Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
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Two college athletic associations have stated they will boycott North Carolina to protest the state's transgender bathroom laws. North Carolina is among 29 states that will not recognize "sexual orientation" or "gender identity" as protected classes for the purpose of bathrooms. Because of this, both the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) claim they do not want to the state to profit from championship games that may be held there. The NCAA...
Breaking news, August 22 2016: Sports apparel manufacturer Speedo has ended its sponsorship of Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte. Lochte, 31, has now lost all four of his endorsement deals. The decision to cut off his contract by Speedo, Ralph Lauren, Airweave mattress and Gentle Hair Removal came after Lochte admitted to “over-exaggerating” the armed-robbery claim, an assertion that overshadowed much of the second week of the Summer Olympics that concluded on Sunday. Don't count the reality TV sta...
Santa Monica resident Kate Grace has finished 8th in the finals of the 800 Meters. Her time was 159.59 seconds, a very respectable time and only 4.29 seconds behind the winner, muscular South African Caster Semenya, whose time was 155.28. The race itself was exciting, with so many top runners crossing the line nearly at once--far behind Semenya. Francine Niyonsaba from Burundi finished second at 156.49, and Margaret Wambui from Kenya took the Bronze at 156.89. The middle distance runner is 27,...
In her first Olympic appearance, Kate Grace advanced to the Olympic 800 Meter finals at the 2016 Rio Olympics, by finishing third in her section behind Caster Semenya and Lynsey Sharp with a new personal best 1:58.79. More about Semenya below. The field went through 400 meters in 59.30, the slowest of the three semifinals, and though Wilson closed well, heats two and three were much faster. Ajee Wilson finished third in the first section and ended her Olympic run. Grace smashed her previous PB...
Update 8/19: Jimmy Feigen, one of the U.S. Olympic swimmers caught up in Ryan Lochte's fabricated tale of robbery in Rio reached a deal with authorities to donate $11,000 in order to leave Brazil, his lawyer said early Friday. Two American swimmers were pulled off their flight to the United States by Brazilian authorities, United States Olympic officials said Wednesday night, the latest indication that the police are skeptical of the swimmers' claims that they were held up at gunpoint during...
I've known David Pascal for 40 years. He is now a Chiropractor focusing on sports medicine and neurologic injuries. David attended University High School in West LA, where he was the individual City Champion in Cross Country in 1975, and where I met him. After high school, he went to UCLA and then studied Chiropractic medicine. He is the Director at the Health Institute of North Carolina. Katinka Van Der Merwe say: "David Pascal changed my life five years ago. Meeting him showed me a different...
Kate Grace to Compete in 800 Meters in Rio Santa Monica Resident Kate Grace, 27, earned a berth on the Rio Olympic team by winning the 800-meter race at the U.S. Olympic track and field trials July 15, in a personal-best time of 1 minute, 59.10 seconds. Her performance was overshadowed by the stunning mishap that caused Alysia Montano to fall and Brenda Martinez to stumble, but Grace's patience in finding a path and her speed in moving up from sixth at the 600-meter mark were carryovers from Mar...
As the 2016 Rio Olympics stumble on; Twitter, that 140 character protocol for testing our ability to amuse total strangers, is ablaze this week with false Olympic history. Newspaper editors searching for news stories during the dog days of summer, are notoriously easy to amuse. So here's the top 20 we found at #FakeOlympicHistory : 1. From @independentlabtm: Early days of long jump involved vine, Pit of Alligators. Activision lawsuit still pending. 2. From @TwoDoughGirls : Brazilian World Cup Bu...
Did you catch last night's Olympic opening ceremony? Michael Phelps was the US Flag Bearer, at his first opening ceremony in 5 Olympics (his sleep schedule conflicted with the other 4 games). It was colorful, moving, and included athletes from 214 countries. There was dancing, Sambas and a lecture on global warming. And best of all, Rio de Janeiro's Maracanã stadium was lit up like a giant vagina. Yep, you heard right. Brazil celebrated its culture, including happy people who are content...
The fist day of the Rio Summer Olympics just got off to a tragically tough start for a French gymnast. He just lived the nightmare that all athletes fear, a freak accident that will send him prematurely home! Samir Ait Said severely snapped his leg while vaulting during team preliminaries Saturday. The snap could be heard around the arena as judges covered their faces in shock. The thousands of spectators reacted to the deafening bone crunching sound in dismay and disbelief as it echoed around...
Isaiah Crowell apologized Monday for posting an Instagram illustration of a police officer having his throat slit by a hooded figure. The Cleveland Browns running back's post includes a caption which says: "They give police all types of weapons and they continually choose to kill us....#Weak" Crowell removed the image shortly after posting it. In a statement, the athlete, who earns $10 million a year; said it was an "extremely poor decision" in response to police shooting and killing Alton...
The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department "Hooks" baseball team was established in 2009 when the Department hosted the Western States Police and Fire Games, one of the largest multi-sport athletic events in the world involving law enforcement and fire service employees, in events ranging from angling to wrestling. The Hooks have since have competed in numerous baseball competitions and charity events. Their mission is to promote camaraderie and physical fitness within the ranks of fellow...
Hermosa Beach, Calif. (June 24, 2016) ---- A new beach volleyball tournament is set to bring together the top female college and high school players this weekend and crown a "Queen of the Beach" at both levels. The inaugural Queen of the Beach Invitational will be played June 25-26, 2016 north of the Hermosa Beach Pier in Hermosa Beach, Calif. Hosted by Olympic beach volleyball gold medalist Eric Fonoimoana, the tournament will be a showcase event that allows the top college players to test them...
