St. John’s Chris Ledlum battling through painful ankle injury
CHICAGO — Every few days, Rick Pitino looks for Chris Ledrum. He wants to get a feel for the starting power forward. His right ankle had been bothering him for most of the year. The senior forward always has the same reaction: “I’m good, I’m good, I’m good.” Chris Ledlum, who scored 19 points, takes […]
San Francisco — a city battling crime, drugs, and homelessness — apologizes for racism: ‘We still have a long way to go’
The city of San Francisco formally apologized to Black residents Tuesday for racial discrimination. The San Francisco Board of Supervisors, officially bipartisan but made up of 11 Democrats, unanimously passed a resolution apologizing to black residents for racial discrimination. apology read: On behalf of the City and County of San Francisco, the San Francisco Board […]
David Wright talks Mets’ third base job and youngsters battling for it
PORT STREET SEA — David Wright is an interested observer of how the Mets’ two young third basemen will respond to last season’s rookie struggles. The former Mets captain and third baseman arrived Tuesday for two days of spring training, which will include promotional activities for the club, and said he is willing to speak […]
Ricardo the bull on road to recovery after battling infection since Xmas
Ricardo, the famous Texas Longhorn bull who was photographed running through railroad tracks in Newark after escaping from a slaughterhouse, has been battling an infection since Christmas. But staff at Skylands Animal Sanctuary and Rescue are bullish on his recovery. The ferocious bull arrived at the sanctuary in Wantage, New Jersey, with a 500-yen “road […]
Dr. Sidney Wolfe, US health reformist, dies at 86 after battling brain cancer
Dr. Sidney Wolfe, an advocate of health care reform in the United States, has died of brain cancer at the age of 86. For more than 40 years, Mr. Wolf led the health research group at Public Citizen, a Washington-based consumer advocacy group. Mr. Wolf also served on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's Drug […]