When the University of Michigan decided to open an investigation into former head coach Sherrone Moore, I don't imagine fans thought the school would be paying more than $10 million to lawyers looking into past transgressions.But, as the saying goes in college athletics, billable hours are undefeated.As Michigan put together a plan to investigate Sherrone Moore regarding his relationship with former Wolverines' staffer Paige Shiver, the school hired the Jenner & Block law firm that is based in Chicago. The goal was to uncover all of the wrongdoings by the former coach tied to his extramarital affair with the 32-year-old football staffer.ZERO BS. JUST DAKICH. TAKE THE DON'T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD. DOWNLOAD NOW!The probe into Moore by the law firm actually started in November 2025, after it was alleged through a tip that the two were romantically involved, with rumors swirling within the football building for more than three years.Based on evidence found in the initial weeks, the school and law firm still needed actual proof of improprieties, and not having to base their claims on scuttlebutt around the facility.What the law firm has now uncovered has yet to be officially reported, but the price tag for the investigation into the actions of Moore was more than likely a tad bit higher than what school officials probably had in mind when this all began.According to the Detroit News, which submitted a FOIA request for financial records, the law firm of Jenner & Block has billed Michigan over $11.5 million for investigative work done from November 2025 to March 2026, with the balance from April yet to be disclosed.EX-MICHIGAN FOOTBALL COACH SHERRONE MOORE'S MISTRESS REVEALS HE GOT HER PREGNANT DURING RELATIONSHIPYou might be wondering what type of probe would cost that much money.But, it's important to remember that after discovering the alleged relationship between Sherrone Moore and Paige Shiver, the school decided that it would also retain the same firm to open a larger probe into the athletic department's culture.The main reason for the broader scope was to look into the culture that led to multiple NCAA inquiries into Michigan football, along with former assistant coach Matt Weiss being arrested by the FBI on charges of stealing more than 3,000 videos and photos of college athletes by hacking into their personal accounts.According to an interview with ABC News, Paige Shiver noted that her relationship with the former Michigan coach first started when he was an assistant under Jim Harbaugh in January 2022.After first being hired by the school as an intern in 2021, Shiver was promoted to assistant recruiting coordinator just five months later, according to the Michigan directory.Then, Jim Harbaugh accepted the Los Angeles Chargers head coaching position following the Wolverines capturing the 2023 CFP title, while also being embroiled in the Connor Stallions sign-stealing investigation.That is when athletic director Warde Manuel decided that Sherrone Moore would become the next head coach at Michigan, officially hiring him on Jan. 26, 2024.Soon thereafter, Paige Shiver was promoted to executive assistant to Moore, where their relationship continued, with her also receiving a significant pay increase.As for the extramarital affair between Moore and Shiver, the school first received a tip last summer, which led to the school opening its own investigation into the case.Given that Sherrone Moore coached the entire 2025 regular season, with rumors continuing to swirl within the football building according to multiple sources, Michigan AD Warde Manuel clearly did not have enough evidence to bring forth a human resources violation.The only thing missing was proof, which came from Paige Shiver on Dec. 8, 2025. The staffer met with university officials and the law firm investigating the matter, providing them with electronic evidence of the relationship, giving Michigan enough to fire Sherrone Moore.On the same day he was fired, Dec. 10, 2025, Moore was alleged to have broken into the apartment of Shiver, where he is said to have grabbed a butter knife out of a drawer and held it to his throat while screaming at the former staffer that she had ruined his life.This all led to an interesting few months of court proceedings, with Moore pleading "no contest" for two misdemeanors of trespassing and malicious use of telecommunication, with the judge sentencing him to 18 months' probation. He was also ordered to not have any contact with Paige Shiver.The only people who truly know what occurred over the three-day period leading up to his arrest are Shiver and Moore, though the investigation into the Michigan athletics department will likely answer a number of questions regarding the relationship that transpired.For now, the school is waiting on the final report, with the investigation reportedly being finished this month. During the interview with ABC News, Shiver noted that due to a medical condition, she had to have an abortion during her relationship with Sherrone Moore.What happens next will be interesting to follow, especially for athletic director Warde Manuel and school officials, with a potential lawsuit coming from Paige Shiver.FOLLOW TREY WALLACE ON X: @TreyWallace

