Obama pushes health plan at rally, but deep divisions foretell rough road aheadCOLLEGE PARK, Md. — President Barack Obama called reinventing health care a “defining struggle of this generation” on Thursday, even as several Democrats criticized some of the fine print in a Senate proposal the president has praised. Obama renews plea for health care overhaul in campaign-style rally at University of MarylandCOLLEGE PARK, Md. — President Barack Obama is making another impassioned plea for passage of his health care plan, calling it a “defining struggle of this generation.” SEC proposes tightened rules for money-market funds after fund ‘broke the buck’ last yearWASHINGTON — Federal regulators on Wednesday proposed tightened rules for money-market mutual funds that would require them to hold some assets that could be easily converted to cash and to invest only in the highest quality securities. From Frisch to Harnisch, Fordham baseball a winning tradition for 150 years and countingNEW YORK — Danny Leach and his Fordham University baseball teammates congratulated each other with hearty high fives after a recent victory, the latest addition to an impressive tally that began 150 years ago. No joy in Mudville, or Burlington: More than a century of baseball ends at VermontBURLINGTON, Vt. — At Centennial Field, the sun was out, the infield grass freshly cut, the home team riding a six-game winning streak into a Tuesday afternoon doubleheader. Economy prompts ACC to move baseball tourney from Fenway Park to Greensboro in ‘10GREENSBORO, N.C. — The Atlantic Coast Conference has moved its baseball tournament from Boston’s Fenway Park to Greensboro for 2010 due to the economic downturn. Baseball commissioner Bud Selig to deliver commencement speech at University of WisconsinMADISON, Wis. — Baseball commissioner Bud Selig will give the commencement address to University of Wisconsin graduates later this month. From Alabama to New York, swine flu prompts cancellations and rescheduling of sports eventsMONTGOMERY, Ala. — The swine flu outbreak has forced the cancellation or postponement of sporting events across the country, affecting everything from prep contests in Texas and Alabama to a college baseball road trip in Delaware. Asst. professor dies after being hit by baseball at Va. college athletic field while pitchingLYNCHBURG, Va. — An assistant professor at Liberty University in Virginia has died after being hit by a baseball at a neighboring college athletic field. Obituaries in the newsFrederick Wirth Jr. RENO, Nev. (AP) — Dr. Frederick “Fred” Wirth Jr., the physician to America’s first test-tube baby, has died, his family said Friday. He was 68. |