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Kyle Schwarber #12 of the Philadelphia Phillies celebrates after winning the Most Valuable Player of the MLB All-Star Game at Truist Park on July 15, 2025 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)

Kyle Schwarber powers NL to first ‘swing-off’ win at All-Star Game

Albeit in unique — and maybe even bizarre — fashion, Philadelphia Phillies slugger Kyle Schwarber was the National League’s hero and All-Star Game MVP.

(Background) U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) speaks during the We Choose To Fight: Nobody Elected Elon rally at the U.S. Department Of The Treasury on February 04, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Jemal Countess/Getty Images for MoveOn) / (R) WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 08: U.S. first lady Melania Trump speaks during the unveiling of a U.S. Postal Service stamp honoring former first lady Barbara Bush in the East Room at the White House on May 08, 2025 in Washington, DC. The stamp honors Bush, whose husband was President George H.W. Bush, and son was President George W. Bush. Barbara Bush passed away in 2018 at the age of 92. (Photo by Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images)

Crockett questions Melania’s prior immigration process to become U.S. citizen, calls ‘GOP integrity’ into question

Texas Democrat Rep. Jasmine Crockett verbally attacked First Lady Melania Trump recently by arguing that she should not have been allowed to become a U.S. citizen under the EB-1 “Einstein” visa.

(L) U.S. President Donald Trump walks to board Marine One at the White House in Washington, D.C. on May 30, 2025. (Photo by Bryan Dozier / Middle East Images / Middle East Images via AFP) (Photo by BRYAN DOZIER/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images) / (R) AUSTIN, TX - SEPTEMBER 20: Demonstrators supporting restrictions on transgender student athletes are gathered at the Texas State Capitol on the first day of the 87th Legislature's third special session on September 20, 2021 in Austin, Texas. Following a second special session that saw the passage of controversial voting and abortion laws, Texas lawmakers have convened at the Capitol for a third special session to address more of Republican Gov. Greg Abbott's conservative priorities which include redistricting, the distribution of federal COVID-19 relief funds, vaccine mandates and restrictions on how transgender student athletes can compete in sports. (Photo by Tamir Kalifa/Getty Images)

Trump warns ‘large scale fines’ will be administered in Calif. after trans athlete wins girls’ track and field events

On Tuesday morning, President Donald Trump announced that the state of California will face “large-scale fines” following yet another controversy in which a male high school athlete, who identifies as female, secured multiple victories at the state’s track and field championships over the weekend.

WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 05: U.S. President Donald Trump joined by women athletes signs the “No Men in Women’s Sports” executive order in the East Room at the White House on February 5, 2025 in Washington, DC. The executive order, which Trump signed on National Girls and Women in Sports Day, prohibits transgender women from competing in women’s sports and is the third order he has signed that targets transgender people. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Nevada: Schools Enact Ban On Biological Male Athletes On Female Sports Teams

The Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association (NIAA) voted on Tuesday to implement a gender eligibility policy that restricts transgender-identifying male athletes from participating in female sports. The regulation mandates that only individuals assigned female at birth are eligible to compete on female sports teams within the state.

Sellout crowd awaits as A’s make Sacramento debut against Cubs

The Athletics formally begin the home portion of their Sacramento era when they host the Chicago Cubs on Monday night in the first-ever Major League Baseball game in the California capital.

Police tape surrounds the area near a home that exploded in Arlington, Virginia, on December 4 and rocked a neighborhood with a powerful blast, on December 5, 2023. Three police officers received minor injuries but were not taken to hospitals, the department said. Officials are unaware of anyone else who was hurt, they said at a news conference. (Photo by Stefani Reynolds / AFP) (Photo by STEFANI REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)

Former Cal Poly Track And Field Star Dies At 23

A former California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly) track and field star has died at just 23, three months after graduating with a master’s degree.