By Cathy Bussewitz

New York (AP) – As a citizen of France and America, Margaux Lantelme has noticed a difference in the best way how Keep cashers Work within the two countries: in France you do your job, sit down. In the USA, where Lantelme Working a register at ReiTreasurer normally spend eight hours a day on their feet.

For Lantelms, a former kayak instructor, an extended stand which have chronic pain that restricts their mobility. She asked a chair to make use of during her layer and got one. But after a change in management, she needed to fill out paperwork to maintain the chair that required several visits to the doctor and Insurance Over a period of months. She continues to be waiting for the ultimate approval.

“It is really ridiculous not to have access to a chair without the consent of a doctor who costs money, time and energy,” said Lantelme. “I personally think that people should be able to have access to seating at work if they need them.”

Pain, pain and complications

According to the review of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, the chance of cardiovascular problems and pregnancy complications could be increased if it increases long pain, tiredness, muscle pain and leg swelling and pregnancy swelling and pregnancy complications for a very long time. The researchers there got here to the conclusion that the movement, whether walking or a shift from a position to a sitting or chic position, appeared to be one of the best technique to reduce these health risks.

To be in your feet for a very long time may result in chronic venous insufficiency, an illness through which damaged veins work BloodstreamAccording to the association of perioperative nurses, which represents operating room nurses.

The association recommends “tired techniques to be reduced, such as alternative support on a footstep, the use of anti-fatigue mats, the use of a sit standard chair and wearing supportive shoes,” said Lisa Spruce, Senior Director of Evision-based perioperative footwear “Exercises at Aorn.

The right to sit down

Many jobs also Care require extended position: Sales employee in the department storeHairdressers, surgeons, restaurant chefs and Airport worker Are just a few of the people who play their roles on their feet.

Cecilia Ortiz, 43, used to work as an airport wheelchair driver in Phoenix. “It requires a very hard tribute on your knees,” she said. The break room had three or four chairs, which was not enough for everyone, so that the workers often went to the hallway and sat on the floor, said Ortiz.

She said she was once written by her boss

Ortiz is now working for a warehouse that offers supplies to the airport, and if it has to sit, she can.

“It is not that strict over there. If we had to sit down for some reason, there would be no problem, ”said Ortiz.

Your former employer, Prospect Airport Services, said she is liable to all local, state and federal work regulations regarding breaks. “Our employees are cordially invited to take their breaks and meals in our designated break and in any area of ​​use throughout the airport,” said the corporate's spokeswoman, Jackie Reedy. “This guideline enables our employees to choose the place that best suits their requirements.”

Union employees within the Barnes & Nobles Store on the Manhattan Union Square have access to chairs and the Right to take a seat down Under certain conditions, a part of your negotiations to your first contract.

“The longer I was in the job, I started to notice knee problems, especially because we bow a lot and get up again when we regulate books and show the customers things and create displays,” said bookseller Bear Spiegel 28. “It would be very useful to have a stool available just so that I can rest my knees all day long while I do things on the computer while I'm in the register.”

Spiegel's colleagues suggested Solutions have helpedBut it’s difficult for him to predict on which days he’ll need the extra support because his symptoms vary on daily basis, he said.

“There were days when I requested a stool, and thankfully my managers allowed me to take them out and use them if necessary,” said Spiegel.

Barnes & Noble uses routine chairs or chairs for many who work out of the sales floor when it is smart, but lots of work by a bookseller is on the go, including unpacking, sorting and shelf books, said a spokesman for the corporate.

The retail, wholesale and department store union, which represents around 100,000 employees, has pushed to incorporate a guaranteed right to sitting during work that could be seen sitting, said Stuart, within the contracts that it’s going to be negotiating, including in Barnes & Noble Appelbaum, the President of the Union.

During a negotiating session, an employer leaned against demand. The Union's negotiators used a break through which the conference room was emptied to underline their position. “The employer came back and saw that we had removed all the chairs from the negotiating table,” said Appelbaum. “I think the point was made.”

In the top, the union got the chairs that she had written within the contract, he said.

