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The NFL has fined Nick Bosa $11,255 for wearing a MAGA hat on the field Oct. 27, according to multiple reports.

The San Francisco 49ers' star edge rusher crashed an interview with Brock Purdy after their "Sunday Night Football" victory wearing the hat and pointing to it.

The NFL rulebook states in Rule 5, Section 4, Article 8 what players are allowed and not allowed to wear on game days.

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The rule states, "throughout the period on game-day that a player is visible to the stadium and television audience (including in pregame warm-ups, in the bench area, and during postgame interviews in the locker room or on the field), players are prohibited from wearing, displaying, or otherwise conveying personal messages either in writing or illustration, unless such message has been approved in advance by the League office.

"The League will not grant permission for any club or player to wear, display, or otherwise convey messages, through helmet decals, arm bands, jersey patches, mouthpieces, or other items affixed to game uniforms or equipment, which relate to political activities or causes, other non-football events, causes or campaigns, or charitable causes or campaigns. Further, any such approved items must be modest in size, tasteful, non-commercial, and non-controversial; must not be worn for more than one football season."

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While speaking to reporters, Bosa was asked about his decision to wear the pro-Trump hat, and he said he would "not talk too much about" it, only saying it was "an important time."

But speaking with the media the day after the election, he showed no regrets.

"It was well worth it," Bosa said before being fined.

"I don’t think my position on speaking about it is going to change, so clearly the nation spoke," Bosa said. "We got what we got."

Bosa added that he stayed up to watch the election results Tuesday night.

"It was fun. It was a good time," Bosa said with a smile.

Bosa is a longtime supporter of Trump, going back to before he was in the NFL. He revealed in 2019 he scrubbed his X account of Trump posts and Colin Kaepernick criticism over fears he may not be fully embraced by the City of San Francisco should he get drafted by the 49ers.

Trump will become the second president to serve two nonconsecutive terms, joining Grover Cleveland.

Fox News’ Ryan Gaydos contributed to this report.

The NFL is reportedly reviewing the incident in which San Francisco 49ers defensive end Nick Bosa showed off a "Make America Great Again" hat during a live postgame interview, according to a report.

Bosa is reportedly not facing suspension, but could be fined for violating league rules, CBS Sports NFL insider Jonathan Jones reported. The incident occurred when Bosa crashed 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy’s postgame interview after the team’s win over the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday night. Bosa came up behind Purdy and pointed to his hat. San Francisco tight end George Kittle laughed as the star defensive player ran back toward the locker room.

During the postgame press conference, Bosa would not speak on the issue. 

"I’m not gonna talk too much about it, but I think it’s an important time," he said after the game.

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Bosa has been a longtime supporter of former President Trump, going back to before he entered the NFL. He revealed in 2019 that he cleansed his X account of Trump posts and criticism of former 49ers quarterback and activist Colin Kaepernick over fears he might not be fully embraced by the city of San Francisco should he get drafted by the 49ers.

Former Chicago Bears great Brian Urlacher lent his support to Bosa. He commented on Bosa’s Instagram post, in which the 49ers defensive lineman posted a collage of photos including the moment he showed off the supportive Trump cap.

"MAGA," Urlacher wrote in the comments section, along with two American flags.

Meanwhile, Robert Rivas, who serves as the 71st speaker of the California State Assembly, called for Bosa to be traded. 

"I hope [49ers CEO] @JedYork trades Nick Bosa to Mar-A-Lago. As a lifelong @49ers fan, I can say I’ve seen enough of Bosa in California," Rivas posted on X.

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The NFL rulebook states in Rule 5, Section 4, Article 8 what players are allowed to wear and, more importantly, what they are not allowed to when they get to the stadium on game day. 

"The League will not grant permission for any club or player to wear, display, or otherwise convey messages, through helmet decals, arm bands, jersey patches, mouthpieces, or other items affixed to game uniforms or equipment, which relate to political activities or causes, other non-football events, causes or campaigns, or charitable causes or campaigns. Further, any such approved items must be modest in size, tasteful, non-commercial, and non-controversial; must not be worn for more than one football season," the rule reads.

"Throughout the period on game day that a player is visible to the stadium and television audience (including in pregame warm-ups, in the bench area, and during postgame interviews in the locker room or on the field), players are prohibited from wearing, displaying, or otherwise conveying personal messages either in writing or illustration, unless such message has been approved in advance by the League office," the handbook states.

The rule also breaks down that such things as "anniversaries or memorable events, or to honor or commemorate individuals" with helmet decals, jersey patches and arm bands are allowed as long as the league office is notified. 

