Two Canadian men who discovered they were switched at birth from a DNA test finally received a formal apology from the government nearly 70 years after the life-changing mistake. Richard Beauvais and Eddy Ambrose, 68, were born on the same day in the same hospital in Arborg, Manitoba, in 1955, according to the BBC. However, … Read more
After a four-game road trip out west and waking up for an early Saturday game at Madison Square Garden, Knicks head coach Tom Thibodeau credited his team with “mental toughness.” It was certainly something Miles McBride has continued to embody, logging a full 48 minutes in the Knicks’ 105-93 victory against the Nets — his … Read more
Noteworthy items during the Mets’ Grapefruit League action on Saturday: No way, Jose In his final start of the exhibition season, Jose Quintana allowed five earned runs on three hits and four walks over three innings in the Mets’ 13-5 loss to the Astros. The left-hander, whose next appearance is scheduled for the season opener … Read more
BOCA RATON, Fla. — Dusty May is going to Michigan, returning to his Big Ten roots and leaving Florida Atlantic after six seasons highlighted by a Final Four run that thrust him into the national spotlight a year ago. Michigan President Santa Ono, in a social media post, announced the hiring on Saturday night. May … Read more
Nearly 300 kidnapped Nigerian schoolchildren have been released, local officials said Sunday, more than two weeks after the children were seized from their school in the northwestern state of Kaduna and marched into the forests. At least 1,400 students have been kidnapped from Nigerian schools since 2014, when Boko Haram militants kidnapped hundreds of schoolgirls from Borno state’s Chibok … Read more
Northwestern opened as a 13-point underdog against top overall seed Connecticut for Sunday’s NCAA Tournament matchup at Barclays Center in Brooklyn. To Boo Buie, in his fifth year as Northwestern’s point guard and the school’s all-time scoring leader, it’s something the Wildcats are accustomed to. “You could just call us the underdogs,’’ Buie said Saturday. … Read more
Tom Thibodeau made a rotational shift in Saturday’s 105-93 victory over the Nets, replacing Precious Achiuwa with Jericho Sims at the backup center spot. The coach said the tactic was dependent on the need for strength, perhaps not coincidentally after the Knicks were bullied and outrebounded by the Nuggets in a loss two days prior. … Read more
Kyle Filipowski’s journey has brought him to the NCAA Tournament, where Duke will face James Madison on Sunday at Barclays Center in Brooklyn. Following the tournament, the 7-foot sophomore is expected to be a lottery pick in the upcoming NBA draft. On his way, the native of Middletown in Orange County, N.Y., about 70 miles … Read more
A rare, deadly flesh-eating bacterial infection is mysteriously spreading at a record rate in Japan, according to officials. Japan is expecting to see a large increase in cases of streptococcal toxic shock syndrome (STSS), which has a 30% fatality rate and is most often caused by the bacteria called group A streptococcus, The Japan Times … Read more
PITTSBURGH — Steven Ashworth and Ryan Kalkbrenner made 3-pointers in the second overtime as Creighton edged past its former coach, Oregon’s Dana Altman, to move into the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament with an 86-73 win on Saturday night. The 3s by the 6-foot-1 Ashworth and a rare one by the 7-1 Kalkbrenner helped … Read more
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The NCAA Tournament is about the players. It, too, is often about the coaches. And, in the case of Saturday night’s tense, 62-58 Tennessee win over Texas in the NCAA Tournament second-round game at the Spectrum Center, this was, to a large degree, definitely about Volunteers coach Rick Barnes. Rick Barnes voices … Read more
Two crew members on a Holland America cruise ship died during an “incident” in the ship’s engineering space, the cruise line said. The unidentified crew members died Friday while the Florida-based Nieuw Amsterdam was at Half Moon Cay in the Bahamas, Holland America said in a statement. Authorities were notified and the cause of the … Read more
The Panthers represented a major test that the pre-trade-deadline Rangers failed twice. Post reinforcements in a crucial stretch of the season, however, the Blueshirts finally passed to become the frontrunners for the Presidents’ Trophy. Mika Zibanejad and Artemi Panarin and scored in the shootout to make it happen for the Rangers, who rallied from an … Read more
Igor Severino took a page out of Mike Tyson’s biting handbook, and now his UFC career is over barely after it started. Severino — who was making his debut in the octagon at a UFC Fight Night event in Las Vegas on Saturday night — was disqualified for biting opponent Andre Lima and, soon after, … Read more