Sitting once was a protected right

At the turn of the twentieth century, most states within the United States had laws that required seating for female employees. Women increasingly entered the workforce, and there was a fear that their jobs, in the event that they were too physically exhausting, didn’t develop into pregnant, Eileen said Boris, Labor historian and professor on the University of California, Santa Barbara.

Women were seen as “mothers of human breed, and so we have to protect motherhood,” added Boris. “Almost every state had laws, but they were not enforced.”

These laws have been canceled over time because they only apply to women. One reason was that the ladies's movement pushed for equal rights relatively than special treatment, said Boris.

Working movements in other countries were more successful in determining requirements over seats. “The English shop movement was much stronger and had more men than the USA,” said Boris.

In 1964, the international work organization, an UN agency, passed the job standards, in line with which employers had committed sufficient and suitable seats in addition to reasonable opportunities for the usage of employees. More than 50 countries ratified the agreement, however the United States was not from them.

Today, CaliforniaFlorida, Massachusetts, Montana, New Jersey, Oregon and Wisconsin are among the many states with the “law” to oblige laws which have obliged employers to supply all employees suitable seats, no matter gender, in line with the National Conference of State Legislatures.

The city of Ann Arbor, Michigan, approved a regulation in October, through which manufacturers, retail stores, laundry salon, hotels, restaurants, hairdressers, hairdressers and skincare professionals are required Let the employees sit down Because their duties will not be affected. Last autumn, a nationwide law was also introduced in Michigan.

Originally published: February 21, 2025 at 1:33 p.m. PST

NFL

New Orleans – The NFL discusses the chance to start out quite a few football -like skilled flags with potential investors, said Commissioner Roger Goodell on Monday.

The endeavor would come with separate leagues for men and ladies's teams, said Goodell at his annual press conference throughout the Super Bowl week.

“We are now examining an opportunity to create a professional flag very aggressively [football] League for men and women, obviously two different leagues, ”said Goodell. “I believe that's something now we have been working on for just a few months [with] An enormous amount of interests from players, from investors. “

Goodell didn’t provide any details and mentioned no prospective timeline for the leagues.

The NFL has increased the expansion of the Flag football. A youth tournament began with the hope that sooner or later it could sustain with the recognition of the Little League World Series. A flag football game is now playing as a part of its annual Pro Bowl games after it has scrapped the Tackle version of the All-Star game after the season.

Goodell continues to go away open that NFL players can participate within the Flag football on the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles.

“I think that's a great opportunity,” said Goodell on Monday. “Listen, the Olympic Games are the biggest international stage.”

Goodell addressed a wide range of other topics than he spoke to reporters for nearly 50 minutes on Monday within the New Orleans Saints dressing room on Monday.

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18-game season

Goodell said he had informal discussions with Lloyd Howell, the manager director of the NFL Players Association, in regards to the implementation of a daily 18-game season.

“We had no formal negotiating sessions to extend the work agreement,” said Goodell. “I’m sure that it’s going to occur in any way in context. It is something about which Lloyd and I even have had informal conversations. But there may be so much to do. We committed ourselves in 2011 once we signed the collective agreement that the players wouldn’t only have a say in it, but would also give you the chance to forestall or support or support it. We could do this once we moved to 17 games in 2020. “

Every step from a 17-game-to-18 game season could be accompanied by a discount within the pre-season from three to 2 games per team and would must be carried out in a way, said Goodell, which could be as protected as possible for players.

“I think all of these are factors that we look at the low season,” said Goodell, “and how we look at it with our partners. … if we do 18 and two, it could be a way because we know that fans love football. You want more football. But we have to be incredibly sensitive and wise in relation to the balance and how we deal with it. I think this is something we are all interested in concentrating. But it hasn't started yet. “

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Electronic first downs

The NFL hopes to give you the chance to measure the primary downs electronically in some unspecified time in the future, said Goodell.

“I think technology will eventually exist in the future,” said Goodell. “We proceed [to work] With our partners, how we will drive it forward as soon as possible in order that we will get to this place. “

The NFL has tested an electronic system to measure the primary downs and will use it next season, in keeping with a one who is aware of the planning of the league. But in keeping with this person, this isn’t clear at this point. And the system would still include the officials in the sphere who manually recognize football before the system is used to find out whether this spot of the ball results in a primary down.

