CorpGov is pleased to share the final agenda for the 2nd LA CorpGov Forum, to be held on Friday, Sept. 18, 2026 at The Huntington Library in San Marino, California. The conference registration will begin at 1:00pm and feature an afternoon of panels, firesides and networking, followed by a reception at 5:00pm with ***** tails and hors d'oeuvres in the Garden Court.
This event will bring together members of the financial community from both LA and beyond to join panels focused on the finance of entertainment and media, sports, along with capital markets and shareholder activism.
We invite institutional investors and corporate executives to attend and they may register at the link below. For more information, please email EditorCorpGov.com.
2:00PM: Best Practices in Sports Investing
Thomas W. Hulick, CEO, Managing Partner, Strategy ***** et Managers

#sports #Friday #library #california

Álex Rins is done with motorcycle racing. On the eve of the San Marino Grand Prix, the Monster Energy Yamaha rider confirmed he will leave MotoGP at the end of 2026, but ruled out a rumored move to the World Superbike Championship. Instead, Rins will step away from two-wheeled competition entirely and pursue a project on four wheels instead.
The rumors had been building at Magny-Cours, and Rins cleared them up himself during Thursday's media scrum at Misano. Discussions with Go Eleven reportedly fell through, and rather than chase a Plan B in WSBK racing, the 30-year-old Spaniard went a different direction entirely.
"I will not go to Superbike next year," Rins said. "I had two possibilities there. I really want to say thanks to them because they were quite interested in me. But I found another thing that really motivates me more." He added that he can't reveal the new project yet because negotiations are still on-going but hinted that it would be on four wheels instead of two.
"I'm really happy. For sure it was difficult to choose, because all my life in MotoGP, in this championship, many fights, many races, many wins," says Rins. "14 years, more or less. So yeah, I will stop with two wheels."
Rins didn't slam the door completely on bikes. He floated the idea of a limited return in the vein of Cal Crutchlow.

#wheels #motogp #entirely

After competing in the British and Aragon grands prix, Pol Espargaro will contest next week's San Marino Grand Prix with Tech3 KTM, replacing Maverick Vinales.
Vinales continues to recover from the injury he suffered last year to his left shoulder, in a qualifying crash at the Sachsenring. Since then, he's had ups and downs in his recovery.
Vinales had to miss several races early in 2026 and eventually underwent surgery on 1 April to have a screw removed from the affected area which supposedly was the cause of his problems.
Despite the operation, the Spaniard has failed to and, since returning at Barcelona in mid-May, his performances and results have never been close to expectations.
It was expected that Vinales could return in form after the summer break, but he has been kept away from the track by his physical problems and the KTM/Tech3 conflict over his contract. Last month, Motorsport.com revealed KTM intended to drop Vinales altogether for the remainder of the season.

#espargaro

After dropping the opener, the Chattanooga Lookouts evened the Knoxville Smokies' final home series of the regular season with a 5-1 win Sept. 2 at Covenant Health Park.
With the Smokies clinging to a one-run lead in the seventh inning, Lookouts center fielder Austin Hendrick blasted a three-run home run off reliever Marino Santy. It gave the Lookouts their first lead of the series and ruined five scoreless innings from Knoxville starter Brody McCullough.
The Smokies' offense offered little support, managing just four hits and a lone first-inning run.
"It's just a good job by their pitching staff of holding us at bay," Smokies manager Lance Rymel told Knox News. "Just didn't get much going offensively tonight."
Buy tickets to catch the Smokies at Covenant Health Park!

#smokies #lookouts #knoxville #Health

SAN MARINO (AP) — Pope Leo XIV used a visit to the tiny landlocked San Marino and a major Catholic gathering in the Italian city of Rimini on Saturday to issue one of his strongest appeals yet against war, polarization and social division, urging believers to foster dialogue and friendship in a fractured world.
Speaking to tens of thousands in Rimini, Leo warned against a culture that "rearms minds, words and nations" and argued that Christians must respond with mercy, encounter and a commitment to peace.
He also delivered a message of encouragement to young Catholics, telling them they are "a sign that the future is promising, and not a threat!"
Earlier, in San Marino, Leo addressed local authorities of the world's oldest surviving republic and reflected on the legacy of Saints Marino and Leone, whom he credited with helping create a society rooted in freedom, mutual respect and community.
The pope said the two saints translated the Christian message into "a new community and political model, strongly characterized by the Christian principles of freedom, mutual respect and communion" — a legacy that he said continues to shape the republic today.

