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SEATTLE Mariners President and CEO Kevin Mather resigned on Monday after videos showed him ridiculing his foreign players and staffers’ English skills. Mather, who made the remarks earlier in February in a call with a Rotary Club, resigned and left his post immediately, the Mariners announced in a statement . The resignation came after footage emerged over the weekend of Mather talking about Hisashi Iwakuma , a former Mariners pitcher who recently became part of the coaching staff. “Wonderful human being; his English was terrible,” Mather said of Iwakuma, who is from Japan. Mather also said that the team wanted Iwakuma on the staff as an Asian scout to keep tabs on the Japanese league, but complained about the extra cost he carried when he was a player. "I’m tired of paying his interpreter because when he was a player we would pay Iwakuma X, but we also had to pay $75,000 a year to have an interpreter with him,” Mather said. “His English suddenly got better, his … [Read more...] about Seattle Mariners president Kevin Mather RESIGNS after footage shows him mocking foreign players over ‘terrible English’

Jamie L.H. Goodall, pictured, wrote about the 'problematic' Buccaneers name in the Washington Post Football fans have blasted a historian's woke op-ed which claims that the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' name is problematic for 'romanticizing' cutthroat pirates. Jamie L.H. Goodall, a staff historian at the U.S. Army Center of Military History, published her Washington Post op-ed on Friday ahead of Super Bowl LV, in which the Buccaneers faced off against the Kansas City Chiefs for the NFL championship. 'While this celebration of piracy seems like innocent fun and pride in a local culture, there is danger in romanticizing ruthless cutthroats who created a crisis in world trade when they captured and plundered thousands of ships on Atlantic trade routes,' Goodall wrote. But many readers hit out at the opinion piece, with former White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany blasting it as 'pathetic'.  Goodall - who has a tattoo of a pirate on her arm - argued that the 'murderous thieves' … [Read more...] about Football fans blast historian’s woke op-ed which claims Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ name is problematic for ‘romanticizing’ cutthroat pirates

Paedophiles feel more threatened by online vigilante groups than the police, senior officers have claimed. The claims come ahead of a three-part documentary, starting tonight, in which detectives posing as child sex offenders to snare predators are filmed for the first time. Police chiefs have also targeted big technology firms, insisting they 'must bear the responsibility' for failing in efforts to block millions of abuse images being shared online. The claims come ahead of a three-part documentary, starting tonight, in which detectives posing as child sex offenders to snare predators are filmed for the first time Channel 4's 'Undercover Police: Hunting Paedophiles is a three-part documentary which follows officers going undercover as paedophiles to snare child sex offenders Vigilantes use violence and blackmail, police warn, but their evidence is used in over HALF of prosecutions Police have previously expressed concerns about online … [Read more...] about Sex offenders are more afraid of self-styled vigilante paedophile hunters than the police, top officers warn – as detectives are filmed for the first time posing as child abusers to snare predators

CAROL Vorderman has revealed she is in agony after undergoing exhausting workouts which involved walking 22 miles in two days. The 60-year-old Countdown legend looked worn out and was struggling to move following her punishing exercise regimen. The presenter has been putting all her energy into a her new health plan, but called for help in a video today after back-to-back workouts left her on her knees. Taking to her Insta stories she shared a video of herself lying down on her sofa at home after completing an 11 mile walk for the second day running. Speaking to her fans she said: “I am knackered. I’ve done about 11 miles, I did about the same yesterday. “And I’ve got about five minutes before my weights session with Gus [her personal trainer]. “Help!” The star then exclaimed. She then shared a clip of herself crawling on the floor after she had lifted weights. Carol has always maintained her health and beauty through the years, and has been praised for her … [Read more...] about Carol Vorderman in agony and struggling to move after exhausting workouts and walking 22 miles in two days

CAROL Vorderman, 60, has revealed she feels 'positively sick' at the thought of a relationship. The TV presenter has been single since she split from journalist Des Kelly in 2007, but despite having plenty of male fans and attention, Carol insists she is happy on her own. She told The Telegraph : "The thought of sharing my life with someone again makes me feel positively sick." Carol has been married twice, first to Christopher Mather from 1985 to 1986 and then to second husband Patrick King from 1990 until 2000 and the couple have two children. Tweeting a link to her interview, Carol cheekily referenced her single status again, writing: "Oh.. I make myself laugh sometimes.... headline in today's @Telegraph...."the thought of living with someone again makes me feel positively sick"... my way of saying I'm VERY happy as a badly behaved singleton." Her comments come a couple of months after she revealed she has 'special friends' and enjoys dating without anything … [Read more...] about Carol Vorderman, 60, reveals she feels ‘positively sick’ at the thought of a relationship