Florida, with its quick success in the 1990s, was the standard-bearer for N.H.L. expansion teams before Vegas came along. But the excitement came and went.
As the pitching coach for the Houston Astros, the most data-driven team in the game, Brent Strom has embraced the era of analytics in a way that many members of his generation have not.
Karthik Nemmani, a 14-year-old who had never won a state or regional bee, bested veteran contenders to take the top prize at the Scripps National Spelling Bee.
Karthik Nemmani, a 14-year-old who had never won a state or regional bee, bested veteran contenders to take the top prize at the Scripps National Spelling Bee.