#rimini #pope #saints #mutual

Last week, I asked the following question about former Miami Dolphins greats:
If you could choose only one, which former Miami Dolphins player, in their prime, do you believe would translate to today's game, and why would you place them on the team's current roster?
Below are some of your thoughts and answers-
Longtimefan points to the greatest QB this team has ever seen.
Dan Marino, and to me it's not even a close second. Marino was a difference-maker at the most important position in football.

#former #below #asked #following

Not every Hollywood love story begins on a movie set or red carpet. These famous stars found lasting relationships with partners who built their lives outside the spotlight, proving that sometimes the strongest connections happen far from the celebrity world. Here are 14 couples whose enduring romances show that true love doesn't require two famous names.
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Known for her iconic role as Miranda Hobbes, Cynthia Nixon found love beyond the Hollywood bubble. Her marriage to a non-celebrity partner showcases her advocacy for LGBT rights and the authenticity she brings to every aspect of her life. The couple's bond is a reminder that genuine connection isn't reserved for the famous. Nixon has been married to Christine Marinoni, an LGBTQ rights activist, since 2012, as reported by Parade.
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Twilight heartthrob Taylor Lautner turned heads with his blockbuster charm, but it was his relationship with a non-celebrity that truly captured his heart. Known for keeping his private life low-key, Lautner's partnership proves that a simple, grounded connection can win out over all the Hollywood glitz. Lautner and Taylor Dome tied the knot on Nov. 11, 2022, at Epoch Estate Wines outside Paso Robles, California, per Parade.

#hollywood #famous #celebrity #lautner

In Formula 1, a driver's permanent race number is highly personal. It becomes a central part of their brand, their merchandise, and their legacy. When Kimi Antonelli arrived at Mercedes to replace Lewis Hamilton, he had his pick of available numbers.
He immediately chose the number 12.
For the average viewer, a number is just a digit painted on the nosecone. But for motorsport purists, the number 12 carries an immense, almost holy weight. It was the number that defined the early McLaren career of the legendary Ayrton Senna, the three-time world champion and a man widely regarded as one of the greatest talents to ever sit in a Formula 1 ******* pit.
During a recent appearance on the Significant Figures podcast, Antonelli opened up about the emotional and historical significance of selecting Senna's number, revealing how deeply the Brazilian icon has influenced his own path to F1.
Antonelli was born in 2006, 12 years after Senna's tragic passing at the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix. However, as the son of a sportscar driver and team owner (Marco Antonelli), Kimi grew up immersed in motorsport history. He spent his childhood watching DVDs of Senna's greatest drives alongside his father.

#number

The Mets and White Sox reportedly discussed a trade that would send Freddy Peralta to the South Side of Chicago. Michael Marino reports that White Sox prospects George Wolkow and Boston Smith were among the players discussed in the return. Marino also stated that the talks have stalled a bit, and the Mets are in discussions with other clubs as well.
Peralta, who came to the Mets in the offseason along with Tobias Myers from the Brewers in exchange for Brandon Sproat and Jett Williams, is in his age 30 season and has been a major disappointment for the Mets in his 22 starts with the club. He's set to start tonight in what is essentially a showcase, hoping to goose his trade value a bit in what is his likely final last Mets start.
Peralta is the owner of a 4.99 ERA and a 83 ERA+ over 113.2 innings. He's at the highest walk rate and lowest strikout rate since he's been a starter full time, but also has the highest BABIP against of his career, so luck may be a piece of his poor performance.
The two prospects mentioned in the report are both consensus top 2o prospects for the White Sox, with Woklov as the 15th best in their system by our sister site South Side Sox in their pre-season rankings. Smith didn't join the organization until a trade with the Nationals in late March, so he isn't ranked by South Side Sox, but the catching prospect was listed as their Minor League Player of the Month for July.

#METS #marino #smith #discussed

Perhaps lost a little amid the hype of Ange Postecoglou’s appointment at Al Nassr was the news that a second Australian coach had also made the move to the Roshn Saudi League.
Like Postecoglou, he has worked in ******* an and was just recently named the Coach of the Season for the J.League’s 100 Year Vision League; the short transition season held between February and May as the competition changes its domestic calendar to an Autumn-Spring timeline.
In fact, this manager was Postecoglou’s right-hand man when the former Celtic and Tottenham Hotspur manager sealed the J.League ******* le in 2019 with Yokohama F.Marinos. Understandably, he is a disciple of Postecoglou’s attacking style of play.
The coach in question's name is Arthur Papas, who was installed earlier this month as manager at Al Ettifaq.
Papas’ name might not have the same cache or weight as Postecoglou’s right now; successful stints in Scotland and England would do that.

