WNBA launches investigation into 'hateful comments' made during Fever-Sky game

The WNBA on Sunday said it launched an investigation into reports of "hateful comments" that took place during the Indiana Fever’s blowout win over the Chicago Sky on Saturday.

The league didn’t get into specifics of what allegedly occurred during the game at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.

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"The WNBA strongly condemns racism, hate, and discrimination in all forms — they have no place in our league or in society. We are aware of the allegations and are looking into the matter," the league said in a statement.

The Women’s National Basketball Players Association (WNBPA) also released a statement.

"The WNBPA is aware of reports of hateful comments at yesterday’s game in Indianapolis and supports the WNBA’s current investigation into this matter," the union said. "Such behavior is unacceptable for our sport.

"Under the WNBA’s ‘No Space for Hate’ policy, we trust the league to thoroughly investigate and take swift, appropriate action to ensure a safe and welcoming environment for all."

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The WNBA launched its "No Space for Hate" campaign before the 2025 season tipped off. The campaign will include the use of AI social media monitoring tools that will help the league enforce a revised code of conduct. 

"As part of the comprehensive plan, the WNBA is rolling out an AI-powered technology solution to monitor social media activity, in partnership with players and teams, to help protect the community from online hate speech and harassment," it said.

A revised WNBA fan code of conduct includes regulations for fans on social media, and threats of sanctioning those fans from official content if they are violated. The new policy lists racist, homophobic, sexist, sexual, threatening or libelous content as "subject to blocking or deletion." 

"Repeat violations of these guidelines may result in the violator no longer being able to follow our news, comment on our posts or send us messages," the policy reads. "Additionally, any direct threats to players, referees or other league and team personnel may be referred to law enforcement and may result in the violator being banned from all WNBA arenas and events."

The Fever-Sky game featured a heated moment between Fever star Caitlin Clark and the Sky's Angel Reese in the third quarter. Clark fouled Reese hard, sparking an outburst from the Sky forward, but cooler heads prevailed.

Fox News’ Jackson Thompson contributed to this report.

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Mom credits TikTok video for life-saving cancer diagnosis after spotting strange nail marking

A TikTok video played a key role in one mother’s cancer diagnosis after it prompted her to see a doctor regarding a strange marking on her fingernail, SWNS reported.

Lauren Koltcz, 45, from North Royalton, Ohio, noticed a brown line on her left thumbnail, but thought it was caused by a vitamin deficiency.

"I had this nagging feeling it was something more than a vitamin deficiency," she said.

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When the brown line became thicker, the mother of two spoke to her nurse practitioner, who said it could be a fungal infection.

"I put some fungal medication on my thumb, but it didn't do anything," she said, as SWNS reported.

Then, in February 2025, Koltcz noticed the line spreading across her nail.

"I started researching online and found some TikTok videos from dermatologists," she recalled.

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In one video, a dermatologist implored those with brown lines on their nails to see a medical professional.

Koltcz booked an appointment at Cleveland Clinic, where doctors took a biopsy of the brown area.

The next day, she got a call from her doctor, Alison Vidimos, MD, who said they needed to do a biopsy.

"I was concerned because the pigmentation on her nail was very dark, there were different shades of brown, and the spot was wider than 3 millimeters," said Vidimos, who is chairman emeritus of Cleveland Clinic’s Department of Dermatology.

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The biopsy results came back four days later.

"I just couldn’t believe it. Everybody knows someone who’s had cancer, and now I was one of them," Koltcz said.

The results showed that Koltcz had subungual melanoma – a skin cancer that develops under the nail – but they had caught it at stage 0, meaning the melanoma was only in the top layer of the skin.

Subungual melanoma (nail melanoma) is a serious and rare type of skin cancer, accounting for 0.7% to 3.5% of all melanomas worldwide, according to Cleveland Clinic.

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It can impact any nail and discoloration doesn’t always occur, which is why it's so important to take note of any nail changes.

"When this type of cancer is caught early, there's over a 95% survival rate," Vidimos said in a press release from Cleveland Clinic. "But if it’s neglected and not diagnosed at an early stage, it can spread to the lymph nodes and make treatment more challenging."

Nail melanomas are often diagnosed late, according to the doctor, because people don’t think about checking their nails.

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Prompt surgery removed Koltcz’s cancer and some of the tissue around the area to ensure that no cancer cells remained.

While she currently shows no evidence of cancer, Koltcz will have regular follow-ups with her dermatologist.

"I just kept thinking, ‘How lucky am I that I caught it in time and had such great doctors to treat it?'"

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