An autopsy in New York showed that the journalist had a tear in the ascending aorta, a large vessel that carries blood from the heart. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Athletics and Sports”
Jane Gross, Sportswriter Who Opened Locker Room Doors, Dies at 75
By Gotham Rex on November 10, 2022
She made news by entering a pro basketball inner sanctum to do her job. Years later, her mother’s physical decline led her to write about aging for The Times and in a book. Source: New York Times
Online Sports Betting’s N.Y. Debut: $2.4 Billion in Wagers in 5 Weeks
By Gotham Rex on February 22, 2022
Since the state legalized online gambling in January, bets have poured in, bringing revenue to tax coffers but worrying addiction specialists. Source: New York Times
A School Won 92-4 in Basketball. Then the Coach Was Suspended.
By Gotham Rex on January 6, 2022
Sacred Heart Academy, a Catholic high school for girls in Hamden, Conn., said that running up the score against Lyman Hall High School did not mesh with its values. Source: New York Times
N.Y.C. Imposes Vaccine Mandate for High School Athletes
By Gotham Rex on August 20, 2021
The announcement, made by Mayor Bill de Blasio, could set the stage for broader mandates for the city’s roughly 1 million public school students later this year. Source: New York Times
Olympics Virus Cases Raise Tricky Questions About Testing
By Gotham Rex on July 21, 2021
Frequent screening of healthy, vaccinated people will pick up even the mildest infections. How much testing is too much? Source: New York Times
The Atlantic Says It Was Deceived by Writer Ruth Shalit Barrett
By Gotham Rex on November 1, 2020
Ms. Barrett had been a rising young political reporter in the 1990s before accusations of plagiarism derailed her career as an associate editor at The New Republic. Source: New York Times