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Tom Brady

The league will re-rate the team access restrictions that she arrange on Tom Brady this season, said Goodell, based on his double role as partial owners of the Las Vegas Raiders and analyst for FOX of their NFL programs.

“Everyone in the National Football League, owner and staff is still exposed to manipulating rules and other guidelines,” said Goodell. “They are chargeable for this behavior and all of them are held accountable. In the event of this particular transition, as you already know, we had special rules that were interpreted for it [based on] Some of the concerns that a part of the property had, and to make certain that we learned just a little more about it, where could there could possibly be any conflicts? We will obviously take this under consideration within the low season and give it some thought: Should this directive be adjusted? Should something be added or pulled off? “

But Goodell also said he believed that Brady, who will call the Super Bowl for Fox on Sunday, treated the situation well this season.

“Tom was incredibly cooperative,” said Goodell. “He often calls over it and says: 'I'm doing well?' And I believe he’s serious about separating the 2 and never putting the league or someone right into a conflict point.

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International Super Bowl

Goodell said he believed that an excellent bowl could finally be played at a world event location.

“I think there is a potential that one day we will have an international franchise,” said Goodell. “And if we do that, it would not surprise me at all if the Super Bowl follows and is played there.”

On Saturday, December 7, Joao Lucas Reis da Silva, a 24-year-old skilled tennis player, did nearly essentially the most normal thing anyone does today. He posted a pair selfie on Instagram.

It was his partner's birthday, so he posted a cute carousel of them posing by the water in Rio de Janeiro. “I love you so much,” he wrote. The post made him a trailblazer – the primary energetic gay skilled tennis player – but he just wished his partner a pleased birthday.

“I didn't think about it… I just wanted to post a picture with him,” Reis da Silva said Sunday from Sao Paulo in his first international interview since by chance becoming a part of tennis history.

About an hour earlier, he had won a tournament for the primary time in 4 years, defeating Daniel Dutra da Silva 7-5, 1-6, 6-4, securing the Procopio Cup and earning a spot in qualifying for the Rio Open secured , the ATP 500 event he has competed in for the past two years. Not bad days for the world number 367.

“It was a crazy week, but in the end it was perfect,” he said. After two long injury layoffs, the 24-year-old said he had been playing the very best tennis of his life recently, reaching the semi-finals of a tournament in Chile before difficult for the title in São Paulo. Even if he felt just like the tennis world was watching him in a way never seen before.

“I didn’t feel any pressure,” he said. “I was happy. I had my friend here with me. He supported me. My entire team was here.”

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The women's tennis tour featured quite a few players who weren't gay, including all-time greats Billie Jean King and Martina Navratilova, who won a combined 98 Grand Slam singles and doubles titles.

Things were different in men's tennis. Bill Tilden, the American star who dominated tennis within the Nineteen Twenties, never spoke publicly about his sexuality except in his 1948 book My Story: A Champion's Memoirs. Brian Vahaly, who played within the 2000s and reached the height of his profession as world No. 57, and Bobby Blair, who toured within the Eighties, retired after retiring from skilled tennis.

Reis da Silva said Sunday that he told his family and friends that he was gay five years ago. “It was hard before,” he explained.

“I couldn't tell my coaches and my friends much about myself. When I tried to love myself, it was different. It changed my life, changed everything, the relationship with my parents, with my coaches.”

Over a yr ago, Reis da Silva fell in love with Gui Sampaio Ricardo, a Brazilian actor and model. Then Ricardo's birthday approached 2024 and Reis da Silva did what 24-year-olds do.

“I assumed, 'Oh my God, it's my boyfriend's birthday.' Like pleased birthday. I really like you.' And then, boom!

“It was so normal to me that I didn’t think about it.”

News and support poured in from big names inside and outdoors the tennis world. Lulu Santos, an enormous music star in Brazil, sent him a message. Thiago Monteiro, Brazil's current No. 1, added heart emojis to the post. He received a like from Diego Hypolito, a gay Brazilian gymnast who won a silver medal on the 2016 Rio Olympics.

