Tennessee said Wednesday that linebacker Arion Carter has been suspended for the first two games of the 2026 season by the NCAA after he repaid an agent for a flight he took during the NFL's pre-draft process.
Carter explored entering the 2026 NFL Draft before deciding to return for his senior season. As he was looking at entering the draft, an agent paid for a $427 plane ticket. After Carter suffered an injury while working out before the draft, he returned to school and paid for the flight.
However, the NCAA deemed the initial payment of that ticket by the agent to be a Level III violation because players and their families are not allowed to take material benefits from agents, including transportation. And a spokesperson for the school told the Knoxville News Sentinel that Carter had actually been suspended for three games before it was reduced down to two.
"We disagree with the NCAA's ruling on punishing Arion with a multi-game suspension this fall," Tennessee coach Josh Heupel said in a statement. Arion made the right decision for his future health and well-being. He will proudly graduate from Tennessee in public health with Dean's List honors in August. Our team stands behind AC and his family, and we can't wait to be on the field with him during training camp this week."
Carter was Tennessee's third-leading tackler in 2025 despite missing three games because of a foot injury that flared up as he was looking to turn pro. He had 76 stops and six tackles for loss across 10 games. He'll miss the team's Week 1 game against Furman and its Week 2 matchup vs. Georgia Tech.

#carter #draft

The NCAA ruled that San Francisco Giants manager Tony Vitello committed a minor infraction as Tennessee baseball coach in 2022, according to an athletics department document obtained by Knox News through a public records request.
It's a belated decision.
Vitello left UT to become the Giants manager in October 2025. And the violation was committed during his recruitment of Kansas transfer shortstop Maui Ahuna, who now plays for the Giants' Double-A team in Richmond, Virginia.
This was the second violation reported that involved Vitello and Ahuna. The first appeared on a 2022 report, which found that UT booked a flight for Ahuna's recruiting visit before receiving his academic transcript.
The combination of the two violations led to Vitello's three-game suspension in the 2023 season and Ahuna missing eight games before he was ruled eligible.

#ruled #violation

World number 19 Ekaterina Alexandrova collapsed on court and had to retire from her first-round match at the Memphis Classic due to high temperatures.
Russian Alexandrova, who was the number one seed, was trailing 7-6 (7-2) 4-6 5-4 against 16-year-old compatriot Kristina Liutova in a match where temperatures reached 34C.
The match was initially paused as Alexandrova tried to continue, before she received a time violation as she took too long to serve amid her struggles.
But in the middle of the next point, Alexandrova fell to the ground and needed immediate medical attention.
The 31-year-old was well enough to stand but had to forfeit the match, which had lasted more than three hours.

#temperatures #year

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Geno Smith is eager to get back to work for the New York Jets after off-field allegations this offseason had him concerned he could've been a "distraction" to the team.
The 35-year-old quarterback opened his news conference Tuesday after he and his teammates reported for training camp by addressing ******* ault accusations by a woman last month in Davie, Florida. After a short investigation, the case was closed without any charges filed.
"I really hate the fact that, you know, something I was a part of could have been a distraction for this team, my teammates, this organization because a lot of hard work's been put in," Smith said. "And a lot of guys have put a lot of work in for us to be in a good spot as a team. I'm happy that I'm able to put this behind me. I'm looking forward to moving forward and just continuing to build day by day with my guys."
Smith, in his second stint with the Jets after being acquired from Las Vegas in March, said he spoke with coach Aaron Glenn, general manager Darren Mougey and his teammates about the situation but didn't discuss any details. Smith also reportedly had two traffic violations in Florida during the offseason.
"Like I said, we'll put this behind us and we're moving forward," Smith said.

#teammates #Jets

Gary Kelly came from behind in dramatic style to beat 17 year-old Liam Hill from Tonga and make it three wins to start his campaign for a third Commonwealth Games medal.
Hill's aggressive style saw him cruise to 9-6 win in the opening set against an out of sorts Kelly but the Ballymoney man found his form to open up a 5-0 lead in the second set.
However, Hill would mount a comeback closing to within a shot heading to the final end.
Holding shot, that would have given him the game, Hill made a tactical error with his final bowl as he committed a 30 second shot clock violation.
It opened the door for Kelly but he still had a difficult shot to walk through it but he produced a superb bowl to trail the jack into the ditch, to take the set 7-4 and set up a one-end decider.

