Missouri governor signs ban on transgender health care, school sports
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Missouri governor signs ban on transgender health care, school sports

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Transgender minors and some adults in Missouri will soon be limited from accessing puberty blockers, hormones and gender-affirming surgeries — as well as some school sports teams — under bills signed Wednesday by the state’s Republican governor.Beginning Aug. 28, Missouri health care providers won’t be able to prescribe those gender-affirming… […]

North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum jumps into crowded Republican race for president
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North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum jumps into crowded Republican race for president

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, a former software entrepreneur who enacted a slate of laws this year advancing conservative policies on culture war issues, highlighted his small-town roots and business experience as he announced his candidacy for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination on Wednesday. Burgum, 66, joins a long list of… […]

Griner feels love from Texas, Baylor in trip back
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Griner feels love from Texas, Baylor in trip back

M.A. Voepel, ESPN.comJun 8, 2023, 12: 44 AM ETCloseM.A. Voepel covers the WNBA, women’s college basketball, and other college sports for espnW. Voepel began covering women’s basketball in 1984, and has been with ESPN since 1996.ARLINGTON, Texas — The warm welcome back that Phoenix Mercury center Brittney Griner received in her home state of Texas… […]

Top prospect De La Cruz goes 458 feet for 1st HR
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Top prospect De La Cruz goes 458 feet for 1st HR

playElly De La Cruz unloads mammoth 458-foot blast for 1st career HR (0: 45)Top Reds prospect Elly De La Cruz continues to impress as his first career home run leaves the bat at 114.8 mph and nearly exits the entire ballpark. (0: 45)ESPN News ServicesJun 7, 2023, 08: 33 PM ETElly De La Cruz smacked… […]

Bahl’s gem puts Sooners win from WCWS 3-peat
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Bahl’s gem puts Sooners win from WCWS 3-peat

Alex Scarborough, ESPN Staff WriterJun 8, 2023, 12: 48 AM ETCloseCovers the SEC.Joined ESPN in 2012.Graduate of Auburn University.OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma All-American Jordy Bahl continued her dominance in the pitcher’s circle with a complete-game shutout as the Sooners beat Florida State 5-0 in Game 1 of the Women’s College World Series championship series on… […]

Sources: Suns, CP3 discuss his future with team
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Sources: Suns, CP3 discuss his future with team

Adrian Wojnarowski, Senior NBA InsiderJun 7, 2023, 06: 56 PM ETCloseHost of The Woj Pod Joined ESPN in 2017Phoenix Suns ownership and executives had a series of conversations with Chris Paul and his representatives on the All-Star point guard’s future with the franchise Wednesday, including the possibility that he could be waived by the NBA’s… […]

Your Risk of COVID-Linked Smell Loss Is Much Lower Now
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Your Risk of COVID-Linked Smell Loss Is Much Lower Now

By Cara Murez HealthDay ReporterWEDNESDAY, June 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) — One of the signature symptoms of COVID-19 infection in the early months of the pandemic was a loss of the sense of smell.Now, new research finds that is no longer the case, thanks to the new variants that have been circulating more recently.The risk of… […]

Rory: Feel like ‘sacrificial lamb’ and ‘still hate LIV’
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Rory: Feel like ‘sacrificial lamb’ and ‘still hate LIV’

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterJun 7, 2023, 11: 03 AM ETCloseSenior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of GeorgiaTORONTO — Rory McIlroy said he’s resigned to the fact that the PGA Tour will have to accept money from Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, but he’s satisfied that… […]