In this fashion, this largely unknown player from Recife, a coastal city in northeastern Brazil, had change into a sports and cultural icon. He said he expected some negative reactions, however the reactions have been “99.9 percent positive.”

“I'm really glad that people respect me, that people look at me, maybe admire me,” he said.

Speaking in a single Interview with The Telegraph In 2018, Vahaly said he heard homophobic comments from other players within the locker room and described it as “part of the culture.” He added that he hopes for a time when “we can say 'congratulations' and then quickly move on. “We have to recover from people defining themselves by their sexuality.”

Reis da Silva, who said he knew Vahaly was honored by the US Open (he will be president of the USTA starting in 2025), remembers being 18 and hearing someone say something offensive in the gym.

“In the locker rooms and at tournaments, I always heard things that kind of bothered me,” he said.

“But when I started telling everyone that I was gay and those people knew about it, they stopped saying those things. It's like they respect someone close to them who is gay more. You stop making shitty comments,” Reis da Silva said.

“Maybe this is a big thing to stop this – if people see someone at the top who is gay, things can change. People could stop saying things that shouldn’t hurt them.”

Alison Van Uytvanck, the recently retired former world No. 37 who is married to physiotherapist Emilie Vermeiren, said she never received negative comments in the locker room. In an interview earlier this year, Van Uytvanck said it was “kind of unusual” that there wasn't yet an active, active male player on the ATP Tour.

“If just one player, say a top 100 player, spoke openly about it, it would be easier for others to open up.”

Reis da Silva said it made an enormous difference for him to see a job model in the game.

“When I was 16, 15, I had problems accepting myself.

“Maybe it would have been easier for me to accept and love myself if someone had played and said: 'I'm gay, I'm here, I'm taking part in the big tournaments'. That's what people told me. People told me they admired me. That I inspire people. So it's a big deal for me and her.

“I have no problem being remembered as the great gay tennis player,” he said, “but I don't want to talk about it every time, you know?

“I know I’m going to get a lot of attention.”

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Born right into a family of tennis players, Reis da Silva said he began hitting balls on the age of three. He followed within the footsteps of his brother, who was six years older than him and competed on the junior level. As a young boy, Reis da Silva was so obsessive about tennis that he cried when his father told him it was time to go home.

At 10 he began competing nationally and at 13 he left home for São Paulo, where he lived and trained for seven years before moving to Rio de Janeiro. Reis da Silva prefers to fight from the baseline slightly than rush the online, and he rates his service return and backhand as his biggest weapons.

“I love breaking serves,” he said. “I like to stay on the ball, be aggressive in my forehand and play big rallies.”

In addition to South America, he also competed within the USA, Europe and Australia and took part within the Grand Slams as a junior. After the win in São Paulo, he plans to take per week off, including a number of days vacation together with his friend in Porto de Galinhas, the beach town known for its natural pools and white sand. He will then spend Christmas together with his friend's family in Goiania, a small town in the middle of the country near the capital Brasilia.

He will then return to Rio to start preparations for some Challenger tournaments (a tier below the ATP Tour), leading as much as the South American ATP Tour Swing and the Rio Open in February. His big goal for 2025 is to participate within the qualifying tournament for Roland Garros – and to construct the tennis life he wants.

“It’s an individual sport, so you can be whatever you want,” he said hopefully. “Everyone will accept you.”

Japanese striker Kazuyoshi Miura plans to increase his skilled soccer profession into his fortieth season.

Miura, 57, plays for Atletico Suzuka within the Japan Football League (JFL) – the fourth tier of Japanese football – and is on loan from second division club Yokohama FC. When he made his debut for Suzuka in July, he became the oldest player to play within the JFL.

Miura joined Suzuka a month earlier and says he plans to proceed playing for them within the 2025 season. “I had a one-and-a-half year contract (since summer 2024). I think it was a natural progression,” he said of that Kyodo news Press agency.

The Japanese football calendar runs from March to November and Miura shall be 58 when the brand new season begins next yr.

Known as “King Kazu”, Miura's skilled profession began in 1986 with Brazilian club Santos. In his long profession he worked for Palmeiras, Coritiba, Genoa, Dinamo Zagreb, Vissel Kobe and Sydney FC, amongst others. He previously spent 2022 on loan at Suzuka before temporarily joining Portuguese second division side Oliveirense in January 2023.