#kelly #hill #liam

Former Dallas Cowboys quarterback and current CBS color commentator Tony Romo was arrested Thursday on suspicion of driving under the influence, according to multiple reports.
According to the report, Romo was traveling southbound on Interstate 43 on the high-rise bridge in Milwaukee when he was stopped by authorities on the evening of July 23. Law enforcement officials indicated that the former quarterback performed poorly on standardized field sobriety tests, which led to his arrest of operating while intoxicated (OWI), Wisconsin's legal term for DUI.
Romo, 46, was taken into custody, booked, and released the same night. The incident is reportedly being treated as a first-time offense, which in Wisconsin is typically categorized as a cicli violations rather than a criminal charge. Potential penalties could include fines and other administrative consequences.
A court appearance has been tentatively scheduled for September 21, where further details surrounding the case are expected to emerge. CBS is scheduled to broadcast four games on September 20, the day before his expected appearance, but announcers have not yet been ***** igned to specific games.
Since his 14-year career in Dallas, Romo has largely maintained a clean public image.

#quarterback #scheduled

New York Yankees shortstop Jose Caballero was involved in a heated interaction with the umpire at Yankee Stadium.
The Yankees suffered a 5-3 defeat at the hands of the Pittsburgh Pirates, which saw Caballero warned following a pitch-clock violation.
Frustrations were apparent as Caballero pleaded his innocence to umpire Quinn Wolcott after the sixth inning crack down.
This is not the first time Caballero has been warned of the pitch-clock violation after being spoken to against the Toronto Blue Jays just last month.
The MLB are looking to crackdown on Caballero’s routine, which involves the 29-year-old not acknowledging the pitcher until just before the clock reaches eight seconds.

#jose

José Caballero has spent the better part of a month trying to game MLB’s pitch-clock rules. But on Wednesday, the umpires fired back.
The New York Yankees were outraged after home-plate umpire Quinn Wolcott issued Caballero a strike for a pitch-clock violation Wednesday, which crew chief Adrian Johnson revealed was a call that came from MLB after the Yankees’ 5-3 extra-inning loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Yankees hitting coach James Rowson was ejected for arguing on Caballero’s behalf, after Watson cited him during the sixth inning of their loss in Game 1 of a split doubleheader.
Caballero has been playing coy with opposing pitchers for weeks by making eye contact exactly at the 8-second mark of the pitch clock — which is the point at which hitters are, by rule, supposed to be available to hit a pitch.
But on Wednesday, Caballero was issued a strike by Watson on his second pitch of the at-bat, even though he appeared to be in eye contact with Pirates reliever Carmen Mlodzinski, which made the count 0-2.

#caballero #pitch #yankees #pirates

Offset has been ordered to complete 50 hours of community service for allegedly ******* aulting a security guard.
Last November, Jim Leobardo Sanchez filed a civil lawsuit against the former Migos rapper, accusing him of ******* ault, battery, and the intentional infliction of emotional distress.
Lawyers alleged Offset - real name Kiari Cephus - had pushed Sanchez on "his vest and then punched him with his right fist once to his left cheek" when he declined to provide I.D. during a visit to the MedMen cannabis dispensary in Los Angeles in March 2025.
The following month, prosecutors at the Los Angeles City Attorney's Office also filed a misdemeanour ******* ault charge against Cephus, to which he pleaded not guilty.
But in legal documents obtained by Rolling Stone on Monday, a judge agreed to dismiss a criminal charge in the case as part of a "diversion order" if the hip-hop star completes 50 hours of community service, attends an anger management programme, and doesn't commit any further "violations" in the next 12 months.
However, the judge could reinstate the case if Cephus defies any provisions.

