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...Monarchs of the Negro Leagues who later became Major League Baseball's first black coach; in Kansas City, Mo. "Since I was a pup," he wrote in his memoir I Was Right on Time, "I've been following that bouncing ball." A Florida kid who grew up watching Babe Ruth during spring training, O'Neil joined the Monarchs in 1938 after their first baseman broke a leg--a move that led to his friendship with teammate Satchel Paige. O'Neil later became a Chicago Cubs scout--he signed Hall of Famers like Lou Brock--then, in 1962, a barrier-breaking...
...BROWN PRESIDENT RUTH Simmons addressed complaints about campus and Providence police at a faculty meeting, the Daily Herald reports. She said the school's police chief is reviewing whether to continue hiring city cops to run patrols on campus, following accusations of police brutality...
...that Gutmann had not changed her mind on the Harvard presidency. “The answer has always been no,” he said. Gutmann is one of several prominent university administrators who have denied interest in the Harvard presidency. Others include Lee C. Bollinger, president of Columbia; Ruth Simmons, president of Brown; and Shirley M. Tilghman, president of Princeton. Gutmann was scheduled to fly back to Philadelphia yesterday morning. —Stephanie S. Garlow and Brittney L. Moraski contributed to the reporting of this article. —Staff writer Javier C. Hernandez can be reached...
...Regardless of his star qualities, Blair remains in office only by having promised to leave it within a year. His Iraq-fueled fall from grace, sped by scandals and missteps, has left 70% of voters saying it's "time for a change." Last week police interviewed his political gatekeeper Ruth Turner about whether Labour sold peerages to big donors, part of an inquiry that has led to the arrest of three people (all deny wrongdoing). But Blair clings to 10 Downing Street, convinced he can still burnish his legacy with new domestic initiatives, as well as a plunge into Middle...
Think of Mitch Albom as the Babe Ruth of popular literature, hitting the ball out of the park every time he's at bat. His 1997 memoir, Tuesdays with Morrie, was a record-breaking best seller, with 11 million copies in print in 41 countries. The popular TV film of the book, which he wrote, garnered four Emmys. His 2003 novel, The Five People You Meet in Heaven, added another 8 million copies to his scorecard. He also maintains his day job as a sports columnist and radio commentator. TIME spoke with Albom, 48, just as his much awaited...