Carlton Willey, the first Mets pitcher to hit a grand slam, has died. One of the Mets’ best pitchers in their early days, Willey, 78, died Monday in his hometown of Cherryfield, Maine. Family members told Bangor’s WABI-TV that he died of complications from lung cancer. Source
Anthony Mason Jr. was granted a medical hardship by the Big East Conference on Tuesday and will rejoin the Red Storm for a redshirt senior season in 2009-10. Source
A lawyer for Michael Jackson’s doctor says police who searched the physician’s north Houston clinic were searching for evidence of manslaughter. Source
Six months in office, President Barack Obama sought to rally support for sweeping health care legislation Wednesday night and vowed to reject any measure “primarily funded through taxing middle class families.” Source
Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band, U2, Aretha Franklin, Stevie Wonder and more will help the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame celebrate its 25th anniversary with two star-studded Madison Square Garden concerts in October. Source
The president of the Long Island Rail Road is taking steps to reinforce regulations barring unauthorized people from riding in a train engineer’s cab, following allegations that a LIRR conductor allowed a passenger to operate a diesel locomotive earlier this month. Source
Canada has recorded its first case of Tamiflu-resistant swine flu virus in a man who had been given the drug to prevent infection. Source
She spoke in tones as flat as a law book. She was as difficult to ruffle as the court’s wooden bench. In day after day of direct interrogation, the nation learned barely anything. Source
Six months ago, it was noted here that despite investment collapses worldwide, active and retired participants in New York City’s teacher pension system draw an exceptional taxpayer-guaranteed return of 8.25 percent annually on savings funds known as 403(b) plans. Source
Everyone knows the recipe for warm weather bliss: Grab some deck chairs, fire up the grill, mix some margaritas, dig a gigantic hole in the ground, add water. Source