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Athletes Who Died Too Young
Thirty years after Yankees captain Thurman Munson died in a plane crash, the New York Daily News looks back at athletes "gone too soon": Roberto Clemente (Dec. 31, 1972): His plane went down while...
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It's a Busy Fall for Books
Hoping to salvage a miserable year, publishers are flooding the fall season with more hot tickets than normal. Some samples, from the Wall Street Journal: Dan Brown, The Lost Symbol , Sept. 1: The next...
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McChrystal Lied About Tillman's Death: Krakauer
A new book is dredging up some uncomfortable history for Stanley McChrystal at an inconvenient time. Just as the general's credibility is on the line in Afghanistan, Jon Krakauer’s paints McChrystal as...
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10 Who Died Too Young
In looking back at the '00s, the sad tales of luminaries who died too young stand out. Newsweek asked friends and admirers for their reflections: Randy Pausch, d. 2008: "Despite it all," JJ Abrams...
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Other Celebs' 'Indefinite Breaks'
With his plan for an “ indefinite break ” from golf, Tiger Woods isn’t the only celebrity to take some time out of the limelight for one reason or another. The Wall Street Journal lists some others:...
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Tillman Story: Finally, Truth
The Tillman Story is a powerful documentary that takes a scathing look at the military's cover-up of the NFL star-turned-soldier's death by friendly fire in Afghanistan, critics say, but its real power...
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'I Ask That You Live': Pat Tillman's Love Letters to His Wife
Before he was an NFL star, Army Ranger, and fallen war hero, Pat Tillman was just a guy who loved a girl. Tillman's high school sweetheart and widow, Marie, reveals snippets of that guy via the letters...
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Runners Pause Mid-Race to Thank 95-Year-Old Vet
Runners in a San Jose race Sunday willingly added a few seconds to their time in order to thank a veteran, in a spontaneous and touching display that's garnered more than a little attention. The 408K...
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Pat Tillman's Widow: Leave My Husband Out of This
Part of President Trump's recent flurry of tweets about the NFL and the national anthem was actually a retweet that mentioned the late NFL-star-turned-soldier Pat Tillman. And his widow is none too...
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