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The NCAA filed a lawsuit against Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine on Friday, escalating a dispute that began three days earlier when he signed an executive order giving state universities the option to allow athletes who graduated from high school in 2022 to compete for a fifth college season.The order challenges a new NCAA eligibility rule that excludes those athletes.The suit was filed in federal court in Ohio. NCAA President Charlie Baker described taking the legal action as an "extraordinary step" intended to prevent DeWine from making it "impossible for all schools to compete on a level playing field."In the lawsuit,

Kid Rock joined "Fox & Friends" on Friday and said he recently had dinner with President Donald Trump, comedian Bill Maher, and ESPN host Stephen A. Smith.After talking about the Michigan Senate race and Democratic candidate Abdul El-Sayed, Kid Rock told the hosts of "Fox & Friends" that there was one thing he, Maher, Smith and Trump all agreed on."Last night, I'm having dinner at the White House with the president, Bill Maher and Stephen A. Smith. We all agreed socialism and communism has no place to have a foothold in our government," he said, before referring to El-Sayed. "This

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is eliminating its Gender Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Commission, as the organization undergoes cultural changes under its new president Kirsty Coventry. Under Coventry, the most notable change came earlier this year, when the IOC explicitly banned biological males from women's sports.This week's cuts come as part of a restructuring that will replace 12 permanent advisory bodies with smaller working groups assembled to address specific issues.Friday’s announcement comes months after the IOC adopted new eligibility rules reserving women’s Olympic events for biological females beginning with the 2028 Los Angeles Games, a policy addressing a central issue

The Tampa Bay Rays and Cleveland Guardians come into Game 4 with the Guardians holding a 2-1 lead in the series. The Rays need a win here to tie up the series, and the Guardians want a win to put Tampa Bay’s back against the wall. Fanatics Sportsbook is offering new users a promo code FOXNEWS350 to wager $20 on the game and earn $350 in FanCash.  Friday, Oct. 16, 2026, at 8:00 ET | Progressive Field, Cleveland, OH | TBS/truTVFirst pitch of Game 4 of the ALCS is tonight at 8:00 ET. The Guardians are up in the series and

A highly-regarded pediatrician, mother and wife was murdered by her husband, investigators say.Julia Pederson, 41, of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania was killed after police say her husband, Jonathan Gatto, 41, strangled her inside the family's home and intentionally set it on fire.Authorities said the fire happened on Saturday, Oct. 10. Four days later, Gatto was arrested and charged with murder and arson, among other charges.TEXAS DAD FACES MURDER CHARGE AFTER ESTRANGED WIFE FOUND DEAD AT SUBURBAN HOME: POLICEThe Harrisburg Bureau of Police said, "The investigation ultimately revealed that the death of the victim, a 41-year-old female, was not caused by a fire."Reports

When Pope Leo told the crowd in St. Peter's Square on Sunday that doctors had found "a small, localized nodule" in his lung, the reassurances came fast. Most nodules are benign, media medical experts quickly said. Probably nothing to worry about.I heard the same reassurances about my own lung not long ago. They were wrong then, and on Tuesday the Vatican confirmed they were wrong now. The nodule was adenocarcinoma, lung cancer. Surgeons removed the lower lobe of the Holy Father's right lung through a few small incisions, guided by a camera rather than an open chest, and he was

EXCLUSIVE: There are few people in the United States who have more significantly shaped the course of American history over the last two years, while remaining as little-known as James Braid.Millions of Americans across the country may not be familiar with the name, but in Washington, D.C., Braid is hard to miss both literally and figuratively. At 6 feet, 6 inches tall, he cast a tall shadow during his days at the White House and on Capitol Hill pushing President Donald Trump’s legislative agenda.And that shadow has been responsible for helping push numerous legislative successes for Trump over the finish

A Texas woman convicted of killing a college student in a drunken-driving crash was sentenced to seven years in prison and ordered to return to jail for 15 days each year while on probation.Lynlee Pollis, 30, was sentenced Wednesday after being convicted of intoxication manslaughter and intoxication assault in the September 2023 crash that killed 19-year-old Southern Methodist University student Honor Wallace and seriously injured her friend, Catherine "CeCe" Solberg, according to The Dallas Morning News.State District Judge Jennifer Balido also ordered Pollis to serve 10 years of probation following her release from prison, including 15 days in jail annually.Some

The Trump administration is being sued over its efforts to collect and analyze sensitive voter data from across the country.The complaint, filed in federal court in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, alleges the Department of Homeland Security has obtained voter files from at least 47 states and handled the data in a way that violates federal law.DHS' secretive probe of the voter data, which includes a policy to combine it with commercial datasets, ignores federal safeguards and the privacy rights of millions of Americans, the lawsuit says.The case was brought by the League of Women Voters, the Electronic Privacy Information Center

Broncos kicker Wil Lutz drilled a 53-yard field goal in overtime to elevate Denver to a 17-14 win over the Seattle Seahawks on Thursday night.Seattle got the ball first in sudden death and faced a third-and-7 from its own 28. Sam Darnold tried forcing a throw into double coverage along the sideline, losing sight of Denver cornerback Ja’Quan McMillian. McMillian read it the entire way, stepped in front for the pick, and set the Broncos up at Seattle’s 43-yard line.Broncos HC Sean Payton ran the ball three straight times to milk the clock and center the hash, and Lutz did

A Division II football player has died five days after sustaining a "traumatic injury" during a game.Tyler Ulrich, a 21-year-old sophomore who played at Southern Nazarene University (SNU) in Oklahoma, passed away from the injury he sustained, the school announced on Thursday.Southern Nazarene, located in Bethany, Oklahoma, did not reveal what exactly caused Ulrich’s death, but he did suffer a head injury this past Saturday.CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGE"It is with heavy hearts that we share the loss of our SNU football player, Tyler Ulrich," SNU Athletics posted on its X account."This loss is deeply felt across our

Comedian Jerry Seinfeld turned the tables on anti-Israel hecklers who attempted to derail his Chicago performance last Friday, mocking the protesters as security removed them from the venue.Viral video from the confrontation shows activists shouting at Seinfeld at the Chicago Theatre, accusing Israel of committing "genocide" in Gaza and alleging that American taxpayer dollars are funding the deaths of thousands of civilians."Twenty-two thousand Palestinians who are children now are killed with our taxpayer money, and you’re making jokes!" a woman shouted in clips posted online.JERRY SEINFELD GIVES BLUNT THREE-WORD RESPONSE TO INFLUENCER ASKING FOR A 'FREE PALESTINE'Seinfeld then dances on

Country music stars are having themselves one heck of a hunting season.Luke Combs, Riley Green, Parker McCollum and Sam Barber have all been getting in on the action this fall. Chris Janson recently told OutKick OutDoors about his own Colorado elk-hunting adventure.And now Koe Wetzel is joining the party with an absolute monster of a bull elk.CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE FROM OUTKICK OUTDOORSThe Texas-born singer showed off his impressive harvest on Instagram Wednesday, posing behind the massive animal with a compound bow resting across its body. The bull sports an enormous set of antlers, and judging by the smile