Volleyball

12/2/2024 |  Season Ends for SJSU Women's Volleyball and Trans Athlete Following Playoff Match Forfeit (Athletic Business) The Boise State University women’s volleyball team withdrew from the Mountain West Conference Championships rather than play its match against San Jose State University. The SJSU team has been embroiled in a season-long controversy for its allegedly transgender teammate, Blaire Fleming.  

11/27/2024 |  Court rejects request to sideline San Jose State volleyball player on grounds she’s transgender (Associated Press (AP)) A federal appeals court upheld a ruling Tuesday that allows a San Jose State women’s volleyball team member to play in this week’s Mountain West Conference tournament after a legal complaint said she should be ineligible on grounds that she is transgender and thus stronger, posing a safety risk to teammates and opponents.

11/26/2024 |  Judge rejects request to sideline a San Jose State volleyball player on grounds she’s transgender (Associated Press (AP)) A judge on Monday rejected a request to block a San Jose State women’s volleyball team member from playing in a conference tournament on grounds that she is transgender.
The ruling by U.S. Magistrate Judge S. Kato Crews in Denver will allow the player, who has played all season, to compete in the Mountain West Conference women’s championship this week in Las Vegas. 

11/26/2024 |  New FIVB President, Secretary General Outline Future Plans (SportsTravel) The International Volleyball Federation elected Fabio Azevedo as its new president at the 39th FIVB World Congress in Porto with American Hugh McCutcheon named as secretary general.
McCutcheon has served as a senior advisor to the FIVB for several years. McCutcheon led the USA men’s national volleyball team to gold at the 2008 Olympic Summer Games in Beijing, then guided the USA women’s national team to a silver medal at London 2012.

11/26/2024 |  Transgender volleyball controversy: Judge rules San Jose State women’s volleyball player eligible to play in conference tournament (Yahoo Sports) A San Jose State women’s volleyball player is eligible to play in her conference tournament this week, a federal judge in Denver ruled Monday, despite complaints from competitors who object to her participation on the grounds that she is transgender.