The Brazilian medical laboratory responsible for processing Olympic drug test samples, instead has been suspended by the World Anti-Doping Agency, a division of the International Olympic Committee. The suspension commenced June 22, 2016. Rio Laboratory may appeal the suspension, levied because of "a non-conformity with the International Standard for Laboratories." Incoming director Olivier Niggli assured that, "WADA will work closely with the Rio Laboratory to resolve the identified issue." He...
DODGERS OPTION MONTAS LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Dodgers today reinstated right-handed pitcher Frankie Montas (rib resection surgery) from the 60-day disabled list and optioned him to Triple-A Oklahoma City. Montas, 23, posted a 1.50 ERA in six rehab games (three starts) with Double-A Tulsa and Triple-A Oklahoma City, striking out 18 with only two walks and a 0.83 WHIP in 12.0 innings. He is in his first season with the Dodger organization after being acquired from the White Sox on Dec. 1...
Tennis pro Maria Sharapova, was given a two year suspension from professional Tennis for blood doping, the star announced on her Facebook page. "Today with their decision of a two year suspension, the ITF tribunal unanimously concluded that what I did was not intentional," she said. Her lawyer, John Haggerty, said Sharapova took the substance after the date of the Australian Open. Wednesday's ruling said Sharapova did not intend to cheat, but bore "sole responsibility" and "very significant...
Clearly, not everyone in America is willing to accept transgender women as women, Caitlyn Jenner not withstanding. As senior sprinter Nattaphon "Ice" Wangyot became the first transgender student-athlete to compete in a high school state championship, Alaska Family Action president Jim Minnery and a dozen supporters of his conservative group gathered outside the state track meet to protest the 18-year-old sprinter. "We are here today as a voice from the community to ensure that female athletes ar...
Below are facts and gures about Bryant's historic career. • 48,527: Minutes played through April 7, 2016, the sixth most in NBA history • 33,521: Career points, third on the NBA's all-time scoring list behind Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (38,387) and Karl Malone (36,928) • 5,640: Points scored in the NBA Playoffs, third most in NBA history behind Michael Jordan (5,987) and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (5,762) • 81: Points in a 122-104 victory against the Toronto Raptors on Jan. 22, 2006, the second-...
Kobe Bryant ended his 20- year playing career with the Lakers by scoring 60 points Wednesday night in a 101-96 victory over the Utah Jazz. Bryant took 50 shots and made 22. He was given only token resistance on some of them after the Jazz learned they had been eliminated from playoff consideration when the Houston Rockets won their game. The Rockets finished eighth in the Western Conference and will op- pose the defending champion Golden State Warriors in the first playoff round. The Warriors fi...
If you are a UCLA sports fan this weekend and next week may be the best time of the year. The baseball, softball, track and field and men's volleyball teams will be in action Friday through next Wednesday. The baseball team is currently 12-13 over- all and 4-5 in the Pac-12 conference. They will host Stanford on Friday at 7 p.m. and play the Cardinal again on Saturday at 4:30 p.m. On Tuesday April 12, the Bruins will battle Loyola Marymount at 6 p.m. All the games will be played at Jackie...
There's no doubt that Yasiel Puig has a lot of baseball talent. But he's been so erratic with the Dodgers that he's inspired opinions from columnists and fans that he should be traded. But what's this? A new Puig as the 2016 season begins? It looks that way. In spring training we learned that Puig had contacted a trainer who used to help him out. Puig was eating right and wanted the guy to help him again. And that happened. Then there was Puig taking baseball seriously, cutting down on the...
I went to Staples Center Sunday to see a basketball game. Instead, I saw a workout. Blake Griffin was returning to the Clippers after missing 45 games due to a broken hand, a torn quadriceps and a four-game suspension. He was in the starting lineup but as the game progressed I realized he wasn't going to be featured in the Clippers' offense. He was beginning to get back in shape by running up and down the court, making careful passes and only occasionally taking a shot. He took only seven shots...
Many UCLA basketball fans are so eager to see Coach Steve Alford fired that they signed a petition requesting that. It's pretty shocking how UCLA recently finished its season, finishing 10th in the Pac 12 Conference and failing to qualify for the NCAA Tournament it used to dominate. But Bruin Athletic Director Dan Guerrero remembers that UCLA fired Ben Howland in 2013 after a poor sea- son following three Final Four appearances. And he's taking a cautious approach. "We're not about creating a...
Last season the Dodgers had the highest player payroll in baseball history-- $291 million. They didn't reach the World Series and now there is evidence that the Dodgers have adopted a new strat- egy. They didn't bid high enough to keep Zach Greinke, a free agent they lost to the Arizona Diamondbacks or other high pro le pitchers. Free agent Johnny Cueto went to the rival San Francisco Giants. The Boston Red Sox signed David Price. Meanwhile the Dodgers have been investing millions of dollars in...
This is a story of a remarkable soul, Raymond Townsend, the first Filipino-American to play in the NBA and the legendary John Wooden's last recruit before retiring. For me it's inspiring to see how a retired NBA player merges into their life after the playing career. How are all those skills trans- formed to leadership? Raymond, who has fame and power, dedicated his life to educate youngsters behind the scene and plant In their consciousness strong seeds to succeed in life. He was a member of...