The league previously handed out a $10,000 fine to Pittsburgh Steelers receiver George Pickens for displaying a personal message on his eye black during a game against the Cowboys on Oct. 6.

Meanwhile, Bosa is not the only vocal Trump supporter in the league. 

Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker also endorsed Trump earlier this year, while Philadelphia Eagles defensive lineman Thomas Booker IV has stumped for Vice President Kamala Harris.

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EXCLUSIVE: Idaho Republican Gov. Brad Little told Fox News Digital in an exclusive interview that his state is prepared to file lawsuits if a potential Harris administration gets in the way of Idaho's effort to prevent trans inclusion in women's sports. 

"If necessary, that's what we will do," Little said when asked if his state and Attorney General Raúl R. Labrador would sue the federal government if an incoming Harris administration tried to block his executive order to carry out the Defending Women's Sports Act. 

Little added that he is expecting pushback against his state's ability to carry out that law from the federal government in the event of a Vice President Kamala Harris victory. However, he expects other states to follow suit in fighting back against that pushback, if it comes to it. 

"We will probably do it in conjunction with some of our other governors, attorneys general and states, but we will do it in Idaho, that's undeniable," Little said. "Some of these things need to have a critical mass to have standing, to be successful, but I know there's many like-minded states that are going to do the same thing that we've done here in Idaho."

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Harris has been mum about her stance on transgenders in women's sports throughout her presidential campaign. However, she has been a proponent of several federal efforts to enable transgender inclusivity in women's sports on a national scale. 

This includes the Biden-Harris administration's rewrite of Title IX, which went into effect earlier this April, which multiple experts and witnesses previously told Fox News Digital would lead to an increased volume of trans athletes competing against and sharing locker rooms with girls and women. 

Harris has come under fire multiple times for her role as attorney general of California in ensuring prisoners and illegal immigrants had access to taxpayer-funded transition surgery.

The vast majority of Harris' Democrat allies in Congress have supported the Equality Act, as well. The proposed bill would require schools to include biologically male athletes who identify as transgender females on girls' and women's sports teams.

In March 2023, Democrats advocated for a transgender bill of rights, proposing a resolution "recognizing that it is the duty of the Federal Government to develop and implement a Transgender Bill of Rights." The resolution specifically called for federal law to ensure that biological men can "participate in sports on teams and in programs that best align with their gender identity; [and] use school facilities that best align with their gender identity."

At a recent event in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance called out President Biden and Harris for the Title IX changes resulting in federal funding for free lunch programs being withheld from schools that prevent transgender inclusion in women's sports. 

Vance appeared to be referring to a May 2022 Department of Agriculture memorandum directing state agencies and Food and Nutrition Act program operators to "expeditiously review their program discrimination complaint procedures and make any changes necessary to ensure complaints alleging discrimination on the basis of gender identity and sexual orientation are processed and evaluated as complaints of discrimination on the basis of sex."

However, Little said he is not aware of this issue affecting any public school in his state yet. He is hoping to see a former President Donald Trump victory next week that will ensure it does not ever affect his schools. 

"I'm sure it will get litigated if we have a change in the administration next week, and it will be a moot point," Little said. 

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Trump has advocated for a full-on ban on trans inclusion in girls' and women's sports in the weeks leading up to the election. 

Little said he would support a nationwide ban on all trans inclusion in women's sports in the event of a Trump presidency.

Idaho is one of 23 states that have laws set up to restrict or prevent transgender inclusion in women's sports. However, even some of the states with those laws have had incidents where trans inclusion in a girls' sport was enabled via the ruling of a federal judge. 

Judges Landya McCafferty in New Hampshire and M. Hannah Lauck of Virginia, both of whom were appointed during the Obama administration, each passed rulings this year that enabled biological males to play on high school girls soccer and tennis teams. McCafferty passed a rule that allowed two trans athletes to compete on girls high school soccer teams in New Hampshire, while Lauck ruled that an 11-year-old trans tennis player was allowed to compete against girls the same age in Virginia. 

Little admits he worries about similar rulings affecting schools in his state, especially from judges from California. Idaho is in the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, which is shared with California, Oregon and Washington. 

"You always worry about it," Little said. "We are in the ninth circuit, Idaho is, which, there is a lot of judges out of California, but that's a problem that we meet with on all kinds of fronts." 

