That’s Amaury News and Commentary-Biological men playing in Women’s Sports

Former San Jose Spartans Volleyball player Blaire Fleming warms up for the first set of an NCAA college volleyball match against Colorado State on Oct. 3, 2024, in Fort Collins, Colo. (AP Photo /David Zalubowski)

Biological Men playing in Women’s Sports

That’s Amaury News and Commentary

By Amaury Pi-González

Nearly 80 percent of Americans don’t want men playing in women’s sports. So, why is this controversy about biological men playing against women in women’s sports happening?

The NCAA revised its policy to restrict student-athletes assigned male at birth from competing in women’s sports while allowing them to practice and receive benefits. The policy also restricts student-athletes assigned female at birth who have begun hormone therapy from competing on women’s teams.

In a recent USA Fencing tournament, fencer Stephanie Turner took a knee in protest and was disqualified after refusing to face a transgender opponent, Redmond Sullivan, sparking controversy. Perhaps the most famous is that Transgender swimmer Lia Thomas lost a legal battle and was not allowed to participate in the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.

After winning many times against biological women. A San Jose State University women’s volleyball player who is transgender was at the center of controversy and legal challenges regarding her eligibility to play in the Mountain West Conference tournament, with a judge rejecting a request to sideline her. Below is what the qualified people say about this topic. In “street language,” are men stronger than women?

1-Testosterone plays a crucial role in muscle growth and strength development. Biologically, men typically have higher testosterone levels, leading to greater muscle mass and strength than women.

2-Men generally have denser bones and a higher proportion of muscle mass than women, contributing to their overall strength.

3-Men also have larger hearts and greater lung capacity, which can enhance endurance and power output. These biological differences contribute to men’s typically superior athletic performance in sports that rely on strength, power, and endurance. These are facts, not political or angry statements. In the United States, about 1.6 million people ages 13 and older identify as transgender, representing about 0.6% of that population. This includes roughly 1.3 million adults and 300,000 youth aged 13 to 17. Sadly enough, this has become more of a political issue on all sides, and it is almost impossible to know how many trans athletes are currently competing in the US. From a common-sense point of view, with all that I have learned about this, it presents a disadvantage for female athletes. At the level of these athletes, college, Olympics, and such, there is no ” participation trophy”, which makes much sense for little kids to recognize their effort and participation. But when it comes to the big guys, they are playing to win, and in my book, a biological man who transitioned to women should not be allowed to play against biological women. It is not fair to women. As simple as that. 0.6% of the United States population identifies as transgender.

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Headline Sports podcast with Charlie O: Universities boycott SJSU’s Volleyball games with transgender on Spartans roster; Cal gets some love on Game Day from ESPN; plus more news

San Jose State Spartans outside right side hitter Blaire Fleming (3) has been the focus of being a transgender playing on a women’s volleyball team. Three universities have boycotted against playing SJSU and did not disclose the reasons why. (SJSU photo)

On Headline Sports podcast with Charlie O:

#1 San Jose State Spartans volleyball has been in the spotlight over transgender outside right side hitter Blaire Fleming. Three universities have boycotted playing SJSU, Southern Utah, Boise State, Wyoming. The three universities did not disclose a reason for boycotting the games against SJSU. Fleming teammate Brooke Slusser has joined a lawsuit against the NCAA regarding safety issues after finding out that Fleming was transgender. How much of a conundrum is this going to cause the NCAA with teams boycotting and players filing lawsuits.

#2 Charlie, it was a special day for Cal football on Saturday as they hosted the Miami Hurricane. It was the first time in the school’s history that they host ESPN Game Day. The event went down as a big deal as Cal made the national scene. Cal had gone 3-1 previous to their game with Miami and got some love from the World Wide Sports Leader.

#3 Vice President Kamala Harris on her podcast “All is Smoke” expressed sadness about Oakland losing all it’s professional sports teams which included Golden State Warriors, Oakland Raiders and Oakland A’s. Harris was joined by former Warriors Harrison Barnes and Stephen Jackson on the podcast. Harris said “it breaks my heart.” The vice president said she feels sadness each time she passes the Oakland Coliseum when she flies in and out of Oakland Airport.

#4 It was mentioned on a local talk show that it’s 98% certain that the A’s will end up at Sutter Health Field but it’s the uncertain 2% that you have to look out for. The San Francisco Chronicle reported that A’s president David Forst said “I don’t think we have a 100% certainty.” even though renovations have been made in the dugouts the artificial turf has not been installed at all. The players of other teams behind the scenes have told their agents they do not want to play on artificial turf and using a minor league park would not be practical for big league players. According to A’s manager Mark Kotsay, “no decision (to go) from grass to turf has been made.” Charlie you were there on the last game in Oakland I know you said it’s a done deal in Sacramento but there is doubt about Sutter Health and the players really are leaning on finishing up at the Coliseum before moving to Vegas.

#5 The Arizona Cardinals (1-3) kick off against the San Francisco 49ers (2-2) at Levi Stadium. The Cardinals are a struggling bunch they had their heads handed to them by the Washington Commanders last week. Cardinal quarterback Kyler Murray was 16-22 for 142 yards, and one touchdown. The 49ers after losing two straight games defeated the New England Patriots last Sunday 30-13 and ran up the score on the Pats. Will the 49ers make easy work of the Cardinal today?

#6 The Las Vegas Raiders just got by the Cleveland Browns last week 20-16. After holding a 20-10 win the Raiders in the fourth quarter couldn’t get any offense going and the Browns returned a fumble for a touchdown but it wasn’t enough as Las Vegas came away with a four point win at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas.

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