The daily pitch from Sports Editor Matt Daniels: March 8, 2025 – Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette

A yearslong case surrounding a transgender female powerlifter reached the Minnesota Supreme Court on Tuesday where opening arguments were heard. JayCee Cooper, sued USA Powerlifting in 2021 after being rejected from the women’s team three years earlier. In the complaint, Cooper alleged the organization violated the Minnesota Human Rights Act, which prohibits discrimination against people […]