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I write quite a bit about annoying celebrities who turn into self-help gurus in their 30s because they have nothing else to do in life. One thing leads to another and they're praying to imaginary butterflies, eating dandelion leaves out of their yards and posting inspirational quotes on Instagram.Danica Patrick has some of those tendencies, BUT, at least she mixes in sports, working out in the gym and then some weird Burning Man Festival content here and there. She actually lives the MAHA lifestyle. One day she's doing deadlifts in the gym, the next minute she's smashing forehands on the tennis court.This woman is 44-years-old and has hamstrings that just refuse to snap. She has thighs that can crush watermelons. She has forearms that have been through NASCAR wars. Her shoulders are shredded.She goes bikini skiing. She sucks down wine straight from the bottle. She golfs. She even goes skydiving for fun. You know why the LIBS hate Danica? Because she's physically fit to do all these activities. While the fat purple hairs are busy screaming on Bluesky, Danica is out smashing forehands looking chiseled.That's why we love Danica at OutKick. She got busy living. Email: joe.kinsey@outkick.com Send photos, stories, tips, rantswhatever you've got. Screencaps Page: Read the latest Screencaps YouTube: Screencaps with Joe Kinsey Subscribe for videos, rants, and behind-the-scenes. Twitter/X: @JoeKinseyexp Tag me or drop a DM. Instagram: @OutKickScreencaps You guys need to start tagging me on content you're seeing. Facebook Page: Screencaps on Facebook Facebook Group: Join the Screencaps Community Mail (Thursday Night Mowing League): 27072 Carronade Dr, Unit A 155 Perrysburg, OH 43551 Newsletter: Subscribe hereIt was an absolute battle until the end. Classic rec league nail-biter. Could my boys close out a road win? After jumping out to a 7-1 lead, it looked like we were going to coast last night. The boys put up five in the first and had runners at second and third in the second inning looking to blow it wide open when their center fielder made a nice catch on a ball to prevent what could've easily been a run-rule night.Instead, we had a rough 4th inning. The ball started finding holes on defense. The opponent started running the bags and it was a battle for survival. In the 5th, with a 9-8 lead. I told Screencaps Jr. I needed an inning out of him. He got the first two outs, but then, he got into a jam. He had runners at second and third with two outs. Tough spot. Pressure packed. You could feel the tension in the air.He proceeds to get the next hitter on a called third strike. Inning over. We manufacture two insurance runs in the top of the 6th, Screencaps Jr. throws a 1-2-3 bottom half of the inning and we sneak out with an opening night win.You're damn right I'm exhausted: mentally, physically, emotionally. I have kids complaining of wrist injuries. I have a kid that magically has a heel injury. I have two kids who miss practice and games for soccer. My Indian kid is back in India, I think. Those of you who've been through these battle for survival wars know what I'm going through right now. You know what it's like to create lineups with so much uncertainty. Will I have nine players on a nightly basis? Who knows.What matters is that we're 1-0 and that's one fewer game we have to play in June when I want to be on the patio suckin' down Kona beers and listening to Yacht Rock by the pool. Saturday morning, we get back at it. J Shep reacts to Thursday Screencaps: "Choke out the other team. Not physically. In a figurative way." Made me laugh as it reminded me of a story from when I coached my then third-fourth grader's Y soccer team. Was always preaching that the kids attack the ball, even as a defender. Don't wait, be aggressive! During a game, one of the boys was just standing there watching a boy from the other team dribbling. I yell from the sideline, "Don't watch, attack him." Our boy runs up, shoves the other player, and gets the ball. Whistle blows, foul called, I have to bring our player to the sideline and explain that I meant he should be aggressive like we practiced. Learned a valuable lesson that day kids who listen, well, they really listen. And take what you say literally. Always made sure to say "attack the ball" after that!All I said is that Bud Light chose its path and it was a complete and utter disaster. That turns into this DISGUSTING message from Adam, but I kinda like it. It shows the anger that's inside these people. It shows how distorted they want this world to look if they got their way. It proves everything I've ever written about Adam and people just like him. Meanwhile, Rick in San Diego writes: Joe, that was the best article Ive read in a long time. You are a Master at what you do. Cheers. Shashi R. writes: Your article boils down to "Sex sells and that's what I want". Absolutely nothing wrong with feeling that way but very silly to make it seem like a political issue.Kinsey: But it is a political issue. Remember the party that had a trans dude with giant fake implants on the White House lawn? That was celebrated by the lefties as liberation, or something stupid like that. Megan F. emails: Im sitting in Chilis having lunch and looking at the news. Your articleon Bud Lights marketing is cracking me up - it is really making my day "Seriously guys, email me. I will help" Priceless. ThanksMegan (Im 75. Used to watch Mays and McCovey and the Alou brothers at Candlestick for $3 third base line ticket) Al writes: I enjoyed reading your column about Miller Lite Ads, in contrast to Bud Light. I continue to be shocked that the marketing manager at Bud Light, who called Bud Lights customers "fratty and out of touch," actually thought that was a winning strategy. Jack B. has experience in this industry: I enjoyed reading your post about Miller Brewing marketing vs Bud Light. As a former executive in the beverage alcohol industry with a rich experience in marketing, a very wise person once told me "give the consumer what they want" and you will be successful. AB grossly errored in their approach by building a campaign around a Tranny or whatever that was.Everyone from the CEO on down that signed off on that campaign should have been relieved of their positions. That was not conceived and executed by the Marketing VP that was identified in the news alone. A big company does not put something like that out there on their biggest brand without the approval from their bosses.They got what they deserved on the market share loss and never have really recovered from it. The amazing part of this story is that other companies followed suit and also failed. They lose sight of the task they are charged with and that is to sell their brand to consumers, not engage in whatever the flavor of the month social cause is happening at the time. All morons. Harvey D. emails: I apologize if my previous comment caused any offense; I certainly didn't mean to upset you. I don't need anymore ppl with defense contacts being ticked at me! The reference I used is something that has stuck with me for over 40 plus years, dating back to when I was doing gopher work for a general contractor all over the Miami Valley. This was long before Fairfield Commons and gentrification. (Yes, I can say I remember when all this was farmland!) At the time, the old tradesmen used that term because they said the area was full of people who had moved out of Huber Heights! Ken G. is on the road and reports: Traveling through Italy cant stop me from reading Screencaps everyday. I figured I share some meat from Bologne (including some fish meat)That is it this Friday morning. There are so many new readers. So many emails to go through. So little time. Between Thursday Night Mowing League yes, I held a Facebook Live press conference last night after baseball and life, these are busy times.But, that's life, and we must soldier on. One foot in front of the other. I know this, when I turn off my work computer later tonight after building Saturday Screencaps because we have a 9 a.m. baseball game tomorrow morning, I am going to crash.Let's get May off to a great start. Go crush another day of work, life or retirement. Have a great day.

Two Republican House incumbents, Young Kim and Ken Calvert, share the newly drawn 40th District after redistricting and face an unusually strong Democratic field spanning Orange and Riverside counties.

