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His daughter Mila Rose Grealish was born this morning.

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For people assigned male at birth, variations in anatomy that enhance their athletic abilities are often deemed impressive, such as wide “wingspans” or a long stride. People with large amounts of those explosive, fast-twitch muscle fibers may pack a powerful punch or hoist a massive clean and jerk. But for people assigned female at birth, some of those same variations are suddenly unfair advantages. This is especially true when those variations cross over into what people perceive as traits that are “manly.” No one complains of the flexibility and strength of female gymnasts—it is merely amazing. A powerful triple axel on the ice is perfectly feminine when done in a skirt. But a powerful punch? A cheetah-fast sprint? Variation is suddenly of deep concern.

DETROIT -- The Chicago White Sox lost their post-1900s, major league-record 121st game Friday night, falling 4-1 to the Detroit Tigers.

The White Sox broke the mark of 120 set by the New York Mets in 1962 in their first season. The Cleveland Spiders hold the overall record, going 20-134 in 1899.

Specifically:

• Reducing (or removing) the minimum reaction time in sprint events
• Measuring long jump from the place actually jumped
• Measuring pole vault based on height actually achieved rather than bar height
• Javelin use of flags to avoid bothering with measuring obviously-shorter throws than an athlete's best
• A 1-mile steeplechase
• New camera angles/use of drones for footage