A man who successfully climbed Mount Everest last month left a Red Sox cap at the summit and burned a Yankees cap at base camp in the hopes of removing the ‘curse of the bambino’.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Ted Williams was in fair condition Thursday at a Gainesville hospital where he is expected to rehabilitate from open-heart surgery for several weeks. The baseball great was flown from San Diego to Shands Hospital at the University of Florida on Tuesday. Full story.

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