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The new rules, which the IAAF put under the heading ‘Difference of Sexual Development’ (DSD), will require athletes such as South Africa’s Olympic and world champion 800m runner Caster Semenya to reduce their blood testosterone levels if they want to compete internationally. Dutee competes in 100m and 200m while the new rules cover races from 400m to the mile, including 400m, hurdles races, 800m, 1500m, one-mile races and combined events over the same distances....

Now it’s Macdonald’s turn to create a signature look. For the third time since its founder Count Hubert de Givenchy was pushed by the house’s owners to retire in 1995, the company is introducing a rising young talent as its artistic director and announcing plans to revamp the house. But this time, it might actually work. After interviewing most of fashion’s hotshot designers, Givenchy executives have hired a virtual unknown–but one who is plainly eager to please....

The man they announced as the interim coach has plenty of ties with Indianapolis, but not a lot (or any) NFL coaching experience. Indeed, the last time former All-Pro center Jeff Saturday attempted to call plays for the Colts, he got an earful from Peyton Manning. The Colts’ announcement that Saturday would serve as interim coach has predictably caused the viral incident to resurface. The back-and-forth between Saturday and Manning occurred in a “Monday Night Football” matchup against the Rams in 2005....

Remnant: From the Ashes is one of the better Souls-like games out there, taking the best elements of From Software’s Souls franchise while also delivering a distinctly unique experience. Like Souls games, Remnant is built around intense, tough boss fights, but it stands out because of its gunplay, fun co-op, and rewarding progression that makes players feel like they’re constantly moving forward, even in the face of defeat. Remnant is not about crushing players beneath its heel and frustrating them by robbing them of XP when they fail....

My mother and father, along with most of the other passengers on board, were buried in a watery grave near Tuskar Rock, about seven miles off the southeastern Irish coast. The plane was en route from Cork to London. There were no survivors–only 14 bodies were recovered. The passengers were largely Irish and British; my parents were the only Americans on board. For 30 years, many of us have known the disquietude that comes when family members vanish for no reason and there are no bodies to put in the ground, no way to say the proper prayer or final goodbye....

Flanked by Americans for Peace Now’s Hadar Susskind and J Street president Jeremy Ben-Ami, Levin announced the bill, which he hopes will “preserve conditions for, and improve the likelihood of, a two-state solution that secures Israel’s future as a democratic state and a national home for the Jewish people, [and] a viable, democratic Palestinian state.” Well, those intentions are fine and dandy, but the bill’s practicality is anything but. Its failure to seriously address Palestinian extremism and rejectionism renders it worthless....

In an interview with the Associated Press, attorney Baine Kerr had harsh words for the proceedings which took place earlier this month. “I don’t want to impugn the proceeding as corrupt, but I think it was biased and the fix was in,” Kerr told the AP on Monday. “It’s all about a football game 10 days from today. It turned out to be just a predetermined whitewash to keep a guy playing football....

According to the report, the meeting is scheduled for 2 p.m. ET. MORE: 10 Michigan coaching candidates | Wolverines should keep ‘Michigan Man’ | Top 10 Wolverines of all Hoke took over at Michigan in 2011 and led the Wolverines to an 11-2 record and a Sugar Bowl win against Virginia Tech in his first season. The Wolverines, however, saw a steady decline the next three seasons, including 3-5 records in the Big Ten in 2013 and 2014....

Matthews sacked Matthew Stafford on the last play of the quarter on a third-and-9 at the 34 to push the Lions out of field-goal range. He jogged to the locker room with a trainer and did not return. MORE: Michael Vick hurts hamstring | Joeckel injures ankle | Megatron inactive ProFootballTalk.com reports that Matthews' finger is broken. Matthews was coming back from a hamstring injury that knocked him out of a loss to the Bengals two weeks ago....

The Dodgers are willing to pay half of Ethier’s contract to move him, according to CBS Sports. The expectation that rookie Joc Pederson will start in center field, flanked by Carl Crawford and Yasiel Puig, leaves Ethier as the odd man out. Ethier, entering the third year of a five-year, $85 million contract, batted .249/.322/.370 last year with just four home runs and 42 RBIs in 130 games. Ethier has a career ....