#league

MLB.com | Bill Ladson: The Yankees’ rotation took a hit the other day with Carlos Rodón hitting the IL, but they got some good news yesterday. Max Fried, on the IL since the middle of May with a bone bruise, is ready to start facing live batters. He threw a bullpen session on Friday, and after getting the go-ahead that everything felt good will throw live batting practice today with a pitch limit of about 35 pitches. He’s still a while away from returning to the big league team, with roughly a month to go in his rehab, but the team is excited with the form he’s displayed and Fried has even taken the time off to work on his mechanics as he was never able to settle in this year despite good overall stats.
NY Daily News | Gary Phillips: The All-Star rosters for the American League were announced and the Yankees will have four representatives locked in. Aaron Judge earned his way onto the starting lineup via fan vote despite missing the last month with his rib injury, and though he’ll obviously miss out on playing in the festivities this will be his eighth time being honored as an All-Star. Meanwhile, his fellow stars in the lineup Ben Rice and Cody Bellinger will earn their way into the Midsummer Classic, and Cam Schlittler will join them from the pitching staff with a shot at starting the game outright.
MLB.com | Marino Panchano: Jasson Domínguez didn’t make the Opening Day lineup for the Yankees, but he always figured to be in their plans. A freak injury interrupted his return at the start of May, but now the runway is wide open for him to make his mark as the team is without Aaron Judge for the foreseeable future. Domínguez will start alongside Bellinger and Trent Grisham as the trio in the outfield with Spencer Jones demoted, and they’ll need him to show that the improvements he made down in Triple-A while he waited for his shot weren’t marginal — the team is desperate for offense, and a Martian sighting could do wonders to kickstart the lineup.
NY Daily News | Bill Maddon: The June Swoon has fully hit, and with it the annual clamoring for Aaron Boone’s firing have commenced. It would be a major surprise for the Yankees to do this, especially with no particular clubhouse favorite to succeed him, but the fact of the matter is that the Yankees have gone into a major slide and don’t have any cavalry coming to support them for at least another month or two without Brian Cashman totally revamping this team via trades. If the improvements have to come from within, it’ll also have to come on quick as the Rays have charged ahead into the lead in the AL East with reinforcements of their own coming with one of their top prospects pushing for a major league promotion.
NY Post | Steve Serby: Jose Caballero is the guy that you love when he’s on your team and you hate when he’s on the other team, and he knows that fully well. The utility player sat down for a lengthy Q&A with Serby and dished plenty of details on how he fights for every at-bat and takes a

Liverpool fans may recall the impression that Rio Ngumoha made in pre-season last summer, and another teenage gem from the club’s academy could be poised to make a similar impact in the coming weeks.
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The now-England international caught the eye with his displays in the Far East just under a year ago, scoring a show-stopping goal against Yokohama F. Marinos in ***** an, and he went on to become a rare positive in a dismal 2025/26 season for the Reds.
The 17-year-old is set to be part of Andoni Iraola’s squad for their upcoming tour to the United States, and it seems that he won’t be the youngest player boarding the transatlantic flight.
In an article for the Liverpool Echo, Paul Gorst reviewed which players are likely be involved on the tour, and who’s set to be absent.

There is no greater barbershop debate than the one deciding the greatest of all time.
Who was the greatest receiver of all time—Jerry Rice or Randy Moss? Who is the greatest basketball player of all time—Michael Jordan or LeBron James? Who is the greatest baseball player of all time—Babe Ruth or Willie Mays? Who is the greatest quarterback of all time—Tom Brady or Joe Montana?
The latter was put to the test in a recent post from an X user on Wednesday. A photograph of eight legendary quarterbacks was posted, and the post asked people to pick the worst quarterback out of the group. The players in the photo include Brady, Montana, Peyton Manning, Patrick Mahomes, Drew Brees, Ben Roethlisberger, Aaron Rodgers and Dan Marino.
Brady is probably the safest in the photo considering he is widely regarded as the greatest quarterback of all time. It's hard to beat seven Super Bowl rings, with championships with two different franchises.
Marino is the only quarterback pictured without a Super Bowl ring, but from strictly a passing perspective, you'd be hard-pressed to find anyone who did it better than the former Miami Dolphin. Arguments can be made for and against every quarterback in the photo.