Miura was considered one of the primary Japanese star footballers. He was named Asian Football of the Year in 1992 and scored 55 goals in 89 international appearances between 1990 and 2000. He won the Asian Cup in 1992 and the old Afro-Asian Cup of Nations the next yr.

Miura has won 18 trophies throughout his profession, including 4 Japanese league titles with Tokyo Verdy and the highest flight of Croatian football with Dinamo Zagreb.

OAKLAND — Even though the green and gold A's banners are not any longer visible within the concrete stadium of the Oakland Coliseum, live sporting events will still happen in 2025.

The deal, which has been promised for months and only made official on Monday, brings the favored soccer franchise back to Oakland after two seasons at Cal State East Bay in Hayward. The Roots abruptly declared the team's home in 2023 resulting from a problem with the bogus turf at Laney College in Oakland.

This will give the Roots and their women's team Soul more time to construct a short lived, modular stadium on the triangular Malibu Lot of the Coliseum complex, which has up to now been used primarily as an overflow car parking zone.

The football teams are working to secure a lease for the brand new 10,000-seat stadium that can begin in 2026 for a 10-year period before moving again to a bigger, everlasting stadium elsewhere in Oakland. The Soul will proceed to play at Merritt College while the temporary stadium is built.

Roots officials were expected to formally announce the news Monday morning at a press conference within the Treehouse, a recreation area within the Coliseum's baseball stadium.

Oakland residents have quickly turn out to be accustomed to the town's skilled soccer teams, despite the fact that neither team plays within the country's major men's or women's leagues.

The black-colored Roots merchandise will be seen everywhere in the city. When the French men's national team lost to Spain within the Olympic gold medal game last week, a fan wearing more colourful Roots gear was caught on television cameras in Paris.

“Long term, I think our potential is unlimited,” Roots President Lindsay Barenz said in an interview before Monday's announcement. “We see how much the sport is loved around the world.”

The aging concrete stadium had been quieter lately as frustrated A's fans decided the departing baseball team was now not price their money – although last yr a series of “reverse boycotts” saw a surge in attendance on certain days.

It could also be unrealistic that the Roots, who’ve averaged 4,000 fans at their games in Hayward, will fill the large 60,000-seat stadium, but team officials said they’re confident 1000’s more will attend games once they return to Oakland.

The entire complex of 60 hectares, including stadium, arena and interspace, will soon fully within the possession of the the African American Sports and Entertainment Group, or AASEG, an area development company that wishes to rework the location right into a latest nightlife center. Last month, AASEG agreed to the terms Both the town and the A's are purchasing all the property for a complete of about $230 million.

So far, the event group has lost out to San Francisco in its bid to land a future WNBA franchise, and a brand new National Women's Soccer League team, Bay FC, has been awarded to San Jose moderately than Oakland.

Ray Bobbitt, founding father of the African American Sports and Entertainment Group, said that “Roots and Soul” will dominate the ability's sports offerings for now while the group finalizes its redevelopment plans over the subsequent few years.

When construction begins in earnest, the Malibu lot will likely must be cleared to offer enough public access and exit routes to the larger complex. For her part, Barenz said the triangular lot simply isn't large enough to accommodate the team's long-term ambitions.

“The entire Coliseum complex is really an incredibly good entertainment destination and has some sort of in-and-out capacity,” Bobbitt said, referring to the property's proximity to Interstate 880 and direct access to a BART station.

The Roots were founded in 2019 and two years later joined the USL Championship – a type of second division in US skilled soccer that’s less a minor league and more a rival to the MLS, which still has more teams and attracts the very best international talent.

U.S. women's soccer remains to be in its early stages and should someday merge its skilled leagues, allowing the Soul, which began play last yr, to expand its presence in the game.

“The scope for the development of the sport is truly unlimited,” said Barenz.

Originally published: August 12, 2024 at 8:58 am

On June 5, 2024, the Boston Red Sox signed relief pitcher Chris Martin on the 15-day injured list. It wasn't due to a sore shoulder, a strained elbow, or a pulled groin.