Court intervention for a situation over a trans athlete playing a women's sport in his state is possible later in November, when Boise State University's women's volleyball team is set to host San Jose State. Boise State forfeited a match against San Jose State that was set to take place in California earlier this year. That forfeit came amid an ongoing national controversy over a transgender player on the team and another player engaged in a lawsuit against the NCAA alleging she was never told that the birth sex of that trans athlete despite sharing a team locker room and bedroom with that player. 

Little previously commended Boise State for the decision. However, the two teams are scheduled to play again at Boise State's campus in Idaho on Nov. 21, and Boise State has not yet announced whether that game will be played or not. 

With the Defending Women's Sports Act having been signed into law in Idaho, and if the trans athlete is still on San Jose State's roster by the time that match comes around, playing that match would be a violation of state law. 

Little said that a judge and prosecutor would likely determine the repercussions of that match if it is played, but he expects Boise State to forfeit ahead of time if the trans athlete is still on the team. 

"That will be something for a prosecutor and a judge to determine, I've got a pretty good level of confidence that it's not going to take place against the Boise State women athletes, it's just not going to happen here," Little said. 

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Billionaire Mark Cuban's recent comments about former President Trump never being seen around "strong" or "intelligent" women has earned him a frenzy of backlash, and now one of his old online debate opponents is getting in on it. 

Former NCAA swimmer and OutKick contributor Riley Gaines on Thursday released a video on X mocking Cuban for his comments.

"Mark Cuban, you would not know a strong and intelligent female if she slapped you across the face. You're such a beta, you might actually kind of like that," Gaines said. "If you are a woman and a Trump supporter, then to Mark Cuban, you are stupid and weak."

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Gaines recalled her previous social media spat with Cuban on Sept. 27 over Vice President Kamala Harris' handling of the border. Gaines ended up with the last word in that debate, as Cuban did not respond to Gaines' thread when she brought up that Harris' proposed border bill included funding for Ukraine and Israel and that more than 320,000 migrant children went missing while crossing the border during Harris' handling of the border. A report from the Department of Homeland Security released Aug. 21 revealed the Biden-Harris administration has lost track of that number of migrant children who crossed the border without parents. 

Cuban's comments about Trump not being seen around "strong" or "intelligent" women came during an appearance on ABC’s "The View" on Thursday morning.

"Donald Trump, you never see him around strong, intelligent women. Ever," Cuban said. "It’s just that simple. They're intimidating to him. He doesn't like to be challenged by them." 

Trump campaign national press secretary Karoline Leavitt slammed Cuban's remarks. 

"Joe Biden called Trump supporters ‘garbage,’ and now Kamala’s top surrogate Mark Cuban insinuated female Trump supporters are ‘weak and dumb,’" Leavitt told Fox News Digital.

"This is extremely insulting to the thousands of women who work for President Trump, and the tens of millions of women who are voting for him," she said. "These women are mothers, entrepreneurs, and industry leaders, and they are, indeed, strong and intelligent, despite what Mark Cuban and Kamala Harris say." 

One of Cuban's closest business partners as co-owner of the NBA's Dallas Mavericks is a woman who supports Trump. 

The family of Miriam Adelson, who bought the majority of the Mavericks from Cuban last December, has donated $100 million to her Preserve America political action committee backing Trump’s presidential campaign, according to Front Office Sports. That figure is the largest political donation of any owner in the NBA, NFL, MLB or WNBA. 

Adelson has also reportedly spent "tens of millions" more to support Republicans in congressional races around the country. 

Cuban defended his business relationship with the Trump megadonor in a recent interview on FOX 5 Dallas.

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"Do you know how everyone is voting who you work with? Do you know how the owners of your company are voting? This is America. People get to choose their candidates and vote who they want, and that's what makes it amazing," he said. "I've talked with my partners about it, and they don't have an issue. They choose what they choose."

Meanwhile, Cuban has gone so far as to follow others in Democratic circles by calling Trump a "fascist" amid recent mainstream media comparisons of the 45th U.S. president to Adolf Hitler and his supporters to that of the Nazis in recent weeks.

"Donald Trump is not a normal candidate," Cuban told Jonathan Karl in a recent ABC interview. "And I think it’s not a stretch to call Donald Trump a fascist.

"He’s talking about ‘the enemy within’ and going after people using the military. He’s talked about mass deportations, where they’ll stop people on the street and check their papers. What does that remind you of? Talking about knocking on doors and pulling people out and deporting them, what does that remind you of? That’s pretty damn close to fascism, if not the definition of fascism."

Earlier this year, when Biden was still the presumptive Democratic nominee, Cuban went so far as to say he would vote for Biden over Trump even if Biden was "being given his last rites."