Citing sources who spoke to “Outside the Lines,” ESPN reported that Goodell was cross-examined by Jeffrey Kessler, an outside attorney for the NFL Players Association, which is representing Rice in his appeal to the indefinite suspension the NFL handed down on Sept. 8. Goodell appeared before former federal judge Barbara S. Jones, who is hearing testimony as a neutral arbitrator agreed upon by the union and the league. Rice, the former Ravens running back, and his wife, Janay (the victim in a domestic violence incident that led to the suspension), attended Wednesday’s sessions but were not expected to testify until Thursday, ESPN reported....

The Shreveport (La.) Times reported that the players feel disrespected by administrators; the final straw, according to the report, came Tuesday during a tense meeting between the players, Grambling president Frank Pogue, athletic director Aaron James, interim coach George Ragsdale and student government president Jordan Harvey. MORE: Memorable moments of BCS era | Top 10 rivalries | Undefeated teams SN special: Midseason All-American Team On Wednesday morning, a walk-on player who spoke out Tuesday was kicked out of a weight training session, according to the Times....

Head coach John Fox could be the first domino to fall after the Broncos ended another Peyton Manning-led season without a Lombardi Trophy, according to a pregame tweet from FOX Sports’ Jay Glazer. Fox is 46-18 overall with the Broncos in the regular season since taking over in 2011 and 38-10 with Manning at the helm. But a 2-3 record in the playoffs over the past three seasons — including two one-and-done appearances and a blowout loss in the Super Bowl — has to be viewed a failure in the eyes of executive vice of football operations John Elway....

MORE: Kobe’s agent favorite to land Stanley Johnson | Kobe wanted to join Wizards | West reserves Bryant, who returned this season from multiple injuries, was hurt in the Lakers’ Wednesday road game against the New Orleans Pelicans, when he took off for a two-handed dunk and came back down holding his shoulder. After the game, Bryant joked that passing too much hurt his shoulder. At the time, Bryant did not know the severity of his injury....

For whatever reason, the free-agent climate hasn’t lent itself to a fruitful offseason of offers for Bledsoe. One under-the-radar play was revealed by Gary Washburn of the Boston Globe, who said the Los Angeles Lakers considered a run at Bledsoe prior to signing Carlos Boozer, who will occupy $3.2 million of their salary cap until the 2015 summer. MORE: Irving excited to play with LeBron | Howard: Parsons departure won’t hurt...

Miles, who played at Michigan in 1974 and 1975 and later served two stints as an assistant coach in Ann Arbor, has surfaced twice as a candidate for the Michigan head job (in 2007 when Rich Rodriguez was hired and 2010 when Brady Hoke was hired). In 2007, an ESPN analyst reported on air that Miles had agreed to an offer to succeed retiring Michigan coach Lloyd Carr. Miles quickly denied that report in a news conference....

The Orioles had been “making progress” toward a deal with Gallardo for a couple of weeks. But the two sides finally reached an agreement, pending a physical, Saturday evening. MORE: Scenes from spring training | SPECTOR: Gallardo brings Orioles’ rotation a steady presence Gallardo, 29, went 13-11 last season with a 3.42 ERA and 121 strikeouts. He’s 102-75 with a 3.66 ERA during his nine-year career. He will likely be Baltimore’s No....

The Packers’ defensive tackle has agreed to deferred prosecution, which will lead to probation, according to ESPN. PHOTOS: NFL arrests in 2015 Guion was arrested on Feb. 3 in Starke, Fla., after being found in possession of 357 grams of marijuana, an unloaded gun and nearly $200,000 in cash. The gun was registered in Minnesota and Guion claims the cash came from his Packers paychecks. He started every game for Green Bay last season, but is set to become a free agent next week....

The 18-year NFL veteran will reportedly announce his retirement by the end of next week, two sources told The Denver Post. MORE: Peyton Manning in pictures | Stop saying Manning should retire If the 39-year-old Manning does make his retirement official, he will leave the NFL as one of its most decorated players. In 18 seasons, Manning threw for 71,940 passing yards and 539 touchdowns while amassing two Super Bowl wins — with two different teams — five NFL MVP awards and 14 Pro Bowl seasons....

According to SNY.tv, a “little bit of a power struggle” exists between Lavin, at least one of the program’s financial backers and some members of the administration about the direction of the program. The report cited unnamed sources. MORE: Top 25 highest-paid coaches | Lavin says he’s a bad tourney coach | All of college basketball’s hirings and firings “They’re meeting either this weekend or Monday to discuss the fate of Lavin,” one source told SNY....