Riley Gaines had high praise for Erika Kirk on Sunday as she spoke in front of thousands of mourners during a memorial service for her husband, Charlie Kirk, in Arizona. Erika Kirk stepped up to the podium at State Farm Stadium in Glendale – home of the NFL’s Arizona Cardinals. She showed immense courage and […]
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Riley Gaines silences critics after completing daring 1.25-mile Alcatraz swim while pregnant
Riley Gaines swam from the infamous Alcatraz prison to shore just as she did last year, but this time, she did so 31 weeks pregnant. That detail led many to bash Gaines on social media, but she had time on OutKick’s “Gaines for Girls” podcast to fire right back. Gaines did the roughly 1.25-mile swim […]
Riley Gaines-Simone Biles feud inspired Oregon girls to sue their state over trans athlete laws
EXCLUSIVE: A group of teen girls are suing the state of Oregon over its laws that allow trans athletes to compete in girls’ sports. Two of the girls said they made the decision to file the lawsuit after witnessing the viral feud between Riley Gaines and Simone Biles in June. Maddie Eischen and Sophia Carpenter […]
Riley Gaines calls on NCAA to amend Lia Thomas’ records after UPenn submits to Trump on issue
After the University of Pennsylvania agreed to erase all program records set by former transgender swimmer Lia Thomas, questions arose about how the NCAA will address Thomas’ NCAA title. Thomas won the 500-yard freestyle at the 2022 NCAA championships with a time of 4:33.24. Thomas also finished in the top 10 in a number of […]
Simone Biles ‘basically incinerated her legacy in just two tweets,’ Riley Gaines says
Riley Gaines broke down the personal attack Simone Biles levied on her on social media and what it really meant for the Olympic gold medalist and one of the greatest gymnasts of all-time. Gaines dropped the latest episode of the “Gaines for Girls” podcast on OutKick and recorded the show a few hours after Biles […]
Oklahoma softball coach defends players who attended Riley Gaines event
Oklahoma Sooners softball coach Patty Gasso defended her players after some attended an event hosted by women’s sports advocate Riley Gaines last week. Gaines has championed fairness in women’s sports since Lia Thomas tied with her at the NCAA Championships in 2022. Thomas also became the first transgender athlete to win an NCAA women’s swimming […]
Riley Gaines, Laurel Libby rip Gavin Newsom, Hakeem Jeffries over excuses for trans athletes in women’s sports
As key Democrat figures throw out excuses for enabling trans athletes in women’s sports, conservative critics have capitalized on inconsistent messaging. Last week, California Gov. Gavin Newsom said on his podcast that he believes trans athletes competing in women’s sports is “deeply unfair” but defended it to happening legally due to concerns over transgender people […]
Riley Gaines wants to send a ‘thank-you note’ to Lia Thomas; here’s why
This month will mark the three-year anniversary of Riley Gaines’ infamous tie with Lia Thomas at the 2022 NCAA women’s swimming championships. At the time, Thomas, previously known as Will Thomas, was hailed by liberals as the next “civil rights icon” in sports, doing sit-down interviews with ESPN, NBC News and “Good Morning America.” Gaines […]
Danica Patrick tells Riley Gaines there are ‘clear biological differences’ between males, females
Riley Gaines and former NASCAR driver Danica Patrick discussed their fight to keep biological males out of girls’ and women’s sports. Gaines has fought against transgender athletes from competing against biological females since Lia Thomas, a transgender swimmer, won a Division I NCAA championship. Patrick has been mostly step-for-step with Gaines on the issue. In […]
Riley Gaines opens up on possibly running for office as she fights against Dems letting males in girls’ sports
EXCLUSIVE: Riley Gaines has championed fairness in women’s sports. Will it lead her to the campaign trail? The former NCAA swimmer-turned-conservative activist has vowed to help unseat any Democrat who is enabling the inclusion of trans athletes in girls’ and women’s sports. That list added 45 senators to it on Monday night, after every Senate […]
Riley Gaines calls on Caitlin Clark, Simone Biles to stand against transgender athletes in women’s sports
The movement against transgender athletes in women’s and girls sports has drawn support from the majority of Americans, politicians in power and even a niche consumer market. Now, one of the leaders of that movement is calling for some big star-powered reinforcements. Former NCAA swimmer and conservative influencer Riley Gaines has been one of the […]
Riley Gaines sends warning to Democrats, NCAA during national battle over trans athletes in women’s sports
Former NCAA swimmer and OutKick host Riley Gaines delivered a message Wednesday to states defying President Donald Trump’s executive order to keep transgender athletes out of women’s and girls sports. Gaines appeared on Fox News’ “The Story With Martha McCallum” to praise U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi for urging states who have not complied with […]