"If they were having his last wake, and it was him versus Trump, and he was being given last rites, I would still vote for Joe Biden," he told Bloomberg News in March.

However, Cuban has also said he supported Trump at the outset of the former president's first candidacy in 2015. He elaborated on his initial support of Trump during an interview with Vivek Ramaswamy on X on Aug. 7. 

"In 2015, I was like, ‘He's great. He's not a typical Stepford candidate.' I thought that was a positive," Cuban said. "A big part of that is I didn't think he had a chance. I just wanted to kind of screw things up in traditional politics, which I'm not a fan of."

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The San Francisco 49ers would be foolish to trade Nick Bosa, but that's exactly what a California politician wants.

Bosa made headlines earlier this week when he donned a MAGA hat following San Fran's win over the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday night. Brock Purdy was being interviewed when Bosa wore the hat and came up from behind, pointing at it before walking away.

Well, the move wasn't taken well by Robert Rivas, who serves as the 71st speaker of the California State Assembly.

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"I hope [49ers CEO] @JedYork trades Nick Bosa to Mar-A-Lago. As a lifelong @49ers fan, I can say I’ve seen enough of Bosa in California," Rivas posted on X.

Rivas made the post while quote-tweeting Bosa saying he would "not talk too much about" wearing the hat, only saying it was "an important time."

The hat could result in a fine for Bosa. The NFL rulebook states in Rule 5, Section 4, Article 8 what players are allowed to wear, and more importantly, what they are not allowed to when they get to the stadium on game day. 

"The League will not grant permission for any club or player to wear, display, or otherwise convey messages, through helmet decals, arm bands, jersey patches, mouthpieces, or other items affixed to game uniforms or equipment, which relate to political activities or causes, other non-football events, causes or campaigns, or charitable causes or campaigns. Further, any such approved items must be modest in size, tasteful, non-commercial, and non-controversial; must not be worn for more than one football season," the rule reads.

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Bosa received flak for displaying his MAGA hat, but there were others that showed support for him, including NFL Hall of Famer Brian Urlacher. 

Urlacher commented under Bosa’s Instagram post, where the star lineman had a collage of photos that included the moment he showed his Trump support with the MAGA hat.

It was one of a few instances of active NFL players outright supporting a presidential candidate this election season. Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker also endorsed former President Donald Trump earlier this year, while Philadelphia Eagles defensive lineman Thomas Booker IV has stumped for Vice President Kamala Harris.

Bosa has been a long-time supporter of Trump, going back to before he was in the NFL. He revealed in 2019 he cleansed his X account of Trump posts and Colin Kaepernick criticism over fears he may not be fully embraced by the city of San Francisco should he get drafted by the 49ers.

Fox News' Scott Thompson and Ryan Gaydos contributed to this report.

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San Francisco 49ers star Nick Bosa made waves post-game on Sunday at Levi's Stadium as he crashed quarterback Brock Purdy's interview while wearing a "Make America Great Again" hat. 

But that move from Bosa could result in a fine from the NFL.

The NFL rulebook states in Rule 5, Section 4, Article 8 what players are allowed to wear, and more importantly, what they are not allowed to when they get to the stadium on game day. 

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"Throughout the period on game day that a player is visible to the stadium and television audience (including in pregame warm-ups, in the bench area, and during postgame interviews in the locker room or on the field), players are prohibited from wearing, displaying, or otherwise conveying personal messages either in writing or illustration, unless such message has been approved in advance by the League office," the handbook states.

Now, the rule breaks down that such things as "anniversaries or memorable events, or to honor or commemorate individuals" with helmet decals, jersey patches and arm bands are allowed as long as the league office is notified. 

However, when it comes to political messaging, this rule is very clear. 

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"The League will not grant permission for any club or player to wear, display, or otherwise convey messages, through helmet decals, arm bands, jersey patches, mouthpieces, or other items affixed to game uniforms or equipment, which relate to political activities or causes, other non-football events, causes or campaigns, or charitable causes or campaigns. Further, any such approved items must be modest in size, tasteful, non-commercial, and non-controversial; must not be worn for more than one football season."

The league does, however, allow players and coaches to discuss politics during press conferences. 

However, when posed with the question about the hat, Bosa said he was "not gonna talk too much about it, but I think it’s an important time."

The NFL did not immediately answer a request for comment from Fox News Digital.

How much exactly could Bosa get fined? 

The league dished out a $10,000 fine to Pittsburgh Steelers receiver George Pickens for displaying a personal message on his eye black during "Sunday Night Football" against the Cowboys. 