Northern Ireland international Conor McMenamin has returned to the Irish Premiership, joining Coleraine from St Mirren on a long-term deal after a permanent transfer was agreed.
The 30-year-old signed for the Scottish side from Glentoran in 2023 and started in the League Cup final win over Celtic last season.
McMenamin won the last of his 14 NI caps in June 2024, with his sole international goal to date came in a Euro 2024 qualifier against San Marino.
He also has had previous stints in the Irish League with Linfield, Warrenpoint Town and Cliftonville.
He excelled in his two-and-a-half year spell at the Glens, netting 33 goals in 66 appearances to earn his move across the water.

Prior to what became the last year of Terry Bradshaw's career, the Steelers had a chance to select Pitt product Dan Marino with the 21st overall selection in the draft. They passed.
In the months after the last game of Ben Roethlisberger's career, the Steelers had a chance to select Pitt product Kenny Pickett with the 20th overall selection in the draft. They pounced.
After only two seasons, they punted on Pickett.
Earlier this week, former Steelers G.M. Kevin Colbert defended the decision to draft Pickett during an appearance on 93.7 The Fan in Pittsburgh.
"We projected Kenny to be a start-and-win NFL quarterback, and quite honestly, he lived up to that in his first two seasons with us," Colbert said, via Jack Markowski of SI.com. "For us, he was 14-10 and trending in the right direction. So that's what we thought we had in Kenny."

Coming off a career year and an All-Pro season where he established himself as arguably the best interior defensive lineman in football, Tennessee **** ans defensive tackle Jeffery Simmons says he isn't concerned with potential contract extension talks.
"Since I’ve got to Tennessee this organization has been nothing but good to me," Simmons told reporters on June 17 after the end of mandatory minicamp. "We’ve been on the same page since I got here. So when it comes down to the contract, I let everything play out. Like I said, since I got here me and the front office, me and (controlling owner Amy Adams Strunk, me and (Titans salary cap expert Vin Marino), everyone’s been on the same page. Whenever it’s time to talk contract and whenever it’s time to get that out of the way, I know my agent Todd (France) and Vin and them are going to work together to make sure it’s done the right way."
Simmons signed a four-year, $94 million contract extension with the **** ans prior to the 2023 season that extends through 2027. Since signing that contract, the top of the market for defensive tackles has shifted. Nine interior defensive linemen make more money annually than Simmons, four of whom have never made an All-Pro team.
In 2025, Simmons led all NFL interior defensive linemen with 11 sacks. He remains under contract for 2027 and still ranks as one of the **** ans' highest-paid players, but compared to his peers it's still fair to argue Simmons is underpaid.
That's not how Simmons seems to be talking about it, though.

Earlier this week, I was fortunate enough to participate in a panel to create the composite rankings of the top 10 most important Buffalo Bills for the future of the franchise. This activity is led annually by Joe Marino of Locked On Bills, and it always leads to some fantastic discussion.
You can find the episode that unveils the top 10 selections here, with commentary from the panel justifying some of their selections. The panel included 16 beat reporters and content creators, including fellow Buffalo Rumblings staffers Chris Trapasso and Bruce Nolan. It is an enjoyable exercise, and I would encourage everyone to submit their own lists in the comments section below.
Every year this is a difficult process, as the Bills have a talented roster that includes a bit of a logjam after the obvious choice in the top spot (spoiler alert: he wears #17 ). My top 10 list is included below, with some brief commentary that led to the pick. I will also share my brief list for honorable mention that included three players I regrettably had to omit.
Josh Allen – There is no other option that I could seriously consider to take the top spot. Someday Allen’s time with the Bills will come to an end, but for now he is the obvious pick.
James Cook – The most dynamic weapon on the Bills offense made things click last season. It is no small feat to lead the NFL in rushing, and expectations remain high for Cook this year.

LAS VEGAS — When drag legend Frank Marino headlined his first show in Las Vegas at the Riviera hotel and casino in 1985, drag was "underground."
"People would come to Las Vegas and that's when you'd go see your strip show, like a Chippendales or a Crazy Girls, and then you would see your drag show," Marino told USA TODAY.
As the longtime Sin City fixture prepares to take his final bow with "Frank Marino’s Divas, Drag & Drinks" at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas before retiring May 31, he reflected on about four decades of change — both in his act and in the city itself.
"Until you look at the history of it, you don't notice the change, because you're gradually doing it, but there's been great change since the beginning on how we do everything in the show," Marino said.
During Marino's 41 years on stage in Las Vegas, drag had gone from the underground to household popularity. He said he feels that he is "part of the history of drag, making it mainstream."