This week, New York asked the Houston Rockets, Minnesota Timberwolves and Dallas Mavericks for permission to talk to their coaches — Ime Udoka, Chris Finch and Jason Kidd. All three teams denied ...

In 1969, Neil Armstrong, the commander of Apollo 11, became the first human to walk on the moon. Mr. Smylie took part in the Mercury, Apollo, Gemini, Skylab, Apollo-Soyuz and space shuttle programs.