On January 13, 2026, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments on whether Idaho and West Virginia can ban transgender athletes from women’s school sports teams. While the Court will address whether such bans discriminate based on sex in violation of Title IX and the Fourteenth Amendment, the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) isn’t waiting for an answer. It is already enforcing Title IX as requiring such bans, threatening over $300 billion in federal grants to coerce co

When a city is selected to host the FIFA World Cup, the announcement is framed as a civic triumph. Officials point to global visibility, tourism, and long-term economic benefits. Renderings of upgraded stadiums and revitalized neighbourhoods are flashed to the media. The message is clear: hosting is an investment; the payoff will follow.

In July, federal prosecutors secured a significant appellate victory affirming their power to prosecute foreign commercial bribery worldwide. Yet when defendants Hernán Lopez and Full Play Group petitioned for Supreme Court review, the DOJ reversed course, abandoning both the case and the precedent it had just won.

Eight weeks out from the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics and six months from North America hosting the FIFA World Cup, we’ll be discussing sports governance issues at the highest levels of sport—from diversity and inclusion to match-fixing, doping and corruption. For today’s post, I’m indulging in a little hometown pride in the city's embrace of the newest franchise in the Professional Women’s Hockey League, the Vancouver Goldeneyes.

FIFA’s decision to award its brand new “Peace Prize” to Donald Trump seemed less like a gesture toward global peace and unity and more a brazen exercise in pandering. The inaugural prize, which was created quietly, apparently without nominees, criteria, or any visible process, was handed out during the 2026 World Cup draw, with FIFA President Gianni Infantino hailing Trump for “extraordinary” actions for peace. It felt like Roman tribute.

In preparation for an upcoming onslaught of exciting sports events during the 2026 Winter Olympics, athletes spend almost every hour of their day in training. They train their bodies as well as their minds, to maintain a level of competition that few are ever likely to experience.