Bosa received flak for displaying his MAGA hat, but there were others that showed support for him, including NFL Hall of Famer Brian Urlacher. 

Urlacher commented under Bosa’s Instagram post, where the star lineman had a collage of photos that included the moment he showed his Trump support with the MAGA hat. 

"MAGA," Urlacher wrote with two American flags. 

Bosa finished with one sack on Sunday night to notch 4.5 on the year. 

Fox News' Ryan Gaydos contributed to this report.

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University of Nevada, Reno volleyball captain Sia Liilii revealed more details about her and her teammates' dispute with their school over whether to play a team with a transgender player, on Sunday.

While speaking at the "Stand With Women" forum on fairness in women’s sports in Philadelphia, Liilii alleged that officials at her school told her and her teammates that the trans athlete they would face is at a disadvantage in women's sports due to the medications that are taken to transition. 

"The countless meetings that my teammates and I were [dragged] into, telling us that we're not educated enough, that we didn’t know what the science is behind it, that this person was actually at a disadvantage toward us women because they were under all these drugs," Liilii said.

The opponent that Nevada would have had to face has been alleged to spike the ball at nearly 80 mph, causing fear for the physical safety of teammates, according to court documents in a lawsuit filed against the NCAA by a group led by Former NCAA swimmer and OutKick contributor Riley Gaines and joined by San Jose State player Brooke Slusser, who is teammates with that player. 

A 2021 scientific review found trans women’s muscle mass remains high after transitioning. 

A study published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine found that transgender women also have stronger grip strength after transitioning. 

ESPN previously explored the subject of transgender athletes playing in women's sports in a segment of "Sports Science." The episode featured several experts, including physiologist Tommy Lundberg, who concluded that male bodies will "undoubtedly" retain physical advantages over women even if puberty blockers are used.

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Meanwhile, Liilii also encouraged other women's athletes to speak out against having to compete against trans competitors. 

"I’m here today to tell those women who are forced to play against these biological males that you have a voice, so use it and be courageous, be brave, and don’t fear anything," Liilii said. 

Former Democrat Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard appeared at the event too and sent a message to those who have sided in favor of trans inclusion in women's sports. 

"Why don’t you believe Sia?" Gabbard asked. "Why don’t you believe her teammates and those who are afraid of being smashed in the face by a male player at full force with a volleyball?"

Liilii previously alleged that she and her teammates were told that they "didn't understand the science" and to "reconsider their position," during a press conference at the university to address their team's recent forfeit to San Jose State. 

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"We felt unsafe and dismissed," Liilii said, sobbing. "We met with our school officials to give them our team's new statement, but they wouldn't even hear it. We were told that we weren't educated enough and that we didn't understand the science. We were told to reconsider our position." 

Fox News Digital has reached out to Nevada regarding these allegations. 

In a previous statement provided to Fox News Digital, Nevada confirmed that the players had requested to forfeit the match but did not have authority to do so themselves. 

"A majority of the Wolf Pack women’s volleyball team issued a statement to the university informing it that the team had decided it was forfeiting the scheduled match with San José State University. While players are not authorized to forfeit the match, this decision is one that only the university and our department of athletics can officially make," the statement said. 

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At the press conference on Saturday, Liilii also called out the Mountain West Conference and the NCAA, saying the institutions "are failing us." 

There, Nevada sophomore Masyn Navarro alleged her teammates have been told to "stay quiet" about the controversy during the press conference. 

"It should not be this difficult to stand up for women. However, we will now take this opportunity to stand up as a team, as some of us have been told to stay quiet," Navarro said. 

Nevada previously said it could not forfeit the match because it would be a violation of state law. Article I, Section 24 of the Nevada Constitution provides that "Equality of Rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by this state or any of its political subdivisions on account of race, color, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, ancestry or national origin." The constitution was revised in 2022 when Nevada voted to adopt the Equal Rights Amendment, which added gender identity to the list of protections. 

On Friday, the university announced it would forfeit because it did not have enough players to compete. In a statement to Fox News Digital, the program insisted that forfeiting for that reason did not violate state law. 

"The University of Nevada, Reno’s decision to not play its scheduled Mountain West Conference match at San José State on Saturday, Oct. 26 was based on not having enough players to compete and not based on gender identity or expression. This does not violate the Nevada Constitution," the statement read. 

