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Advertisement 1 Share this Story : Nevada volleyball players defy school, forfeit match against trans opponent Nevada volleyball players defy school, forfeit match against trans opponent San Jose State Spartans feature transgender athlete Blaire Fleming on roster Author of the article: Article content Another U.S. university women's volleyball team has made the decision to forfeit its match against San Jose State, which fields a transgender player. Advertisement 2 Article content Nevada volleyball players defy school, forfeit match against trans opponent Back to video According to OutKick , players from the University of Nevada, Reno voted on Monday over whether they would compete against the Spartans for their scheduled match before deciding to forfeit. While the school released a statement confirming the decision, it also said the players made the decision and that does not “represent the position of the university.” The majority of Wolfpack team members had sent a message to the school, advising the institution that they were forfeiting the match set for Oct. 26. “The players' decision and statement were made independently and without consultation with the university or the athletic department. The players' decision also does not represent the position of the university,” the school's statement about the players' decision said. Advertisement 3 Article content “The university and its athletic programs are governed by the Nevada constitution and Nevada law, which strictly protect equality of rights under the law and that equality of rights shall not be denied or abridged by this state or any of its subdivisions on account of race, colour, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, ancestry or national origin. The university is also governed by federal law as well as the rules and regulations of the NCAA and the Mountain West Conference, which include providing competition in an inclusive and supportive environment.” Advertisement 4 Article content However, the school also said that the match will “move forward … as scheduled. “The university intends to move forward with the match as scheduled and the players may choose not to participate in the match on the day of the contest. No players will be subject to any team disciplinary action for their decision not to participate in the match.” This also puts San Jose State in the bind of having to travel to the Nevada school for a match the hosts have no intention of playing. The player at the root of the issue is Blaire Fleming, a redshirt senior who is in her third year with the Spartans. Advertisement 5 Article content Concerns for players' safety were raised again last week when Fleming sent a ferocious spike off a female opponent's face during their game against San Diego State. During the second set of the match, Fleming was set up by teammate Brooke Slusser before rocketing a spike off the face of the Aztecs' Keira Herron. “Keira Herron has some pink in her hair and her face is starting to look like she's matching that as obviously she took the contact,” an announcer says in a video of the incident. Blaire Fleming, the male player for SJSU women's volleyball, spikes another ball into the face of a female player. (Who appears to be okay, thankfully.) Notice his vertical. @SJSUAthletics are cheats. pic.twitter.com/KzKn9BALQZ — XX-XY Athletics (@xx_xyathletics) October 11, 2024 Advertisement 6 Article content In a statement to OutKick, the players on the team demanded “our right to safety and fair competition on the court.” “We, the University of Nevada, Reno women's volleyball team, forfeit against San Jose State University and stand united in solidarity with the volleyball teams of Southern Utah University, Boise State University, the University of Wyoming and Utah State University,” the team's statement said. “We demand that our right to safety and fair competition on the court be upheld. We refuse to participate in any match that advances injustice against female athletes.” Sia Liilii, a senior on the Wolf Pack, also told the outlet that the team wasn't happy that the university committed to the match against the Spartans without consulting with them. “We were actually in Las Vegas preparing for our match against UNLV, our in-state rival,” she said. “It was a really frustrating time, especially because we were about to go and play a big game.” RECOMMENDED VIDEO Check out our sports section for the latest news and analysis. Article content Share this article in your social network Share this Story : Nevada volleyball players defy school, forfeit match against trans opponent Comments Join the Conversation Postmedia is committed to maintaining a lively but civil forum for discussion. Please keep comments relevant and respectful. Comments may take up to an hour to appear on the site. 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And when the Dallas Cowboys owner was ripped for appearing to threaten the jobs of the radio hosts that posed some tough questions to him, Jones only doubled down.

Advertisement 1 Share this Story : Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones defends threatening to fire radio hosts over questions Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones defends threatening to fire radio hosts over questions 'If I'm going to be grilled by the tribunal, I don't need it to be by the guys I'm paying.' Author of the article: Article content If you don't toe the line with Jerry Jones, you might be heading to the unemployment line. Advertisement 2 Article content Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones defends threatening to fire radio hosts over questions Back to video And when the Dallas Cowboys owner was ripped for appearing to threaten the jobs of the radio hosts that posed some tough questions to him, Jones only doubled down. In his weekly interview on 105.3 The Fan, Jones – who also serves as the team's president and general manager – was questioned by the hosts about the team's off-season moves in the wake of Sunday's 47-9 loss at home to the Detroit Lions. Jones didn't appreciate the line of questioning and said he could “get somebody else,” to ask the questions. Then, speaking to the Athletic , Jones defended his actions on the team's flagship radio station. Article content “I don't know that I would go as far as (calling) the volume connotation as yelling,” Jones told the outlet. “OK? But the facts are that if I'm going to be grilled by the tribunal, I don't need it to be by the guys I'm paying. I can take it from fans and take it from other people. “I take a lot of pride in how fair and how much I try to work with the media, we're brothers and sisters. But I was a little frustrated there today. “We got in there as of accounting for decisions made in the offseason. OK? They might as well gone back to decisions made in 2010. “My point is, and that's from my perspective, there's no question, I'm sure that they would have liked to have grilled me like the fans are thinking, what are you going to do about that? I get it. I get all of that. And really will go along with it.” According to the outlet, Jones appears on the station with personalities Shan Shariff, R.J. Choppy and Bobby Belt every Tuesday and Friday, in addition to a pregame interview. Advertisement 3 Article content While the hosts often will lob some softball questions towards their guest, queries about the lack of incoming talent in the off-season after Jones had stated the team would go “all-in” for 2024 only served to fire up the owner. “This is not your job,” said Jones, who celebrated his 82nd birthday on Sunday. “Your job isn't to let me go over all the reasons that I did something and I'm sorry that I did it. That's not your job. I'll get somebody else to ask these questions. I'm not kidding. “You're not going to figure out what the team is doing right or wrong. If you are, or any five or 10 like you, you need to come to this (NFL) meeting I'm going to today with 32 teams here, you're geniuses. “You really think you're gonna sit here with a microphone and tell me all of the things that I've done wrong without going over the rights? Listen, we both know we're talking to a lot of great fans, a lot of great listeners. And I am very sorry for what happened out there Sunday. I'm sick about what happened Sunday.” Article content Share this article in your social network Share this Story : Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones defends threatening to fire radio hosts over questions Comments Join the Conversation Postmedia is committed to maintaining a lively but civil forum for discussion. Please keep comments relevant and respectful. Comments may take up to an hour to appear on the site. You will receive an email if there is a reply to your comment, an update to a thread you follow or if a user you follow comments. Visit our Community Guidelines for more information. Latest National Stories News Near Elliot Lake Featured Local Savings

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