It was against fear.

In the past, the MLB injury list was used for players with physical injuriesWhen players missed time attributable to mental illnessThe explanation given to the media and the general public was often deliberately vague: “personal reasons”.

As players spoke about their problems, many reporters and fans criticized or questioned these diagnoses. In 2009, the New York Times published an article quoting a psychiatrist who doubted that an expert baseball player could suffer from social anxiety disorder.

“In baseball, you miss most of the time and sometimes you make mistakes. You learn to deal with it.” The psychiatrist told the newspaper“A person with social anxiety disorder would never have played in the first place.”

Loads has modified since 2009. The focus is increasingly on providing skilled athletes with access to psychological support.

The NBA launched its Mind Health Program in 2018, which requires every team to licensed psychologist available for players and staff. The NFL also requires teams to employ a behavioral therapist who has a minimum of twice per week.

But what do the fans think? Are athletes with mental health problems seen as weak? Do they develop into less likeable?

In a series of studiesMy colleagues and I checked out how fans reacted to athletes who spoke about their mental health issues and even about missing time due to them.

Expectations of mental “strength”

Although progress has been made lately, YearsMany people still find it difficult to speak about their mental health problems within the workplace.

According to a 2022 global survey58% of respondents said they felt uncomfortable discussing their mental health issues at work. Many of them fear be punished for his or her fights.

In sports the situation may be even worse.

Top athletes experience a higher prevalence of mental health problems than the final population, exacerbated by a sports culture that emphasizes mental toughness. Regular treatment for physical injuries is seen as a part of the job. But looking for help for mental health problems may be Signs of weakness.

This cultural stigma prevents athletes from talking about their mental health. Some of them may fear rejection or disbelief from their teammates and fans. Others may fear losing sponsorship opportunities or major contracts. Lack of data in the sector of mental health for a lot of athletes and coaches also represents a further barrier.

But the story is slowly changing, thanks partially to distinguished athletes reminiscent of Kevin Love, DeMar DeRozan, Oh, Wilson And Michael Phelps who’ve gone public with their mental health issues lately. Their stories, shared in mainstream media and sports networks, have helped the general public realize that these admired athletes are only as vulnerable to mental illness as anyone else.

A turning point

A decisive moment got here when tennis star Naomi Osaka withdrew from the French Open 2021 for mental health reasons.

Organizer of Grand Slam tournaments Osaka had imposed a tremendous and threatened She threatened her with disqualification and future bans if she didn’t fulfill her media obligations, which ultimately led Osaka to withdraw from the tournament.

The decision sparked a heated debate. Various media and fans criticizes Osakaand argued that carrying out her media duties as an expert athlete was a part of her job.

However, some well-known personalities, including Serena Williams and Martina Navratilova, praised her for prioritizing her mental health. Nike, one in all her foremost sponsors, publicly supported her decision and stood by her throughout the controversy.

In a study from 2022we analyzed the general public's reactions on social media to Osaka's actions. On Twitter – now often known as X – we were surprised to seek out a wave of support: 51% of all posts and replies welcomed her decision. Only 19% expressed negative feelings, while the remaining 30% were neutral.

Osaka was introduced later on the quilt of Time magazine – not because she had won one other Grand Slam tournament, but because she had sparked wider discussions about mental health in sport. Later that summer, gymnast Simone Biles withdrew from the ladies's team gymnastics final on the Tokyo Olympics. for psychological reasons.

Osaka's actions also led to changes within the league's leadership. The Grand Slam committee, which had fined her for missing a press conference throughout the 2021 French Open, continued to commit to addressing the mental health problems with players.

Humanize athletes

In our latest studywe wanted to analyze how fans perceive athletes who speak about mental health issues versus those that speak about their physical injuries.

Is there any truth to the stigma that some athletes and coaches fear?

We presented 255 participants living within the United States with two scenarios. In one, an athlete took a break attributable to mental health issues. In the opposite, the athlete took a break to get better from a physical injury.

The only difference between the conditions was the explanation for the athlete's absence. Respondents were randomly assigned to one in all two conditions. After reading their assigned scenario, they indicated how much warmth they felt toward the athlete and the extent to which they thought he was competent.

