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sports Diasabra 10 OctOber 2020

Queen honors Marcus Rashford for child food poverty campaign

(AP) — Manchester Unit- And he continues to show
ed player Marcus Rash- leadership beyond the pitch,
ford has been honored by driving for social change.
Queen Elizabeth II for a "Let's stand together in saying
campaign against child that no children in the U.K.
poverty during the pan- should be going to bed hun-
demic that saw him con- gry," he said. "As I have said
vince the government to many times before, no matter
reinstate free meals. your feeling or opinion, not
having access to food is never
The 22-year-old forward has the child's fault."
been made a Member of the The Queen's Birthday Hon-
Order of the British Em- ors were to be released in
pire, or MBE, in the Queen's June but were delayed due
Birthday Honors list, which to the coronavirus that shut
is approved by the prime down Britain.
minister. Boris Johnson Three men have been hon-
was forced into a U-turn by ored for their services to rug-
Rashford in June, agreeing to by in Wales.
continue funding meals for Warren Gatland, a New Zea-
poor children over the sum- lander who coached Wales
mer holidays. for a record 12 years, has
Now Rashford is using the been made a Commander of
announcement of his royal the Order of the British Em-
accolade to urge Johnson's urge the prime minister to thing to worry about." the age of 22," Rashford said. pire, or CBE.
administration to extend the support our children during Rashford has spoken about "This is a very special mo- Gareth Thomas, a former
food program. the October half-term with how, as one of five children ment for myself and my fam- Wales and British Lions cap-
"The fight to protect our an extension of the vouch- of a hard-working single ily, but particularly my mum tain who has campaigned for
most vulnerable children is er scheme, as the furlough mother, he relied growing who is the real deserving re- equality since announcing
far from over," Rashford said. scheme comes to an end and up in the Manchester area on cipient of the honor." he was gay in 2009, has been
"I would be doing my com- we face increased unemploy- free school meals. Rashford is away with the awarded a CBE.
munity, and the families I ment. "Another sticking plas- "As a young black man from England team which faces Current Wales captain Alun
have met and spoken with, ter, but one that will give the Wythenshawe, never did I Belgium on Sunday and Wyn Jones has been made an
an injustice if I didn't use this parents of millions of chil- think I would be accepting an Denmark on Wednesday in OBE or Officer of the Order
opportunity to respectfully dren in the U.K. just one less MBE, never mind an MBE at the UEFA Nations League. of the British Empire.

Back from virus, Freeman makes NLCS in 11th year for Braves

(AP) — Freddie Freeman first time since the days when tion for so long and deserves
has come a long way this his idol Hall of Famer Chip- all the success that's coming.
year. per Jones starred for the team Hopefully we can cap off his
and Bobby Cox was its man- wonderful baseball life with a
The slugging first baseman ager. World Series."
recovered from a serious Manager Brian Snitker is
bout with COVID-19 in July in his fourth full season in Freeman played with Jones
in time to play a full season charge in Atlanta after several in his final three seasons and
for the Braves and help them stints as an assistant with the the pair remain close. He's
to their first NL Champion- Braves. He spoke of the im- such a huge fan of the former
ship Series since 2001. portance Freeman and out- third baseman that he has a
As the Braves prepare to meet fielder Nick Markakis had to little reminder of him at ev-
the Los Angeles Dodgers his team in its return to the ery game.
starting on Monday in Ar- ranks of baseball's elite. "As you can see, I wear his
lington, Texas, Freeman was "I'm happy for him, for Nick, shirt every game," he said
asked to reflect on everything some of these guys that pulling on a tattered blue
that's happened since the have been here since I came shirt with a white No. 10 for
night the coronavirus caused aboard and what they went Jones' jersey number. "It's on
his temperature to spike to "I'm just glad the narrative is The four-time All-Star was through and how they hung its last leg."
104.5. changing," he said. "There's healthy this season after re- in there and never changed The sleeves are long gone,
"I try not to think about," he not really much to talk about covering from COVID-19 who they were and how they and it has several visible
said. "I try to live in the mo- now. We'll start our own nar- and is an MVP candidate after approached the game," Snit- holes. But it's a small miracle
ment ... but I was just happy rative. So that's the great hitting .341 with 13 homers, ker said. "And I'm happy for that it hasn't fallen complete-
to try and make opening day thing about this." 53 RBIs and a NL-leading 23 Freddie to get this opportu- ly to pieces since Freeman
and now here we are eight The Braves thought their doubles in the regular season. nity to get on this stage." has been wearing it in every
wins away from a World Se- team was good enough to Freeman hasn't found his There's a mutual admiration game since everyone on the
ries." win the NLDS last season, stroke in the playoffs so far between the two, and Free- team got one in Jones' last
Freeman and the Braves but they lost to the Cardinals this year, hitting .167 (3 for man has been impressed with season in 2012.
swept the Miami Marlins to 3-2 in a series where Free- 18) with only one RBI as the what the manager has done Now Freeman and the shirt
end a streak of eight straight man was slowed by a nagging Braves went 5-0 against Cin- in leading the Braves to three are headed to the NLCS,
series losses in the NLDS. elbow injury. cinnati and Miami. straight NL East titles. Free- hoping to keep rolling to the
He admitted before the series "We definitely feel like we de- Freeman has spent his en- man said he shared a hug World Series, something that
that their losing streak in the serve to be in this situation," tire 11-year career in Atlanta, with Snitker after Thursday's Jones and that 2001 team
division series was a chip on he said. "But we all know making him the team's lon- win in Game 3 as the two weren't able to do.
his shoulder and was thrilled baseball is a funny game gest tenured player. It means soaked in the moment. "I'm sure he's really excited
to finally end it, in part so he sometimes, and they made us a lot to him that he's helped "He's a baseball man. He's a for us," Freeman said. "Hope-
didn't have to hear about it wait one more year and that's put the Braves back in the Braves man," Freeman said. fully we can bring something
anymore. OK with us." championship series for the "He's been in this organiza- home for him soon."