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Los Angeles County Dist. Atty. Jackie Lacey has accepted more than $10,000 worth of gifts over the last four years from criminal defense attorneys, police unions, business owners, prosecutors in her office and others who could have an interest in influencing her decisions as one of the most powerful law enforcement officials in the county, according to state records. The gifts include necklaces and a pearl box, sporting event tickets, bottles of wine,…

Brett Gosper has been chief executive of rugby’s governing body since 2012 World Rugby would support North American teams joining the Pro12, chief executive Brett Gosper has said. Pro12 officials have held talks that could lead to US and Canadian sides being involved in the future. Four teams each from Ireland and Wales plus two each from Scotland and Italy make up the current format, but the possibility of the…

For trans swimmers, entering a pool changing room is the most feared moment, TAGS founder Francis tells Mashable. TAGS has removed this crucial barrier. There are three changing rooms at the pool and swimmers can use one that corresponds with their gender identity — be that female, male, or non-binary.  Once in the pool, swimmers alternate between swimming and chatting in groups, or one-on-one. In one corner, TAGS member Alex White is…

Hope Solo’s days with the women’s national soccer team may not be over, but they are certainly numbered. Yet that doesn’t necessarily mean we’ve seen the last of her in a U.S. uniform. Solo was given a six-month suspension and her contract with U.S. Soccer was terminated last week over ill-considered comments she made following her team’s quarterfinal loss to Sweden in the Olympic soccer tournament, a clear sign the…

The modern ballpark is tucked into an entertainment district, with shops and restaurants surrounding the stadium, and blindingly bright digital display signs wherever you look. The ballpark here is across Chester Avenue from Big Valley Mower, Extra Space Storage and AAA Tire. The large sign welcoming you to Sam Lynn Ballpark is home to a few too many cobwebs, and to a weathered gold banner with a simple message for…

Baseball enthusiast Jack White took part in a celebrity baseball game at the University of North Alabama in Florence, Alabama, leading his Third Man Records team against the Texas Playboys, Alabama Slammers and other squads taking part in Florence-based designer Billy Reid’s annual Shindig, AL.com reports (via Pitchfork). The university itself confirmed that the rocker graced their field Friday. Jack White (White Stripes) was on campus today playing baseball with…

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Flie/1995/BRUCE PARKER 20160828_SPO_BASEHISTORYp02 Casey Mott, in this 1995 file photo, gets set to take a swing with an axe handle as he eyes a pitch from hurler John Coski as the two warm up for a reenactment of an 1863 baseball game using rules, equipment and clothing of the type worn in that period. The two were among a group playing the old national pasttime at Meadow Farm Museum —…

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It was as if the Olympics had never left London. Armed with blue foam fingers and Team GB T-shirts, crowds at the Olympic Park’s Copper Box arena gave double gold-medallist gymnast Max Whitlock and taekwondo silver medallist Lutalo Muhammad a heroes’ welcome. Free sports sessions were held at the arena, which hosted handball and fencing at London 2012. There were 2,600 such events across the UK,as clubs and sports centres…

The head of Guinea’s Olympic delegation says two athletes did not return to the West African nation after competing at the Rio Olympics.  Atef Chaloub said Saturday that swimmer Amadou Camara disappeared 48 hours before the team’s scheduled departure. He said Mamadama Bangoura, who competed in judo, also did not return to Guinea, having disappeared after leaving a message saying she wanted to “try her luck” abroad.  A friend of…

Simone Biles won four gold medals in the Olympics — but lost all of her memories. The celebrated gymnast took to Twitter on Saturday to share the sad news that all of the photos she had taken during the games were erased from her phone. “Lost all of my Olympic pictures,” she wrote, with an emoji of an upside down smiling face. Surely there are thousands…

Everton manager Ronald Koeman said: “If you don’t score the second and kill the game then it is always difficult in the last few minutes. But we had much more ball possession, 18 shots on target, them 0 and it is normal you win three points. “Today we were not really clinical in the box. We had some good opportunities and need to be more aggressive, but the performance was good, it is…

Hundreds of thousands of people across the UK have been taking part in sports events after clubs and sports centres opened their doors for free to celebrate Team GB’s Olympic success. About 2,600 free sporting events were being held, involving up to 60 Olympians, while ITV switched off all seven of its channels for an hour at 9.30am to encourage people to get involved. The national sports day, called I…

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Welcome to today’s daily fantasy post! Remember that you can find our posts on the brand-spanking new DFS home page, as well as the fantasy page. Bookmark those sites now! Let’s get to today’s interesting facts, using DraftKings prices. Five Things to Watch: 1. Here are the three highest projected over/unders, provided by OddsShark… 2. Weather: Should be all clear, but keep an eye on Twitter for updates closer to game time. 3….

A rainbow arches across the sky over Lake Olmstead Stadium during the playing of the national anthem as Class-A Augusta GreenJackets play the Delmarva Shorebirds in Augusta on July 15. (John McDonnell/The Washington Post) AUGUSTA, Ga. — They trickled into the mid-July night, a rain-shortened loss beginning their Friday night early. A 25-year-old catcher hung back. Matt Paré chatted with teammates and underwent a long treatment session as other Augusta…

For those who are unfamiliar with my thought process, I aim to add as many home run hitters as possible to my daily fantasy baseball lineups. One way of doing that is to look at a player’s isolated power numbers (ISO). The ISO statistic removes singles and provides a larger weight for each extra-base hit. I also use the weighted on-base average (wOBA) metric. This stat takes every positive outcome into consideration. Last year,…

To DH or not to DH? The debate rages in not only among fans, but among players and coaches and executives within baseball. There seems to be no middle ground. Either you love the designated hitter or you hate it. Reds outfielder Adam Duvall is not a fan of the DH. He prefers the old school National League style of play. Here’s what he told ESPN’s Mark Saxon recently: One…