Camila Rojas

Connected media - Associated media When he was a cocksure 25-year-old, on the fast track to officiating big-time college basketball, Scott Foster was summoned for a sit-down with his dad. They met at a bar, and his father, Dickie, brought along a family friend with experience in high-level sports. They were concerned about Foster, who was mulling a daring career move. It was 1992, and he had been offered a job in the Continental Basketball Association, then a training ground for the NBA, making $95 a game. But to do so, he would have to forgo his schedule — and…

Linked media - Linked media This month, three men were charged in London with gathering intelligence for Hong Kong and forcing entry into a British residence. While the men have not yet been found innocent or guilty – the trial won’t begin until February – news of the arrests has highlighted concerns among many activists about China’s ability to surveil and harass its citizens abroad, particularly those who have been critical of the government. A spokesperson for China’s Foreign Ministry on Friday denounced what it called “false accusations” and “cowardly actions” by British authorities in accepting the case. Last week,…

Linked media - Related media “Like having to choose between air and water,” he said. “I have to have both.” Although Flannery grew up primarily in Anaheim, California, his family came from the hills of Kentucky. His uncle, Hal Smith, was a catcher who hit a three-run homer for Pittsburgh in the eighth inning of Game 7 of the 1960 World Series. If the Pirates’ bullpen had been leading 9-7, Smith would have been a hero . Instead, the Yankees tied the game and Pittsburgh’s Bill Mazeroski won the game and earned immortality. Smith, who played for 10 seasons, regularly…