Legislation in South Dakota that would have banned biological males from participating in female sports was rejected by state lawmakers on March 29 after Gov. Kristi Noem had sent the measure back to the legislature with recommended modifications. Noem, a Republican, insisted she didn’t veto the legislation, but the end result appeared to be the same in the standoff with state legislative leaders. The bill was intended to prevent transgender persons from participating on single-sex sports teams, primarily to block males from taking part in women’s sports. Both South Dakota chambers passed House Bill 1217 in recent weeks. Noem on March 19 sent the bill back to the state House, asking for style and form changes before she’d sign it. Among the proposed changes was removing college athletics from the sports teams that would be affected, under pressure from the NCAA. The House on March 29 overwhelmingly rejected all the proposed changes, …