According to our findings, fears of backlash are largely unfounded.

In fact, study participants felt more warmth toward athletes with mental illnesses and thought of them to be just as capable as athletes who struggled with physical injuries.

In other words, fans appear to value athletes who initiate these difficult conversations and prioritize their mental well-being. And as for players who fear losing sponsorship deals for making their mental health issues public, fans are likely to perceive them as more likable and approachable, which increases their appeal as brand ambassadors.

That's exactly what happened to Chris Martin.

Fans, teammates and media were generally supportive of the club. The club’s manager, Alex Cora, applauded Martin for his openness about his struggles, in addition to Chief Baseball Officer Craig Breslow.

It is obvious to me that the tide is popping. Athletes not must suffer in silence.

A widely known Hawaiian lifeguard who died in a shark attack while browsing off the north shore of Oahu was a former skilled surfer with acting experience, friends and acquaintances said Monday.

Tamayo Perry, 49, was killed near Goat Island on Sunday, Shayne Enright of the Honolulu Emergency Services Department said in a press release.

It isn’t known whether Perry was the primary skilled surfer to die in a shark attack, because the definition of knowledgeable in the game might be vague, said Brendan Buckley, editor of Stab Magazine, an internet site dedicated to browsing.

“But as far as a top surfer that people around the world know and respect, he's the first one I know,” Buckley told The Associated Press on Monday from his office in Portugal.

Perry and his wife, Emilia Perry, operated the Oahu Surfing Experience and offered browsing lessons. According to his bio on the corporate's website, he surfed professionally for over 15 years, together with his highlight being winning the Pipeline Master Trials in 1999.

The Pipeline off Oahu's north shore is understood for making a tube that surfers ride for so long as they will. But it's also the world's deadliest wave, killing a number of the world's best surfers, Buckley said. Surfing that wave has change into Perry's specialty, he said.

Surfers either deal with competitions or on what they will do outside of those meets.

Perry “was never someone who was going to fight for a world title,” Buckley said. “He was more of a guy who just chased big, crazy waves and documented it.”

“For a while he was one of the absolute top guys out there,” Buckley added. “He rode some of the craziest waves of his time. He was incredibly respected by everyone there and everyone around the world for what he did.”

Perry said on his website that he had taken to heart the teachings of a near-fatal accident while browsing the Pipeline years ago.

“The lessons I learned from this event have inspired my goal of teaching my students proper surfing etiquette and safety,” he wrote.

Emilia competed as knowledgeable bodyboarder in Western Australia before moving to Hawaii at 18. She and Tamayo met when she bodyboarded out to a Pipeline wave.

“A few years later, I got a surfboard, we got married and there was no turning back,” she wrote. “The enormous knowledge of the sea that Tamayo has given me over the years is priceless.”

Tamayo Perry began his profession in July 2016 as a lifeguard on the North Shore for the City and County of Honolulu Ocean Safety, Enright said.

Perry's other passion was acting. He was offered several small roles within the IMDb movie websiteincluding the role of a privateer in “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides” in 2011. That same 12 months, he appeared in an episode of the tv series “Hawaii Five-0”. He also appeared in several national commercials.

“When I'm not acting, I'm still a real character, so it's always a lot of fun,” he said.

Honolulu Ocean Safety, in addition to town's fire, police and emergency services, responded to Malaekahana Beach on Oahu's north shore shortly before 1 p.m. Sunday after a caller reported seeing a person who appeared to have been bitten by a shark, Enright said.

Lifeguards brought Perry to shore, where he was pronounced dead, Enright said.

Kurt Lager, acting director of Honolulu Ocean Safety, said Perry was “a lifeguard loved by all.”

“Tamayo's personality was infectious and as much as people loved him, he loved everyone else even more,” Lager said at a news conference.

“Tamayo was a legendary and highly respected fisherman,” said Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi, calling Perry’s death “a tragic loss.”

The last fatal shark incident in Hawaii occurred on December 30, when a person was attacked while browsing off Maui about 450 feet from shore.

Thiessen reported from Anchorage, Alaska.

