World chess championship echoes Trump’s White House checkmate

Is the world chess champion a Donald Trump fan? It sure looked that way Friday afternoon in New York City when defending world champion Magnus Carlsen opened his title match against Sergey Karjakin with a series of moves that may have been a nod to President-elect Trump. Carlsen surprised attendees by using the Trompowsky Attack, which left his bishop attacking Karjakin's knight after two moves.

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  Chess pieces of history: Board in 1972 battle up for auction

  Associated Press
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  Battle on in youngest ever world chess championship

  AFP

Bat boy to prospect: Dusty Baker's son signs with respected college baseball program

J.T. Snow drags a then 3-year-old Darren Baker out of harms way during the 2002 World Series. The son of Dusty Baker will play baseball at the University of California, Berkeley. Now the son of former San Francisco Giants and current Washington National manager Dusty Baker is looking to create a few more iconic images on the field, this time as a Division I baseball player.

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  Dusty Baker's son signs to play baseball at Cal

  CSN Bay Area
• Darren Baker commits to Cal for baseball

  SI.com

Marist protests HB2 law by wearing rainbow-colored socks at Duke

It was no coincidence members of the Marist basketball team wore rainbow-patterned socks during their 94-49 loss at Duke on Friday night. Red Foxes coach Mike Maker confirmed after the game that the socks were a show of support for the lesbian, bisexual, gay and transgender community in response to