The controversy surrounding the Minnesota softball state championship took a turn Friday when Champlin Park won the title behind trans pitcher Marissa Rothenberger's complete-game shutout.

Transgender pitcher Marissa Rothenberger caused rivals to cry foul after she pitched five games in a row — including all three in the Minnesota Class 4A tournament — and only gave up

The U.S. Department of Education is raising the stakes in its Title IX investigations against the State of Minnesota after Champlin Park's state softball title with a transgender pitcher.