Herschel Walker to make first public appearance since entering Senate race at Georgia football game

Former NFL star Herschel Walker is set to make his first public appearance since entering the Georgia Senate race last month – and it won’t be for his campaign to unseat Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.).Walker will att…

Source: https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/571681-herschel-walker-to-make-first-public-appearance-since-entering-senate-race
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LAPD releases footage of officers using Taser on NBA’s Jaxson Hayes

The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) on Friday released video footage of an incident involving NBA player Jaxson Hayes in which an officer used a stun gun on the New Orleans Pelicans center as he gasped for air, sayin…

Source: https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/569825-lapd-releases-footage-of-officers-using-taser-on-nbas-jaxson-hayes
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Colorado volleyball coach says he lost high school job after refusing to ‘denounce being gay’

Valor Christian High School said “a separation is appropriate” because of former coach Inoke Tonga’s views “pertaining to sexuality and marriage.”

Source: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/colorado-volleyball-coach-says-he-lost-high-school-job-after-n1277732
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Herschel Walker files paperwork to run for Senate in Georgia

Herschel Walker filed paperwork on Tuesday to run for Senate as a Republican in Georgia, d…

Source: https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/569219-herschel-walker-files-paperwork-to-run-for-senate-in-georgia
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The Cleveland Indians new name, the Cleveland Guardians, already belongs to a roller derby team. So does the .com

Last week, the Cleveland Indians baseball team finally changed their name. Problem is, that name has been used for almost a decade by a roller derby team and they even own the domain clevelandguardians.com. Oops. From Yahoo! Sports:

U.S. trademark law generally awards trademarks based on “first-to-use,” rather than “first-to-file.”

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Source: https://boingboing.net/2021/08/03/the-cleveland-indians-new-name-the-cleveland-guardians-already-belongs-to-a-roller-derby-team-so-does-the-com.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-cleveland-indians-new-name-the-cleveland-guardians-already-belongs-to-a-roller-derby-team-so-does-the-com
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Simone Biles confronts her fears, returns to competition for balance beam final

Widely considered the world’s best gymnast, Biles looked focused and relaxed during a pre-competition practice.

Source: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/olympics/simone-biles-prepares-compete-balance-beam-final-n1275766
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Cuomo signs legislation making baseball the official sport of New York

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) signed legislation on Friday to make baseball the official sport of the Empire State.”I signed legislation today designating baseball as the official sport of the S…

Source: https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/565655-cuomo-signs-legislation-making-baseball-the-official-sport-of-new-york
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Simone Biles exits women’s Olympic team gymnastics final over mental health concern

• Four-time champion: ‘There’s more to life than gymnastics’
• American pulls out after vault early in Tuesday’s competition
• ROC team wins gold with USA second and Britain in bronze

Simone Biles was forced to withdraw from the women’s team final at the Tokyo Games on Tuesday, citing mental health concerns after struggling on her opening vault.

The four-times Olympic champion’s withdrawal leaves questions over whether she will be able to compete – and do so at a high level – for the remainder of the competition. When asked by reporters later what her goal was for these Games, Biles replied: “To focus on my wellbeing. You know there’s more to life than just gymnastics.”

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Source: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/jul/27/simone-biles-withdraws-tokyo-2020-olympics-gymnastics-all-around-final
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First openly transgender Olympians are competing in Tokyo

The International Olympic Committee has allowed transgender athletes to participate at the Olympics since 2004, but until this year, none had done so openly.

Source: https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/first-openly-transgender-olympians-are-competing-tokyo-rcna1507
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Cleveland’s baseball team announces new name in video narrated by Tom Hanks

The American League franchise’s former Native American moniker had long been targeted for its racial insensitivity.

Source: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/sports/cleveland-s-baseball-team-announces-new-name-video-narrated-tom-n1274835
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Louisiana clergy sign letter opposing transgender sports ban

A group of more than 100 Louisiana religious leaders have signed an open letter as of Wednesday that signals their opposition to legislation that would bar transgender athletes from competing on school sports teams in Lou…

Source: https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/564117-louisiana-clergy-come-out-against-anti-trans-legislation
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Fan banned from every MLB stadium after hitting Red Sox player with ball

Major League Baseball (MLB) has banned a fan from attending games at every stadium after a Boston Red Sox player was hit with a thrown ball, …

Source: https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/563655-fan-banned-from-every-mlb-stadium-after-hitting-red-sox-player-with-ball
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First Covid case reported in Olympic village days before games kick off

“Organizers must try to make sure that people will understand that these games are safe and secure,” said Tokyo 2020 President Seiko Hashimoto.

Source: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/olympics/tokyo-2020-first-covid-19-case-reported-olympic-village-days-n1274269
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Transgender sports bills advance in Texas Senate

A committee in the Texas State Senate has advanced two bills aimed at limiting transgender athletes from competing in sports that align with their gender identity. …

Source: https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/562697-transgender-sports-bills-advance-in-texas-senate
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Police feared ‘Las Vegas-style shooting’ during All-Star Game, four arrested

Police said they feared a “Las Vegas style shooting” could have occured during the All-Star Game in Denver this week after discovering dozens of guns and thousands of rounds of ammunition in a hotel room near Coors Field….

Source: https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/562442-police-feared-las-vegas-style-shooting-during-all-star-game-four
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Ocascio-Cortez, Raskin call on agency to reconsider sprinter’s one-month ban

Democratic Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (N.Y.) and Jamie Raskin (Md.) are urging the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) to reconsider a one-month ban that it placed on U.S. star sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson followin…

Source: https://thehill.com/homenews/house/561475-ocascio-cortez-raskin-call-on-us-anti-doping-agency-to-reconsider-sprinters
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70-year-old woman lives out dream of working as Yankee batgirl

Gwen Goldman was told six decades ago THAT she wasn’t fit to be on the field because of her gender.

Source: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/70-year-old-connecticut-woman-lives-out-dream-working-yankee-n1272606
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WRC: Safari Rally puts Kenya back on world stage

Known as one of world’s toughest races, the returning 18-stage event takes place between June 24-27.

Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/6/25/kenya-hosts-world-rally-championship-after-19-year-absence
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Tokyo Olympics: Uganda team member tests positive for COVID

The positive test was the first detected infection among athletes arriving for the Tokyo Olympics.

Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/6/20/tokyo-olympics-uganda-team-member-tests-positive-for-covid
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Fan kicked out of Fenway Park after unfurling ‘Trump Won’ banner

A fan was kicked out of Fenway Park in Boston on Monday after unfurling a banner that read “Trump Won Save America.”The fan, who has not been identified, unfurled the banner over the center field wall at the home o…

Source: https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/557394-fan-kicked-out-of-fenway-park-after-unfurling-trump-won-banner
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