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Lawyers for Pamela Smart, who is serving life in prison for orchestrating the murder of her husband by her teenage student in 1990, urged a New Hampshire judge Monday to allow her latest petition for a new trial to move forward.
Smart, 58, was a 22-year-old high school media coordinator when she began an affair with a 15-year-old boy who later fatally shot her husband, Gregory Smart, in Derry.
The shooter was freed in 2015 after serving a 25-year sentence. Though Smart denied knowledge of the plot, she was convicted of being an accomplice to first-degree murder and other crimes and was sentenced to life without parole after a trial that was one of the first in the nation to be broadcast live on television from start to finish.
Smart filed a petition for habeas corpus relief in January seeking to overturn her conviction over what her lawyers claim were several constitutional violations. The state responded with a motion to dismiss the petition, resulting in Monday's hearing, which Smart attended remotely from the Bedford Hills Correctional Facility for Women in New York.
Merrimack County Superior Court Judge James Kennedy took the matter under advisement. He planned to rule in 30 to 60 days.

(NewsNation) — Gary Siders Jr., the Ohio father of 16 charged with child endangerment after his children were found living in a "house of horrors," was charged in four separate public indecency incidents over a nine-day span just a month before his arrest.
Siders, 36, was charged with four counts of public indecency before authorities raided his home in Hamden, a village about 75 miles south of Columbus. Court records obtained by People show the alleged incidents occurred May 23, 27, 29 and 31.
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While details of the allegations were not available, court records indicate all four counts stem from an alleged violation of an Ohio law that prohibits "recklessly exposing the person's private parts."
In Ohio, public indecency is a fourth-degree misdemeanor punishable by up to 30 days in jail and a fine of up to $250 on each count.

A Fort Worth Police officer ticketed a preacher in late June, claiming the content of his speech was offensive. This week the Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division launched an inquiry into the incident to determine if the officer violated the First Amendment.
The widely circulated video of the confrontation shows an officer and a protester during the Trinity Pride Fest on June 27. "If someone is offended by your talking, then we have a problem," said Officer Sara Stogner.
"That's a constitutional violation of our rights," responds David Grisham, a street preacher and retired federal law enforcement officer. The two continue to argue when Stogner **** erts, "OK, then I'll write you the ticket, and we'll go from there."

"Wait, you're going to ticket us for offensive speech?" the cameraman asks incredulously. To which the officer confidently responds, "Yes, absolutely."
Stogner continues to claim she can ticket the two men for disorderly conduct "if someone complains that your language or what you're saying is offensive."
But that's not how the First Amendment works, according to legal experts. "The First Amendment does not allow government officials to shut down speech simply on account of it being 'offensive,'" said Brennan VanderVeen, program counsel at the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression. "The government can restrict certain types of conduct or restrict noise above a certain volume level," he continued, but citing someone because people are offended by the content of protected speech is "precisely what the First Amendment does not allow."

President Donald Trump's brazenly corrupt "settlement" of his lawsuit against the IRS included a jaw-dropping order in which Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche purported to shield him and his family from liability for tax violations and any other federal offenses they may have committed prior to May 19. During his confirmation hearing on Wednesday, Blanche, who is seeking Senate approval of his nomination as attorney general, repeatedly misrepresented the scope and nature of that sweeping immunity deal.
In response to questions from Sen. Richard Durbin (D–Ill.), Blanche preposterously claimed his promise of protection was "typical" of settlements between the IRS and taxpayers. "This type of settlement is done regularly," he said. "When we enter into settlements like that, we do it with all kinds of people. It's not just President Trump. It doesn't make any of those individuals above the law."
Blanche was referring to settlements of tax disputes. That comparison is inapt for several reasons.
First, Trump's lawsuit, which was joined by two of his sons and the Trump Organization, did not involve a dispute about tax liability. It alleged damages caused by an IRS contractor's illegal disclosure of the plaintiffs' tax returns, an issue that has nothing to do with the question of whether they owe the IRS money.
Second, even in cases that do involve alleged tax violations, it is not "typical" for settlements to include a promise that the IRS will never pursue any other claims based on past returns. After Blanche revealed his order, former IRS Commissioner Daniel Werfel told the **** ociated Press he was not aware of any previous cases in which the IRS had agreed to "permanently forgo examination of previously filed tax returns for a specific person or business."

