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A man who claims to be a ‘direct descendant of the Kings of France’ has lost his legal bid to wrest control of the fleur-de-lis symbol from the New Orleans Saints

The family of NHL hockey player Johnny Gaudreau and his brother listened in pain as lawyers debated whether the men’s own drinking contributed to their deaths

The baseball hero grew up in Pasadena in an era of restrictive housing covenants – firm friendships were forged

Reese and Desiree Mistretta are the first mother-son duo to win New York’s prestigious Golden Gloves, but their deeper bond is how boxing helped them survive life’s hardest hits

Saints win fleur-de-lis trademark case over alleged descendant of French royalty

Judge rejects defense that Gaudreau brothers contributed to own deaths

‘Baseball was their glue’: Jackie Robinson’s deep bond with LA’s Japanese Americans

‘This was for her’: how boxing brought a mother and son back from the brink