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Bill Mazeroski, 89, Whose 9th-Inning Blast Made Pirates Champs, Is Dead

Sat, 21 Feb 2026 18:25:59 +0000

It was Game 7 of the 1960 World Series, when an infielder known for his glove, not his bat, crushed the powerful Yankees with one swing, bringing joy to Pittsburgh.

John Shirreffs, 80, Dies; Trainer of a Nearly Perfect Horse

Sat, 21 Feb 2026 07:17:36 +0000

He guided Zenyatta, a spectacular mare, to 19 consecutive wins. Earlier, he won the Kentucky Derby with Giacomo, a 50-1 long shot.

Michael Silverblatt, NPR’s ‘Bookworm’ Who Interviewed Authors, Dies at 73

Sat, 21 Feb 2026 06:12:24 +0000

His public radio show, “Bookworm,” was a literary salon of the air for 33 years, drawing guests like Joan Didion, Susan Sontag and David Foster Wallace.