Sports

Taking away access to minor-league baseball for many Americans is against our national interest and our longstanding culture.

The New Orleans Saints football team is the subject of an investigation by the Associated Press for its ties to the Catholic Church in New Orleans and how it has run "interference" for the heavily Catholic city when it comes to dealing with sex abuse and other issues.

The Pontifical University Regina Apostolorum on the outskirts of Rome hosted the prom night, where people with disabilities had their photos taken on the red carpet, enjoyed a pizza-filled buffet and danced the night away with pop songs selected by a DJ.

Feelings are not political agendas and many of these celebrities are intertwined in our memories in ways that bypass our frontal cortex.

News of Bryant's death quickly prompted tributes on social media. On Twitter, Archbishop Jose H. Gomez of Los Angeles said "he was sad to hear the news" and offered prayers for him and his family.

The team is going to court to keep the public from seeing hundreds of emails that allegedly show team executives doing public relations damage control for the area's Roman Catholic archdiocese to help it contain the fallout from a burgeoning sexual abuse crisis.