Housing Rights Initiative, a nonprofit watchdog organization, has filed multiple complaints with the New Jersey Division of Civil Rights for alleged fair housing violations by Greystar, the largest apartment manager and owner in the nation.
The filings are part of a multi-state action, with 114 total complaints made across six states and Washington, DC, that accuse the company of systematically refusing to rent to prospective tenants holding Section 8 housing vouchers.
"Greystar has been committing mass civil rights violations at a scale unlike anything our organization has ever seen," said Aaron Carr, founder and executive director of Housing Rights Initiative. "We have never encountered a landlord that operates with such brazen contempt and hostility toward the rule of law as Greystar. The largest landlord in America is the most discriminatory landlord in America."
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In response to the claims, Greystar said in a statement that it "remains committed to fair housing practices." The company also said that it "provides training and expects our team members to comply with all applicable laws."

By Patricia Zengerle, Jonathan Landay and Luc Cohen
WASHINGTON, July 15 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's nominee to be the top U.S. spy, Jay Clayton, refused on Wednesday to directly acknowledge that the Republican president lost the 2020 election despite repeated questioning by Democrats in a tense Senate confirmation hearing.
Trump "isn't in the room today," Democratic Senator ‌Mark Kelly of Arizona told Clayton. "If you can't disagree with him when he's not in the room, are you going to be able to disagree with him when ‌you're sitting across from him?"
Propelled by the Republican president's unfounded claims that U.S. elections are "rigged" and his refusal to accept his 2020 electoral loss to Democrat Joe Biden, the Trump administration has sought to increase federal oversight of U.S. elections and change the way many Americans vote.
Legal experts say such efforts would take power away from states in violation of the U.S. Constitution.

The Dallas Cowboys pass rush depth took a hit ahead of the season.
Cowboys outside linebacker Charles Snowden has been suspended by the NFL for the first three games of the 2026 regular season, according to the league wire.
According to reports from NFL Media, Snowden's suspension is part of a violation of the league's personal conduct policy stemming from a DUI in 2024.
The league released the following on Snowden's suspension:
"Dallas' Charles Snowden, DE, Virginia, has been suspended by the Commissioner for the first three games of the 2026 season. He is eligible to participate in all preseason activities, including games; his suspension will take effect as of the roster reduction to 53 players."

BOSTON (AP) — A Massachusetts man was found guilty Monday of conspiring to unlawfully export electronic components to Iran in violation of U.S. sanctions.
Mahdi Mohammad Sadeghi, who worked at the global electronics company **** og Devices, was accused of helping an Iranian business **** ociate get around American export control laws. U.S. prosecutors say the business **** ociate's Tehran-based company makes navigation systems for the military drone program of Iran's Revolutionary Guard. Authorities say the scheme included the creation of a front company in Switzerland.
The second defendant, Mohammad Abedininajafabadi, called Abedini in court documents, was not on trial. He is believed to be in Iran after an apparent prisoner exchange for an Italian journalist.
Sadeghi was found guilty on three of the five charges. He showed no visible reaction to the verdict, which came early in the fourth day of jury deliberations. He and his lawyers did not comment as they left court, and he will remain free until sentencing Oct. 13.
Sadeghi, a 43-year-old naturalized U.S. citizen, chose not to testify. A father of two, he lost his job at **** og Devices due to the charges. Although he was arrested in December 2024, long before the current war with Iran, his trial has unfolded during the conflict.

By Jonathan Landay and Erin Banco
July 13 WASHINGTON,(Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump is slated to speak on Thursday about newly declassified ‌intelligence on foreign nations' plans to interfere in the U.S. ‌election in 2020, an MS Now reporter said on X, citing two unidentified White House officials.
The Republican president repeatedly has claimed that he lost the 2020 vote to Democrat Joe Biden because of massive fraud. But numerous courts, ballot audits and his first-term Justice Department found no evidence no evidence of widespread fraud ‌that could have affected the ⁠outcome.
Propelled by the Trump's repeated claims that U.S. elections are "rigged," the administration has for more than a year sought ⁠to increase federal oversight of election administration in a bid to reshape the way Americans vote — an effort that legal experts say would take power away from states in violation of the U.S. Constitution.
A 2021 U.S. intelligence **** sment ‌found no indications that any foreign actor attempted or succeeded in altering "any technical aspect" of the 2020 presidential election vote, including voter registrations, ballots, tabulations or results.