Nevada became the fifth team to forfeit a match against San Jose State, joining Southern Utah, Boise State, Wyoming and Utah State. The cancellations come with a San Jose State player involved in a lawsuit against the NCAA alleging that she had shared a locker room and bedroom with a transgender teammate, who is still on the team, without ever being told that person was a biological male.

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The University of Nevada, Reno officially announced on Friday that its women's volleyball team will forfeit its game against San Jose State on Saturday. 

Nevada is the fifth team to forfeit its match against San Jose State amid an ongoing national controversy over a transgender player on the team and another player engaged in a lawsuit over never being told that player was a biological male, according to the lawsuit.

Nevada cited not having enough players to compete in the match for forfeiting after its players expressed a desire and intention not to compete against San Jose State. 

"Due to not having enough players to compete, the University of Nevada women’s volleyball team will not play its scheduled Mountain West Conference match at San José State on Saturday, Oct. 26. Per Mountain West Conference policy, the match will be recorded as a conference loss for Nevada," Nevada announced in a statement early on Friday morning. 

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San Jose State responded to the forfeit in a statement to Fox News Digital. 

"Our athletes all comply with NCAA and Mountain West Conference policies and they are eligible to play under the rules of those organizations. We will continue to take measures to prioritize the health and safety of our students while they pursue their earned opportunities to compete," the statement read. 

Nevada players, including team captain Sia Liillii, spoke out against the notion of competing against a transgender player in the weeks leading up to the cancelation after voting to forfeit it on Oct. 14. The players even went so far as to schedule a press conference alongside OutKick contributor and women's athlete activist Riley Gaines to go on at the same time as the game on Saturday. 

However, Nevada would not officially forfeit the game until Friday morning, citing state law. 

"The university made the decision not to declare a forfeiture and move forward with hosting the match as scheduled based on several factors. As a public university, the university is legally prohibited by Section 24 of the Nevada Constitution and other laws and regulations to declare a forfeit for reasons related to gender identity or expression," a Nevada spokesperson previously told Fox News Digital. 

The Nevada state constitution was revised in 2022 when Nevada voted to adopt the Equal Rights Amendment, which added gender identity to the list of protections. Nevada state Sen. Pat Spearman, a Democrat from North Las Vegas who co-sponsored the bill to get it on the ballot, said the law has helped transgender people maintain their identity.

On Tuesday, both Nevada and San Jose State announced that the match would be moved from Nevada's campus in Reno to San Jose State's campus in the Bay Area in California, claiming the location change was "in the best interest of both programs and the well-being of the student-athletes, coaches, athletic staff and spectators."

San Jose State would have needed to be at the site of the match, however, in order to receive a forfeit victory if no Nevada players end up playing. By moving the site of the match to the San Jose State campus, then the Spartan players would not have to make the trip to Nevada in order to secure the forfeit victory. So, by making this change, San Jose State will get to claim a forfeited victory if no Nevada players choose to play, without leaving their home state. 

Now that the match has been officially forfeited, no one will have to do any traveling. 

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Nevada joins Southern Utah, Boise State, Wyoming and Utah State, which all have officially forfeited their scheduled games against San Jose State.

San Jose State player Brooke Slusser joined a lawsuit headed by OutKick host and former collegiate swimmer Riley Gaines against the NCAA due to its policies on gender identity. Slusser joined this lawsuit because she claims that she has had to share a court, a locker room and even a room on overnight trips with her teammate Blaire Fleming without having ever been told that Fleming was a biological male. 

Security concerns and threats against San Jose State players have made traveling for matches a high-risk endeavor for the lady Spartans. San Jose State previously confirmed to Fox News Digital that police protection had been assigned to the team, shortly after getting the first news of an opponent forfeiting, when Southern Utah announced that it would not play its match against the Spartans in September.

"One of my teammates got a DM, basically saying that she, and then my team, needed to keep my distance from me on gameday against Colorado State, because it wasn’t going to be a good situation for me to be in and that my team needed to keep their distance," Slusser told Fox News Digital in an exclusive interview. "They needed to keep their distance from me during the game, because something was going to happen to me.

"This was the first physical threat when we could easily see that they wanted to physically harm one of us."

In June, a survey conducted by NORC at the University of Chicago asked respondents to weigh in on whether transgender athletes of both sexes should be permitted to participate in sports leagues that correspond to their preferred gender identity instead of their biological sex. 

Sixty-five percent answered that it should either be never or rarely allowed. When those polled were asked specifically about adult transgender female athletes competing on women’s sports teams, 69% opposed it.

The United Nations released study findings that say nearly 900 biological females have fallen short of the podium because they were beaten out by transgender athletes.

