Sandy Koufax sitting in the sun at Dodger Stadium, Mike Piazza in the seats at Citi Field. An echo of Vin Scully, warm thoughts about Big Papi and a tribute to Yordano Ventura. Opening Day, Part II, began Monday with baseball remembering its past. Plus some hijinks: Tom Brady’s missing… Read More

For a whole year, the North Carolina Tar Heels wondered if they’d get another chance. For a whole year, the Tar Heels thought about what might have been. When Monday night’s slugfest with Gonzaga came to a merciful end, the Heels had all their answers: The national title was theirs,… Read More

Chicago blues musician Lonnie Brooks, whose relationship with his adopted hometown was cemented by his hit recording of Robert Johnson’s “Sweet Home Chicago,” has died at age 83. A prolific musician known for his intense guitar solos and raspy but strong voice, Brooks died on Saturday night, his son Ronnie… Read More

Should U.S. high school students know at least as much about the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution and the Federalist papers as immigrants passing an American citizenship test? In a growing number of school systems, having such a basic knowledge is now a graduation requirement. But states are taking different… Read More

A 102-year-old World War II veteran who served with Canadian and American forces and survived captivity by the Nazis has received his high school diploma and overdue medals. Sydney Cole dropped out of his Buffalo, New York, high school in the 1930s. Rejected by the U.S. Army Air Corps before… Read More

Leave it to Madison Bumgarner to get baseball off to a smashing start. Before the World Series champion Chicago Cubs took the field and after the New York Yankees lost their sixth straight opener, Bumgarner struck. The San Francisco ace, known for his dominant pitching in October, provided an opening… Read More

A tornado flipped a mobile home Sunday in Louisiana, killing a mother and her 3-year-old daughter as a storm system with hurricane-force winds crawled across the Deep South, damaging homes and businesses. Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards put the entire state on “high alert” and warned residents to stay off… Read More

A New Jersey family traveling through northern Indiana got a shock when a 30-pound turkey crashed through their vehicle’s windshield. LaPorte County Sheriff’s Office Capt. Michael Kellems says the flying bird collided Tuesday with the family’s rented SUV. The dead turkey was left lodged in the shattered windshield as driver… Read More

A state-owned car used by Franklin D. Roosevelt while governor of New York is heading into the shop for some repairs. Gov. Andrew Cuomo was at the State Museum in Albany on Monday as workers prepared the Packard Phaeton for shipment to an antique vehicle expert in Connecticut. Cuomo, a… Read More