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Here in the good old United States of America, we have a lovely holiday each September called Labor Day, on which we celebrate the contributions of the nations workers. We do not celebrate the communist holiday of May Day, as most of the globe does, at least not until recently.Today, hundreds of leftist organizations and Democratic Party adjuncts around the nation will rally, protest and cheer on May Day in an act of radical Marxist globalization. It should make Americans who are not fans of Maos little red book very nervous.LIVE UPDATES: MAY DAY DEMONSTRATIONS TAKE PLACE NATIONWIDEAs usual, progressives want to destroy the wholesome homegrown aspects of our culture and replace them with cold, ugly, almost Soviet-style international slop, even though our American ancestors firmly rejected it.As it turns out, both Labor Day and May Day are of American provenance, with the former being a slightly older tradition from the early 1880s. It was an unofficial day to celebrate the working men and women of the country.LABOR SEC CHAVEZ-DEREMER: OUR PLAN TO RESCIND THE BIDEN INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR RULEThen, on May 4, 1886, came the Haymarket Affair, in which an unknown person in Chicago threw dynamite into a crowd of police during a labor protest, killing several officers and civilians, in an act of political violence that feels all too familiar today.Obviously, the version with massive political violence is the one that Marxists at the time favored, and they still do.The riot and the subsequent arrests of several anarchists set the world ablaze, and almost instantly, May 1, or May Day, became a communist holy day, and eventually a national holiday in most of the Western world.FROM SOVIET REFUGEE TO AMERICAN PATRIOT: WHY WE MUST GUARD AGAINST SOCIALISM'S DANGEROUS CREEP INTO OUR CITIESBut by the 1890s, President Grover Cleveland and Congress had a choice to make: Should they codify into law the September Labor Day, or May Day, as the official holiday?We all know how that one turned out, because we all know Labor Day as the unofficial end of summer, and also as a non-political day to give our nations workers a pat on the back and a barbecue.It is the political implications of Labor Day vs May Day that are crucial. The latter, in the image of the Old World, treats "workers," as a solid political, generally Marxist, block, while Labor Day celebrates workers of any political stripe.REVOLUTIONARY TOURISM:: INSIDE THE $600M MARRIAGE OF DARK MONEY AND FAR-LEFT AGITPROPWe can see this division in European and South American sports, where one team represents the workers and the Left, while another rival represents the wealthy. Here in America, Mets fans of all tax brackets just suffer together.When we think of globalism, arguably the force that brought President Donald Trump and his populist agenda into power, we tend to think of 1990s White guys with big smiles and shiny broad lapels pushing free trade deals. But there is a Marxist version, as well.Communist New York Mayor Zohran "Madman" Mamdani has already said that he believes Gotham is subject to international law, whatever the hell international law is, and obviously, leftist globalists think of our nations borders as but a mere suggestion.SOROS-BACKED 'NO KINGS' RALLIES THREATEN AMERICA'S CITIES WITH PLANNED CHAOSReplacing Labor Day with May Day, even unofficially, though some school districts have contemplated the switch, is just as much an attempt to divorce Americans from their own history as tearing down statues is.These progressives dont want you to have the American traditional Labor Day, when you rip a few cold ones and think about your hard work and the fruit it bears for your family. They want you angry, out on the streets waving red flags and maybe tossing a few bombs for good measure.This Marxist globalization is far more dangerous and older than the third way, neoliberal globalism of good haircuts and bad trade deals. Just look at how quickly Trump dismantled so much of that.JASON CHAFFETZ: 2028 ELECTION WILL BE A REFERENDUM ON OUR AI-DOMINATED FUTURENo, Marxist globalism is not just a new way to look at markets. It is an effort, as old at least as Leon Trotsky, to take over every aspect of our lives, not just our work, but also our holidays, and eventually our basic freedoms.Americans dont need no stinking May Day. The American worker is no drone to put into a left-wing political box, nor is he or she a chess piece in a game of class warfare. They are our neighbors, friends and family. It is all of us together.We must reject May Day here in the United States, as we did so long ago. We will continue to celebrate the worker, not to turn him into an agitator, which is exactly how it should be.So come September, save me a hot dog, and keep up the tradition of the proud American worker who continues to make this the greatest nation on the face of the Earth.CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM DAVID MARCUS

Eight gubernatorial candidates offer competing visions for California's housing affordability and homelessness crises, revealing deep ideological divides over whether solutions require more supply, less regulation or expanded social services.

Seven NYPD officers are recovering after rescuing people, including children, inside a house that exploded after they arrived on scene for a domestic incident call in New York City.

Well, the good news for Disney is that after the disastrous failure of "Snow White" and "The Marvels," they finally have some competition for the biggest flop in Hollywood history. And boy oh boy, has an already rough week for Saudi-backed projects gotten much, much worse.One of the strategies guiding the countrys trillion-dollar Public Investment Fund has been to invest in entertainment and sports properties in order to diversify their economy and future development. The PIF has made heavy financial investments into Formula 1, backed the creation of the Qiddiya City region and associated theme park, and of course, funded LIV Golf. And created major movies.Until this week, that is.TOM CRUISE IS REPORTEDLY GOING TO MAKE AN INSANE AMOUNT OF MONEY FOR TOP GUN 3Amid the ongoing conflict in Iran, the Saudis have signaled that their investment process is shifting. Uncertainties in the Middle East have seemingly led to looking for better return on their money.Thats meant LIV will have to look for other funding sources or shut down entirely. And after they see the box office results of their first big movie release, those film investments might be shutting down too.The failure of "Snow White" and "The Marvels" has been extensively covered. The Rachel Zegler-starring live action remake of the Disney animated classic lost the studio an astonishing $170 million."The Marvels" cost an estimated $270 million to make, and millions, if not hundreds of millions of dollars, more to market. Given that studios only get back half of a films theatrical gross, its $206 million worldwide total was an unmitigated disaster.But both of those pale in comparison to the unfolding crisis of "Desert Warrior."SON OF SNOW WHITE PRODUCER CRITICIZES IMMATURE STAR RACHEL ZEGLER FOR HURTING FILMYou likely havent heard of "Desert Warrior." And based on its opening week box office grosses, its a near-guarantee you havent seen it either."Desert Warrior" is described as being set in seventh-century Arabia, a desert epic that tangentially evokes "Lawrence of Arabia." A princess, played by Aiysha Hart, refuses to become a concubine to an elderly, "ruthless" Emperor, played by Ben Kingsley. She runs away into the desert, hunted by an army and forced to ally with a "legendary bandit" played by Anthony Mackie. Yes, Captain America Anthony Mackie. The princess then "unites warring tribes for a final stand," described as a "clash that will change history forever."The film had a production budget of an estimated $150 million, no wonder given the scale and scope of the story and a cast with established stars like Anthony Mackie and Ben Kingsley.Its opening weekend brought in an astonishing $472,111. Not $400 million. Not $40 million. Not $4 million. $472,111. Playing in 1,010 theaters in North America, that corresponds to a per-theater average of $467. Assuming tickets cost an average of $17.50, thats roughly 26-27 total tickets sold per theater. For an entire days worth of showings.But thats just North America. Perhaps its found better success internationally. Well, bad news there too. Worldwide box office thus far is $517,508. On a $150 million budget, its grossed $517,508 in almost a week. Disastrous.Some reviewers have praised the films production value, but it has just a 29% Rotten Tomatoes critic score and a 2.1/10 rating on iMDb. Its also impossible for there to be good word of mouth because, well, nobodys seen it to tell their friends.Assuming David Ellison and Paramounts purchase of Warner Bros. Studios is approved by regulators, the PIF will have a significant equity stake in the combined company. Given the results of "Desert Warrior," thats probably a better path forward to make inroads in Hollywood.