The study, titled "Violence against women and girls in sports," said that more than 600 athletes did not medal in more than 400 competitions in 29 different sports, totaling over 890 medals, according to information obtained up to March 30.

"The replacement of the female sports category with a mixed-sex category has resulted in an increasing number of female athletes losing opportunities, including medals, when competing against males," the report said.

Former President Donald Trump has gone so far as to advocate for a ban, in a recent town hall event on Fox News.

"We're not going to let it happen," Trump said of the issue. "We stop it, we stop it, we absolutely stop it. We can't have it.

"You just ban it. The president bans it. You don't let it happen. It's not a big deal."

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Former President Trump has made protecting women's sports from transgender inclusion a key campaign issue two weeks ahead of the election. Trump and Republican leaders have pounded Democrats for enabling transgender athletes in women's sports in recent weeks, and that criticism continued Wednesday during a campaign event in Georgia. 

Former NCAA swimmer and OutKick contributor Riley Gaines emerged on stage at the Turning Point Action conference to precede Trump and gave a harrowing recollection of her experience being forced to share a locker room with a transgender competitor during her collegiate career. 

"I could share the grotesque details of what it was like being forced to undress, inches away from a 6-foot-4 man who watched us strip down to nothing, while he did the same, exposing his fully-intact naked male body," Gaines said. "There are no words to describe the violation and the betrayal, the humiliation that we felt." 

Gaines leads a lawsuit against the NCAA with other female athletes, accusing the governing body of violating their Title IX rights due to its policies on gender identity. Gaines has cited her experience at the 2022 NCAA swimming championships when transgender woman Lia Thomas was allowed to compete and share a locker room with the other athletes despite being a biological male. 

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Gaines reiterated that this was not something she nor her teammates ever agreed to. 

"Nobody asked for our consent. We did not give our consent to be exposed and exploited to a naked man. This used to rightfully be labeled as sexual harassment," Gaines said. 

The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in Atlanta, details the shock Gaines and other swimmers felt when they learned they would have to share a locker room with Thomas at the championships in Atlanta. It documents a number of races they swam with Thomas, including the 200-yard final in which Thomas and Gaines tied for fifth but Thomas, not Gaines, was handed the fifth-place trophy.

For Gaines, the experience has played into her decision to support Trump and Republican policies that restrict and aim to prevent transgender inclusion in women's sports. 

Trump and wife Melania, who has admitted to disagreeing with Republicans on issues of LGBT rights, each announced that they are opposed to letting biological males compete in girls and women's sports. Trump has gone so far as to advocate for a ban in a recent town hall event on Fox News.

"We're not going to let it happen," Trump said of the issue. "We stop it, we stop it, we absolutely stop it. We can't have it.

"You just ban it. The president bans it. You don't let it happen. It's not a big deal. "

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Multiple states filed lawsuits and enacted their own laws to address this issue after the Biden-Harris administration issued a sweeping rule that clarified that Title IX’s ban on "sex" discrimination in schools covers discrimination based on gender identity, sexual orientation and "pregnancy or related conditions" in April. 

The administration insisted the regulation does not address athletic eligibility. However, multiple experts presented evidence to Fox News Digital in June that it would ultimately put more biological men in women's sports. 

The Supreme Court then voted 5-4 in August to reject an emergency request by the Biden administration to enforce portions of that new rule after more than two dozen Republican attorneys general sued to block the Title IX changes in their own states.

Idaho Gov. Brad Little even issued an executive order later that month to enforce the "Defending Women's Sports Act," which would require schools and colleges to prohibit transgender athletes in women's sports. 

In an exclusive interview with Fox News Digital, Little acknowledged concern that his order could result in public schools in his state losing federal funding if Kamla Harris becomes the 47th president. 

"We’ll cross that bridge when we come to it," Little said. "From a national standpoint, there are radical little groups that want to implement changes in the rules that we have already. I’m confident in what we have, and we will aggressively (act), as the state of Idaho, both legally and legislatively, to protect women’s athletes and the great advances they’ve made because of Title IX."

Many Democrats have backed off from their support for transgender inclusion in women's sports as Election Day nears. U.S. Rep. Colin Allred, who is challenging Ted Cruz for a U.S. Senate seat in Texas, has aired TV ads and statements claiming he "doesn't want boys in girl's sports" despite a history of cosponsoring legislation that would allow that to happen. 

In June, a survey conducted by NORC at the University of Chicago asked respondents to weigh in on whether transgender athletes of both sexes should be permitted to participate in sports leagues that correspond to their preferred gender identity instead of their biological sex. 

