A bad NCAA rule kept a Massachusetts college from competing in the Division 1 men's basketball tournament known as March Madness.
Merrimack College won the Northeast Conference title this year, beating Fairleigh Dickinson 67-66 in the championship game. Under normal circumstances, this would have automatically granted Merrimack a March Madness appearance. Yet, Fairleigh Dickinson got the nod instead.
NCAA president and former Massachusetts governor Charlie Baker wants transgender athletes to continue to participate in college sports based on their gender identity rather than their biological sex.
Baker explained his thinking on this issue in a recent CNN interview, indicating that he won't change the NCAA's transgender athletic participation policy.
