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Jackson Thompson

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Jackson Thompson

@JackThompsonFOX

Journalist @FoxNews | Covering critical issues in sports | Past: @ESPN, @BusinessInsider, @SInow |

Joined June 2018

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@JackThompsonFOX
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Chicago Bears legend Brian Urlacher spoke out against Illinois Democrats for giving billions of dollars to illegal immigrants, while the Bears now plan to move to Indiana because Illinois failed to pass a tax relief and stadium incentive bill. "They just don't care."
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Jackson Thompson
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Jul 6, 2025
I spoke to the former UPenn women's swimmer who was assigned the locker just one over from Lia Thomas. She has never spoken publicly about the situation, until now.
Former UPenn swimmer reflects on being teammates with Lia Thomas amid Trump admin victory over...
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Jackson Thompson
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Aug 1, 2025
Wagner College has agreed to apologize to all of its female athletes who had to compete with a male transgender fencer. The trans fencer was the same opponent that was protested by female fencer Stephanie Turner in a viral incident earlier this year.
Trump admin comes to agreement with school of trans fencer seen in viral protest video
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Jackson Thompson
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Aug 16, 2025
A girls' volleyball team forfeited a game on Friday. Multiple parents told me it was because trans athlete AB Hernandez was on the opposing team. Hernandez gained national notoriety during the girls' track season, and even prompted a response from Trump.
California high school girls volleyball team forfeits against opponent with trans athlete
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Jackson Thompson
@JackThompsonFOX
Mar 12, 2025
Weeks after President Trump vowed to cut federal funding to Maine for letting trans athletes play in women's sports, the USDA has officially paused funding to eight of the state's universities, the University of Maine System told @FoxNews.
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Trump admin cuts funding to Maine universities as state defies order to ban trans athletes from...
The USDA announced Tuesday it is halting federal funding to the University of Maine System due to the state's ongoing battle for transgender athlete inclusion.
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Jackson Thompson
@JackThompsonFOX
Sep 12, 2020
That time Eli Manning trucked Tramon Williams doesn't get talked about enough.
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Jackson Thompson
@JackThompsonFOX
Aug 27, 2025
Former Roanoke College women's swim captain Lily Mullens reflected on a 2023 incident when a transgender athlete allegedly revealed a plan to commit suicide to her team while discussing whether to let the athlete compete with the women. Mullens alleges school administrators
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Jackson Thompson
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Jul 9, 2025
Two Oregon teens are suing their state over its laws that allow trans athletes in girls' sports. One of the main factors that encouraged them to do it was the Riley Gaines vs. Simone Biles social media blowup last month.
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Jackson Thompson
@JackThompsonFOX
Jun 24, 2025
An investigation into an alleged plan by ex-SJSU trans athlete Blaire Fleming to have a teammate spiked in the face was led, and cleared, by the same firm that fought to keep Fleming eligible. The firm then deleted a page linking it to defending Fleming.
Law firm that worked to keep SJSU trans player eligible also cleared athlete of conspiring to harm...
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Jackson Thompson
@JackThompsonFOX
Sep 6, 2025
Two California high school girls' athletes who are teammates of trans athlete AB Hernandez are stepping away from the team out of protest. "I was scared to stand up before, but I realized someone must make the initiative to stand for what’s right."
California girls volleyball players refuse to participate alongside transgender teammate
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Jackson Thompson
@JackThompsonFOX
Apr 23, 2025
Congresswoman Mary Miller is calling for the Trump administration to investigate her state of Illinois for allowing trans athletes to continue to play in girls' sports.
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Congresswoman Mary Miller calls for federal investigations into Illinois over trans athletes in...
Rep. Mary Miller, R-Ill., sent a letter to the Departments of Justice and Education, pleading for probes of her state for letting trans athletes in girls' sports.
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Jackson Thompson
@JackThompsonFOX
Apr 2, 2025
I spoke to women's fencer Stephanie Turner about her recent refusal to face a transgender fencer at a USA Fencing event. "It will probably, at least for a moment, destroy my life," she said.
Women's fencer opens up on refusing to face transgender opponent, accepting punishment and backlash
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Jackson Thompson
@JackThompsonFOX
Aug 25, 2025
Orange Vista high school in California has acknowledged its girls' volleyball team has forfeited this week's game to Jurupa Valley, which rosters a trans athlete on its girls' team. "After thoughtful discussions our student-athletes had with coaching staff, it was decided to
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Jackson Thompson
@JackThompsonFOX
Jul 23, 2025
Women's fencer Stephanie Turner helped bring attention to the US Olympic Committee's gender policies with a viral protest kneel nearly four months ago. Now that the organization has changed its policies, she has mixed emotions. Here's why:
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