Former Boston Red Sox player and broadcaster Jerry Remy died Saturday of lung cancer. He was 68. Red Sox principal owner John Henry released the.
Bob Ryan Tweets Unwavering Hall of Fame Support for Curt Schilling and Steve Carlton
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Curt Schilling is so mad he wasn t voted into the Baseball Hall of Fame that he asked to be taken off next year s ballot. That was on Tuesday. On Thursday, after most people had moved on, Bob Ryan logged on to Twitter to let Schilling know that he voted for him and to make his point, he explained that he also voted for Steve Carlton. Why Steve Carlton? Because in 1994 there was a feature about Carlton in Philadelphia Magazine where he was quoted saying a lot of wild conspiracy theory stuff that had some people wanting him left out of the Hall.
A cornerstone of UConn: College athletics world reacts to death of Dee Rowe
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Former Connecticut men s basketball coach Dee Rowe, right, wishes forward Breanna Stewart luck Thursday, April 3, 2012 in Storrs, Conn., as she prepares to board the team bus to the airport for a flight to the Women s NCAA Final Four in Nashville. (AP Photo/Pat Eaton-Robb)Pat Eaton-Robb / AP
The UConn and college athletics world is mourning the loss of Dee Rowe. The 91-year-old former men’s basketball coach at UConn died early Sunday morning, according to the university.
Rowe’s coaching career spanned 21 years at Worcester Academy and UConn, where he compiled a 300-132 record. As highly as Rowe was thought of as a coach, his contributions were likely even more impactful.
The news comes less than a week after a mob, stirred up by Trump, broke into the U.S. Capitol building, leaving five people dead, including a Capitol police officer. Democrats are pushing for Trump to be removed from office, even as Joe Biden is scheduled to take office Jan. 20.
The medal is the nation s highest civilian honor, according to the White House. The president gives it to people who have made exceptional contributions to the security or national interests of America, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors, the White House says on its website.