with LabOne, the company where Ramsey had been the executive vice president of human resources. Ramsey told The Star she was unaware of any settlement.

She was one of the Democratic candidates running to try to unseat Republican Rep. Kevin Yoder in 2018 in Kansas' 3rd District and also had the endorsement of Emily's List, the influential Democratic political committee that backs women for public office who support abortion rights.

"A man sued my company twelve years ago and made false accusations against me. Had the false allegations been brought against me directly, I would have fought to exonerate my name and my reputation," she said in the Facebook post . "Now, twelve years later this suit is being used to force me out of my race for Congress."

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A major league nomad of 12 teams, Pearce was traded to Boston in late June. He played 50 games for the Red Sox, hitting five home runs against the New York Yankees, including three on Aug. 2.

He made his biggest impact in the postseason, batting .289 with four home runs and 11 RBIs. He went deep in Game 4 of the World Series and connected two more times in the Game 5 finale against the Los Angeles Dodgers. He reached base in each of his 12 postseason games.

Pearce called this past season a dream.

‘‘You never know where the game will take you,’’ he said after Boston’s World Series victory last month. ‘‘And I’ve gone through a lot in my life or in