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ESPN's Sage Steele calls decision on USA Powerlifting and transgender athletes 'unfair to women'

ESPN broadcaster Sage Steele reacted to the determination that USA Powerlifting has to allow transgender females to compete against biological females in women's competitions.
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ESPN's Sage Steele calls decision on USA Powerlifting and transgender athletes 'unfair to women'
Steele was not the only one to speak out about the decision against USA Powerlifting

By Ryan Gaydos | Fox News

USA Powerlifting forced to allow trans athletes to compete with women: 'Disheartening'

Team Canada powerlifter April Hutchinson and former NCAA swim champion Marshi Smith discuss the challenges of facing biological males in women's sports after a lawsuit forced USA Powerlifting to allow them to compete in the women's division.
USA Powerlifting was ordered to allow transgender women to compete with biological females in the women’s division after losing a discrimination case.

The decision drew ire from many across social media, including ESPN anchor Sage Steele, who noticed the news made waves at the start of Women’s History Month.

"Yes. Unfair to women," she said in response to a tweet from Twitter CEO Elon Musk. "And the irony of this decision being made during Women's History Month......


Sage Steele speaks onstage during The Players Tailgate Hosted By Bobby Flay and presented by Bullseye Event Group for Super Bowl LVII on Feb. 12, 2023 in Phoenix. (Jesse Grant/Getty Images for Bullseye Event Group)

"The hypocrisy continues....."

She was not the only one to speak out about the decision.



JayCee Cooper, a transgender athlete, won a discrimination case against USA Powerlifting last week after the federation banned her from competing in female events.

With Cooper's victory comes a mandate the federation "cease and desist from all unfair discriminatory practices" because of sexual orientation and gender identity. The organization must revise its policy related to those issues within two weeks, meaning trans athletes will be able to compete in the women's category after previously being banned.

USA POWERLIFTING MUST LET TRANSGENDER ATHLETES COMPETE IN WOMEN’S DIVISION AFTER LOSING DISCRIMINATION CASE
Cooper filed a complaint in 2019 with the Minnesota Department of Human Rights, alleging the organization violated the state's Human Rights Act by banning her and other trans athletes from competing in female competitions.


She then filed a lawsuit against USA Powerlifting in state court in 2021.

"The harm is in making a person pretend to be something different, the implicit message being that who they are is less than," the ruling said. "That is the very essence of separation and segregation, and it is what the MHRA prohibits."

USA Powerlifting will consider an appeal.

"Our position has been aimed at balancing the needs of cis- and transgender women whose capacities differ significantly in purely strength sports," USA Powerlifting President Larry Maile said in a statement.

However, the court cited "increased risk of depression and suicide, lack of access to coaching and practice facilities, or other performance suppression common to transgender persons," as competitive disadvantages for transgender competitors.

According to Open Powerlifting, Cooper last competed at the 2022 AMP Classic Open Nationals in Texas, where she finished in third place out of three competitors in her division.

"SportsCenter" anchor Sage Steele at the espnW Women + Sports Summit held at The Resort at Pelican Hill on Oct. 23, 2019 in Newport Beach, California. (Meg Oliphant/Getty Images)


Cooper twice competed against a lone competitor — Rebecca Richnofsky — in the women's raw 198+ open category in 2019, winning both times. In the 2019 USPA National Championships, she finished in fourth out of four competitors in that category.
 
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ESPN’s Pablo Torre Will Join Meadowlark Media (EXCLUSIVE)

ESPN veteran Pablo Torre will join Meadowlark Media to develop his own programming while continuing to contribute to the Disney sports-media giant
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ESPN’s Pablo Torre Will Join Meadowlark Media (EXCLUSIVE)

By Brian Steinberg


Pablo Torre is about to become a creature of two worlds.
The veteran ESPN writer and on-air personality is leaving the Disney sports-media giant — and he’s staying, too. Torre is joining Meadowlark Media, the content company founded by former ESPN chief John Skipper and the sports commentator Dan Le Batard. And yet, Torre is expected to remain a regular contributor to “Around The Horn” and “Pardon The Interruption,” two of the mainstay programs on the ESPN daytime schedule.
“They are looking to build another show directly out of ‘The Dan LeBatard Show,’ which is a monster,” Torre says of Meadowlark in an interview. Torre envisions a digital program with audio and video components that will allow him to “tell original stories, do a bit of journalism and figure out how to make that show a home that can fit all of the things I aspire to do creatively.” Torre will also contribute to Meadowlark’s unscripted efforts.

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His time at ESPN — about a decade in all — has allowed him to test several media platforms. Torre joined the company in 2012 after a five-year run as a staff writer at Sports Illustrated. He has been a senior writer for ESPN.com, a contributor to ESPN Films and “30 for 30,” and a co-anchor of the daily daytime show “High Noon” with Bomani Jones. More recently, he hosted two popular podcasts: “ESPN Daily” and “Debatable.” ESPN was not able to offer immediate comment.
“Everyone in this industry knows Pablo’s work resides at the top of it,” said Le Batard, who gained new fame while hosting shows at ESPN, in a statement. “He’s an original thinker. A necessary voice. An unimpeachable journalist at a time that could use a few more of those. Very few people his age have his range and his resume. I’m honored and moved that he follows his heart to help us build something excellent. We don’t have to pay him, too, do we?”
The answer? Yes. Torre says he will receive a small equity stake in Meadowlark as part of his decision to join the company.
Torre has created a veritable audio library of work for ESPN, having hosted 700 episodes of “ESPN Daily.” But the lure of having creative control over his work as well as a broad platform upon which to base it, he says, was difficult to resist. “Meadowlark came to me with an offer, an opportunity to design my own job, which I found I could not refuse. CAA, which represents Torre, helped him negotiate terms with Meadowlark and ESPN.
Still, his deal is somewhat uncommon. Many ESPN personalities who find new roles for themselves tend to leave the company. Bill Simmons and Le Batard didn’t stay when they lit out to start new entrepreneurial ventures. But Torre gets to keep ties to his former full-time employer as he starts a tenure with a new one. It’s a distinctive circumstance that may have other sports-media personalities asking if they can achieve the same.
Some others have managed to carve out something similar. Many of the personalities who work for Amazon Prime Video’s “Thursday Night Football” have kept a spot at the companies for which they were previously working. Al Michaels continues to do work for NBC Sports, and Kirk Herbstreit still calls college football for ESPN. while Charissa Thompson and Taylor Rooks still hold forth for Fox Sports and Warner Bros. Discovery Sports, respectively. Colin Cowherd has kept his role at Fox Sports while playing an operating role at The Volume podcast network. Still, this pact will give Torre the ability to do something for himself and maintain a presence on a mass sports platform as well.
 
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