Current and former San Jose State women’s volleyball players are part of a 12-person lawsuit filed against the Mountain West and its commissioner alleging Title IX and First Amendment

A lawsuit filed on Wednesday asks for a San Jose State University volleyball player to be declared ineligible for the Mountain West Conference tournament because the player is reportedly transgender.

Controversy surrounding the San Jose State women’s volleyball team is ramping up as the Mountain West tournament approaches. The Spartans (13-5, 11-5 MW) are second in the conference behind Colorado State (16-8, 12-2). Six of San Jose State’s ...

The match featured metal detectors outside Peterson Gym, additional security and police officers stationed behind each bench

It became a campaign issue for President-elect Donald Trump, who made apparent references to San Jose State’s volleyball team at a town hall event in Georgia last month. He vowed: “We stop it, we stop it, we absolutely stop it. You can’t have it. You just ban it. The president bans it. You just don’t let it happen.”

San Jose State University’s associate head coach for women’s volleyball, Melissa Batie-Smoose, has been suspended indefinitely amidst a growing controversy surrounding transgender inclusion in women’s sports.