Los Angeles Rams left tackle Alaric Jackson isn't facing facing criminal charges after being arrested on suspicion of domestic violence last month, according to multiple reports in the past week that have cited the Los Angeles City Attorney's Office.
"Charges are not filed against the respondent at this time; however, the case stays open throughout the length of the statute of limitations. It can be re-evaluated if there are further developments," said Ivor Pine, a spokesperson for the city attorney's office, in a statement, per the Los Angeles Times and ESPN.
Jackson's case has been ***** igned for a pre-filing diversion, an alternative to misdemeanor prosecution, Pine told those outlets. City officials, according to NBC4 Los Angeles, are planning to give Jackson options that include attending a class, paying restitution or completing community service.
Jackson, who's turning 28 on Tuesday, can still face discipline from the NFL if the league deems that he's violated its personal conduct policy. His violation of that policy in 2024 resulted in a two-game suspension. A second violation could land Jackson a six-game suspension or a ban from the league for at least one year.
Jackson was arrested on June 8, when police responded to a call at his home in San Fernando Valley, where Jackson and a woman had engaged in an argument, per NBC4. Police learned that the woman involved recorded the interaction, according to the Times. They also reportedly identified scratch marks on her arms.

July 11 (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Saturday that officials who allowed weapons warehouses ‌to operate in a residential area outside ‌Kyiv where explosions killed 10 people had been identified and would be held accountable.
A Russian strike this week on the small town of Vyshneve on Kyiv's western outskirts hit a warehouse housing arms, setting off a series of ‌secondary explosions. Hundreds ⁠of houses were damaged.
Zelenskiy said an investigation by the Ukrainian Security Service had established ⁠which officials within the state weapons producer Ukroboronprom had authorised use of the warehouse in Vyshneve.
"This was a direct violation of both the law and a decision of ‌the Supreme Commander-in-Chief's staff," he said. "The responsible officials have been identified and the state's position is that each of them must be held accountable."
Without identifying those accused, Zelenskiy said the heads of two state-owned enterprises ‌had operated in violation of the law and of decisions taken by Ukraine's military. Other officials who may have contributed ‌to decisions would also be investigated, he said.

In a closely contested presidential election in Colombia, controversial far-right candidate Abelardo de la Espriella emerged victorious. After an official recount, his opponent, left-wing senator Ivan Cepeda, conceded defeat. This was a hard-fought campaign which split the community, sparking much controversy across Colombia. While debate rages over De la Espriella's policies and ascension to power, it is clear his presidency will be a godsend for Colombia's beaten-down, economically critical oil industry.
After the closest election in Colombia's modern history, president-elect De la Espriella emerged victorious after a recount with a narrow margin of less than one percent. Considerable controversy surrounds his victory despite left-wing contender Ivan Cepeda conceding defeat after the recount by Colombia's electoral authority, the National Electoral Council (CNE). There are fears that De la Espriella will clamp down on law and order in such a radical manner that it will lead to widespread human rights violations and crimes.
Central to the president-elect's platform is his plan to revive Colombia's fiscally strained economy and achieve annual gross domestic product (GDP) growth of 7%. To pursue that goal, he is supported by Vice President José Manuel Restrepo Abondano, who served as Colombia's Minister of Finance and Public Credit from May 2021 to August 2022 under President Iván Duque. Alongside fiscal austerity aimed at bringing Colombia's ballooning fiscal deficit, expected to reach 7 to 8% of GDP, under control, De la Espriella plans to revive the economically vital oil industry.
A key factor behind Colombia's recent economic malaise is the collapse of the once-dominant hydrocarbon sector. Indeed, over the last decade, oil and natural gas production has declined sharply, sparking fears of an energy crisis, especially with costly liquified natural gas (LNG) imports spiraling ever higher. By April 2026, oil output of 724,910 barrels per day is well below the 915,087 barrels per day lifted for the same month 10 years earlier. Falling production and limited refining capacity are forcing Colombia to import considerably more diesel, mainly for agriculture and transport.
The marked drop in natural gas production poses a dire threat to the economy and the electricity grid. In April 2026, Colombia lifted 694 million cubic feet of natural gas per day, which is close to a multidecade low. It is also significantly less than the 1 billion cubic feet per day produced for the same period a month earlier. The widening supply gap between domestic demand and production forced Bogota, during December 2016, to start importing liquefied natural gas (LNG).