Sixty-five percent answered that it should either be never or rarely allowed. When those polled were asked specifically about adult transgender female athletes competing on women’s sports teams, 69% opposed it.

The United Nations released study findings that say nearly 900 biological females have fallen short of the podium because they were beaten out by transgender athletes.

The study, titled "Violence against women and girls in sports," said that more than 600 athletes did not medal in more than 400 competitions in 29 different sports, totaling over 890 medals, according to information obtained up to March 30.

"The replacement of the female sports category with a mixed-sex category has resulted in an increasing number of female athletes losing opportunities, including medals, when competing against males," the report said.

Colorado football coach and NFL Hall of Famer Deion Sanders came under fire by an anti-religion group, the Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF), over his use of a team chaplain. Sanders had Pastor Dewey Smith pray over the football team after its win against Baylor University on Sept. 22.

The FFRF released a scathing four-page letter condemning Sanders, making claims that having Smith do the prayer counted as "unconstitutional religious activities," as he leads a football team at a public university. 

"Coach Sanders’ team is full of young and impressionable student athletes who would not risk giving up their scholarship, giving up playing time, or losing a good recommendation from the coach by speaking out or voluntarily opting out of his unconstitutional religious activities – even if they strongly disagree with his beliefs," the letter read. 

"Coaches exert great influence and power over student athletes and those athletes will follow the lead of their coach. Using a coaching position to promote Christianity amounts to unconstitutional religious coercion."

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It isn't the first time the FFRF has targeted Sanders for his displays of honoring and practicing Christianity. 

When Sanders first became the head coach at Colorado in 2023, the FFRF raised concerns about his previous open display of faith with his team. This resulted in the university giving him additional training on the boundaries of religious expression in public institutions. The university revealed in a statement that Sanders had received training on nondiscrimination policies and establishment clause requirements after his hiring. 

But this time, an organization has stepped in to defend Sanders. The First Liberty Institute has issued a response to the FFRF's letter, arguing that Sanders has the legal right to bring prayer into his team's locker room. 

Keisha Russell, a constitutional lawyer with First Liberty Institute who has worked as a federal law clerk on the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, told Fox News Digital that there is legal precedence for why Sanders has the right to bring a chaplain into the team's locker room. 

"FFRF's letter is beyond inaccurate," Russell said. "The cases that we do have about chaplains programs and the government providing chaplains in public life, there are a lot of cases about it, and it's clearly allowed." 

While there have been no Supreme Court cases that focused specifically on a chaplain in a public school football locker room, Russell believes that if Sanders' case was elevated to that level, he would win easily, with evidence from a previous case.

In June 2022, the Supreme Court sided with Bremerton High School football coach Joe Kennedy after he was suspended and later fired because he prayed a brief, quiet prayer after football games. First Liberty Institute filed a lawsuit against the school district, arguing that banning coaches from quietly praying, just because they can be seen by the public, is wrong and violates the Constitution. On Sept. 1, 2023, Coach Kennedy returned to the field and knelt in prayer after the game.

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"If you combine that with what the Supreme Court has recently said about religion and students, and particularly the last coach Kennedy case, I think it's pretty clear that these students are old enough to kind of differentiate for themselves what they want to do in that situation, and I don't think there's anything wrong with their coach inviting one in for inspiration," Russell said. "The practice is definitely constitutional, and it's highly likely that they would uphold this practice as proper under the First Amendment." 

Sanders has said he devoted himself to Christianity shortly after his first divorce in 1998, from his ex-wife Carolyn Chambers, with whom he had his first two children, Deion Jr. and Deiondre. Sanders opened up about his devotion to Christ during an interview on "Running Wild" with Bear Grylls in November 2023.

"That's when I went through my first divorce in which the only things that I knew that truly loved me were my two kids. Now they're gone, now they've been taken away. It was devastating, and I went through suicidal thoughts, a suicidal period," Sander said. "I ran this car off the side of the highway, and at the bottom, I thought this car would just flip, and it didn't flip, and I was still there. Shortly after that, I just had to come to the Lord with my hands up and say, 'I'm done. I can't do it anymore. You got me. I give up. God, you take me.'"

During an introductory press conference last year commemorating his position as new head at UC, Sanders praised God.

"Out of all the persons in the world, God chose me," Sanders said. "For that, I thank Him; for that, I love Him; for that, I magnify Him; for that, I glorify Him; for that, I praise Him; for that, I owe Him. Each and every day, I'm trying to please Him," 

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