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While receiving care at the Houston hospital, three boys awaiting heart transplants became friends. In a remarkable turn, they received matches within 10 days of each other strengthening their bond.

Nike presents itself as a company that's about more than selling sports apparel. It isn't, of course, but it wants people to think that it is.The company preaches left-wing talking points like "inclusion," "diversity," "body positivity," and other empty platitudes (while the only goal remains to sell as much merchandise as possible).On its website, Nike has a page titled "Celebrating Every Girls Body," where it says sport should celebrate "the unique beauty and diversity of our bodies," warns about a "narrow definition of beauty," criticizes messaging that encourages "under-eating and over-training," and urges adults to create "Body Talk Free Zones." On another Nike page, "No Pride, No Sport," the company says it is committed to "LGBTQIA+ belonging and visibility in sport" and says its vision is one in which "every body is invited to play."So, people might be shocked to find out that when it comes time to pay endorsers to don Nike apparel (again, to sell more Nike apparel), it's not exactly about making sure "everybody is invited."That's what makes former Nike Oregon Project runner Mary Cains new memoir a real issue for the sports apparel behemoth. Promoting the book on Sarah Spain's podcast, Cain described what she calls "hot girl contracts," basically saying Nike would openly sign some women because they were "hot." Meanwhile, she faced talk of a "pay cut" or "getting terminated" under performance standards, despite being faster than some of the athletes kept for marketing value.Cains book, "This Is Not About Running," is not interesting because it reveals that Nike wants to make money. Of course, Nike wants to make money. It's an American corporation and that's always the goal.What's interesting is the gap between the sermon and the behavior. Cain's memoir highlights the contrast between Nikes body-positivity language and its actual marketing. In an excerpt published by "Outside," Cain writes that she put on "five-pound Nike wrist weights" and went on long power walks because Alberto Salazar (former head coach of the Nike Oregon Project) told her she had "extra fat" to lose after a hydrostatic weigh-in.Cain claims to have weighed 115 pounds at the time and says she couldn't even access the weigh-in file herself and was simply told the result. That sounds like a story where a Nike official is pushing "under-eating and over-training," exactly the opposite of what the company claims to promote.Salazar has denied any wrongdoing, and The Guardian reports that he and Nike settled a lawsuit brought by Cain in 2023 alleging abuse.The memoir rollout gets worse from there. In The Guardians interview tied to the book, Cain describes a Nike environment where people allegedly knew what was happening and let it continue. The piece reports that Salazars boss and Nikes then vice-president of marketing allegedly told Cain cutting her hair might help her lose weight. It also reports that she was told she could not because she would "not look good," and that she needed a different bra because people could see how large her breasts were.Let's go back to Nike's own website and see how that squares with the virtues they pretend to have. Does this story sound like Nike is "Celebrating Every Girls Body," or one where they want that body to look a certain way to sell more sneakers?And if this all sounds familiar, it should. Because Cains memoir is not the only time Nikes public virtue posture has crashed into basic questions about what the company is actually doing.As OutKick first reported in 2025, evidence strongly suggested Nike was helping fund a study on youth transgender athletes as young as 12. In our reporting, two researchers tied to the project, Dr. Kathryn Ackerman and Joanna Harper, had publicly said Nike was funding the study. The New York Times also reported that Nike was funding it, and later told OutKick it was confident in the accuracy of that reporting.Then came Nikes response, and it was classic corporate subterfuge. At first, Nike did not answer repeated questions. Then, after public pressure grew, a Nike executive told OutKick on background that the study "was never initialized" and was "not moving forward." But when OutKick asked whether Ackerman and Harper were wrong to say Nike funded it, the executive reportedly said "no one was wrong" and suggested there had been "gaps in the information chain." Nike hid behind vague language because it did not want to explain itself.ZERO BS. JUST DAKICH. TAKE THE DONT @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD. DOWNLOAD NOW!OutKick also found that the winter 2024 edition of Boston Childrens Hospital Magazine described the project as "supported in part by Nike, Inc." and said the research was designed to answer questions about physiologic and athletic changes resulting from gender-affirming care. So now the public had researchers saying Nike funded the study, a major hospital publication saying Nike supported it, and the New York Times standing by reporting that Nike funded it. Yet Nike still mostly chose silence and evasiveness.Then the story shifted again. Months later, Harper told Outsports that Nike had pulled out after "haters got wind of it," which, of course, only made the whole thing murkier because it directly undercut the idea that the study had simply "never initialized." In other words, Nike was apparently willing to let other people talk publicly about its support when the transgender movement was popular policy, but once scrutiny arrived (as Americans became aware of what was really happening in the "gender-affirming care" world), the company suddenly got quiet.And that is why the trans-study reporting belongs in the same column as Mary Cains memoir.These are not two separate Nike stories. Rather, they are both evidence of the same core issue within the company.Nike wants applause from the public, but it especially wants to please the very loud radical left-wingers who dominate social media. That's why its website contains a page dedicated to body confidence; that's why it uses words like "inclusivity" and "diversity"; that's why there are so many cutesy slogans about belonging, pronouns and who gets to play.But when real scrutiny arrives, whether it's a former star publishing a memoir about how a female athletes body was actually treated inside a Nike-linked program, or reporters asking basic questions about a politically explosive youth athlete study, Nike suddenly becomes a master of silence, background comments and strategic vagueness.That's the part worth hammering, not that Nike is greedy or calculating. Of course, it is.Companies are supposed to make money. They are supposed to want attention, market share and relevance. There is nothing remotely scandalous about Nike trying to sell more shoes or back causes it believes will help the brand. The problem is pretending all of this is moral enlightenment instead of corporate strategy. It makes Nike a hypocritical money-making machine. This doesn't even include how the company largely keeps its mouth shut about China (since someone has to make those shoes and there are 1.4 billion potential buyers in the country) while crying "social justice" in America.CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGENike is free to make as much money as it can; that's capitalism. Nobody is offended by that. But many people have had enough of the lecturing. Spare everyone the body-positivity pablum when public memoir excerpts describe a teenage runner being sent on wrist-weight power walks after being told she had fat to lose.Cain also alleges that Nike paid less talented athletes more money because they made for better marketing. Shes talked about that dynamic publicly as hot girl contracts, describing Nike discussions about signing some women for marketability while she faced pay-cut or termination talk despite being faster.Again, duh. Better looking people generally sell more products.But spare everyone the inclusivity talk because when it comes time to be "inclusive" about who gets the marketing checks, it turns out it's a very exclusive group.Stop lecturing Americans on "LGBTQIA+ belonging and visibility in sport" then stonewalling basic questions about a study involving "transgender-identifying" youth and medical transition when OutKick comes knocking.Mary Cains memoir and OutKicks reporting don't prove that Nike is uniquely evil. They prove something much more ordinary and much more useful: Nike is a giant corporation that loves to virtue-signal when it's good for business. What it doesn't seem to love nearly as much is simple accountability.That's why Cains book matters. Not because it tells everyone Nike wants money. Everybody already knew that. It matters because it reminds people that when Nike starts lecturing Americans about bodies, inclusion or fairness, the first response should be very simple: sell the shoes and spare us the sermon.OutKick reached out to Nike for comment on this story, but the company did not respond to our request.