On January 15, 2017, the Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Kansas City Chiefs in the divisional round of the NFL playoffs on the strength of six Chris Boswell field goals. It was a massive road win and sent the Steelers to the AFC **** le game against the New England Patriots.
The Chiefs win would mark the last time the Steelers won a playoff game and if you believe in curses, the infamous Facebook Live video former Steeler Antonio Brown did postgame in the locker room. Brown did it as part of a brand deal with Facebook and even livestreamed during former head coach Mike Tomlin's postgame speech, although it was clear Tomlin had no idea.
In case you missed it, you can check it out here in all its glory.
Brown was not disciplined for this violation of team rules and when he was asked, played it off like he didn't even know it happened.
The next week, this confident group headed to New England and were promptly blown out by Tom Brady at the Patriots, 36-17. Including this loss, the Steelers have dropped seven straight playoff games.

Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ:META) is one of the top stocks to buy according to Whale Rock Capital Management. On June 30, Reuters reported that a federal judge in Oakland, California, rejected Meta Platforms Inc.'s (NASDAQ:META) attempt to dismiss a lawsuit filed by dozens of US state attorneys general, who accuse the company of intentionally designing Facebook and Instagram to be addictive to children while hiding the resulting harm from the public.
Photo by Jakob Owens on Unsplash
US District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers issued the ruling late on Monday (June 29) night, said Reuters. It added that the judge denied Meta's motion to dismiss claims tied to deception, unfair business practices, and violations of the federal Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). COPPA requires companies to get parental consent before collecting data from children under 13.
On the COPPA issue specifically, the judge found that it was undisputed that Meta failed to properly notify parents or obtain their consent as the law requires. The 38-page ruling stated that there remain real factual disagreements that a jury needs to resolve, including whether Meta's platforms are actually addictive, whether the company falsely denied designing them that way, and whether it partly targeted children with these features, Reuters noted.
Reuters added that the judge pointed to internal Meta statements claiming its platforms were not built to cause compulsive use among teens. The judge said a jury could reasonably conclude those statements were misleading if evidence shows the platforms were in fact engineered that way.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) directed state officials on Tuesday to "immediately" launch an investigation into a state hospital for allegedly seeking to profit from "birth tourism" practices.
Abbott said in a letter to Stephanie Muth, the executive commissioner of the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, that Mission Regional Medical Center has advertised "BIRTH PACKAGES IN SOUTH TEXAS" in foreign countries "in an apparent effort to profit from securing United States citizenship for their children."
"Birth tourism is an illegal practice that exploits the extraordinary hospitality that the United States and Texas offer to millions of foreign travelers each year," Abbott said in a statement.
"Thousands of foreign travelers come to the United States under false pretenses to give birth and secure citizenship for their children," the Texas governor continued. "HHSC must investigate the hospital, a facility it regulates, for any violations of state law and contractual obligations."
A spokesperson for Mission Regional Medical Center said in a statement that the hospital does "not support or facilitate any unlawful activity" and is committed to complying with "all applicable federal and state laws and regulations."

Knoxville Catholic football has self-imposed a one-year TSSAA playoff ban for the 2026 football season due to recruiting violations.
The TSSAA opened an investigation into the program and found illegal communication between an ****** istant coach and a player, according to a school release. The coach attempted to convince the player to transfer to Catholic.
This story will be updated.
Wynton Jackson covers high school sports for Knox News. Email: wynton.jacksonknoxnews.com
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The Indiana Fever said they had no contact with a group of congresspeople who wrote a letter to the WNBA concerning the treatment of Caitlin Clark.
Three Indiana representatives were among the 11 to sign the letter, which included the possibility of Department of Justice investigations into the league if it doesn't "protect" Clark.
"Republicans have consistently led the charge on protecting women's sports, and this letter urges the WNBA to ensure female athletes are adequately protected and that the court remains a professional environment for its players," the letter said. "Members are making clear that if this violent targeting continues unchecked, the league could face a crackdown from the Department of Justice and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for violations of federal civil rights law."
"Our organization nor Caitlin have had any interaction in this congressional group and we were unaware of their letter," the Fever's statement said.
Clark was on the floor battling for a loose ball on June 24 when Alyssa Thomas of the Phoenix Mercury placed her fist on Clark's throat. No call was made during the play, but the league later suspended Thomas for one game.

