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Proposal to limit transgender athletes' participation in sports blocked in Washington state
Washington state’s governing body for middle and high school athletics has determined proposed rule changes limiting how transgender students can participate in sports would violate state laws.

Education leaders in the Pacific Northwest push back against Trump’s transgender student-athlete ban
Washington State Superintendent Chris Reykdal took a noticeably strong stance, saying they "will not back down."

University of Oregon athletics expected to thrive with changes coming to NIL
Until a few years ago, college athletes couldn't use their celebrity status to make money — even though the big universities were making a fortune off of Division I sports, especially football. That changed in 2021, when the U.S. Supreme Court sides with athletes and ruled they should have the right to get paid for their name, image or likeness.

Sports
Female athletes, University of Oregon fail to reach settlement in Title IX discrimination suit
More than 30 female athletes were unable to reach a settlement last week with the University of Oregon over allegations of gender discrimination.

Olympic athletes will sport wool from pioneering Oregon company for opening ceremony in Paris
Maupin-based Imperial Ranch Farms and Shaniko Wool Company have helped provide wool to Ralph Lauren for the last three Winter Olympics and Paralympics ceremony outfits. The wool company helped with the summer games for the first time this year, providing wool for the opening ceremony blazers.

Culture
How Beaverton Muslim student-athletes navigate fasting and sports
High school athletes in Beaverton share how they balance athletic competition while fasting for Ramadan.

Ducks women’s basketball coach laments UO’s departure from the crumbling Pac-12
University of Oregon's Kelly Graves says it hurts him to lose what he describes as a premiere national conference for women’s basketball over the last decade.

Sports
Questions remain for what UO’s Big Ten move means for the university, student athletes and the region
University of Oregon accepted membership into the Big Ten athletic conference late last week, leaving Oregon State University in the crumbling Pac-12
Sports
Oregon Gov. Kate Brown visits Roosevelt students, looking ahead to World Athletics Championships in Eugene
Brown met with student athletes at Roosevelt High School in North Portland to celebrate their district championship and highlight some of their accomplishments as the World Athletic Championships approach in Eugene. It’s the first time the event will be held in the United States.

Former Portland Marathon organizer indicted on embezzlement charges
A grand jury has indicted the former organizer of the Portland Marathon on charges of embezzling more than $1 million from the nonprofit's coffers.