Three Woodland Hills residents are competing for the open 3rd District City Council seat in the southwest San Fernando Valley after term limits force out incumbent Bob Blumenfield.

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Royce Keys backstory has been well-chronicled as he made his way to SmackDown.The 6-foot-1, East Palo Alto, California, native started out grinding on the independent scene and worked his way up to All Elite Wrestling when his mother suffered a shocking fatal overdose in 2021. He kept pushing and kept working, knowing that his grandparents and the spirit of his mother was still with him as he made his WWE debut in 2026.ZERO BS. JUST DAKICH. TAKE THE DON'T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD. DOWNLOAD NOW!"I like to say I was born to be a professional wrestler and born to be in this business as a sports entertainer," he told Fox News Digital. "So my grandparents moved from Mississippi to San Francisco and they lived right across the street from the Cow Palace. I grew up hearing about High Chief Peter Maivia, Ray Stevens, Pat Patterson, Kenji Shibuya, Pepper Gomez and so ever since I can remember anything, wrestling was one of my first memories. Its brought a lot of joy, happiness and success to my life."Keys made his debut with the company as a surprise entrant in the mens Royal Rumble match in Saudi Arabia. He eliminated one opponent before he was eliminated himself.He said walking through the curtain was an experience like any other."For me, it was it was a huge test of new audience, new style, being so far away from home, I didnt know what to expect. Probably one of the handful of times Ive been nervous in my life," he recalled. "But once I got to walk down that aisle, everything felt so natural, getting in the ring and just being there. All eyes on me so. It was definitely rewarding. You ever get that feeling like you were meant to do something? I had that feeling then."Keys was off-screen for a bit as he worked to get his feet underneath him in a WWE ring.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMAfter working a few dark matches, Keys defeated Berto in his first SmackDown appearance. He then appeared in and won the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal on the night before WrestleMania 42 in Las Vegas.He said hes bringing a certain X-factor that makes him standout among other big men on the roster."I think intensity, intimidation, fear, you know, when I am in the ring, I tend to get straight to the point. I believe the certain things I do in the ring, not only to the people in the arenas kinda go, Ohh, they feel it but people at home feel that as well through their TV screens," he said. "Its just a lot of domination. I think my life, everything that Ive been through in my life has set me up for this point and I intend to be that monster, or I like to say, as we say in the hood, Id like to be that monstar thats going to change, help or elevate the game."Keys said he will be bringing the pain to his opponents as he looks to get into the title picture whether its the Undisputed WWE Championship or the United States Championship."I think all of the above," he told Fox News Digital. "I have one motto that Ive been living by since I was a kid and that was being taught by the OGs and a lot of the guys out here (in the Bay Area) I take everything I want. Anything I want to take or I see, Im gonna take it whether its championships, or whether its hurting people, whether its dominating the SmackDown brand and dominating who else wants to come over, going to another brand and dominating over there. My life has put me in this position and everything that Ive went through in my life has put me to this point and I dont think theres anybody that could stop me."Keys will be a mainstay on the SmackDown roster every Friday night.It will be intriguing to see who steps up to the challenge and which wrestlers will fall to his powerful force.

