Lou Gehrig famously said upon his retirement that he considered himself the luckiest man on the face of the Earth. This was despite the fact that he had been diagnosed with ALS, a disease that ended ...

Christie’s will auction the collection of Dr. G.B. Espy, in collaboration with Hunt Auctions, highlighted by the last Yankees jersey Lou Gehrig ever donned at the ballpark this October. The Gehrig ...

Gov. Hochul deliberates on signing the medical aid in dying bill, amid strong opinions and lobbying from both supporters and ...

Corbin Carroll has written his name among the best hitters in baseball history. The Arizona Diamondbacks' superstar is now part of a record list that includes Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Joe DiMaggio and ...

Twenty-seven years ago, Cal Ripken Jr. pulled the plug. On Sept. 20, 1998, the Iron Man benched himself for the Orioles’ final home game, against the New York Yankees. The Streak — Ripken’s string of ...

ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, is a rare condition that destroys nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord that are ...

I keep circling back to my father when I think about Robert Redford. Not because the two men ever met, but because my father judged actors by whether they could swing a bat, and in his view most of ...

"Grey's Anatomy" alumnus Eric Dane's family is "trying to have some hope" as they cope with his ALS diagnosis. His wife of more than 20 years, actress Rebecca Gayheart, told People on Sept. 26 that ...

Cal Ripken Jr.'s streak of 2,632 consecutive games may be MLB's most unbeatable record. Orioles celebrated the 30th anniversary of Ripken passing Lou Gehrig with game No. 2,131. Hall of Famers flocked ...