The Indiana Fever said they had no contact with a group of congresspeople who wrote a letter to the WNBA concerning the treatment of Caitlin Clark.
Three Indiana representatives were among the 11 to sign the letter, which included the possibility of Department of Justice investigations into the league if it doesn't "protect" Clark.
"Republicans have consistently led the charge on protecting women's sports, and this letter urges the WNBA to ensure female athletes are adequately protected and that the court remains a professional environment for its players," the letter said. "Members are making clear that if this violent targeting continues unchecked, the league could face a crackdown from the Department of Justice and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for violations of federal civil rights law."
"Our organization nor Caitlin have had any interaction in this congressional group and we were unaware of their letter," the Fever's statement said.
Clark was on the floor battling for a loose ball on June 24 when Alyssa Thomas of the Phoenix Mercury placed her fist on Clark's throat. No call was made during the play, but the league later suspended Thomas for one game.

Public universities and school districts have agreed to pay more than $2.7 million to educators disciplined over social media posts about slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk, including a $1.9 million settlement approved last week, as lawsuits alleging First Amendment violations continue to mount.
NBC News reported Friday that public records show at least five educators have reached settlements with their employers over the past year totaling more than $2.7 million, with a newly approved agreement accounting for the largest share.
Former University of Tennessee professor Tamar Shirinian is set to receive $1.9 million to settle a lawsuit accusing the school of violating her constitutional rights after officials sought to discipline her over social media posts criticizing Kirk following his ***** assination.
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Knox News reported on June 29 that the University of Tennessee System Board of Trustees approved a $1.9 million settlement for Shirinian after she called Kirk, who was ***** assinated Sept. 10 during his "American Comeback Tour" at Utah Valley University, a "disgusting psychopath."

The drama arising from quarterback Brendan Sorsby's saucer of sorbet at Texas Tech isn't ending.
At the Big 12 Media Days (Something Something Monster Energy), Cincinnati football coach Scott Satterfield claimed that Texas Tech was one of several schools that spoke with Sorsby’s camp about transferring before the 2025 season ended. If true, that would be a violation of the NCAA's tampering rules.
“We had already heard that schools had reached out — Texas Tech in particular had already reached out — with four games left,” Satterfield told Chris Vannini of The Athletic. “So we knew we wouldn’t be able to compete financially with that, so we’d started looking for quarterbacks."
Sorsby's agent, Ron Slavin, denied to The Athletic that he heard from Texas Tech before the 2025 season ended.
Tampering is rampant in the Wild West that is college football in the NIL age. Everyone does it, to the point at which any program that doesn't is operating at a disadvantage.

July 8 (Reuters) - Iran's Revolutionary Guards said they targeted U.S. military sites in Bahrain and Kuwait on Wednesday after the U.S. launched a wave of military strikes on Iran in response to attacks on tankers in the Strait of Hormuz.
In the latest blow to the fragile ceasefire agreement, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said it carried out a joint missile and drone operation against key ‌U.S. military sites in Bandar Salman, Bahrain's Fifth Naval District and Ali Al Salem Air Base in Kuwait, and shot down a U.S. MQ9 drone attempting to interfere in the operation.
Air raid sirens sounded in ‌Bahrain and Kuwait, officials said. The Kuwaiti army said air defences were confronting "hostile" missile and drone attacks.
The U.S. earlier unleashed fresh military strikes and revoked a licence allowing Iran to sell oil in response to attacks on three tankers in the strait.
The U.S. Central Command said more than 60 small boats of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps were among the targets hit, in a bid to impose a heavy cost on Iran for strikes on shipping in violation of the ceasefire.