Schools are pushing to get commitments from prospective students sooner, adding new early-admission rounds, and using wait lists aggressively.

The camp said it informed the Texas Department of State Health Services on Thursday that it is withdrawing its application for a summer 2026 camp license.

For those of us who grew up during the Civil Rights era, there are some ugly memories.There was "Bloody Sunday" in 1965, at Alabamas Edmund Pettus Bridge, when troopers brutally attacked Black protesters.These marchers, led by John Lewis, were met with tear gas and whips as they demanded voting rights.Two days later, Martin Luther King Jr. led a smaller march to the bridge, where the demonstrators prayed and turned back to avoid further violence.SUPREME COURT RULES ON KEY VOTING RIGHTS ACT RULE AS REPUBLICANS AND DEMOCRATS WAGE REDISTRICTING WARThere was a sit-in at the White House, a protest at the Capitol and, that summer, the Watts riots in Los Angeles.Two years earlier, Alabamas Bull Connor turned powerful hoses on protesters, including children, powerful enough to knock them down and cause injury.All this led to LBJ signing the Voting Rights Act passed by Congress, barring racial discrimination in voting, with strong support from Republicans as well as Democrats.DESANTIS' REDISTRICTING FIGHT GETS MAJOR BOOST FROM HIS POTENTIAL GOP SUCCESSOR: 'DOING THE RIGHT THING'And now, thanks to the Supreme Court, it is pretty much dead.Much has changed in the last six decades, Im the first to admit. Weve had a Black president who was elected for two terms. Most major cities have had one or more Black mayors. There have been Black governors, dozens of Black members of Congress and a Black vice president.Now the court claims the voting law has been a victim of its own success.In a raw display of ideological power, all six conservative justices voted to gut the law, with the three liberal members strongly opposed.By the way, newsrooms were virtually all White in 1965, leaving the L.A. Times in the embarrassing position of having to send a Black salesman to Watts. Now we have Black anchors, newspaper editors and heads of news divisions, though that entailed its own battles over affirmative action.The John Roberts court has specialized in overturning laws that have governed the country since deep into the last century. Roe v. Wade comes to mind.The opinion by Samuel Alito says its perfectly fine for states to engage in gerrymandering to protect incumbents, or favor one political party, as long as it doesnt involve race.The voting act is violated only when "the circumstances give rise to a strong inference that intentional discrimination occurred."In the Louisiana case at hand, the court ruled that the state had violated the Constitution by creating a second majority-Black district.JUDGES SAY THEY'LL REDRAW LOUISIANA CONGRESSIONAL MAP THEMSELVES IF LAWMAKERS CAN'TThe Wall Street Journal editorial page hailed the ruling: "The Voting Rights Act was a landmark of American liberty that helped to break Jim Crow. But that storied purpose has been twisted over the years by both parties to justify the use of race to gerrymander."In effect, supporters say, the creation of majority-Black districts has ghettoized Black lawmakers, many of whom have grown old in these safe seats.This question of intent was an issue back when I was covering the Justice Department during the Reagan administration. And the high court has been chipping away at the law since then.The New York Times reports that critics "expect that any reconfiguration will not only endanger Black incumbents, some of whom have held office for decades, but also threaten a rising generation of Black Democrats in the South, who already have few avenues for ascending in politics."SUBSCRIBE TO HOWIE'S MEDIA BUZZMETER PODCAST, A RIFF ON THE DAY'S HOTTEST STORIESThe conservative court has leaned hard to the right on other racial issues, such as striking down affirmative action in college admissions in 2023 by saying race cannot beconsidered a "plus" factor for applicants.Alito argues that Black voters now participate in elections at similar rates as others. Presto, problem solved!The SCOTUS ruling on voting rights leaves a gray area by leaving the door ajar without slamming it shut, which means challenges will undoubtedly make it back to the justices without much chance of success.

As Trump continues to keep a military presence in the Middle East, the 60-day deadline for the administration to seek congressional authorization is up on Friday.

A suspect was arrested after allegedly running a secret meth lab at Michigan State Universitys Wells Hall, the institution's largest academic building.Xin Tong, 31, is facing felony charges in connection with the alleged operation, as well as misdemeanor trespassing, according to police.Officers responded earlier this week to Wells Hall over reports of a suspicious person, a strong odor and unknown substances on the floor, WILX reported. Officers found Tong and confirmed his identity by using his expired MSU student ID.FIVE MEXICAN NATIONALS INDICTED AFTER MASSIVE METH LAB BUST UNCOVERS ENORMOUS QUANTITIES OF DRUGSTong was in possession of multiple bags, which officers later searched through after obtaining a search warrant, discovering several bottles containing substances commonly used in the manufacture of meth, according to the outlet."The chemicals include sodium hydroxide pellets, hydrochloric acid,methanol, isopropyl alcohol, acetone, and butane. Multiple tests performed by the Office of Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) confirm the environment in Wells Hall does not pose a risk to our community," MSU police said.Officials later clarified that a meth lab was never located inside Wells Hall."The suspect was found in possession of chemicals and/or equipment that could be used in the production of methamphetamine, which were contained within his personal property," police said.Tong allegedly caused significant damage to the doors, flooring, and fixtures in Wells Hall between April 10 and April 26.He has been charged with trespassing, malicious destruction of a building over $20,000 and felony controlled substance-operate/maintain lab involving methamphetamine.HUNDREDS JOIN SEARCH FOR MISSING MICHIGAN COLLEGE STUDENT LAST SEEN 'DISORIENTED' ON VIDEOWells Hall was evacuated on Monday, and it remained closed through Friday "out of an abundance of caution," the university said in a press release, adding that there "continues to be no known threat to the campus community."Tong is being held at the Ingham County Jail on a $500,000 bond. The Department of Homeland Security also reportedly placed a hold on his bond.