By Ben Morse, CNN

(CNN) — Not since Sabrina Ionescu in 2020 has there been as much excitement surrounding a player being taken within the WNBA draft as there may be currently Caitlin Clark.

After a historic season with the Iowa Hawkeyes – one which ultimately led to heartbreak Lost to South Carolina within the national championship game of the NCAA Tournament – Clark enters the draft because the overwhelming favorite and is chosen first overall by the Indiana Fever.

But outside ClarkThere are loads of players to regulate, so here's all the pieces it is advisable know ahead of the 2024 WNBA Draft.

Here's the best way to watch

The 2024 edition of the WNBA Draft will happen on Monday on the Brooklyn Academy of Music in New York.

Coverage begins at 7:30 p.m. ET on ESPN and might be streamed on the ESPN app or fuboTV.

Franchise-changing selection?

After last yr's heartbreaking loss within the national championship game, Clark's last dance with the Hawkeyes led to almost fairytale fashion.

Although Iowa ultimately fell at the ultimate hurdle again – this time to South Carolina – Clark's 2023-24 campaign made clear the impact she had Women's basketball through their popularity and unique skills.

Wherever Clark has gone, arenas are sold out in Iowa.Clarkman' swept the country.

She was named the all-time leading scorer in each Division I men's and ladies's college basketball last season Naismith Player of the Year for the second consecutive yr and was named to the 14-man squad for the US Basketball Women's National Team training camp, potentially paving the best way for a visit to the Olympics Paris 2024. However, Clark was unable to attend since it was held the identical week because the Final Four.

And now that Clark has confirmed her intention to go to the WNBA, the thrill about what she could achieve in the professionals has only increased.

Ticket prices for the Indiana Fever — the team that has the No. 1 pick within the draft and is anticipated to pick Clark — have greater than doubled, and the anticipation of watching them destroy opposing defenses from long range is greater than high doubled.

The Fever had one among the worst records within the league last season, but with Aliyah Boston, last yr's No. 1 overall pick, together with Clark, they could possibly be on the verge of a box office success.

Other big names

Aside from Clark, the 2024 WNBA Draft class is loaded with talent, and a few potential franchise cornerstones are up for grabs.

Most draft analysts agree on the following three predictions, however the order varies depending on the outlet.

Chief amongst them is Stanford forward Cameron Brink.

The 22-year-old has develop into some of the dominant defensive players in women's college basketball in recent times and was named the 2024 Naismith Defensive Player of the Year.

Although her final season at Stanford led to a disappointing Sweet 16 loss to NC State, Brink recorded 32 rebounds and 18 blocks in only three 2024 NCAA Tournament games.

Many mock drafts are projecting Brink to be chosen No. 2 behind Clark, as her game-changing defensive abilities will likely provide the team that selects her with a solid foundation to construct on.

Tennessee forward Rickea Jackson can also be considered a top-five player after developing right into a dynamic scorer with the Volunteers.

Jackson, one other team whose NCAA Tournament season ended with a surprising loss to NC State, averaged 20.2 points and eight.2 rebounds per game in her final season with Tennessee and led the Southeastern Conference in scoring.

Jackson has the mixture of offensive firepower, athleticism and size that usually comes with winning teams.

Another highly sought-after player is South Carolina's Kamilla Cardoso, whose draft stock rose after winning the national championship.

The Brazilian played a key role within the Gamecocks' undefeated title team this season and her dominant performances won her the tournament's Final Four Most Outstanding Player award.

In her only season starting for South Carolina, Cardoso averaged 14.4 points and 9.7 rebounds and picked up 82 blocks over the course of the season.

Her combination of power and advantageous footwork made her an almost unstoppable force throughout the ladies's NCAA Tournament and ought to be a skill that translates to the WNBA.

Draft regulation of the primary round

Here is the entire first-round selection order of the 2024 WNBA Draft:

1. Indiana fever

2. Los Angeles Sparks

3. Chicago Sky

4. Los Angeles Sparks

5. Dallas Wings

6. Washington Mystics

7. Chicago Sky

8. Minnesota Lynx

9. Dallas Wings

10. Connecticut Sun

11. New York Freedom

12. Atlanta Dream

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