400-meter Individual medley at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Sunday, July 25, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader) ** FILE **

Fans hail Olympic medalist Emma Weyant ‘real winner’ after loss to trans swimmer Lia Thomas

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Penn transgender swimmer Lia Thomas, center, competes against Harvard's Erin Cavanagh, left, and Harvard's Felici Passadyn at the start of the women's 200 meter freestyle race during the an NCAA college swimming meet Saturday, Jan. 22, 2022, at at Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass. (AP Photo/Josh Reynolds)

Trans swimmer Lia Thomas skips final regular-season meet as focus turns to NCAA championships

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

FILE - In this March 6, 2020, file photo, South Carolina players celebrate after defeating Georgia 89-56 in a quarterfinal match at the Southeastern women's NCAA college basketball tournament in Greenville, S.C. Dawn Staley and South Carolina are back in a familiar spot: No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25 women's basketball poll, released Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2021.(AP Photo/Richard Shiro, File) **FILE**

NCAA women’s basketball tournament expands to 68 teams

By Dave Skretta - Associated Press

The NCAA headquarters in Indianapolis is shown in this Thursday, March 12, 2020. The NCAA on Monday, Nov. 8, 2021, set the stage for a dramatic restructuring of college sports that will give each of its three divisions the power to govern itself. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File) **FILE***

NCAA rewrites constitution, sets stage for transformation

By Ralph D. Russo - Associated Press

FILE - Hartford players celebrate after beating the UMass-Lowell in an NCAA college basketball game in the championship of the America East conference tournament in Hartford, Conn., in this Saturday, March 13, 2021, file photo. The University of Hartford is dropping its sports teams from Division I to Division III. The discussion to downgrade to Division III has sparked marches on campus led by athletes and a petition from alumni to remain in Division I. The Board of Regents said Thursday, night's vote, May 6, 2021, came after a year of discussions. A consultants report released last month said the school could save more than $9 million a year by making the move. (Kassi Jackson/Hartford Courant via AP, File)

University of Hartford sports drops from Division I to III

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Editorial Roundup: New England

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

In this March 15, 2021, file photo demonstrators gather on the steps of the Montana State Capitol protesting anti-LGBTQ+ legislation in Helena, Mont. The Montana Senate advanced Tuesday, March 30, 2021, a bill that would ban transgender athletes from participating in school and college sports according to the gender with which they identify, but amended it to be voided if the federal government withholds federal funding from the state due to the measure. (Thom Bridge/Independent Record via AP) **FILE**

Athletic Equality Index highlights Division I LGBTQ policies

By ANNE M. PETERSON - Associated Press

FILE - Stanford players, top, and a Utah Valley player warm up before their college basketball game in the first round of the women's NCAA tournament at the Alamodome in San Antonio, in this Sunday, March 21, 2021, file photo. Arena branding was among the differences people noticed between the NCAA's two biggest events, the women's and men's basketball tournaments. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)

In AP survey, ADs raise worries about women’s college sports

By HOWARD FENDRICH and EDDIE PELLS - Associated Press

AP Sportlight

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

California Baptist University's women's basketball team celebrates after clinching the Western Athletic Conference regular-season title with a 79-64 victory over Grand Canyon University, Feb. 20, 2021 in Riverside, Calif. The school though is ineligible for the NCAA Tournament because it is in the third year of a four-year transition from Division II to full Division I membership. (California Baptist University via AP)

California Baptist unbeaten, but can’t go dancing

By JOE REEDY - Associated Press

NCAA reveals COVID-19 contingency plans for hoops tournaments

By Dave Skretta - Associated Press

Southern California forward Evan Mobley (4) shoots against Washington during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game, Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

EXPLAINER: A trickier NCAA bracket in this unusual season

By STEVE MEGARGEE - Associated Press

FILE - Maryland's Jen Giles, center, and Kelly Cross, right, of Syracuse, compete for the ball during the first half of a semifinal in the NCAA Division I women's lacrosse tournament in Chester, Pa., in this Friday, May 27, 2016, file photo. Brad Hurlbut took over as the athletic director at Fairleigh Dickinson in 2019, planning to increase the number of sports played at the small Division I school a short ride from New York City. In a little over two years, Hurlbut has taken his first step, announcing last month that men's volleyball will be added in 2021-22 and women's lacrosse would follow the next year.(Charles Fox/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP, File)

FDU going against the norm by adding sports, not axing them

By TOM CANAVAN - Associated Press

Pepperdine guard Colbey Ross (4) defends against Gonzaga forward Corey Kispert (24) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, Jan. 30, 2021, in Malibu, Calif. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

A look at who is unbeaten and winless in college basketball

By NOAH TRISTER - Associated Press