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Ellia Green with his partner Vanessa Turnbull-Roberts and their daughter Waitui pose in Sydney, Australia, Monday, Aug. 15, 2022. Green, one of the stars of Australia's gold medal-winning women's rugby sevens team at the 2016 Olympics, has transitioned to male. The 29-year-old, Fiji-born Green is going public in a video at an international summit aimed at ending transphobia and homophobia in sport. The summit is being hosted in Ottawa as part of the Bingham Cup rugby tournament. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)
Olympic champion Ellia Green finds liberation in transition

By Dennis Passa Aug. 16, 2022 06:02 AM EDT

FILE - Atlanta Braves' Hank Aaron is seen, March 1967. Aaron made history with one swing of his bat. A year later and on the other side of Georgia, Lee Elder made history with one swing of his driver. Their deaths in 2021 were mourned beyond the sports world and were reminders of the hate, hardships and obstacles they endured with dignity on their way to breaking records and barriers. (AP Photo, File)
Column: Another socially distanced Newby Awards for 2021

By Paul Newberry Dec. 31, 2021 02:55 AM EST

FILE - In this Nov. 3, 2020, file photo, voters cast their ballots at a polling place in Newport Beach, Calif. It will cost California counties an estimated $215 million to stage an expected recall election this year that could oust Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom from office. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis, File)
Democrats move to cover recall costs, speed up election date

By Michael R. Blood Jun. 10, 2021 05:41 PM EDT

FILE - In this Feb. 2, 2021, file photo, Republican gubernatorial candidate Kevin Faulconer speaks during a news conference in the San Pedro section of Los Angeles. Six weeks after California officials announced that Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom would face an almost certain recall election, the contest remains framed by uncertainty, even the date when it might take place is unclear. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)
New faces enter fray as California recall slowly takes shape

By Michael R. Blood And Kathleen Ronayne Jun. 08, 2021 06:18 PM EDT

Student Sander Albertson, from Minnesota, wears a face mask outdoors with his friends at the Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles, Monday, May 17, 2021. California is keeping its rules for wearing face masks in place until the state more broadly lifts its pandemic restrictions on June 15. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
California will stay masked for another month

By Don Thompson May. 17, 2021 02:37 PM EDT

FILE - In this Jan. 18, 2020, file photo, Caitlyn Jenner speaks at the fourth Women's March in Los Angeles. Jenner, a Republican candidate for California governor, is offering mixed messages about her voting record as she told CNN that she did not vote in the 2020 election, but Los Angeles County records show she did. A fading coronavirus crisis and an astounding windfall of tax dollars have reshuffled California's emerging recall election, allowing Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom to talk of a mask-free future and propose billions in new spending for schools and businesses as he looks to fend off Republicans who depict him as a foppish failure. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)
Cash windfall helps Newsom shake California recall election

By Michael R. Blood May. 15, 2021 01:06 AM EDT

Kevin Faulconer, a Republican candidate for California governor, speaks during a news conference, Wednesday, May 12, 2021, in Downey, Calif, where he announce his $15 billion tax-cut proposal. Faulconer wants to eliminate California's state income tax for individuals making up to $50,000 and households up to $100,000 as part of a proposal to make the state more affordable for families and the middle class. (AP Photo/Michael R. Blood)
GOP's Faulconer pitches tax cut plan for California

By Michael R. Blood And Kathleen Ronayne May. 12, 2021 01:13 PM EDT

John Cox, Republican recall candidate for California governor, begins his statewide "Meet the Beast" bus tour on Tuesday, May 4, 2021, with Tag, a Kodiak brown bear, at Miller Regional Park in Sacramento. (Renee C. Byer/The Sacramento Bee via AP)
Next stop for Caitlyn Jenner campaign: Fox's Hannity show

By Michael R. Blood And Kathleen Ronayne May. 04, 2021 12:59 PM EDT

FILE - In this April 23, 2021, file photo, California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks during a press conference about the newly reopened Highway 1 at Rat Creek near Big Sur, Calif. Organizers of the recall effort against Gov. Newsom collected enough valid signatures to qualify for the ballot. The California secretary of state’s office announced Monday, April 26, 2021 that more than 1.6 million signatures had been verified, about 100,000 more than needed to force a vote on the first-term Democrat. (AP Photo/Nic Coury, File)
California recall has enough signatures to make ballot

By Kathleen Ronayne Apr. 27, 2021 11:37 AM EDT

FILE - In this April 23, 2021, file photo, California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks during a press conference about the newly reopened Highway 1 at Rat Creek near Big Sur, Calif. Organizers of the recall effort against Gov. Newsom collected enough valid signatures to qualify for the ballot. The California secretary of state’s office announced Monday, April 26, 2021 that more than 1.6 million signatures had been verified, about 100,000 more than needed to force a vote on the first-term Democrat. (AP Photo/Nic Coury, File)
California recall has enough signatures to make ballot

By Kathleen Ronayne Apr. 26, 2021 06:36 PM EDT

FILE - Caitlyn Jenner attends the Comedy Central Roast of Alec Baldwin in Beverly Hills, Calif. on Sept. 7, 2019. Jenner says she will run for governor of California. Jenner says in statement posted Friday, April 23, on Twitter that she has filed initial paperwork to run. Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom is facing a likely recall election this year. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)
Caitlyn Jenner adds celebrity to run for California governor

By Michael R. Blood Apr. 23, 2021 10:58 AM EDT

FILE - In this Feb. 2, 2021, file photo, former San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer speaks during a news conference in the San Pedro section of Los Angeles. Faulconer is one of the Republican candidates running to replace Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom, of California, in a likely recall election in fall 2021. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)
As California recall looks likely, hard work begins for GOP

By Kathleen Ronayne Apr. 20, 2021 08:47 AM EDT

FILE - In this Jan. 18, 2020, file photo Caitlyn Jenner speaks at the 4th Women's March in Los Angeles. Jenner has been an Olympic hero, a reality TV personality and a transgender rights activist. Jenner has been consulting privately with Republican advisers as she considers joining the field of candidates seeking to replace Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom in a likely recall election later this year. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)
Caitlyn Jenner considers run for California governor

By Michael R. Blood And Kathleen Ronayne Apr. 09, 2021 03:13 PM EDT