A 45-year-old man has been charged with attempted murder in the stabbings of two Jewish men in London

Former colleagues of a once-rising California Highway Patrol captain say they watched her spiral before her estranged husband was killed by an alleged hitman.Retired Sgt. Brian Wittmer testified Wednesday at the Kentucky trial of alleged Napa hitman Thomas ODonnell that Capt. Julie Harding, 49, began acting differently toward the end of their 3 1/2 year working relationship.Prosecutors allege ODonnell fatally shot Michael Harding, 53, in a murder-for-hire plot orchestrated by Harding, a former CHP commander. ODonnell has pleaded not guilty to capital murder charges.Wittmer testified, according to KCRA, that Harding got thinner, acted erratically and began sharing more about her personal life.FOLLOW THE FOX TRUE CRIME TEAM ON XIn September 2022, Wittmer said, Harding called to tell him her husband was dead. He testified that the call felt exaggerated."When I hung up the phone, I thought she wanted me to remember this moment in time," Wittmer said, according to KCRA.SIGN UP TO GET TRUE CRIME NEWSLETTERThen-Assistant Chief Doug Lyons later took the stand and described receiving a similar phone call from Harding. Lyons said he had just taken on a new role at CHP and had become her supervisor."It was 35 minutes of rambling, and I didnt even know Julie. So that was the strange part. I never met her," Lyons said.SEND US A TIP HEREAsked whether he believed Harding might be a suspect in Michael Hardings killing based on that conversation, Lyons responded, "Absolutely."FBI Agent Wayne Johnson testified that he found no evidence of a payment between Harding and ODonnell and no forensic evidence tying ODonnell to a murder weapon.LISTEN TO THE NEW 'CRIME & JUSTICE WITH DONNA ROTUNNO' PODCASTHarding later died by a self-inflicted gunshot wound after ODonnell was arrested at Sacramento International Airport in connection with Michael Hardings death, KCRA reported.Investigators said phone data eventually led them to ODonnell after repeated calls between the two surfaced in Hardings phone records.LIKE WHAT YOU'RE READING? FIND MORE ON THE TRUE CRIME HUB"There was this number that she was calling and talking to almost every single day, sometimes more than once a day," Kentucky State Police Det. B.J. Burton said.The California Highway Patrol said in a statement that Harding was on leave at the time of her death. She had worked at the department since 1999 and had been commander of the Yuba Sutter area office since 2018.After the couple separated, she remained in California while Michael Harding moved to the couples home in Celina, Tennessee. According to CourtTV, on September 22, 2022, Michael, who owned a HVAC business, traveled from Tennessee to Burkesville, Kentucky, for what he believed was an emergency service call. Prosecutors allege that the call was a setup, and he was killed at the vacant Kentucky house.The Associated Press contributed to this report.

Republican lawmakers say they will continue to defer to President Donald Trump, for now, during the fragile ceasefire with Iran

The Artemis II crew, following their return to Earth after a historic 10-day lunar flyby, spoke with U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz, describing the mission as a "glorious" experience.The crew Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen returned to Earth on April 10, splashing down off the coast of San Diego after their journey around the Moon during which they set a new record for the farthest distance traveled by humans in space, surpassing the mark set by Apollo 13 in 1970.Waltz gifted the crew "MUNGA," or "Make the U.N. Great Again," hats, inspired by President Donald Trump's "Make America Great Again" slogan.The crew was asked by Waltz what they thought as they looked back at Earth from space.ARTEMIS II PILOT VICTOR GLOVER PRAISES GOD AFTER RETURN, SAYS MISSION WAS 'TOO BIG TO BE IN ONE BODY'"As a crew, we wanted to go for all and by all," Wiseman said at U.N. headquarters in New York. "And we wanted to set the stage for Artemis III. We wanted to get this space agency in this world ready for Artemis III and IV. But in the end, we really wanted to connect with humanity. We wanted humanity to just pause for a second and see that this world can still do something exceptionally well when they put their mind to it."Artemis III is expected to launch next year, and Artemis IV is targeted for the following year."You asked how it felt, and it wasn't one feeling for the entire mission," Glover told Waltz. "What we saw out the window was changing, and that is one of the unique things I always felt the urge to just be grateful for what we were seeing, and to be grateful for what we were eventually going back to. And the other thing was just how blessed we are to have this."Koch said that when she looked back at Earth, the surrounding darkness made the planet feel"even more special than it's ever been.""Instead of this absolute background that just exists everywhere for us, because that's all we've had, it makes the lines that we redraw on it seem big and important," she said. "You realize that actually, there's nothing absolute or guaranteed about this, and that actually, there is such thing as a global scale. And this is the first time I've said that at the U.N., but the truth is that the global scale is our world. And what we do with it is our choice."Hansen described the experience of seeing the vastness of space and feeling both small as an individual and empowered by what humanity can accomplish together."It was like this weird thing where, like stars, some stars look closer in our galaxy than others. And it just kept catching my eye, and it just kept making me feel really tiny, really small as an individual. But then, at the same time, I was out there experiencing it, and it made me feel very powerful as a human race. What we can do together, the fact that we were out there and something that has been really heartwarming since we got back to Earth and started to see how many people stopped to watch the mission and resonate with it," he said.Glover also recalled the many emotions tied to the mission, including the "glorious moment" of returning to Earth.ARTEMIS II ASTRONAUTS FACE TOILET TROUBLE AS THEY HEAD TOWARD THE MOONDuring the visit to the U.N., NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman wanted to take a moment to appreciate how far they had come, noting that it was not long ago that Trump established the Artemis program that led to the Artemis II mission."In fact, in just 2020, President Trump established the Artemis Accords. Now, the initial framework was an agreement of principles between the United States and seven other like-minded countries on the responsible exploration of space," he said.The crew's visit to the U.N. comes after they met with Trump at the White House on Wednesday. Trump had also spoken to the crew as they were orbiting the moon in early April.

