Friday Five: April 26, 2019
Cancer Prevented Josh Rubinstein From Playing Lacrosse, but Maryland Keeps Him Close to It — The Diamondback, Eric Myers: “It’s a testament to the people that Tillman recruits and coaches. And then after he coaches, they act a certain way. … The men that he produces are phenomenal.”
In an NFL First, a Baltimore Ravens Super Fan Who’s Blind and Battling Cancer Will Announce Draft Pick Written in Braille — CNN, David Williams: “What? Really? I’ve never done that before,” Gaba said with a big smile on his face. “I would like to do that, yeah.”
Heat’s Udonis Haslem: ‘I didn’t see myself being here 16 seasons later’ — The Undefeated, Marc J. Spears: “If you talk to people that know me, I was one of those kids that could’ve went the other way.”
Indians SP Mike Clevinger Attends ‘A Prom to Remember’ for Cleveland Cancer Patients — Sports Illustrated, Michael Shapiro: “I mean for them to have that night and if I could add any light to their lives, obviously I’m going to go.”
LeBron James Opened a School That Was Considered an Experiment. It’s Showing Promise — New York Times, Erica L Green
“The 90 percent of I Promise students who met their goals exceeded the 70 percent of students districtwide, and scored in the 99th growth percentile of the evaluation association’s school norms, which the district said showed that students’ test scores increased at a higher rate than 99 out of 100 schools nationally.”