A masked man shot and killed two employees during a bank robbery in central Kentucky on Thursday afternoon and the search for the suspect continues, authorities said.

A Wyoming city councilman is facing backlash after posting a comment suggesting the state should "hang bad judges" in response to a court ruling on abortion, later insisting the remark was "not a threat."State Rep. Mike Yin, a Democrat, shared a post from Wyoming Public Radio & Media on Facebook regarding a Natrona County judge temporarily blocking the states six-week abortion ban, allowing abortions to resume while the law faces ongoing legal challenges."The legislature should obey the Constitution and the freedom to make your own healthcare choices. Instead we keep making it harder to keep doctors in Wyoming and kids in this state," Yin wrote in the post. "The only way that changes is at the ballot box."Troy Bray, a city councilman in Powell, Wyoming, commented on the post about a judge blocking the states so-called "heartbeat" abortion law.MAINE REP. LAUREL LIBBY'S LAWSUIT OVER CENSURE FOR TRANS ATHLETE POST GOES TO FEDERAL COURT"In order for Wyoming to find justice, we will have to hang bad judges," Bray wrote.The comment quickly drew criticism from other users, some of whom described the remark as dangerous and inappropriate given the role of elected officials.Bray later addressed the backlash in a lengthy Facebook post, saying his comment was "a statement of my beliefs, NOT a threat," and not intended as a call for others to act.MORNING GLORY: MANY FEDERAL JUDGES ARE OVERSTEPPING THEIR POWER, BUT 'IMPEACHMENT!' IS NOT THE ANSWER"That is a statement of my beliefs, NOT a threat, as some have characterized it, nor is it a call for others to act," Bray wrote.Bray added that he is working to address what he sees as systemic issues "by any means necessary," a phrase that has drawn additional scrutiny, though he said he intends to pursue peaceful solutions."I will exhaust every peaceful means I can find," he wrote.JUDGES BACKING OUT OF RETIREMENT AHEAD OF TRUMP TERM LEAVE GOP SENATORS FUMINGHe also argued that Wyomings judicial system is "broken" and accused judges of overstepping their authority, writing that courts are often the "last place you will ever find justice."Bray expanded on that point in his follow-up post, arguing the legal system is often inaccessible to ordinary people."Lawyers file frivolous lawsuits intended to use the system as a punishment, financially draining their adversaries with a process that is formatted to require a specialist lawyer just to participate," he wrote. "Show up without a lawyer, and you aren't even allowed to present an argument. Justice is denied to anybody who doesn't pay for it."SCOOP: HOUSE REPUBLICANS REVIVE PUSH TO IMPEACH 'ACTIVIST' JUDGES AFTER JOHNSON'S GREEN LIGHTHe also pointed to historical and international examples of public unrest, arguing that people will "fight" for justice when they believe it is being denied.The comment came as legal battles over Wyomings abortion laws continue to play out in court.Bray, who serves on the Powell City Council, is one of several local officials who have weighed in publicly on the issue, which has drawn strong reactions from both supporters and opponents of abortion restrictions.Fox News Digital reached out to Bray for additional comment but did not immediately receive a response.

The redrawn congressional district lines that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will soon sign into law are intended to help Republicans pick up as many as four U.S. House seats in November a scenario that would cost some Democrats their seats

A suspected illegal migrant from the Dominican Republic with a deportation order and an Interpol Red Notice related to a homicide case in his home country was released by a judge appointed by former President Joe Biden, according to the Department of Homeland Security.Gomez was ordered released from Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody on Tuesday by U.S. District Judge Melissa DuBose in Rhode Island.DuBose ordered that Gomez be released from ICE custody because of "continuous unlawful detention," while ICE argued that he was subject to mandatory detention for having an international arrest warrant for murder.The judge found that ICE was holding Gomez under a legal authority designed for migrants apprehended at the border, which DuBose determined did not apply to him since he was arrested by local police inside the U.S. A court order reviewed by Fox News shows DuBose found Gomez was not subject to mandatory detention under the statute cited by ICE and was instead entitled to a bond hearing.ICE NABS 5 ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS WANTED FOR MURDER ABROAD IN NEW ENGLAND CRACKDOWNICE cannot rearrest him due to DuBoses order, DHS said.Gomez was arrested on April 4 for assault and battery in Worcester, Massachusetts. A detainer was then honored, and ICE Boston arrested him after hewas released on $500 bail, according to DHS.He had been held in Rhode Island, where he was issued a deportation order on Tuesday by an immigration judge."Bryan Rafael Gomez is a criminal illegal alien from the Dominican Republic with an international warrant for homicide,"DHS Acting Assistant Secretary of Public Affairs Lauren Bis said in a statement. "An activist judge appointed by Joe Biden released this wanted murderer back into American communities.""This is yet another example of an activist judge trying to thwart President Trumps mandate from the American people to remove criminal illegal aliens from our communities," she continued. "Under President Trump and Secretary Mullin, DHS will continue to fight for the removal of criminal illegal aliens who have no right to be in our country."HAITIAN MAN CHARGED IN NC TRIPLE MURDER FLEW INTO US UNDER BIDEN MIGRANT FLIGHTS PROGRAM: ICEGomez entered the U.S. illegally in 2022, when he was caught and released by Border Patrol near Lukeville, Arizona, according to DHS.On January 24, 2023, the Coordination of the Courts of Instruction of the National District of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, issued a criminal arrest warrant for Bryan Rafael Gomez for homicide. ICE has separately described Gomez as the subject of an Interpol Red Notice.